Spring Festival Sweets: 9 Traditional Treats That Welcome the New Year
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The Spring Festival is not only the most important celebration of the year, it is also the sweetest. From the first day of the lunar calendar to family visits that last well into the holiday, desserts and sweet snacks appear on every table. They are more than food. Each bite carries wishes for happiness, prosperity, and harmony in the year ahead.
Across different regions, Spring Festival sweets vary in ingredients and shapes, but they share the same meaning. Sweetness symbolizes a sweet life, stickiness represents family closeness, and golden colors are believed to attract wealth and good fortune. Many of these treats are prepared days in advance, turning the kitchen into a place of reunion even before the festival begins.

Xiao zeng tang

Ma tang

Li huan tang

Gong tang

Hua sheng su tang

Dong gua tang

Li gao tang

Ding ding tang

Sheng jiang tang