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When is the traditional Chinese New Year's Eve dinner

The last meal of New Year's Eve (the last day of the year) on the lunar calendar. Some families may have their reunion dinner earlier because some members of the family are working in the labor system or for other reasons, and there are even some places where the custom itself is different from the usual New Year's Eve evening New Year's Eve dinner.

New Year's Eve dinner on the night of New Year's Eve at what time to eat there is not a precise time, when your family are reunited, together looking out the window fireworks, happy together, is the best time.

New Year's Eve dinner, is one of the customs of the Spring Festival, also known as New Year's Eve dinner, New Year's Eve dinner, reunion dinner, etc., specifically refers to the end of the year on New Year's Eve of the whole family dinner. The New Year's Eve dinner originated from the ancient year-end rituals of worshiping the gods and ancestors, and then having a reunion dinner.

New Year's Eve dinner is the highlight of the year before, not only colorful, but also very meaningful. Before eating the New Year's Eve dinner, one pays homage to the gods and ancestors, and the meal is served only after the homage ceremony is completed.

The meal is usually served with chicken (which means to have a plan), fish (which means to have more money every year), oyster sauce (which means to have a good market), hairy vegetables (which means to be rich), bean curd bamboo (which means to be rich), lotus root (which means to be smart), lettuce (which means to have a good fortune), raw garlic (which means to be able to calculate), and preserved sausage (which means to be long-lasting), and so on, in order to have good luck. The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is a family reunion dinner, which is the most sumptuous and important dinner at the end of the year.