What do Wenzhou people eat on New Year's Eve?

Eat water chestnut, also known as Ma Tishuang. Wenzhou dialect is called "travelling expenses", which means travelling expenses when going out.

In the past, there were "three officials, three people, four monks and five monks", that is to say, anyone with a reputation of being a scholar or above had a lunar calendar of 23, ordinary people of 24 and monks of 25. Now most areas in the north spend their off-year holidays on the 23rd. Some southern Renye Fang celebrate the 23rd.

The main folk activity in off-year is "building a shrine". It is the "king of the people". Kitchen King is also called "Kitchen King", and China folks call it "Kitchen God".

Off-year is a traditional festival in China, also known as Xie Zao, Zao Zao Festival, Zao Wang Festival and Zao Zao Festival. In different places, the dates are different. The food for offering sacrifices to stoves in the Lunar New Year is on the 23rd or 24th or 25th of the twelfth lunar month. Folklore experts say:

In ancient times, there was a tradition of "three officials, three people, four boats and five people", that is to say, the official's off-year is the 23rd lunar month, the people's home is the 24th lunar month, and the houseboat is the 25th lunar month.