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What are the Spring Festival customs in South China?

1. Tangyuan is eaten in the south. As the name implies, glutinous rice balls are also called "Yuanxiao", with black sesame seeds, peanuts, red beans, hawthorn and other fillings in the middle, symbolizing family reunion. Eating glutinous rice balls means family happiness and all the best in the New Year. Little jiaozi symbolizes reunion, happiness and happiness, and carries the food civilization and good wishes of the Chinese nation for more than two thousand years.

2. Snacks: Nut snacks are also prepared in the south, but various cakes are essential, such as almond cakes, cloud cakes, egg rolls, mung bean cakes, bearded cakes and other glutinous rice cakes. A table is laid all over the floor, and there are many kinds.

3. Red envelopes: No matter in the north or in the south, there will be an interesting activity-giving red envelopes, which is a traditional custom, meaning blessing, attaching importance to affection and unchanging feelings. Giving red envelopes in the south during the New Year is also called "making profits", which means good luck every year. Compared with the red envelopes issued in the north, the starting price of red envelopes issued in the south, especially in Guangdong, is mostly green, ranging from several yuan to dozens of yuan.