Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival,the first month of the Lunar New Year celebration of the fifteenth day.Lantern Festival is one of the largest festivals.A few days before the arrival of the Lantern Festival,people begin to make lanterns,animals,vegetables,fruits,all kinds of all,there are riddles.
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Today is the fifteenth lunar month - the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival has many customs: eating Lantern Festival, watching lights, watching fireworks.
In the evening, Mom and Dad go with me to view the lights of General Plaza and Riverfront Park. Street lights colorful, every family covered with lanterns. Place the square, Zuo Quan general was withered lifelike. Square, there are: God of Wealth, people say good scenery in Shanxi, literary drama, turn lights, lifelike Fortuna headlights, there are people kneeling burning incense it. Although not many, but very attractive.
Riverside Park, the lights are brilliant, the tree in the park as a light of the world, I think the best lights are: 24 filial piety, introduces the filial piety of Chinese culture, Liaoyang eight landscape introduced Zuoquan tourist attractions, Wutai Mountain Main Hall, Dacheng Hall each of them has its own unique character, with lights hanging on the road, lanterns and beautiful verses on the lamp.
the 15-day celebration of chinese new year.
the first day of the lunar new year is "the weling of the gods of the heavens and earth."many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.
on the second day, the chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. they are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.
the third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.
the fifth day is called po woo. on that day people stay home to wele the god of wealth. no one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.
on the sixth to the 10th day, the chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. they also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.
the seventh day of the new year is the day for farmers to display their produce. these farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion. the seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.
on the eighth day the fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to tian gong, the god of heaven.
the ninth day is to make offerings to the jade emperor.
the 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner. after so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.
the 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the lantern festival which is to be held on the 15th night.
Fifteenth day Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival.
People will eat during the Lantern Festival, the South and the North are different, so there's to eat glutinous rice balls, which have a literary reference, saying it was Yuan feel Lantern with "Yuan Consumers" So the Lantern named Tangyuan. Hanging lanterns in the streets on both sides. That is festive, but also lively.
Lantern Festival is also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, the young men and women get along with fireworks, dancing folk dance and lantern making.
Lantern Festival this day, people walking on the street, watching lanterns, guess riddles. People are immersed in an atmosphere of joy.
Fifteenth day after the Lantern Festival, people began the new year's work.
"Tangyuan dumplings dumplings, sweet sweet dumpling is round and round..." And this is a sing "tangyuan" yuanxiao. Because, we all said to eat dumplings, the dream is round, so the aunt to sing, sing uncle, uncle sing, we sing.
In a few days off, I am the most happy day, is the Lantern Festival. That day, uncle came to my house to have a meal, uncle had just sat down and asked me: "whoever, you pass the fireworks?" I replied: "let go once or twice." Uncle went on to say: "that you want to put on a?" I said: "of course! But mother partial about fireworks are dangerous! Don't let me more." Uncle said: "don't be afraid, I told your mother, she will agree!" I jumped for joy "three thousand feet", I shouted: "can fireworks again! Can fireworks again!" I turned to uncle said, "or uncle loves me!" Uncle smiled to me, looking back at his newspaper again.
After dinner, uncle gave me a big bag of fireworks, and three incense sticks, let my mother and I went downstairs to put. Stone chair beside the downstairs, I put the fireworks pipe on the ground first, then the fireworks near the tube with a lit incense probe, lighting, before long, the fireworks "sou" like a rocket, fly in the sky, then, "touch" with a scattered in the sky, just like a flower! Later, I took a look, there are red, have yellow, with purple, with green and various different variety, really good-looking!
Later, I got home, my mother brought me a bowl of dumplings to eat, ah! I really like your Lantern Festival!
In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.
Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month. It is a happy holiday. The main thing about the festival is the lantern show and the lion dance.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, people go shopping with all kinds of colorful lanterns and enjoy dancing dragon lions, guessing lantern riddles and playing games under the full moon.
Yuan xiao is a food that must be eaten for the Lantern Festival. It is also a special food for the Lantern Festival. It is very sweet, with black sesame seeds and peanuts.
