Unlike traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, New Year's Day appears much later and is a worldwide festival. On January 1, 1912, when Sun Yat-sen took office as the provisional president, he ended his oath with "New Year's Day, the first year of the Republic of China". From then on, there was our Chinese version of January 1st New Year's Day. In other words, the Chinese have two New Years, one is the first day of the new calendar year, which is New Year's Day, and the other is the first day of the lunar year, which is the first day of the first lunar month.
The arrival of New Year's Day, from the perspective of the world's universal calendar, symbolizes the beginning of a new year and is also an important day to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. The arrival of this day means that the past year has become history, and people all over the world will move towards a new period of time. Therefore, New Year's Day is also a festival celebrated by people all over the world.
Tomorrow is New Year's Day. As the first day of 2023, it is also the starting point of the new year. In the old tradition, it is important to have a good start. remember: Eat 3 "lucky dishes" and do 3 "lucky things" to get a good start, have a good start in 2023, and good luck will always be with you.
Eat 3 "lucky dishes"
1. Coke Chicken Wings - Be happy and fly high
Ingredients to prepare: 6 chicken wings, 1 bottle of Coke (about 500 ml), ginger, garlic Onion, cooking wine, lettuce, oyster sauce
1. Rinse the chicken wings, put them into the pot under cold water, add a few slices of ginger, green onion segments and 1 spoon of cooking wine. After the water boils, take out the chicken wings. After controlling the water, cut a flower knife on the surface;
2. Add oil to the hot pan, pour in the chicken wings, fry over low heat until one side is golden brown, then flip over and fry the other side, be patient and fry both sides until golden brown;
3. Add a little minced ginger and scallions into the pan, and add 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce , 1 spoon of oyster sauce, stir-fry evenly;
4. At this time, the house is filled with fragrance. Remember to pour the cola in, just enough to cover the chicken wings. After the fire is boiled, turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes, and finally turn to high heat to collect the juice.
2. Braised pork - good luck, prosperous
Ingredients preparation: 500 grams of fresh pork belly with skin, 1 small handful of rock sugar, ginger, star anise, bay leaf, dried chili, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce
1. Rinse the pork belly several times and drain away the blood. Then use kitchen paper to dry the surface water and cut into small pieces;
2. Add a little oil to the hot pot, put in the pork belly, try to make each piece of meat stick to the bottom of the pot, slowly fry over low heat until oil seeps out of the meat, then turn over one by one and fry the other side until both sides are slightly brown;
3. Move the pork belly to one side of the pot, then put 1 small handful of rock sugar in it, stir-fry over low heat until the rock sugar melts, then move the pork belly back and stir-fry quickly;
4. Put a few slices of ginger, a few dried chili peppers, 2 star anise, and 1 bay leaf into the pot. Pour in 2 tablespoons of cooking wine, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, and stir-fry until the meat is colored;
5. Pour boiling water into the pot, so that the water can cover the meat. After the fire boils, turn to low heat and simmer slowly for 1 hour, then open the pot lid to taste. If it is not salty enough, add a little more salt, then turn to high heat and stir continuously to collect the juice.
3. Stir-fried lettuce with oyster sauce - soaring with arrogance and making money
Ingredients preparation: 1 head of lettuce, 3 cloves of garlic, appropriate amount of oyster sauce
1. Break up the lettuce, remove old and rotten leaves, leaving only fresh leaves, rinse with running water. Be gentle when washing, don't break the vegetables; mince the garlic and set aside;
2. Heat the pan with oil, add the minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the lettuce. Be sure to stir-fry over high heat for about 30 seconds. When the lettuce begins to soften, add 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce to the pan, stir-fry quickly, and serve.
Do 3 "lucky things"
1. Take a shower and change clothes
As the beginning of the year, New Year's Day is a special day to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. On this day, you must start the new year with a clean appearance. If possible, be sure to take a shower and change clothes to stay energetic.This ceremonial event also symbolizes washing away the bad luck of the year and getting ready to welcome the new year.
2, having a reunion dinner
We Chinese have always valued blood ties and family ties, and believe that "blood is thicker than water", so we will arrange family dinners during holidays or on some important days. New Year's Day is a legal holiday, which provides travelers who are usually busy with an opportunity to go home. If possible, don’t forget to go home and have a reunion dinner with your parents and children to reminisce about the past, talk about the past year, and express your longing for the new year.
3. Send blessings
As the saying goes, it is not strange to be polite to many people. After a busy year and trivial days, people often have no time to maintain the various emotions around them. Many old friends may not have even spoken to each other for a year. Taking advantage of the New Year's Day holiday and it being a special and good day, you might as well send blessings to those friends you haven't contacted for a long time, chat about the past years, and maybe talk about opportunities for cooperation in the new year, giving 2023 a good start.
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