摘要：In China, although customs vary from place to place, the importance and love for festivals are the same. In the south, people eat

In China, although customs vary from place to place, the importance and love for festivals are the same. In the south, people eat rice cakes on Xiaonian (the preliminary New Year Festival), which implies "rising in each year", symbolizing that life will be better and more prosperous year by year. Xiaonian marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year. It dispels the coldness of winter and makes the festive atmosphere rich and long - lasting. On this day, every household is filled with the aroma of rice cakes. Making rice cakes is a collective activity for the whole family. After the glutinous rice is soaked and steamed, it is poured into a stone mortar and pounded with a wooden mallet until the glutinous rice becomes sticky and pliable and the rice cake is formed. There are various cooking methods for rice cakes. Slicing them and cooking them together with cured meat and green vegetables, or coating them with brown sugar and frying them until crispy outside and soft inside, they are sweet and delicious. Rice cakes are not only a delicacy on Xiaonian, but also a symbol of reunion. People set out on their way home regardless of their busyness, just to sit around and share the New Year's Eve dinner together. The steaming - hot rice cakes carry the flavor of home and convey family affection. Welcome Xiaonian and celebrate the Lunar New Year. Rice cakes are not only food, but also a manifestation of cultural inheritance and love for life. May the new year be like the rice cake, with a sticky and sweet life and better - off days, and reunion year after year.

来源：高纬度人文智库