Why can't we eat dog meat on New Year's Eve?

The New Year's Eve is auspicious and rich. Therefore, there are some taboos about the meals you usually eat. Some dishes can't be served, whether they are poor or rich. ?

Here we share the taboos of Henan New Year's Eve dinner, and what dishes can't be served. Give three examples:

The first one that won't serve: dog meat.

Dog meat is not served, which has three meanings:

Dogs are friends and partners of human beings. Dogs are the earliest domesticated animals. They were with wolves before they were domesticated. The wolf is very fierce, which makes it have to tear you to pieces and swallow you piece by piece, because the wolf eats meat but doesn't chew it. But wolves have good qualities of loyalty and trustworthiness, and are valued by human beings, so they are domesticated and regarded as unswerving friends.

Today, people keep dogs, whether they are guarding the house, guarding the property of sheep or being pets, all for their loyalty. Don't worry about being betrayed by dogs, even feel more reliable than people. Therefore, you can't eat your partner's meat. Although there is a custom of eating dog meat since ancient times, this meal is not allowed.

● There is a tendency of moral kidnapping. In our traditional culture, a dog is a dog. Take care of the house as a tool, and no matter how you get along with the owner, you will not be regarded as a member of the family. This is a dividing line, otherwise there is no distinction between human beings and animals, which is a taboo in traditional culture.

However, Empress Dowager Cixi made a start, so the arrogant old lady did something to worship foreign things, kept a dog as a pet, and cultivated a pet breed called Beijing Ba and Beijing Ba two dog. This is nothing, the poor can't afford it, and the common people don't have that habit. Having a dog like a son and a father will make people laugh their teeth off, and absolutely no one will do that.

It was not until a few years ago that the painting style suddenly changed and dogs became the first pets. Dog owners first show that they have money and leisure, then fill the spiritual gap and finally become interdependent. It doesn't matter how tall the dog is, but it can't be taller than people. For example, you love dogs as much as your life, and treat them better than your family. People who spend thousands of dollars on dogs don't care about children who can't afford to go to school. Therefore, not only can dog meat not be served on the table during the New Year, but it is absolutely not allowed to be eaten at ordinary times.

● Dogs can't change and eat shit. Dog meat has not been served on the table since ancient times? , mainly dogs eat shit, made a big taboo. No matter how delicious dog meat is, it is really difficult to be elegant if you like it at ordinary times. Anyway, you can't serve it on New Year's Day.

The second one you can't go to: the game.

This is not a dish, but a series of all game, including wild fish, chickens and ducks. There are three main reasons why we don't eat game during the Spring Festival:

● Eat your own food in the New Year and show your labor achievements. The reason why Chinese New Year is the most important festival in a year is because of traditional culture, and the days are in a cycle of years. Humans are also good at summarizing animals. After a cycle, how to do things, we should sum up experiences and lessons, so as to do better next year. This is the meaning of this festival. Therefore, this day enjoys the fruits of a year's labor. If you still want to eat game, your work is not that good. You can't eat your own animal meat during the New Year, and you have to fight wild and say that you are ashamed to beat boys.

● Not killing in the New Year reflects the broad mind of mankind. What is the core theory in our traditional culture? Harmony in the world? It is shameful to plunder and seize wealth that does not belong to you. Especially the Chinese New Year, is the time to show this world view. As the old saying goes, ants also celebrate the New Year, during which killing is forbidden. Even if you kill chickens and ducks, you should pray to them before you go under the knife: you are a dish among the dead. Go early today and come early tomorrow. In order to seek psychological peace. Wild animals, including snakes and mice, can't live more than a year. Give them a few days of peace during the Spring Festival and don't hurt them.

If you push too hard, wild animals will retaliate. As the old saying goes, rabbits bite when they are anxious. When dealing with wild animals, you can fight them for food, or to protect crops, lives and property in the field from harm, and you can eat meat when you die. People and animals are harmless, so we can't bully the weak and fear the hard and do things that harm the world. For example, pheasants and turtledoves flying in the sky, sturgeons and whitebait swimming in the water, pandas and tigers running on the ground are all neighbors of the earth, and nothing can hinder human beings. They are peaceful and there is no need to hurt lives. If you push hard, it will really bring revenge to mankind.

The third one won't serve: poor people's dishes.

The so-called poor people's dishes also have three meanings:

In ancient times, there was nothing delicious in the so-called "full stomach" food, so we filled our stomachs with something that was not delicious.

● Modern times are called the generation of melons and vegetables. In difficult times, vegetables, fruits and wild vegetables are the staple food, in order to fill the stomach.

Now it is called unhealthy food.

No matter how bad the Chinese New Year meal is, unless there is really no way out, vegetarian dishes are not served, and all they eat are chicken, duck and fish. Not on the desktop include:

● Vegetables. There are not many vegetables in Xinyang in winter, only curly flower heads, black gold and spinach, and then Chinese cabbage and radish in winter. Traditional New Year's Eve can be used as an ornament of meat dishes at most, such as stewed radish with pork, vermicelli and Chinese cabbage. Vegetables should never be served alone. Otherwise, people will gossip: I can't afford the meat for the New Year. It shows that this year's labor is not so good.

● Tofu. Tofu plays an extremely important role in daily life. As the old saying goes, tofu is the meat of the poor. In the poor days, tofu was regarded as meat. Now there is a continuation. The New Year is called the Year of Tofu, and the New Year's Eve is just tofu, not meat. Because in the evening, I will send the old stove master to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor about his work and life for one year. With this dried bean curd rice, the old stove owner will have a statement in his report that our family will manage the family diligently. It can't be like this after the new year. New Year's Day is for our ancestors. Be sure to serve the most delicious and sumptuous meal, so that our ancestors will not regret it and can truly see that future generations have a good life. Therefore, tofu is to coax the old stove, and the ancestors can't coax it.

● Pickled vegetables. Pickles are typical poor people's dishes, and only pickles are left in the end. If there are no more pickles, then there is really nothing. You must go out if you don't starve to death. However, in ancient times, pickles were a necessary dish for families, and like salt now, they were indispensable for a moment. Until now, pickles still play an important role in Xinyang people's lives. No matter where you are, when you see pickles on the dining table, your first impression is that this family will live and smell like home. It can also be said that pickles represent the taste of home and the smell of fireworks at home.