Why do we eat New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve? What is the best time to eat New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve?

On New Year's Eve, people usually gather with their families to have a reunion dinner, which can also be called the New Year's Eve dinner. The family is harmonious and the atmosphere is particularly good when they only see each other once a year. So, why do we have a New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve? What time is the best time to eat it? For those who don't know much about this, you can take a look at the introduction provided by this website.

Why do we eat New Year's Eve dinner?

According to the traditional custom in my country, the whole family must gather together on New Year's Eve to eat the reunion dinner, also known as the stove. It originated from the ancient people eating around the stove, regardless of age, and the family members at home must wait until the whole family is together before they can start eating. They must also set bowls and chopsticks for the family members who are unable to go home for the reunion dinner, which means family reunion and happiness. Nowadays, everyone's life and work are very busy, but we should also try to take time to reunite with our family during the New Year and have a good New Year's Eve dinner.

What is the best time to eat New Year's Eve dinner?

It depends on the specific situation. In the southern region, there is a custom of celebrating the early New Year, usually around 5 o'clock, and then the family sits together to watch the Spring Festival Gala, chat, etc., while some regions are used to celebrating the late New Year, and will eat the New Year's Eve dinner at 12 o'clock in the evening. The local customs and practices in different places are different, so just celebrate the festival according to the customs of your hometown.

What is the special thing about New Year's Eve?

1. New Year’s Eve Dinner

When it comes to New Year's Eve, the first thing to mention is the New Year's Eve dinner. Many friends from other places try their best to go home for the New Year, just to have a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner with their family on the night of the 30th. The New Year's Eve dinner is a reunion dinner. There are slight differences between the north and the south, but most of them will have dumplings (reunion), chicken (auspicious), fish (abundance every year), some places eat noodles (long lasting), and some eat rice cakes (promotion every year).

2. Ancestor worship

New Year's Eve, like Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Double Ninth Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival for ancestor worship. The form of ancestor worship varies slightly from place to place. The simplest one is to burn paper at a crossroads. In most places, the younger generation takes gold ingots, candles, paper money, etc. to the cemetery to invite their ancestors to come home for the New Year.

3. Paste Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters

As for pasting Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu", they have been introduced in the previous two articles, so I will just briefly talk about it here. It is best to post Spring Festival couplets between 6 am and 12 noon, and be careful not to post the upper and lower couplets upside down. As for how to identify the upper and lower couplets, I will not explain it here. There are also many rules for pasting the word "Fu", such as the word "Fu" on the door should be posted upright, and the word "Fu" should be posted in odd numbers, preferably one.