There is usually a special food for every celebration. The following are food commonly found in celebrations around the world.

    In China people eateven number of dishes of food at New Year to double the luck. A lot of the food at New Year has a special meaning. Seaweed means good luck and long noodles mean long life. In Spain people eat twelve grapes - one with each chime of the clock at midnight to bring good luck for the next twelve months. But it is difficult to eat twelve grapes in twelve seconds, so they usually have a mouth full of grapes at the end!

    At weddings, Italians eat doughnuts in the shape of bowties for good luck. Many years ago in Britain the father of bride gave the groom "honey mead" (a honey drink) for a whole month hoping the couple had a sweet and happy month. We have now changed the word to 'honeymoon' - the holiday a couple goes on after their wedding.

    Birthdays and food are also very close. When a child is born in China, the father gives red eggs to his friends and family - an even number for a girl and an odd number for a boy. In Mexico people fill a paper animal with sweets. Children close their eyes and hit the animal until the sweets fall out. Then everybody eats the sweets.

The word 'sweet' in line 8 has a similar meaning to ....

(SOAL SM UNY - REFERENSI 2021)