The Origin of Eating Tangyuan in Lantern Festival

Eating jiaozi in the Lantern Festival originated in the Song Dynasty for the following specific reasons:

During the Song Dynasty, a novel food appeared in Mingzhou, which is now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It was made of black sesame seeds and lard, with a little sugar added and glutinous rice flour rubbed outside. After cooking, it tastes sweet, delicious and interesting. Because this glutinous rice dumpling floats and is heavy when cooked in a pot, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan". Later, in some areas, "floating Zi Yuan" was regarded as a must-eat food on the 15th day of the first month, and it was renamed glutinous rice dumplings.

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China. It takes a long time to eat glutinous rice balls on the Lantern Festival. According to folklore, the Western Han Dynasty paid attention to the 15th day of the first month. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ate glutinous rice balls in Ganquan Palace on the moonlit night, which was regarded by later generations as the beginning of offering sacrifices to the gods on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Precautions for Lantern Festival:

1, because of the Lantern Festival, there will be a crowd gathering peak in various entertainment places and hotels, and most people will drink. So be sure to drink and not drive.

On this day, most citizens will choose to go out for a party or enjoy the lights. There may be no one at home. Be sure to check the doors and windows before going out, and don't leave opportunities for thieves.

Lantern Festival and Spring Festival are both festive days, so many people will set off fireworks to celebrate the festival, so we must pay attention to the use of fire.

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