I like to eat sweet yuan xiao, like to see colorful lanterns, like to do fun, fun games, more like to guess on the lantern riddles, more like this happy Lantern Festival.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, my parents and I went to the square to see the fireworks. Along the way, there are many people, both men and women, old and young, they laugh and laugh, and the whole city has a festive atmosphere. The composition
Suddenly a "missile" flew into the sky like a plane, exploding in the sky, and the colorful "paratroopers" fell. When it gets to the ground, it disappears. A few "meteors" streaked through the sky, looking at the meteor, flashing and flying toward the clouds. Then there were countless little fireworks, and the noise of the small gift of thunder scared me and my brother to cover my ears, and in a few moments the little flower was gone.
The night of the Lantern Festival is lively, the people who look at the lights are people, people are smiling, I thought it was a dream, but this is really true.
Abortion in window ", the fifteenth day of the first like year, the family is not only to reunite and then eat dinner, evening also particularly lively, a rally playing dragon lantern and lion dance, and guess riddles, fireworks and other community activities.
The fifteenth day of the first in the north also have very busy, as the fourteenth year eat meal again, and then continue to three days after years (for small the first 15 and 16 for small 2, 17 for small 3). Until the 18th day, people began to put into normal production work.
Regardless of the south north, the fifteenth day of this day have a family reunion to eat yuanxiao. "Yuanxiao" name of the food, is said to have appeared in the early yuan dynasty, because people are used to eat it in the night of the Lantern Festival.
Yuanxiao, like the rice cakes of the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival dumplings are festive food. Yuanxiao is symbol of family reunion like full moon, good wishes of the people for the future life. Yuanxiao "tangyuan" "mariko" and "water circle" "soup pill" "floating mariko" lactose mariko ", "business" wing "is the name a person, is made from glutinous rice, or solid, or with stuffing. Fillings such as bean paste, sugar, hawthorn, boiled, Fried, steamed, Fried can.
It was the Lantern Festival, and my parents took me to the Confucius temple to see the Lantern Festival. Along the way, it was drizzling. One to the Confucius temple, the eyes are all lights, as if into the light of the sea. The lotus lantern on the left, the advertising lamp on the right, looks like two soaring dragons.
After that, my parents took me to the lantern market to buy lanterns. What a lot of lanterns! There are rabbit lights, pigeon lights, and dog lights... I looked back and forth several times. It was dazzling. I was dazzled, didn't know which to buy? Finally, I bought an antique candle lamp.
Then mom and dad took me to the pedal boat. Because of the festival, so many people, lined up a long team. We chose a goose boat, my father and mother pedaled, and I held the rudder. We had a happy Lantern Festival.
Today is the Lantern Festival, in order to go to see the Lantern Festival early, I eat the speed also accelerated. At chengbei park, it is a sea of people and a sea of joy.
I wanted to see the dragon dance, but there were too many people to get in, so we had to go to the playground first. After playing for a while, my mother suddenly saw a big light, I was attracted by it, and ran to the past. It's really big, bigger than daddy! Here is a small boat with a big golden bull, which means we have a good year in the ox.
The sky was filled with all kinds of lights. There are lotus lanterns, fish lamps, jade rabbit lights, octagonal palace lanterns... They were strung together like a river of lights, shining brightly across the park.
Looking up, a large and round moon hung in the sky, and countless lanterns were rising. The kong ming lamp was invented by zhuge kong ming in The Three Kingdoms period, also known as the wishing lamp, which brought good luck and happiness to people.
It is the Lantern Festival. After dinner, I went to the street with my father and mother happily. The moon had climbed up early into the sky, and it was like a silver mirror, quietly shining the earth very bright.
On the road, people come and go. A series of headlights are like a long flowing river, and the lamps are like silver snakes, and they are always reaching to the horizon.
Its not only beautiful, but its also beautiful on the streets and in the parks. The street lights, the neon lights on the building, the decorative lights on the pavilion, the floodlights in the grass, all lit up like the sea of lights. Standing on the jiefang east, yingbin bridge rainbow lamp, a bridge sightseeing lamp and tall buildings on both sides of the bridge to shoot the light, colorful, colored and glittering city beauty, composed of a true intoxicating!
festival of lanterns.i spent the festival of lanterns with my grandparents this year.
my family went to my grandparents‘ home and had dinner with them.we had lots of sweet dumpl ins. after the dinner, my grandparents and i went out to play fireworks.
we had a very good time together.
