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What is the moral of the New Year's Eve dinner

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Soup dumplings: Eating soup dumplings on the winter solstice and eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is a common traditional family custom, and some Chinese regions even eat soup dumplings on Chinese New Year's Day to symbolize the "reunion of the family," and family members wrapping dumplings together has the emotional significance of enhancing their relationship with each other. Some older generations see making dumplings as one of the lessons their daughters-in-law must learn. New Year's rice cake: New Year's rice cake, children grow taller, career prosperity, I believe we are also so eaten growing up, it is usually made of glutinous rice or yellow rice, chestnuts, jujubes, as well as sugar, and wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed.

To add interest, some people put different things into the filling, such as peanuts or white thread to symbolize longevity; shredded eggs or copper coins to symbolize wealth, and sauerkraut, which should be avoided because it carries the meaning of poverty and hardship. In addition, the more pleats on the outside of the dumpling, the more abundant the life, and it is recommended that the dumplings be served side-by-side, as a circle can be interpreted as a stagnant life.