Dumplings on the first day of the month and noodles on the second day of the month is a custom wherever you go

Northern people are mainly noodle-based, so New Year's Eve is certainly not without dumplings and noodles, these staple food, northerners ate dumplings on the first day of the year for a long time, to take the meaning of the "change of the year to pay the son," "happy reunion" and "good luck" meaning. "The first day of the year is the first day of the year for the people of the north to eat dumplings, which is a long time.

And the north eat noodles on the second day of the month because of the local custom to meet the guests to eat noodles, symbolizing the long affection for each other, always come and go. The second day of the month is also the day when the daughter returns to her mother's home to pay her respects, so the custom of eating noodles on the second day of the month has been passed down.

The Chinese have a custom called welcome long send short. Long is the noodles, short is the dumplings, the so-called "send guest dumplings to meet the guest noodles", send people out, we should let him eat dumplings, wish a safe journey, can be back in a short time; to meet the guests to eat noodles, symbolizing the long affection for the long time to get together, and often come and go.