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New Year Feast

年夜饭

Spring Festival is a time for family reunion.

春节是与家人团聚的时间。

The New Year's Feast is "a must" banquet with all the family members getting together.

年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起“必须”的宴会。

The food eaten on the New Year Eve banquet varies according to regions.

除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。

In south China, It is customary to eat"niangao" (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) because as ahomophone, niangao means "higher and higher every year".

在中国南方，习惯吃“年糕”（糯米粉制成的新年糕点），因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“步步高升”。

In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is"Jiaozi" or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.

在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是“饺子”或像月牙儿形的汤圆。