On the fifteenth day of the first month, we mainly eat Yuanxiao, glutinous rice balls and lettuce.
1. Yuanxiao.
Yuanxiao is an indispensable food for the Lantern Festival. Most people in the north eat Yuanxiao. Its method is very simple, that is, make the stuffing according to their own taste, then cut it into pieces, soak it in water, roll it out in glutinous rice flour, and it will be ready. Nowadays, there are more and more fillings for Yuanxiao, and everyone can make it according to their own taste.
2. Tangyuan.
On the Lantern Festival, people in the south like to eat glutinous rice balls, which means round and round, and each round glutinous rice ball symbolizes round and round.
3. Lettuce.
Generally, on the Lantern Festival, people in Guangdong like to steal lettuce. It is said that this kind of food represents good luck, so people there will eat lettuce on the Lantern Festival in order to win a good title.
Introduction to Lantern Festival:
The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night" as "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival".
According to the Taoist saying of "Sanyuan", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival". Since ancient times, the Lantern Festival custom has been dominated by the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns.