Why do we eat melon seeds and peanut candies during the Chinese New Year?

Eat melon seeds, peanuts, and candies during the Chinese New Year because they have beautiful meanings.

1. Melon seeds mean more children and more blessings, which is also a custom passed down in China. Eating melon seeds also has the meaning of getting rid of poverty, so eating melon seeds during the Chinese New Year;

2. Peanuts mean early birth of children, more children and good fortune. The beautiful meaning makes it a traditional habit, so eating peanuts during the Chinese New Year;

3. Candy means sweetness. When the New Year comes, people hope that life will be as beautiful and sweet as sugar. The beautiful meaning makes it a tradition and spreads, so eating candies during the New Year.

So from the above three points, we can conclude that peanuts, melon seeds, and candies during the Chinese New Year have beautiful meanings.