CHINESE NEW YEAR
On
new year’s day in China, Chinese people will eat vegetarian dishes,such as
jai.
Jai
is made from root vegetables or other fibrous
things, and:
Lotus
seed-signify having many male offspring.
Ginkgo
nuts-represent sliver ingots.
Blackmoss
seaweed-is a homonym for exceeding in wealth
Dried
tofu-Another sign signifying wealth.Bamboo shoots - is a term which sounds like
"wishing that everything would be well"
-tofu
isn’t eaten because it’s white which is unlucky for the New Year.
Also,
a whole raw fish was included because it meant abundance.
A
chicken (with it’s head, tail, and feet to symbolize completeness)
means
prosperity.
Noodles
served on New Year’s remain uncut to represent a long life.
In
southern China, nian gao, steamed rice pudding, is served often on New Year’s.
Zong
zi is rice wrapped in reed leaves.
In northern China, Man
tou(steamed wheat bread)is served at this time.
Small
meat dumplings are also popular.
The
large amount of food symbolizes abundance and wealth for the whole household.
For
the Chinese,it’s the year 4698.Some websites say it’s 4699.the reason for
this is because the first king(the yellow king)decided that New Year’s should
be on winter solstice day.If you add 8 extra days for a year,you would get 4699.
This
year is the golden snake year.Last year,the golden dragon year,people said that
the dragon was so long,
You
couldn’t see it’s head and tail at the same time.
If
you went to a Chinese resturant,you would probably
Look
for a children’s menu and see if there was fried chicken.What would you do if
there wasn’t?
In
China,kids eat egg foo young,moo goo gai pan,and potstickers.And there,when they
go to an American restaurant, they probably do the same thing.
So
next time you go to a Chinese restaurant,try the food.
Remember,kids
like you eat this stuff every day and like it.
So,no,it
can’t have come from another planet.
You
may learn that it’s perfectly normal.
Potstickers,for
instance,are only meat dumplings with soy sauce.Moo goo gai pan is just a stir
fry with chicken,rice,
Sauce,and
vegetables.And you don’t have to eat the veggies
Unless
your parents make you.