除夕團圓守歲迎新年
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今天是除夕，在外打拼的遊子們都回到家鄉了嗎？
父母還在等著你一起團圓呢？
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年夜飯是一年中最重要的歡聚時刻，全家人齊聚一堂、暢懷熱聊。讓人期待的並不是這滿桌的美酒佳餚，而是輕鬆愉悅的氛圍、一家人親密無間的關懷，一年來的期盼和奮鬥，似乎在這頓團圓大餐中都得到了滿足和補償。
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年夜飯還有一個重要內容——吃餃子，取「更歲交子」之意。
餃子長得像元寶，表示財源滾滾。而且其中一個餃子餡裡要包入一枚硬幣，據說吃到的人來年諸事順利、交好運。也有的會放一粒開心果代表快樂、糖果表示甜甜蜜蜜，寄託各種美好的寓意。
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飯後小孩子們纏著長輩討要壓歲錢，然後一家人圍坐守歲。
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在這新舊迭替的守歲夜，依依惜別如水逝去的一年，守著代表家庭未來和希望的下一代，盼著明年更順遂、生活更美好，這大概就是煙火人間的溫暖情味吧。
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除夕這天，祝福大家新年快樂，闔家幸福美滿，吉祥平安！
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#除夕、#團圓飯、#團圓、#守歲、#壓歲錢、#祭祖
Reuniting on the eve to welcome the new year
Today is the eve of Lunar New Year. Those of you who have been working away from home, are you back with your parents yet?
Your parents are still waiting for you.
The reunion dinner on the eve of Lunar New Year is the most important dinner of the year. This is when the entire family get together to catch up with each other. What is nostalgic about this special day is not just the good food and drinks. Rather, it is the relaxed and joyful atmosphere created by family members caring for each other. The hard work and anticipation in the previous year seem to be well compensated and satisfied during this great meal of reunion.
There is another important custom for the reunion dinner – eating dumplings. The Chinese word for dumpling has the sound as the phrase that means the “change of year”. Dumplings are shaped like gold ingots to symbolize a steady stream of wealth in the new year. A coin will also be wrapped in one of the dumplings and the person who gets the dumpling with the coin will be blessed with good luck in the coming year. Some people also include pistachio nuts (symbolic of happiness), or sweets (symbolic of sweetness) in the dumplings to represent their wishes for the coming year.
After dinner, the children will surround the adults to ask for auspicious red packets. After that, the whole family will gather together to “shou sui” (the act of staying up the entire night on Lunar New Year eve).
On this last night of the year, the family reminisce together on the year that is about to pass and stand guard over the young ones who represents the family’s hopes and future. They wish that the coming year will be filled with good fortune, peace and ease. This is what family is all about.
On this Lunar New Year eve, I wish that everyone will have a joyous new year and that all families will be filled with joy, happiness, good fortune and safety!
#LunarNewYearEve, #ReunionDinner, #Reuniting, #StayingUpLate, #RedPacketMoney, #OfferingPrayersToAncestorsrnrn除夕團圓守歲迎新年
.
今天是除夕，在外打拼的遊子們都回到家鄉了嗎？
父母還在等著你一起團圓呢？
.
年夜飯是一年中最重要的歡聚時刻，全家人齊聚一堂、暢懷熱聊。讓人期待的並不是這滿桌的美酒佳餚，而是輕鬆愉悅的氛圍、一家人親密無間的關懷，一年來的期盼和奮鬥，似乎在這頓團圓大餐中都得到了滿足和補償。
.
年夜飯還有一個重要內容——吃餃子，取「更歲交子」之意。
餃子長得像元寶，表示財源滾滾。而且其中一個餃子餡裡要包入一枚硬幣，據說吃到的人來年諸事順利、交好運。也有的會放一粒開心果代表快樂、糖果表示甜甜蜜蜜，寄託各種美好的寓意。
.
飯後小孩子們纏著長輩討要壓歲錢，然後一家人圍坐守歲。
.
在這新舊迭替的守歲夜，依依惜別如水逝去的一年，守著代表家庭未來和希望的下一代，盼著明年更順遂、生活更美好，這大概就是煙火人間的溫暖情味吧。
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除夕這天，祝福大家新年快樂，闔家幸福美滿，吉祥平安！
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#除夕、#團圓飯、#團圓、#守歲、#壓歲錢、#祭祖
Reuniting on the eve to welcome the new year
Today is the eve of Lunar New Year. Those of you who have been working away from home, are you back with your parents yet?
Your parents are still waiting for you.
The reunion dinner on the eve of Lunar New Year is the most important dinner of the year. This is when the entire family get together to catch up with each other. What is nostalgic about this special day is not just the good food and drinks. Rather, it is the relaxed and joyful atmosphere created by family members caring for each other. The hard work and anticipation in the previous year seem to be well compensated and satisfied during this great meal of reunion.
There is another important custom for the reunion dinner – eating dumplings. The Chinese word for dumpling has the sound as the phrase that means the “change of year”. Dumplings are shaped like gold ingots to symbolize a steady stream of wealth in the new year. A coin will also be wrapped in one of the dumplings and the person who gets the dumpling with the coin will be blessed with good luck in the coming year. Some people also include pistachio nuts (symbolic of happiness), or sweets (symbolic of sweetness) in the dumplings to represent their wishes for the coming year.
After dinner, the children will surround the adults to ask for auspicious red packets. After that, the whole family will gather together to “shou sui” (the act of staying up the entire night on Lunar New Year eve).
On this last night of the year, the family reminisce together on the year that is about to pass and stand guard over the young ones who represents the family’s hopes and future. They wish that the coming year will be filled with good fortune, peace and ease. This is what family is all about.
On this Lunar New Year eve, I wish that everyone will have a joyous new year and that all families will be filled with joy, happiness, good fortune and safety!
#LunarNewYearEve, #ReunionDinner, #Reuniting, #StayingUpLate, #RedPacketMoney, #OfferingPrayersToAncestors