At night, today is the annual Lantern Festival, people happily walked to square, see yuanxiao party, watch the fireworks.
Have people mountain people sea, in the square heads. The faces of people like smile became a bright flower. My mother and I to watch, I can't see, mother picked up me, I see, is surrounded by a piece of boundless, it is estimated that there are thousands of!
Yuanxiao party began, the first show is the dragon, you see, the two dragons in tease each other, play, the scene like live. The second program is the dance, see them wearing a green skirt, turn left, turn right, neat, beautiful, fast, like a dragonfly flying.
In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.
随着时间的推移，元宵节的活动越来越多，白天有耍龙灯、耍狮子、踩高跷、划旱船扭秧歌、打太平鼓等传统民俗表演。到了夜晚，除了五颜六色的美花灯之外，还有艳丽多姿的烟火。大多数家庭会在春节时留下一些烟花等到元宵节这天燃放，而一些地方政府也会举办烟花大会，当新年的第一个月圆之夜在盛大的烟火表演中来临时，人们都陶醉在这令人难忘了烟花与皎洁的明月中。
If it is the Lantern Festival in my hometown, yangcheng, you will feel the real yuanxiao. In addition to the dazzling, colorful lanterns and fireworks, the most attractive is the street art performance.
The performance began at nine o 'clock in the morning. On both side of the street was a sea of people, the whole street was flowing stage, bring their best talents each villages and towns that have dancing, bohanchuan, they wear colourful clothes, hand color variegated silks fan dance, twisting the spirit... The weifeng gongs and drums stood on the high, decorated a new color car, the sound of gong and drum beat; Five or six year old children dressed up as the characters in the drama, the grown-ups on the head, really amazing, tell you, this is our yangcheng traditional program -- top story; Walking on stilts is even more exquisite. On stilts, about seven or eight feet high, performers "jump double stool" and "big splits" make you sweat for them.
With all that said, you must be in a hurry. It's all right. Welcome to yangcheng for the Lantern Festival. I'll be your guide.
According to the Chinese tradition，at the very beginning of a new year， when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky， there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out.
During the Lantern Festival， people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuan xiao (glutinous rice ball)。
In the Sui Dynasty in the sixth century， Emperor Yangdi invited envoys from other countries to China to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala performances.
By the beginning of the Tang Dynasty in the seventh century， the lantern displays would last three days. The emperor also lifted the curfew， allowing the people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night.
Yesterday is the Lantern Festival, can be noisy! According to the traditional Chinese folk, the day of the magnificent on brand night, people points up lights all light, to show celebration. Go out the moon, burning lamp burning, happy event put lantern riddle quiz, were yuanxiao, have a family reunion, the backdrop of the festival, feel happy.
At 7:00 in the evening, I just have a meal, the sky sounded the ZhaLei general noise, and bam! Bam! Bam! Each a barrage of put up the fireworks! I hurried stop chopsticks, rushed out of dining room and father, brother ran upstairs to watch the fireworks to!
Because my home in this area are of high buildings! I stand on top of the panoramic view of all the scenery! Fireworks rose! Some like a blooming chrysanthemums! Some like the dancing like fireflies, some like a snow mountain blasted general!
The most beautiful to a few "big fireworks," is likely the volcanic eruption, purples, green, yellow, "a mountain" even "a mountain" out! Like a meteor scattered, lined with black night, gorgeous and dazzing! The dark of night as a bright
Read other people's fireworks, my brother and I also put their fireworks take out to put! I took out "ChongTianBao", lit, like a meteor shot out, trailing behind a long "tail"!
Colorful! Brother took out "the Christmas tree", sent out a powerful sparks! Color various kind! Like a fountain, moving short, when light dark! Sparks from the "day" and drop, like countless pearls hung in the sky! Like heaven fell in the Milky Way.
