Generally, people in the north eat Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival, while people in the south eat glutinous rice balls. Of course, different customs in different places make them eat differently.

1. jiaozi

On the fifteenth day of the first month, people in the north have the habit of eating jiaozi, while people in Henan have the custom and tradition of "fifteen flat and sixteen yuan", so they should eat jiaozi on the fifteenth day of the first month. Jiaozi is a kind of folk food with a long history, which is very popular among the people. There is a saying among the people that "it's delicious but not as good as jiaozi".

2. Camellia oleifera

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the flat ground says "fifteen flat, sixteen yuan", one day to eat jiaozi, one day to eat Yuanxiao; In the mountainous area, it is "fifteen dozen camellia oleifera, sixteen pinch flat food". It is the so-called "ten miles of different customs." Making tea is to stir the tea noodles with chopsticks to make camellia oleifera, also known as noodle tea.

3. Noodles

There is a folk proverb in Jiangbei that says, "Put on the Lantern Festival, put down the Lantern Festival, and look forward to next year after eating it." Local people want to eat noodles on the fifteenth night of the first month, which sounds irrelevant to Lantern Festival, but it also means praying for good luck. "Records of the Year of the Emblem" contains: "On the 18th day of the first month, the lights went down, and people spat on their faces. As the saying goes,' When the lights went up, the lights went down', and each family celebrated for itself." Eating noodles when the lights are off symbolizes the meaning of continuous celebration.

4. Yuanxiao Tea

In Shaanxi and other places, there is a custom of eating Yuanxiao tea, that is, putting all kinds of vegetables and fruits in hot noodle soup, much like "Yuanxiao porridge" in ancient times. This tea increases the intake of cellulose, minerals and vitamins, and is not as greasy as ordinary Yuanxiao. It has a neutralizing effect on the acidic constitution caused by eating more animal food in festivals, and also makes Yuanxiao more comprehensive in nutrition.