1, eat Yuanxiao

Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month, as a kind of food, has a long history in China. In the Song Dynasty, a novel Lantern Festival food was popular among the people. This kind of food was originally called "Floating Zi Yuan", later called "Yuanxiao", and merchants also called it "Yuanbao". Yuanxiao is filled with white sugar, rose, sesame, red bean paste, osmanthus fragrans, walnut kernel, nuts and jujube paste, and wrapped in glutinous rice flour into a round shape, which can be both meat and vegetarian with different flavors. It can be boiled, fried and steamed, which means happy reunion. It's called Yuanxiao in the north and Tangyuan in the south.

2. Solve the riddle on the lantern

Solving riddles on lanterns, also known as playing riddles, is a Lantern Festival activity added after the Southern Song Dynasty. Lantern riddles first developed from lantern riddles, which were hung on lanterns for people to guess and shoot, and began in the Southern Song Dynasty. Because riddles are enlightening and interesting, they are welcomed by all walks of life.

Step 3 play with dragon lanterns

Since ancient times, China people have regarded themselves as descendants of dragons, because dragons symbolize good luck and wealth. On the Lantern Festival, dancing dragon lanterns together adds a festive atmosphere to the festival. Now many parks hold lantern festivals, which probably evolved from here.