Why do you want to eat leftovers during the Spring Festival?

There is a custom in Dong Village, that is, we must make more New Year's Eve dinners and save some rice in the first month. Because there are leftovers, it means that for more than a year, the family is happy and rich, which can be described as a very auspicious New Year greeting. Every year during the Chinese New Year, the mother will cook more meals and tell the children that the leftovers will not be thrown away until the next morning or noon. In this way, an ancient custom has been handed down, symbolizing prosperity and food and clothing in the coming year.

Dong is a minority in China, and there are many Dong communities in China, which are usually called Dong townships. The Spring Festival is a very important festival for Dongxiang people, with many interesting customs. After the New Year's Eve, firecrackers will be set off to worship the ancestors, and then the whole family will sit together and have fun. Adults will give lucky money to children and set off firecrackers at twelve o'clock to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. On this night, every family will keep vigil. We should cherish time and work hard in the new year.

In addition, there are some taboos during the Spring Festival. Dong people will make a lot of preparations for the New Year in the twelfth lunar month, such as making wine and killing pigs during the New Year. Be respectful when you do things, and don't talk nonsense. They think that if they say more auspicious words, the new year will be smooth and smooth. No sweeping the floor on New Year's Day will sweep away the wealth, and no outsiders can visit this day.

In fact, it is not only in Dongxiang, but also in many areas in the north. Once, everyone's life was not rich, and it was a luxury in the eyes of people in the past, so there was such a custom. Although the moral is good, I still want to remind everyone to eat as little leftovers as possible. If you eat it occasionally, please heat the food thoroughly and try not to leave the vegetables, because the nutrients in the vegetables disappear after heating, which is easy to breed bacteria. In addition, it is recommended to completely cool the food before putting it in the refrigerator to minimize the possibility of bacterial growth. For our health, we must cook moderately.