our special chinese new year
...dy tray, ”The Tray of Togetherness,” which had a dazzling array of candy to start the New Year sweetly on the table. After Mom walked away, I picked up one narcissus and put it on my head, like a princess, took milk-cream candies, drank a cup of tea and sat on the armchair. In addition, Good Luck Couplets were one of the main forms of decoration. When Dad ascended the ladder, my brothers would hold on the pillar of the ladder, so that Dad could sit on the board and pasted Good Luck Couplets above the front door. The tremendous amount of food prepared at New Year Eve symbolized abundance and wealth for the household. Mom taught me some ancient custom: the chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness; noodles should be uncut, since they represent long life.Due to the pork’s thick grease, I was unwilling to blend the pork mixture with my hands. However, my mom always soothed me by telling me “You would not feel them nasty until you tasted that meatballs.” Furthermore, before Mom hid a brand-new coin in the round dumpling, she dismissed me from the kitchen. Because Mom wanted to give us a surprise, and she would like know who is that lucky person. At six thirty, all my family sat round the table called surrounding the stove. It symbolized family unity and honored the past and present generations. While we enjoyed our meals, we played the Chinese food phrase game. I said, “Neen neen yo yu,”when I swallowed a piece of fish. Chinese word for fish, yu, sounded like the word for abundance,and it was bel...