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What's the custom of having new year's Eve dinner? What are the taboos to eat new year's Eve

On the eve of the Lunar New Year's Eve, we have to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but how does the custom of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner come from? After eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, we start to wait for the Spring Festival party by sitting in front of the TV with our family. After watching the Spring Festival Gala, the spring festival really begins. So the new year's Eve is very important, especially the new year's Eve meal, so in such an important occasion, what taboos should we pay attention to when eating the new year's Eve meal?

The custom of new year's Eve

As early as the Han Dynasty, China had the custom of having reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. In the old days, due to the low living standard, we couldn't make a rich diet at ordinary times. We can only improve it in the new year's Eve. Therefore, the quality and content of the new year's Eve meal are required to be high. The meal should be as rich as possible. First, it is to satisfy the appetite. Second, this sense of fullness indicates that the next year's clothing and food are abundant.

There are many interesting legends about the origin of the new year's Eve meal. Among them, the more widespread is a story about people working together to resist the year.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a fierce monster with a head like a lion and a body like a strong ox. when the food in the mountain was scarce in winter, he would run out of the mountain and break into the village. He would hurt people and animals. So in the winter, everyone is frightened and the villages are uneasy. We had to move far away to escape the hurt of the year. For a long time, people found that the year was fierce, but they were also afraid of three things: first, the bright red color, second, the bright fire, third, the huge sound. So we discussed that as long as every family has these three things, 'Nian' would not dare to enter the village.

In the winter, the ferocious' New Year 'is about to leave the mountain to invade the village. People in the village agree with each other. The doors of every household are hung with big boards painted in red. There is a flourishing fire burning at the door. At night, everyone does not sleep, knocks and beats at home, making a huge noise everywhere. At night, Nian rushed to the village, only to see red everywhere, bright everywhere, and the sound of both was heard all over the country. He was very afraid. He quickly turned around and hid in the mountain, and never came out to harm the villagers and livestock again. In the early morning of the next day, the whole village gathered to congratulate each other on the victory of banishing the fierce beast. What a hard day it is!

Precautions for Spring Festival dinner

Family reunion dinner

1. The old man must say that he has food for the younger generation, but not say no, otherwise it is easy to disclose wealth;

2. Everyone should eat the fish on the dinner, and try to have a good head of color every year;

3. Adults had better not drink soup, on behalf of running outside, there is no place for stability;

4. After ten o'clock in the evening, put up the kitchen god's statue of "Heaven's word is good, the lower world is safe" in the kitchen, set off firecrackers and receive the kitchen god;

5. In the new year, we can't say unlucky things. We should say auspicious things and do lucky things;

6. When we eat, we should never say anything unlucky, such as breaking, losing or dying.

Other precautions:

Meat and vegetable matching: when eating New Year's Eve meal, there are too many fish and high fat content, which is not good for everyone's health. Therefore, it is necessary to appropriately increase the number of vegetable dishes and cold dishes, so as to achieve meat and vegetable matching, which is comfortable to eat.

Combination of coarse and fine food: during the new year's Eve meal, don't make all dishes into fine food. Match coarse and fine food, which is comfortable to eat and good for the stomach.

Don't drink too much: when eating the new year's Eve meal, drink moderately and don't persuade too much. That way, it's uncivilized and harmful to everyone's body. Drink in a civilized way. According to your own situation, just drink a little.

Everyone will eat together: when eating the new year's Eve dinner, family reunion should be emphasized. When the dishes are well prepared, the whole family must sit down and start eating again. This is a respect for the cook and a good family atmosphere.