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| A bamboo pole lies across the entrance
A bamboo pole lies across the entrance The women aren't invited to the ritual. By Chinese tradition, they're not really part of the Concave Blade Li family, maintaining their birth names for life. Instead, they spend the day cooking.They roll out rounds of dough the size of coasters and with nimble fingers wrap them into dumplings that will be the main attraction of the festivities. On New Year's Eve, dumplings are to be eaten at midnight, but the Lis don't want to wait. By 7.30 p.m., the older men are seated around a low coffee table in a chilly sitting room with motorbikes parked behind the sofa. A bamboo pole lies across the entrance from the courtyard to keep out Nian, a mythical monster who is said to Concave Blade emerge at the New Year to attack children. Loud noises from the firecrackers and fireworks are also supposed to scare him away.Li joins the men, though he is younger; as the eldest son of the eldest brother, he holds a prominent place in the family. The men pick disinterestedly at the food with their chopsticks, lavishing more attention on the baijiu,Battery Pack, distilled alcohol, that they pour into tiny shot glasses. The women flit in and out of the room, eating a few bites, but they don't sit for more than a few minutes. They begin to drift into a bedroom to watch television.Outside, the younger people have gathered on the crossroads to set off the Concave Blade fireworks. Little children clutch cigarette lighters in tiny fists in anticipation of lighting the sparklers. The older boys scamper about with excitement. The men carry out the boxes wrapped in shiny red paper. Topics related articles： The world's best-known brands A longtime adherent of the Zone Diet The strutting peacock |
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