Shine! Still put "yuhua" is like fairy scattering flower, fell from the sky, and sometimes "flower" heart still open "little", such as flower general. There's like "UFO" flash in the past, speed eyes can't keep up, some like a gyroscope general "crazy rotating"............. In the night
Finally put out the fireworks, about the quiet down, and to see this beautiful fireworks, reminds me of the xin qiji's "jade case yuan xi", he found in the thousands of degrees, suddenly look back, that person but in, fire dim. Yuan xiao party is over, but the happiness and laughter, a long time to curl up in our window...
In his sleep, I was suddenly a burst of nose smell "called" wake up, I will with the fastest speed to put on clothes, jumped out of bed and ran into the kitchen down the fragrance, saw mother is boiled dumplings!
Yuan xiao like each one grownup at "karaoke" jump beautiful dance, let a person see the's saliva dc, very anxious to swallow it bite into the belly, at this moment, mom found me, said: "little lazier, soon can eat yuan xiao!" Sure enough, after a while, the fragrant rice dumplings out of the pot, I can't wait to eat a small yuan xiao, "ah! Burned to death." I jumped three feet high, mother in the kitchen heard the call, hurriedly ran out, anxiously shouted: "what? What's the matter? When she saw that I was flushed, my mother knew what was going on, and I poured a glass of cold water for me to drink, and it was better.
In the evening, I went to see the lanterns with my mother, wow! Good beauty! The lantern has yellow, red, pink and so on, let a person see really colorful, beautiful! Walking forward, I saw a small lantern hanging on a tree. Inside, a child was carrying a lantern as if to say, "happy Lantern Festival! Happy Lantern Festival! There was a riddle next to him, and my eyes turned, and I thought of the answer.
Today, is the traditional Chinese festival - Lantern Festival. Eating yuanxiao, the meaning of the lanterns is tuan tuan yuan yuan, harmony and beauty. After dinner, my mother and I went to the square to see the lantern show.
Come to the square, ho, people many ah, really lively! These lights are vivid and lifelike, with 12 zodiac lanterns, corn lights, jack-o-lanterns, lotus lanterns, lei yue lanterns... It's beautiful. There was a lamp that impressed me the most, it was the moon, and there were some lovely twinkling stars.
I hope the next Lantern Festival will come soon.
The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival.According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out.During the Lantern Festival, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball).
In the Sui Dynasty in the sixth century, Emperor Yangdi invited envoys from other countries to China to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala performances.
By the beginning of the Tang Dynasty in the seventh century, the lantern displays would last three days. The emperor also lifted the curfew, allowing the people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night.In the Song Dynasty, the festival was celebrated for five days and the activities began to spread to many of the big cities in China.
Today, the displaying of lanterns is still a big event on the 15th day of the first lunar month throughout China.The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or salty. Sweet fillings are made of sugar, Walnuts, sesame, osmanthus flowers, rose petals, or jujube paste etc. A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling . The salty variety is filled with minced meat, vegetables etc.
When the Lantern Festival arrived, my mother carried me to the car (because my leg was hurt and I couldn't walk down the road). When the fireworks were set, the traffic police blocked the road and allowed no traffic. Then I took my aunt's electric car and arrived at my destination. A: it's not easy for me to see a firework!
The fireworks began to set off. Ah! How beautiful it is! There are colorful spheres rushing up into the sky. With a loud bang, fireworks explode in the air, some like a round smile, some like a red star, and some like Numbers. I was dazzled. The best of all was the red lanterns that waddled in the sky for a long time. What a happy day!
the chinese new year is now popularly known as the spring festival because it starts from the begining of spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of nature). its origin is too old to be traced. several explanations are hanging around. all agree, however, that the word nian, which in modern chinese solely means year, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
one legend goes that the beast nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. people were very scared. one day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue nian. to nian he said, i hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents? so, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.
The moon is round, the earth is round, everything is round! The flowers are good, the scenery is good, the mood is better! Wish you and your family a happy Lantern Festival!
On the fifteenth day of the first month, the moon represents my heart! Let the moon take my blessing to you: happy Lantern Festival!
I will make you the happiest person tonight, when the light is day and we are all together.
At this moment, I have the deepest thoughts, let the cloud send to full blessing, adorn your sweet dream, wish you have a happy Lantern Festival.
The sound of drums and gongs and drums of fire, fireworks and lights, and Februarys wisps of light breeze into your heart, strings of hope to wish you: happy Lantern Festival!
