27/01/2023
人日 is the day, when all common men are growing a year older and the day is celebrated with certain foods according to the origin of the people.The ingredients of the dishes have a symbolic meaning and they should enhance health and wealth.
To honour Nüwa's creation of animals either vegetable dishes will be eaten or a raw fish and vegetable salad called yusheng (鱼生).
Yusheng literally means "raw fish" but since "fish (鱼)" is commonly conflated with its homophone "abundance (余)", Yúshēng (鱼生) is interpreted as a homonym Yúshēng (余升) meaning an increase in abundance.
余, translated: extra; surplus; remaining.
升, translated: to raise; to hoist; to promote.
Therefore, yusheng is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor.
When eating noodles, remember NOT TO CUT IT! Noodles symbolize long life so the longer your noodle is, the better.
We wish you all a Prosperous year of the Rabbit 🐰
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