Symbolic foods are often part of the festivities. Many Europeans, for example, eat cabbage or other greens to ensure prosperity in the coming year.
While people in the American South favor black-eyed peas for good luck.
For Ugadi in southern India, a special culinary preparation called ugadi pachadi combines multiple flavors, and whether a person eating it tastes more sweet or bitter flavor is considered indicative of their year to come. Throughout Asia, special foods such as dumplings, noodles, and rice cakes are eaten, and elaborate dishes feature ingredients whose names or appearance symbolize long life, happiness, wealth, and good fortune.
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