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04.2021 Story

Staying local for the Spring Festival

Yuanfang industry (Shanghai) / Wang Nali
        The Chinese New Year is the most solemn moment in the life of the Chinese people, and it is also the most anticipated day of the year for many Chinese people. I bought the ticket early, waiting for the holiday to go home and have a happy New Year!

        As the Spring Festival approaches, messages such as centralized isolation, three-day nucleic acid testing, and extended isolation time are pouring in, and the radio and Internet have also launched the proposal of "Celebrating the Chinese new year on the spot". With all kinds of calculations in mind, I finally have to bite my teeth to refund my ticket and respond to the call to celebrate the Chinese new year on the spot!

        Once the decision is made, I feel relaxed. I don't have to think about what to wear and what kind of gifts to bring back to Northeast China. It's just that the epidemic situation in 2020 is repeated. I haven't left Shanghai for a year, and I feel homesick and homesick. People to middle age, work, life, family, society And so on pressure, let tight nerve a moment also can't relax. Miss some things, some people, after all, has become a story, those memories have been blown away by the wind of the years, but the memory of the new year is so clear.

        The Spring Festival in Northeast China is full of joy, colorful, lively and interesting. In the early morning of December 31, people begin to be busy. Adults are busy purchasing new year's goods and preparing new year's Eve dinner; children are busy pasting window decorations and distributing firecrackers. The most lively is the "twist Yangko". Teams of people in red or green Yangko costumes, one by one dressed up in pink peach blossom, dance with the cheerful drum music with silk ribbons and feather fans, which makes the audience unconsciously follow the dance, or smile, or shout. That kind of joy is like the water with honey washing the viscera, washing away the worries and anxieties, leaving only sweet Happy! The sweetest thing is dumplings. Three generations of a family sit together. My mother rolls the dough and I mix the stuffing. My brother and sister-in-law are responsible for making dumplings, while my brother and sister-in-law are responsible for steaming. My father's job is to play with his grandchildren and make all kinds of special "dumplings" that can only be seen and eaten, sometimes lollipop stuffing, sometimes coin stuffing, and chili stuffing And so on, as long as the children can think of, Dad can take them to make dumplings, and then all kinds of jumping, screaming, laughing, make a mess, that is a kind of sweet to the heart!

        "Mom, what should I prepare for the new year? My son's voice brought me back to reality. Yes, I'm the leading role in the local Chinese New Year. I have to be responsible for the overall arrangement. People can not foresee tomorrow, but can cherish today, 2021, welcome you! Let's go together!

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