The foods we eat on New Year's Day are: jiaozi, glutinous rice balls, rice cakes, pepper and cypress wine, spring dishes and so on.

1. jiaozi

jiaozi, whose first name is wonton, also has many names, such as jiaozi, jiaoer, bianshi, bianshi, gaowan, fenjiao, dumpling bait, water snack, water jiaozi and jiaoer. There are various cooking methods in jiaozi, such as boiling, steaming, frying and baking. Since the Song Dynasty, there has been a custom of eating jiaozi on the winter solstice, and since the Ming Dynasty, there has been a custom of eating jiaozi on New Year's Day.

2. Tangyuan

Tangyuan is one of the traditional delicacies in China, and it is very popular in the south. On traditional festivals like New Year's Day and Lantern Festival, a tangyuan is cooked, which symbolizes reunion.

3, rice cakes

Rice cakes have a good meaning. In ancient times, there was a custom of eating rice cakes on New Year's Day. Eating rice cakes had a good intention every year. It originated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, but now it is also very popular in the south.

4. Pepper and cypress wine

Pepper and cypress wine refers to pepper wine and cypress wine. China folk customs. On the first day of the first lunar month, it is used to offer sacrifices to ancestors or to parents to show their birthday and congratulations. The traditional custom of drinking pepper and cypress wine on New Year's Day is mainly in Licheng, Shandong Province and Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.

5. Feeding spring dishes

Feeding spring dishes, also known as spiced dishes, is a custom, which basically focuses on spicy dishes, and its homonym is "new", which means the beginning of a new year. On New Year's Day, vegetables, cake bait, fruits, candy and so on are gathered in a big pottery dish, and friends and relatives give gifts to each other and enjoy them together, which makes them full of vitality. The meaning of welcoming the Spring is a folk custom that symbolizes the renewal of Vientiane and the meaning of good luck.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Feed Spring Festival Disc