As early as the Han Dynasty, China had the custom of having a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. In the old society, because of the low standard of living, we couldn't make a rich diet at ordinary times, so we could only improve it during the New Year. Therefore, the quality and content of the New Year's Eve dinner are higher, and the food should be as rich as possible. First of all, it is to satisfy your desire. Second, this feeling of fullness indicates that you will have plenty of food and clothing in the coming year.
There are many interesting legends about the origin of New Year's Eve. Among them, a widely circulated story is about Qi Xin and Qi Xin's concerted efforts to fight against "Nian".
According to legend, in ancient times, there was a fierce monster with a lion-like head and a strong cow. In winter, when food is scarce in the mountains, we have to run out of the mountains and break into the village, seeing people hurting people and animals hurting people. So in winter, everyone is frightened and every village is uneasy. Everyone has to move to a distant place to escape the injury of 2008. After a long time, people find that Nian is fierce, but they are also afraid of three things: bright red color, bright fire and loud noise. So everyone discussed that as long as every family has these three things, "Nian" will definitely not dare to enter the village.
In winter, the fierce Nian is coming out of the mountains and invading the village. Everyone in the village agrees that big boards painted red are hung on the doors of every household, and the door is burning brightly. At night, everyone stays up late knocking at home, and there is a lot of noise everywhere. Late at night, Nian ran to the entrance of the village and saw red everywhere, bright everywhere and loud noises everywhere. He was so scared that he quickly turned and hid in the mountains and never came out to hurt villagers and animals again. Early the next morning, the whole village got together to congratulate each other on the victory of expelling wild animals. What a hard-won day!
Every winter, people can't forget the days they used to defend against village invasion in "2008". Every household still hung red boards, lit fires and knocked all night. The next day, they also congratulated each other and celebrated peace. In this way, from generation to generation, the custom of "Chinese New Year" was formed. In order to celebrate the New Year, the custom of eating New Year's Eve was handed down.
In ancient times, people thought that the New Year's Eve dinner also had the functions of expelling epidemic diseases, exorcising evil spirits and strengthening the body. Therefore, the New Year's Eve is characterized by a family reunion dinner, which is attended by men, women and children. For this reunion, family members or children who go out must go home before New Year's Eve. If they don't come back in time, leave a space on the dining table for those who don't come back and put a pair of chopsticks to show family reunion.
What time should I eat the New Year's Eve dinner?
New Year's Eve, also known as the reunion dinner, is the last meal on Lunar New Year's Eve (the last day of each year). On this day, people will get together for dinner. The annual reunion dinner shows the mutual respect and care among family members in China, which makes the relationship between families closer.
There is no exact time to eat New Year's Eve. When family members get together, it is the best time to watch the fireworks outside the window and be happy together.
Lucky recipes for New Year's Eve.
wonton
Eating wonton in the New Year takes its original meaning. Legend has it that Pangu created the world, making "light and clear gas for the sky, heavy and turbid gas for the earth", ending the chaotic state, and the universe has four sides. Then take the homonym of "wonton" and "mud hoard" to indicate that the food is full.
Chinese dumpling
Jiaozi is one of the traditional foods in China. Also known as eating flat or cooking cakes. In ancient times, there were only wonton, not jiaozi. Later, wonton was made into a crescent shape and became jiaozi. In the Tang Dynasty, the habit of eating jiaozi had spread to the remote areas of China. On New Year's Eve, at 12: 11, we began to eat jiaozi, so this is a year's time, which means that the old and the new alternate, and it's time for a year.
Longevity noodles
In ancient times, pasta was called cake, so noodle soup was also called soup cake at first. At first, the noodles did not roll or press, but were torn into pieces by hand in the pot, similar to the practice of "crow's head" and "monkey's ear" eaten in the north. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that noodles were rolled with chopping boards that long noodles, short noodles, dried noodles, plain noodles, meat noodles and dried noodles gradually appeared. ...
New Year cake; rice cake
The custom of eating rice cakes during the Spring Festival originated in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty. Eating rice cakes, from the auspicious meaning of "sticky (sticky) high (cake) every year", is interpreted as the meaning of rising year by year.
fish
Eating fish in the Spring Festival is exquisite, which means more than one year, so eating fish in the Spring Festival is the custom of the New Year.