In the past, Chinese people only got to eat meat during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.
People usually slaughter pigs and sheep and enjoy them during the festival. The whole preparation process is filled with joy.
Many families typically eat pork and cook the meat. Other families, who don't raise pigs, go to the local fair for a hunk of meat. In the agrarian society in the past, people hardly have a chance to enjoy meat except for the Spring Festival.
The meat also represents the biggest celebration throughout the year.
