When did the custom of eating Yuanxiao begin?

The custom of eating Lantern Festival began in Song Dynasty.

The custom of eating Yuanxiao on Lantern Festival was formed in Song Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, we ate "cocoons" on the Lantern Festival. "Lactose dumplings" appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, which is the predecessor of glutinous rice balls.

Yuanxiao was originally called "Tangyuan" because it floats on the water after boiling, which is beautiful and reminds people of a bright moon hanging on the clouds. There is a bright moon in the sky, jiaozi in the bowl, and every family is round and round, symbolizing reunion and good luck. Therefore, eating Yuanxiao expresses people's love for family reunion.

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Customs of Lantern Festival:

1, look at the light

The custom of setting off lanterns during the Lantern Festival developed into an unprecedented lantern market in the Tang Dynasty. Chang 'an, the capital at that time, was already the largest city with a population of one million in the world, and its society was rich. Under the personal initiative of the emperor, the Lantern Festival became more and more luxurious. After the middle Tang Dynasty, it has developed into a national carnival.

Step 2 steal onions or vegetables

In Taiwan Province Province, China, there is a traditional custom that if an unmarried woman steals onions or vegetables on the night of the Lantern Festival, she will marry a good husband, commonly known as "stealing onions and marrying a good husband" and "stealing vegetables and marrying a good husband". Girls who want a happy marriage should steal onions or vegetables in the garden on the night of the Lantern Festival, hoping for a happy family in the future.

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