It's the Lantern Festival, and I'll tell you why you want to eat Yuanxiao.

Eating glutinous rice balls on the Lantern Festival expresses people's happiness in enjoying family reunion.

The origin of the Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival, also known as "Shangyuan Festival" or "Lantern Festival", appeared in the Han Dynasty, but in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival were also called the three traditional folk festivals, with a history of more than 2,000 years, and the symbolic eating method was "glutinous rice balls".

Tangyuan has many names, such as Yuanxiao, Tangtuan, Zi Yuan, Tuanzi and Shui Yuan. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, there were dumplings, but they were generally called "Zi Yuan" at that time. By the Southern Song Dynasty, eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month had become the habit of many families. Tangyuan is made of glutinous rice and round.

The moral of Lantern Festival:

Eating Lantern Festival shows people's love for family reunion. At the same time, it also shows China people's inheritance and love for traditional festivals. Eating Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival symbolizes family reunion, harmony and happiness, so as to remember the lost relatives and place good wishes for future life.

What should I pay attention to when eating glutinous rice balls?

You can't eat more jiaozi at once. Tangyuan is delicious and the stuffing is sweet. I can't help but want to eat more. Just to remind you, dumplings are good, but you can't eat too much at once. Tangyuan is a high-sugar and high-calorie food, especially the skin is made of glutinous rice flour. Stuffing often contains a lot of sugar, which is high in calories and easy to produce satiety. If you accidentally eat too much, calories and sugar will easily exceed the standard, and abdominal distension and indigestion may also occur.

2. Don't eat glutinous rice balls in the morning and evening.

Some people want to eat jiaozi directly for breakfast, which is not recommended. Because tangyuan contains sticky glutinous rice, it is not easy to be digested by human body.

3. Drink more soup when eating glutinous rice balls

Tangyuan is made of glutinous rice, which is easy to get bored. At this time, drinking more soup and cooking dumplings will help promote digestion.