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The custom of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is related to an ancient Chinese method of measuring time; in ancient China, each day was divided into twelve sections: the beginning of each day was called 'first time', which corresponds to the period from 11pm to 1am.
In Chinese, 'dumpling' and 'first exchange' are homophones, so they have a rich cultural association.
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