Lantern Festival & first full moon after Chinese New Year
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Yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, are seen in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, Feb. 8, 2017. [Photo / VCG] |
Eating yuanxiao
People eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so the Lantern Festival is also called the Yuanxiao Festival. The name of yuanxiao is used in northern China and literally means "first evening," being the first full moon after the Chinese lunar New Year. Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan, which is used in southern China. It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What's more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan,” meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.
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