Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional customs - This kind of food symbolizes the meaning of New Year's Eve.

This kind of food symbolizes the meaning of New Year's Eve.

The moral of food is as follows:

Tangyuan: It is a common traditional family custom to eat tangyuan on the solstice in winter and jiaozi on New Year's Eve. Some China areas even eat glutinous rice balls during the Spring Festival, which symbolizes "family reunion". It is also of emotional significance for family members to wrap jiaozi together to enhance their relationship. Some older people will regard Bao jiaozi as one of the compulsory courses for their daughter-in-law. Rice cake: children grow taller and taller, and their careers are thriving. I believe we all grew up like this. Generally made of glutinous rice or yellow rice, chestnuts, dates and sugar, wrapped in lotus leaves and boiled.

In order to increase the interest, some people will put different things in the stuffing, such as peanuts or white lines to symbolize longevity; Broken eggs or copper coins symbolize wealth, while sauerkraut is avoided as much as possible because it means poverty and hardship. Besides, the more folds around jiaozi, the richer life. It is recommended to entertain guests side by side, because a circle will be interpreted as stagnation of life.