The Ming Dynasty was very particular about food, so how did they celebrate the New Year?

First of all, in the week before the Chinese New Year, cook the same delicious food every day. Are there any folk songs to listen to? Twenty-three melon sticks, twenty-four house cleaners, twenty-five bean curd grinders, twenty-six stews and twenty-seven butchers? This ballad, which is taken from the primary school Chinese textbook, fully reflects the food culture during the New Year of the Ming Dynasty. Although in ancient times, the level of economic and cultural development was low and the variety of food was not rich enough, industrious people could always make simple food exude a stronger flavor through complicated production. According to relevant historical records, when you get up on the first day of the Ming Dynasty, you should lead the whole family to worship heaven and earth, and then make plaques together, that is, wonton and jiaozi, which we often say, need to be made of flour. Generally speaking, they all mean family reunion and happiness. Of course, the current custom of eating jiaozi in the Spring Festival is also inherited at that time.

Second, the Ming dynasty pays attention to one word during the New Year, and that is to? Trouble? . During the Spring Festival in the Ming Dynasty, we should pay attention to the word lively. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a Lantern Festival during the Spring Festival, especially on New Year's Eve. After dinner, people invite family and friends to enjoy the lights and fireworks in the market. Moreover, the excitement and scale of the Lantern Festival are unprecedented. In some places, troupes will be invited to sing in the open air. Generally speaking, the opera troupe will sing for several days. Let people feel more festive and lively during the festival. Of course, in ancient times, not everyone could afford a troupe. Generally speaking, it is sponsored by the government and then booked two months in advance.

Third, after watching the play and enjoying the lights, the Ming Dynasty opened the night market for people to travel at night. There were night markets and morning markets in ancient times, and pedestrians were not allowed to wander at any time when the markets were closed or closed. However, during the New Year in China, the government generally allows people to swim in the streets all night without any time limit. Besides, the city gate lights can't go out all night, and the street may be very busy. In addition, the ancient lantern making technology is particularly developed, so all kinds of grotesque and colorful lanterns add a lot of festive flavor to the street. Of course, if you travel at night, you must go together, and one of them must walk in front with a lit cigarette, which means to drive away all diseases.