Today is the twenty-third day of the Waxing Moon, a small year in the north. The reason why it is emphasized that it is a small year in the north is because the small year in the south is the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon.
As soon as you arrive at the New Year, you are really not far from the New Year. Families have to start buying New Year goods, sweeping dust, offering stoves, etc., and they are very busy.
However, no matter which day it is for the New Year, it is inseparable from a topic, that is, eating.
As the saying goes, ten miles are different winds, and a hundred miles are different customs.
Let's take a look at what to eat everywhere for the New Year.
dumplings
Most of the northern regions have to eat dumplings, which means "sending off dumplings to the wind".
Because Xiao Nian was the day of the "ascension" of the Emperor of The Stove, on this day, he would return to the "Heavenly Court" and explain to the Jade Emperor the merits of this family, so that in the coming year, he would be blessed or sent to disasters.
Therefore, in order to send off the stove king, be sure to eat dumplings.
After the dumplings are cooked, they should be placed on the stove in a dignified manner for the king of the stove to enjoy.
Is there an illusion that no matter what important festival, dumplings are the "protagonist" existence that cannot be shaken in the northern region?
rice cake
In the southern region, most of them have the custom of eating rice cakes in the small New Year.
Rice cake has two meanings: one is that the rice cake is homophonous with "Nian Gao", which means that in the new year, everyone's life and work will be better and better every year; the other is that the rice cake is soft and sticky, and it is more sticky. In this way, he could stick to the mouth of the Stove King and prevent him from saying bad things about the world in the "Heavenly Garden".
Rice cakes can be eaten steamed with dipped sugar, or fried and then fried, with a little vegetables, which is very delicious.
Sugar melon
As the saying goes: twenty-three, sugar melon sticks, and the stove lord will go to heaven.
Sugar melon is also a must-have food for the young year. Its main raw material is maltose, so it is very sticky, and the purpose is also to hope that the Emperor of the Stove can say more beautiful words when the Jade Emperor is retribution.
The sugar melon offering stove is also a good wish that people expect sweetness in the coming year.
Sugar cane, water chestnut
In addition to the common New Year sugar cakes, the Fuzhou people also prepare sugar cane and water chestnuts.
Sugarcane, with the meaning of "rising higher and higher", yearns for people's yearning and pursuit of a better life. In addition, sugar cane is also like a ladder, which is used by the stove king to "go to heaven".
In the harmonic sound of the Fuzhou dialect, the meaning of water chestnut is the meaning of continuous good luck throughout the year.
Water chestnut can be peeled and eaten directly, or it can be made into dishes, soups, and the filling of bun dumplings, which is crisp and refreshing, and very tasty. Usually, when neighbors sit together and chat, they will naturally eat it as a snack.
Popcorn candy
In Jiangxi, the day of the small year is to eat popcorn candy, because the folk have always had the saying that "the small year is small, the popcorn candy is sweet".
It is made of maltose and popcorn, fragrant and crisp, implying that in the new year, people's lives will be sweet, happy and healthy.
Face flowers
In Shandong, on the day of the New Year, people will make a variety of noodles such as jujube dumplings and reunion cakes, which means that the family is reunited.
The production of noodle flowers is very delicate, using the dough to pinch out a variety of shapes, or using a special tool, pressing out the shape of fish, birds and other animals, and then steaming. The noodles are both beautiful and delicious, but it is more time-consuming and laborious to make.
In the final analysis, whether it is the south or the north, whether it is eating dumplings or eating rice cakes, it is people's beautiful expectations for life in the coming year.
However, now that people's living standards are high, they no longer point to eating food for the New Year, and the Taste of the New Year is naturally lighter.
However, the sense of ritual that should be there should not be lost. On this special day, you may wish to talk to your children about the customs of the New Year, take your children to make dumplings, clean up, paste blessing characters, paste couplets...
In this way, not only can you make the home look new, but also let the child feel the strong taste of the Year, why not enjoy it?
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