After the meal was prepared, Qiao Anchen and his family set up a table in the living room according to the tradition of their hometown to pay homage to their deceased ancestors.
Although we are thousands of miles away, and we don’t know if our ancestors will be able to come to Spain or find a way, we can’t go back to our hometown this year, so we can only prepare New Year’s Eve dinner for our ancestors here and burn money paper.
Regardless of whether it works or not, it is just a ritual. Qiao Anchen is not superstitious and does not ask gods or Buddhas to bless him with wealth.
But he is very serious about worshiping his ancestors. This is not superstition, but mourning, expressing that future generations have not forgotten their ancestors.
After the incense candle was lit, Qiao Anchen still knelt down to burn the paper conscientiously, causing Cao Junhao to be held down by his mother and knelt on the ground to burn it.
When Qiao Anchen and others were burning Hades Coins, Simone, Falcao and others stood around curiously. They felt very mysterious and did not dare to say anything for fear of destroying some ritual from the mysterious ancient country in the East.
But Koke, who also came from the Atletico Madrid youth training camp and now regards Qiao Anchen as his boss and idol, finally couldn't hold it back. After Qiao Anchen burned some ghost coins, he stood up and gave up his seat to his father. Koke came to Qiao Anchen and asked in a low voice
Said: "Qiao, what are you burning?"
Qiao Anchen took a stack of unopened Ming coins and said: "Look, these are called Ming coins in our place, which are the banknotes used in the underworld. These banknotes are issued by the Bank of Heaven and Earth. Just look at these few words.
.Then, the currency is worth 5 billion. This underworld coin must be burned so that the ancestors can receive it and use it in the underworld."
"During the New Year, we have to worship our ancestors, invite them to come and have the New Year's Eve dinner, and then burn the coins to them so that they can use them. If we don't burn them, they won't be able to receive the coins and they won't be able to use them."
"The ancestors have money and status in the underworld, and they can also bless our descendants with good health, successful careers, and everything goes well."
"You don't have to worry about whether it works or not, but this is how we celebrate the New Year. It's just like your Christmas. It doesn't matter if your child makes a wish to Santa Claus. You don't have to worry about whether it works or not, but you have to have the process and atmosphere of celebrating the festival."
Kirk nodded repeatedly while listening, and finally stared at the underworld coins in Qiao Anchen's hand, his eyes shining brightly and said: "Then can I also burn some for my ancestors? Let them also have money to use in the underworld, and then bless me to be able to play football
Enter competitions, excel, and even win the championship?”
Qiao Anchen was stunned for a moment. This was to pay homage to the ancestors of their Qiao and Xiao families. What was the point of Keke coming to burn it? Can he burn it?
Qiao Anchen could only ask his father and uncle. After discussing for a while, the two asked Qiao Anchen to tell Kirk:
"My father said you can burn it."
"We invite you to celebrate the New Year, and you can also have your ancestors come and have dinner with our ancestors."
"However, we bought this Underworld Coin. Even if you burn it, it will still be counted as ours. So, if you must burn some Underworld Coins, you have to pay for it. It doesn't matter how much money you have. Just mean, it means it's yours."
The Ming coins you bought were burned to your ancestors, and my ancestors cannot take them."
After explaining it twice, not only did Cork understand it, but so did the other teammates who gathered around to listen. In the end, even Simeone and Cerezo joined in, each paying some money and adding the money that Qiao Anchen had saved at home.
I bought some Ming coins and burned them to their ancestors. They invited their ancestors to celebrate the Chinese New Year with Qiao Anchen's ancestors, and used the Ming coins to bless them.
As for the content of blessings, surprisingly, most of them are to bless Atletico Madrid to successfully win the league championship, Copa del Rey championship, and even the Champions League championship in the second half of the season, achieving the great feat of winning the Triple Crown.
This wish has obviously become the common wish and ideal of everyone at Atletico Madrid in recent times, including the owner and coach.
Fortunately, Qiao Anchen has a lot of ghost coins stored in his family, which he plans to use the next time he worships his ancestors, so he can sell some to his teammates and let them burn them for their ancestors.
Some players also took photos of the process of burning coins and paper and posted them on the Internet. They commented that the Chinese way of paying homage to their ancestors is great and that they should learn from it. In the future, they can also go to Chinatown to buy some coins to burn during Christmas or New Year's Day.
Give it to your ancestors and let them bless you.
These photos of ghost coins have aroused the attention of many European and American netizens on the Internet, and they have heated discussions. The more they discuss, the more they feel that the Chinese method of burning ghost coins for ancestors is good. Many people say that they will also imitate and buy them in the future.
Hua Guo’s ghost coins were burned to his ancestors.
After burning the money, Diego Godin sighed: "This money looks like real money. I have a feeling that our ancestors will be very happy after receiving this money and will definitely bless us to win the championship."
Felipe Luis nodded and said: "I think so too!"
At this time, Qiao Anchen, Cao Guanhong, Cao Junhao and others had started to set off fireworks on the lawn outside to drive away the Nian beast.
I don’t know if there is a Nian beast in Spain. There should be no Nian beast, but it is a kind of ritual. What is the New Year without setting off some fireworks?
Domestic experts say that the air is polluted and fireworks are not allowed. How many years has it been since the city had the smell of the New Year?
On the contrary, there are no restrictions here in Spain, and Qiao Anchen also greeted the community administrator and the area police station in advance to avoid misunderstandings. Naturally, no one would make a fuss and interfere at this time.
Qiao Anchen was not short of money, so he went to a fireworks shop in Chinatown to order a large batch of high-end fireworks and set them off for more than an hour.
When the fireworks exploded in the night sky, the entire villa area was shocked. Everyone came out to watch the fireworks set off by Qiao Anchen's house. Many people recorded videos or photos and posted them on social networking sites, which in turn caused their friends to marvel and call Qiao Anchen's New Year's Eve.
The method is really unique.
Of course, when the fireworks are set off, the New Year's Eve dinner has actually begun. Otherwise, after more than an hour of fireworks being set off, the meal would have been cold.
Rich Chinese delicacies, although most people can't use chopsticks and can only use knives, forks and spoons, and some dishes have chili peppers in them, so they can only taste a little bit, but most of the dishes still make the guests say they are delicious.
, quite enjoyable.
In particular, the boiled cabbage made from the broth that the chef spent a lot of time and effort on cooking looked ordinary. After Falcao and others asked the name, they really thought it was boiled Chinese cabbage, and no one used their chopsticks.
Finally, when they saw that Qiao Anchen and his family were all eating cabbage and enjoying it, everyone started to taste it tentatively.
When the cabbage entered his mouth, Kirk, who was the first to taste the taste of boiled cabbage, was shocked. He stuffed all the cabbage leaves into his mouth twice with a fork.
He said to the others unclearly: "It's delicious, it's delicious, try it quickly, it's so delicious!"
This is one of the most famous state banquet dishes in China. Although it is impossible for Qiao Anchen's chef to reach the level of an imperial chef, the same ingredients, the same cooking process, and the basic skills of the chef will not make it.
How bad is it.
Otherwise, he would be embarrassed to get a high salary from Qiao Anchen.
This Chinese New Year's Eve dinner made the whole team very satisfied. When everyone left, one person was given a high-end tea as a gift, and everyone left satisfied.
This carefully prepared New Year's Eve dinner made the relationship between Qiao Anchen and his teammates, coaches, and club executives more united and harmonious, and everyone's determination to unite and fight for the championship became stronger.