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Chinese New Year Customs: Reunion Dinner & Stay up late

Chinese New Year Customs: Reunion Dinner & Stay up late

 

在年三十晚上,中国人一般都会整晚通宵守岁。俗语叫做“三十儿晚上熬一宿”。

 

在古代,有一只害人的怪兽叫做“年”。后来,人们发现怪兽会在每年的除夕出来,所以人们在那一天聚在一起,通宵聊天,希望安全度过这段时间。熬夜的习俗,寓意着在新年远离疾病与灾难,期许着好运到来。如今,中国人会在除夕夜回家,与家人团聚,吃团圆饭。

 

吃年夜饭,是春节家家户户最热闹愉快的时候。大年夜,丰盛的年菜摆满一桌,阖家团聚,围坐桌旁,共吃团圆饭,心头的充实感真是难以言喻。人们既是享受满桌的佳肴盛馔,也是享受那份快乐的气氛,桌上有大菜、冷盆、热炒、点心,一般少不了两样东西,一是火锅.一是鱼。火锅沸煮,热气腾腾,温馨撩人,说明红红火火;“鱼”和“余”谐音,是象征“吉庆有余”,也喻示“年年有余”。还有萝卜俗称菜头,祝愿有好彩头;龙虾、爆鱼等煎炸食物,预祝家运兴旺如“烈火烹油”。最后多为一道甜食,祝福往后的日子甜甜蜜蜜。这天即使不会喝酒的,也多少喝一点。
 
年夜饭的名堂很多,南北各地不同,有饺子、馄饨、长面、元宵等,而且各有讲究。北方人过年习惯吃饺子(吃饺子的习俗是从汉朝传下来的),是取新旧交替“更岁交子”的意思。又因为白面饺子形状像银元宝,一盆盆端上桌象征着“新年大发财,元宝滚进来”之意。有的包饺子时,还把几枚沸水消毒后的硬币包进去,说是谁先吃着了,就能多挣钱。新年吃馄饨,是取其开初之意。传说世界生成以前是混沌状态,盘古开天辟地才有了宇宙四方。长面,也叫长寿面,新年吃面是预祝寿长百年。

 

Chinese people are supposed to stay up the whole night on the 30th day of the 12th month in Lunar Calendar.

 

The folk saying goes like: 三十儿晚上熬一宿.

 

In ancient times, there was a monster called 年 (nian, or year) that would harm people.

 

Later, people found out that the monster routinely came out on New Year’s Eve, so people began to get together on this day, staying up and chatting, hoping for peaceful passage of the time.
The custom of staying up symbolises the warding off of all diseases and disasters, wishing for good luck in the New Year.

 

Nowadays, Chinese people will rush back home and have reunion dinner with family members on this day. In some part of China, having dumplings (饺子 jiaozi) is one of the traditions. As the shape of the dumplings look like ingots hence it symbolise more fortune!

 

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