What does it mean to steam steamed buns in Hanoi (Shaanxi) for the New Year?

The meaning of eating steamed buns in Shaanxi during the New Year indicates good luck, and the new year will surely flourish.

Making steamed buns is the most important thing in Shaanxi for the New Year. As long as the overall shape of the steamed stuffed bun is relatively complete, it indicates that the new year will surely flourish. In the Year of the Tiger, people will make various kinds of steamed stuffed buns symbolizing different auspicious meanings, such as "Happy Year of the Tiger", "Fish Every Year", "Peach Blossom" and "Fu Bao", which means that life is flourishing in the new year and the days are getting sweeter every year.

In the north, there are many kinds of flower steamed buns, such as bean paste flower steamed buns, red date flower steamed buns, pumpkin flower steamed buns, purple potato flower steamed buns, carrot flower steamed buns and so on. Different colors will also be made into different magnetic shapes, which are self-made and lifelike, not only delicious, but also drool at the sight.

The origin of flower ink:

Hua Mo originated from the custom of using dough-sculpted animals instead of slaughtering cattle, sheep and other animals in China folk sacrificial activities, with vivid and exaggerated shapes and exquisite production. They have a folk history of about 65,438+0,000 years, spread all over the banks of the Yellow River, and have a deeper cultural heritage. Flower ink prevailed in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Originally, Hua Mo was used to worship ancestors, pray for peace and good luck, and as a gift for relatives and friends. The older generation steamed steamed buns to express their love for happy days.

In the long-term custom of "painting ink", many folk artists have constantly invented and created, gradually separating the art of "painting grain" from barns and painting ink, making full use of the shape, size and color of grain particles, and pasting grain into various calligraphy fonts and auspicious patterns on boards, porcelain and pieces of paper to express the wishes of working people for a better life. In rural areas, steamed buns are steamed every New Year. The raw material for making steamed buns is mainly white flour, and other auxiliary materials are beans, dates, rice, peppers and so on.