What are the customs of New Year's Eve?

1, the night of longevity: some areas of Taiwan call this night "longevity night", they believe that the vigil can make parents live longer. Some areas of the mainland also have "the younger generation to keep ten years, the eldest life a year" said.

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2, drink tusu wine: ancient folk in the New Year's Eve often drink "tusu wine", is a broad-leaved grass into the wine brewed, it is said that New Year's Eve drinking can be prevented and controlled by the plague, health and disease-free.

3, eat more years of dumplings: the northern people to the midnight of the year to eat "more years of dumplings", it is best to eat at 12 midnight, because the dumplings in the shape of a Yuanbao, more years of age to eat a sign of prosperity in the coming year.

4, eat frozen pears: due to the cold weather in the northeast, some fruits are frozen, there is another flavor. The most common are frozen pears and frozen persimmons. It is understood that the purest is frozen autumn pear, in jilin there is a pear called autumn pear, this pear just picked when and sour and astringent, so people will pick this pear directly under the tree, covered with a layer of leaves, after freezing the autumn pear after sweet and sour, juicy enough. Frozen pears should be thawed in water before eating, and eating this pear after the New Year's Eve dinner can relieve alcohol and grease.