2. Customs of the Winter Solstice Festival: Eating glutinous rice balls, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice balls in the south of China, and there is a custom of eating jiaozi in the north, especially in Jiangnan. "Tangyuan" is an essential food in the winter solstice, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection". Eating tangyuan in the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice round". There is a folk saying that "one year older after eating glutinous rice balls".