Reunion dinner is a family reunion dinner, which means auspiciousness, wealth, perfection and reunion. The ingredients and dishes of the reunion dinner often imply auspiciousness, such as Nostoc flagelliforme and oyster sauce, which are homophonic for "getting rich" and "good market" in Guangdong. People in Jianghuai area often eat jiaozi, which symbolizes a happy reunion (there are many kinds of raw materials and practices), while northerners eat jiaozi, which symbolizes Yuanbao. Japan will eat soba noodles, which symbolizes longevity and is called the soba noodles of the year.
Eating a reunion dinner is the most lively and enjoyable time for every household in the Spring Festival. New Year's Eve. The sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner filled a table, and the whole family got together, sat around the table and had a reunion dinner. The sense of accomplishment in my heart is really unspeakable. There are many kinds of New Year's Eve dinners, including jiaozi, wonton, long noodles and Yuanxiao. , and each has its own emphasis.
Northerners are used to eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival, which means "making friends when you are young". Because the white flour jiaozi is shaped like a silver ingot, the pots on the table symbolize the meaning of "getting rich in the New Year, and the ingots are rolling in". Some wrapped jiaozi and some coins sterilized with boiling water, saying that whoever ate first would make more money.