What to eat on New Year's Day in Suzhou

Suzhou people eat zhaoduanzi and steamed cake on New Year's Day.

Suzhou people's New Year's Eve is the 24th day of the Lunar New Year, and the eating of zhaoduanzi symbolizes the reunion of the whole family. In addition to hanging red lanterns and lighting candles, the most important thing is to present various kinds of cakes, following the principle that the sweeter the better.

Suzhou is also a traditional place to eat steamed cakes, steamed cakes on the 24th night, from the Spring Festival until the beginning of the school year. For breakfast on the first day of school, it is necessary to eat the cake, which means "to go to school with a high degree of vigor".

Customs of the New Year

1, sweeping dust

Years ago, families have to organize the health of their homes to clean up the dust, garbage, commonly known as sweeping dust. Also known as "sweeping", "split dust" and so on. Because the "dust" and "Chen" is a harmonic, and its symbolism is good, in addition to the old to welcome the new, the old to welcome the new. That is, the old, bad things are swept away, hoping that the new year, everything goes well, life is good.

2, cut flowers and paper

Cut flowers and paper, is a kind of folk craftsmen, but also a good tradition of the Chinese people, very festive. It can be said that the world, colorful, beautiful atmosphere, meaning auspicious. For example, the common magpie as a plum, the national color, joyful and so on.

3, the preparation of New Year's goods

The Spring Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival, busy people for a year, can finally take a break. All walks of life are on vacation, outside of the traveler, also went out of their way to go home to reunite. At the time of the New Year's Eve, every family has to prepare the New Year's goods. They are not only used for New Year's worship, but also for traditional New Year's food. There are chicken, fish, meat and eggs, melon seeds, peanuts and candies, and so on, countless.