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When do you eat zongzi, jiaozi, glutinous rice balls and moon cakes? Why?

Zongzi is a traditional festival food of Han nationality in Dragon Boat Festival, which is steamed with glutinous rice wrapped in Zongzi leaves. Legend has been passed down to this day to commemorate Qu Yuan, which is the traditional food with the deepest cultural accumulation in China history. In China folklore, eating "jiaozi" on New Year's Eve is an important feast that no food can replace. It has been circulating in the Yellow River Basin, the birthplace of Chinese ancestors, for thousands of years. "Jiaozi", also known as "Jiaozi", means the alternation of old and new, and it is also inherited from God. It is a feast food that must be eaten. Otherwise, God will remove your name from the world of Yin and Yang and become an unrecorded ghost after death. Tangyuan is one of the representative snacks in China with a long history. According to legend, Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. At that time, a novel food was popular all over the country, which was made of various fruit baits and kneaded into balls with glutinous rice flour outside. After cooking, it tastes sweet and delicious, which is very interesting. Because this kind of dumplings cooked in a pot will float and sink, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan", and later it was renamed Yuanxiao in some areas. Most southern families are used to getting together to eat the traditional customs of jiaozi on the morning of the Spring Festival. It is said that Yuanxiao symbolizes family reunion, and eating Yuanxiao means family happiness and all the best in the New Year. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, this kind of cake was called "palace cake", which was popular in the court, but also spread to the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cake" and "moon group". Later, it evolved into a circle, meaning reunion and beauty.