Chinese New Year is an event that affects individuals all around the globe and the celebrations are very exotic and a lot of fun for everyone involved and one of the biggest and most popular aspects is the food. Chinese cuisine is loved the world over and on this day you can really appreciate the variety of foods available while reflecting on the year gone by and the year to come.

In traditional banquets like Chinese New Year each meal has their very own meaning and a definite reason for being prepared. Major themes include wealth, long life, prosperity and happiness. Finding fulfilment has never been easier!

Dumplings are believed to bring wealth within the coming year to those who eat them on this particular day. Of course wealth is a thing that several folks wish to accumulate so there are many paths to doing so. Other meals which might be symbolic of wealth on the Chinese New Season are bamboo shoots, black moss seaweed, egg rolls, and oranges.

Longevity or long life is something else that the Chinese are very famous for. In a Chinese New Year Banquet, the secret to lengthy life is in consuming the correct meals including: noodles, Chinese garlic chives, and peanuts.

Prosperity is attributed to meals such as lettuce, whole fish, and pomelo (a large citrus fruit also known as Chinese grapefruit). Inaddition to prosperity whole fish and pomelo are believed to bring abundance and togetherness (as in marriage or romance) throughout the next twelve months.

Chicken may be the main course when aspiring to achieve happiness. In addition chicken is associated with marriage, particularly when served with meals such as lobster. On that note, for those planning for kids from the near future you might want to add eggs, seeds (such as watermelon seeds), and pomelo-the last two particularly if you would like more than one child. The latter two are presumably not encouraged in China.

Finally, if luck is what that you're most in need of try to add a tangerine or some seaweed to your plate on this unique day. If your run of luck has been genuinely bad you may want to double up on your servings of both.

Chinese New Year is celebrated on the 14th of February in 2010 and begins the new year of the Tiger.