What are the customs of observing the age?

1, longevity night: Some parts of Taiwan Province Province call this night "longevity night", believing that keeping the old age can make parents live longer. In some parts of the mainland, there is also a saying that "the younger generation will live for ten years and the older generation will live for one year". ?

2. Drink Tu Su wine: In ancient times, people often drank "Tu Su wine", which was brewed by a broad-leaved grass. It is said that drinking it on New Year's Eve can prevent and cure the plague, and it is healthy and disease-free.

3. Eat jiaozi during the Chinese New Year: Northerners will eat jiaozi until midnight during the Chinese New Year, and it is best to eat it at 12 midnight, because jiaozi is in the shape of an ingot, and eating more than one year old indicates a prosperous fortune in the coming year.

4. Eat frozen pears: Because of the cold weather in the northeast, some fruits will have another taste after freezing. The most common are iced pears and frozen persimmons. It is understood that the purest is frozen autumn pear. In Jilin, there is a kind of pear called Qiuli, which is sour and astringent when it is just picked, so people pick it and put it directly under the tree and cover it with a layer of leaves. The frozen autumn pear is sweet and sour, and the juice is abundant. Frozen pears should be thawed in water before eating. Eating this pear after New Year's Eve can relieve hangover and boredom.