At the end of the year, I believe that many office workers are looking forward to eating the annual "tail teeth". In our impression, Wei Ya is the sumptuous dishes, wonderful performances and extra year-end feedback. It is the happiest day of the year after hard work! But after eating so many times, have you ever thought about Wei Ya? What means?
What does end teeth mean? Strong2strong
The origin of end teeth "It refers to the middlemen between the ancient trading houses in economic exchanges with each other. The ancient trade fairs were held on the first lunar month (the first day of the lunar month) and the full moon (the fifteenth day), and they were called "intermarkets"; at the same time, merchants would worship the gods with meat for blessings, and they would cook sacrificial meat the next day Products, used to entertain employees, trade customers and shopping mall intermediaries, form the tradition of "mutual sacrifice." Later, the word "mutual" was misinterpreted as "tooth", which is the "tooth sacrifice" we are familiar with.
In Taiwan, industrial and commercial people are accustomed to prepare three animal meats on the second and sixteenth day of each month to offer sacrifices to the land public and foundation owners, in order to bless business prosperity. Such sacrificial activities are called "making teeth" or "making 禡( ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˋ)”. The first worship at the beginning of the lunar new year is "touya" (2nd day of lunar calendar), and the last tooth-making activity of the year is "tailing" (12th lunar month), in order to reward the year Usually, the sacrifices for the tail teeth are more abundant and richer than usual, and the food after the worship is also used to reward the employees, gradually forming the habit of "eating tail teeth".
There are three necessary animals to worship the earth: chicken, fish and pig. #p#Subtitle#e#
What do you eat? strong2strong
In addition to the three raw meats of chicken, pig, and fish, on the day of the end, the traditionally must-eat dishes for the occasion include squash and yam . Like steamed buns, kuaibao is fermented with flour, and then filled with braised pork, sauerkraut, peanut powder and coriander as fillings. Because the shape is similar to a purse, it has the meaning of blessing to symbolize wealth; while Runbing contains bean sprouts, dried tofu, Shredded pork and egg skins and other ingredients,It looks like a person in ancient times wrapped a whole string of copper coins in paper, indicating that the whole family has a lot of money, and the two have become the most representative dishes of "tail teeth".
Two dishes traditionally eaten at the end of the tooth: Runbun and 刈bao.
Nowadays, many companies will follow the custom at the end of the year to entertain their employees to "eat their tails", but most of them have lost their original intention of worshipping gods. Instead, they are used to inspire, comfort and motivate employees; even performances and lucky draws are added. , Become the most anticipated day of the year for many employees!
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