What's the point of eating jiaozi on New Year's Eve in Beijing?

Old Beijing is very particular about eating dumpling stuffing. You have to chop it yourself, which indicates that everything will go well in the coming year.

Jiao Zi, who is in the fifth grade, stresses that the stuffing is meatballs. Jiaozi is oblate, similar to an ingot, symbolizing wealth. Having a family reunion and eating "jiaozi" means you can increase your wealth in the new year.

Eating jiaozi in the fifth month of the lunar calendar means that people expect good luck and happiness.

Since the early morning, every household has set off firecrackers to drive away the "unlucky" and "poor" from home. Old people are forbidden to visit relatives and friends on this day, and they are not allowed to visit, saying that visiting relatives will bring bad luck to others' homes. Others say that this day is the birthday of the God of Wealth, and every family sets off firecrackers to eat jiaozi to welcome the God of Wealth. No matter what kind of attention is paid, the "Five-Year Plan" of eating jiaozi entrusts people with their expectations for the Spring Festival, that is, in the new year, they will get something for nothing, manage their families diligently and live a good life.