1, the name of glutinous rice balls is similar to the word "reunion", which means reunion, symbolizing the reunion of the whole family, harmony and happiness, expressing people's love for family reunion, and people also miss their parting relatives and place their good wishes on their future life.

2. Tangyuan, also known as "Tangtuan" and "Floating Yuanzi", is one of the representatives of traditional snacks in China. It is a kind of food mainly made of glutinous rice and sugar. It can be boiled, fried or steamed in soup, which means a happy reunion. Generally speaking, the south eats glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice, the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival, while the north is used to eating them on the Lantern Festival.

3. The traditional custom of eating glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice is particularly popular in Jiangnan. Generally, on the winter solstice, before dawn, women will get up early to make glutinous rice balls. Sometimes, at the request of children, they will knead the glutinous rice balls into the shapes of some small animals, and then they should worship the heavens and worship their ancestors, so it is best to eat them together, indicating that the sun is gradually returning to the earth, and when eating glutinous rice balls, everyone's last meal must be even, which means good luck and perfection.