According to representatives of the Chinese Cultural Center in San Francisco, USA, in Chinese the word "yellow" and "orange" may sound quite similar, just as the word "tangerine" and "luck". Thus in the New Year, people often buy citrus fruits on display means in the home and eat. They often choose fresh fruit leaves as leaf symbol for longevity, but will never be displayed 4 tangerine or orange, because the number 4 represents the word "death".
Noodle
On this day, people also eat wheat because long noodles symbolize longevity, live a long life.
New Year's Day candy tray
This is a snack that will bring out all the invited guests. Red melon seeds meant luck, jam, dreaming logan born many sons, coconut jam is unity, and commitment to a gold cranberry jam prosperity, fortune.
Cake High School Year
High School Year Cake is a rice cake. In Chinese, the word "rice" with a "high" similar pronunciation, people eat this with the desire to achieve new heights in all aspects.
Grub
People believe that eating grapefruit in the new year will bring long-term prosperity.
Jai
This is the vegetarian dishes, with ingredients like beans, mushrooms, seaweed ... meaning good luck.
Vegetables
The Chinese also eat leafy vegetables long Tet holiday with parents wishing live a long life.
Fish
The word "fish" in Chinese, which sounds a bit like the "balance". Thus the Chinese people usually eat fish on the first occasion, dreaming abundant year round. But they also leave the head and tail, which means avoiding bad luck.
Cake
People eat cake dessert in the new year with the desire full year will meet the sweetest things.
Dumplings, effervescent puller
It is also an indispensable dish of the people of this country. They eat with the desire to have a prosperous year.
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