What are the Chinese New Year customs in Shanghai?

Shanghainese like to let off a thousand bells and let off "Gao Sheng", while children let off more fun fireworks such as "Night Pearl" and "Scud". Setting off firecrackers is generally concentrated at zero point, and there is also zero point to meet the god of wealth on the fifth day. Generally speaking, there are many more days to meet the god of wealth than the Chinese New Year.

2. Welcome the New Year on New Year's Eve

Watching the new year begins with eating New Year's Eve dinner. This New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten slowly, starting with lighting lanterns, and some families have to eat it until late at night. This night is next to the Chinese New Year, so many elders at home don't sleep after the New Year's Eve, just laughing and watching CCTV's Spring Festival Gala.

3. Reserved dishes for New Year's Eve dinner

Unlike eating jiaozi in the north, Shanghai's New Year's Eve dishes are always changing. I remember when the eight-treasure rice was just popular, there were children who wanted to vomit at the end of each year. Later, fruit soup became popular. Now it seems really a super insincere dish.

Step 4 prepare new year's goods

Don't think that if you eat too much now, you can eat every day, and you will slack off on new year's goods during the New Year. Some new year's goods have to be bought in all the shops in the city, while others have to be prepared by themselves. Every family has a difficult experience and tastes different. The most common are fried fish and egg dumplings.

5. Eat New Year's Eve at home

People in China pay the most attention to New Year's Eve. In the past, people used to eat New Year's Eve in their own homes. In recent years, some families think cooking is very troublesome, so they will book New Year's Eve in restaurants. However, according to the survey results, 80% people still follow the tradition and eat New Year's Eve in their own homes. Many New Year's Eve dinners in restaurants are prepared in advance, so they are cold and stale.