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The Meaning and Symbol of Meat Deduction

Buckling meat means grand celebration, symbolizing family reunion, good luck and happiness.

Braised pork will appear in all grand festivals, such as the Spring Festival, which is the biggest of the traditional festivals in China, and it will certainly appear. Braised pork is an essential food in Guangxi. In Meizhou, Guangdong, braised pork with plum vegetables is a home-cooked dish, so it is often seen at the dinner table.

Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival in China. People who work outside are anxious to go home. Those who can't buy tickets will call their families on New Year's Eve and don't want to miss the important moment. On this evening, another highlight is to have a New Year's Eve dinner, also known as a reunion dinner. In Guangxi New Year's Eve, it is essential to deduct meat.

family reunion dinner on the lunar New Year's Eve

In the north, jiaozi is an indispensable dish on the dining table. Jiaozi symbolizes wealth, and jiaozi is also called jiaozi or Joule, which means the alternation of old and new, and also inherits the meaning of God. Chicken, which means good luck, will be worshipped in the south both during the New Year and during the holidays, and it is a whole chicken. The local Hakkas in Guangzhou will choose chickens to offer sacrifices to the gods, and take chickens and geese as their first birthdays, which means fierce survival.

Pig gizzard: Good luck, fish: more than every year, oyster sauce: a good market, but there are many chickens, roasted meat, Nostoc flagelliforme, oyster sauce and so on in the New Year's Eve in South China, because Nostoc flagelliforme is homophonic with making a fortune. Shrimp: Laugh, because shrimp means laughing every day. In coastal areas, such as Chaoshan area, there will be shrimps during the Chinese New Year holidays, which are highly sought after for both meaning and nutrition.