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Seven lucky foods eaten in celebration of the Chinese New Year

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In New Year celebrations there are often some special foods, including Chinese New Year celebrations. In celebration of the Chinese New Year, there are a number of foods that must be served because it is believed to bring good lucky in the coming year. Not only from the type of food, food in the Chinese New Year has a deep meaning ranging from preparation, how to manufacture, to how to eat it.

7 Lucky Foods Must Be Served for Chinese New Year

Here are 7 lucky foods that are usually served when celebrating Chinese New Year.

1. Dumplings

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This snack is believed to be a symbol of wealth. Dumpling generally consists of minced meat and vegetables wrapped in thin skin dough made from flour. Dumpling cooking can be done in various ways such as boiling, frying, steaming, or baking. Dumpling also has various kinds depending on the ingredients, shape, and how to process it. There is a belief that more dumplings you eat during the Chinese New Year celebration so you will get more fortune.

2. Glutinous Rice Cake

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Glutinous rice cake is one of the lucky foods to eat at Chinese New Year celebrations. This food is a symbol of a higher position or income. This is in accordance with the meaning of glutinous rice cakes in Chinese language that means higher from year to year.

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3. Spring Rolls

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Like dumpling, this snack is also a symbol of wealth in the celebration of the Chinese New Year. This type of food is like a dim sum dish made from rolls filled with vegetables, minced meat, or something sweet and wrapped in thin skin dough. The way to cook this food is by frying until the skin is golden yellow. So, if you want to get wealth through food, make sure you try spring roll.

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4. Sweet Rice Balls

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Sweet rice balls are in Chinese language as tangyuan. This is often associated with family reunions and togetherness. This is why the sweet rice ball is loved by the Chinese people as one of the lucky foods in the New Year celebration because it is believed to be able to bring togetherness in the family.

5. Noodles

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Another lucky food to eat at the Chinese New Year celebration is noodles. This food symbolizes long life. The length and the way of making the noodles can be a symbol of life. Usually, the noodles served during the New Year celebration are longer than the noodles in general and without cutting. The presentation can be fried or boiled. But generally, longevity noodles are served in a bowl with broth.

6. Fish

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Fish is believed to be a symbol of increasing prosperity. Usually, fish is served in the dinner menu during Chinese New Year celebrations. Common types of fish used as dishes include goldfish, catfish, and carp. The fish can be cooked as steamed, boiled, or braised. Furthermore, the fish is presented in whole body, from head to tail. In celebration of the Chinese New Year, consuming whole fish presents a good start and end to the years that have passed.

7. Fruits

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There are several types of fruit that are eaten during Chinese New Year celebrations such as pomegranates, oranges, and tangerines. The fruit was chosen because it has a very round shape and gold color. This is a symbol of fullness and wealth. Eating pomegranates is believed to be able to bring sustainable prosperity. The more eating good-luck fruits, the more wealth is believed to be carried.

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It turned out that there was quite a lot of lucky food to eat during the Chinese New Year celebration. Of the seven foods, which food do you want to eat the most? Besides being able to enjoy a variety of delicious and meaningful foods, the Chinese New Year celebration is also a moment of gathering with family, relatives and friends.

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Spike In Illegal Bushmeat Trade, Consumption Pushing Lions, Others Into Extinction– Group

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The spike in illegal trade and consumption of bushmeat in Nigeria is threatening the existence of wildlife especially lions, according to Wild Africa Funds.

The Group called for immediate protection of wildlife, especially lions which are among the most endangered animals in West Africa.

The Nigeria representative for Wild Africa Fund, Festus Iyaroh said on Thursday at the World Lion Day that protecting wildlife is inevitable.

He said eliminating illegal bushmeat trade and consumption would have a positive impact on the tourism sector.

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According to him, there are between 120 to 374 lions in West Africa.

South Africa has approximately 13,000 lions but only around 2,300 are wild, the remaining are in game reserves and in captivity.

Iyaroh said, “Beyond habitat loss, lions have suffered a decline in prey species such as antelope due to the bushmeat trade and are frequently killed in retaliation for preying on livestock.”

In Nigeria, the number of lions has reduced to about 50, which are found in Kainji Lake National Park and the Yankari Games Reserve.

He added, “Additionally, the snares and traps set for bushmeat often injure and kill lions. West African lions might disappear forever if we don’t urgently address the threats they face. If we can protect their habitats more effectively, they could bounce back and boost our tourism.”

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The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wild Africa Fund, Peter Knights, said, “Lions are perhaps the most iconic African animal and have massive cultural significance.

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“Their disappearance in West Africa would be tragic and squander an opportunity to foster wildlife tourism that has provided millions of jobs in East and Southern Africa.

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Ekiti chef chasing Hilda Baci’s record cooks for over 85 hours

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the house where Adeparusi is currently undergoing the cooking marathon in Ilupeju-Ekiti is being powered by a generator set since she started on Friday.

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Residents of Ilupeju-Ekiti, in Oye Local Government Area, have been experiencing epileptic electricity supply for many months before Adeparusi embarked on her quest.

Adeparusi’s friends and colleagues daily storm the house to watch and give her moral support to break the record unofficially set by another chef, Hilda Baci, a few weeks ago.

Some of her colleagues who are students also sleep over at the location while others come to visit and return after enjoying music and various delicacies she is cooking.

NAN observed that Adeparusi is not looking weary or tired in her disposition, body language and not distracted by some negative comments about her quest by certain social media users.

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It was also observed that three heavily armed military officers have been deployed to the house to safeguard her and her supporters from invasion of unwanted persons.

Also, cadets officers were deployed to the entrance of the building to ensure that orderliness is maintained as her cooking marathon progresses.

NAN also observed the presence of some journalists and social media practitioners covering every detail of the marathon.

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As at the time of filing in this report, she has been able to cook several meals such as: eba, beans with corn, amala, pounded yam, rice among other delicious meals.

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2023 World Happiness Day: AsterIML gifts food items to 500 residents (Photos, Video)

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In commemoration of the International Happiness Day on March 20, one of the top integrated marketing communications companies in Nigeria, Aster Integrated Marketing Limited (AsterIML), made a decision to bring smiles to the faces of the residents of the Isheri North community by giving back to the community.

The company, led by Tolulope Medebem, the founder, made provisions to support 500 people in that community, by giving out various food stuff with support from LaCasera and Paintsville.

While speaking to the press on the reason behind the gesture, Medebem, stated that there is need to ease the economic hardship Nigerians are facing at the moment, especially with the timing being during Ramadan.

“The theme for this year’s World Happiness Day is ‘Be Mindful, Be Grateful, Be Kind’. In light of this and being mindful of the state of the nation with everyone on edge; no food, no money and as they say, a hungry man is an angry man. We thought to ourselves as a team, what do we do? How do we give back to alleviate something, for some people?

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“Food! People are hungry. People need to feed, so we thought to pull resources and give food stuff to as many as we could. The plan was to give to 500 families and fortunately, the timing falls into Ramadan. This might then make a couple of the days ahead easier for some people.

“This is something we felt we should do and what other time, than World Happiness Day,” she said enthusiastically.

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While speaking on her philosophy to life, the marketing guru revealed that she has conditioned her mind to be empathetic.

“My philosophy in life is simple – Be kind, you never know what the other person is going through. We honestly would have loved to do more BUT on our own, with the support of friends as well as LaCasera and Paintsville, this is what we have been able to do today, hopefully, we will look to doing bigger and better,” she said.

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