The evening of the Lantern Festival, my parents and I a line of six people went to the square to see fireworks together.Along the way, the lamp can be more people, men and women, old and young, they happily juggle said laughing, the whole city is a festival atmosphere.
Suddenly, a "missile" spray a fly to the sky, almost like flying, exploded in the sky, the colorful paratroopers float however, disappeared when fast to the ground.A few "meteor across the sky," see, the meteor shine, fly to the clouds, then there is countless small fireworks, small fireworks scratching noise frighten my brother quickly cover your ears, for a while, small fireworks then vanished without a trace.
Lantern Festival can be noisy at night, watching lanterns people mountain people sea, people laugh by words, I thought it was dreaming, but it is indeed true.
Today, it is our country's annual traditional festival -the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan stands for reunion.
During the day, my family and I went to shopping park in xintiandi. The shopping mall is full of everything. Customers are happy to buy things they like.
The people at the amusement park were also enjoying themselves. Some are sitting on a mountain dragon: some are sitting on a revolving cup: some are sitting in a flying chair; My favorite bumper cars lined up.
In the evening, we went to the victory park to enjoy the ice lanterns and guess the fans. The park was ablaze with lights and voices. Back at home, the family ate dumplings together. Mother said that she did not have so much fun, good-looking, now living standards and the strength of the motherland is inseparable. I will study hard and contribute my strength to the prosperity of our motherland.
There was a sea of people, and the lanterns were gathered together like a meeting. It's hilarious. The lantern dazzled me. The lamp has big, small, color is different, the shape is strange. The most interesting thing is the golden pig lamp. Let me introduce you!
The golden pig lamp was made of several pieces of wire, and the body was made of a few golden sponges. A few smiles on her face. Really cute! It looks like running. The pig tail of the golden pig had a note on it, which said: happy Lantern Festival.
After watching the eye-catching golden pig lamp, go to the green light!
Two hands came out from below, beside the woods and meadows. There is also an o line "stream", "brook" water is really "clear see low" ah. You can think of it as a mirror! There are two bamboo rafts in the "stream" of the word "stream". I think they must be looking at the scenery! How is it? It's beautiful!
The annual Lantern Festival has finally arrived. On this day, people will eat dumplings, watch lanterns and set off fireworks to celebrate this happy festival together. We are no exception.
On this day, our whole family went out of the house early to watch various forms of street art performances, including lion dance, dragon dance, stilt walking, dry boat running, etc. you see, the energetic and enthusiastic performances of the actors welcomed bursts of admiration from the audience.
In the evening, the street is brightly lit, as if walking into the ocean of lights. Look! There are dazzling dragon lights, lovely rabbit lights, and my favorite cartoon character lights, which are really dazzling. Eh! Not far ahead, what are we doing together? My mother and I crowded into the crowd and guessed the lantern riddle! Unfortunately, I didn't guess the first one. My mother was about to tell me the answer. Suddenly, with a loud noise, fireworks appeared in the sky, flying in the air like dancing butterflies. It's really a lively ocean.
At this moment, everyone was fascinated by the colorful world and refused to leave for a long time.
After the annual Lantern Festival is the most, people took to the streets to see lanterns from all directions, there are many a variety of lanterns on the street, there are lights, lanterns and lights, but my favorite is the headlights. Because on the 15th day of the first month, people will eat yuanxiao, so it is called "yuanxiao festival".
On the day of the Lantern Festival, the family gather together to eat the reunion dinner, and also eat tangyuan together. The tangyuan symbolizes the round circle of the family, and I like to eat the bean paste. The funniest of all is the flower lamp, the street is full of all kinds of lanterns. I saw a twinkle in the sky, I look carefully, originally is kong light ah! When my mother looked at me so much, she bought me one.
The Lantern Festival is such a fun, exciting and unforgettable day!
The Lantern Festival which occurs on the 15-th day of the First Month of the Chinese Year marks the end of the New Year's Holidays.
Lanterns are everywhere. A most interesting tradition is the posting of riddles called 'Lantern Riddles.' Riddles are written on pieces of paper and posted on lanterns or wall. Any one solving the riddle is awarded a prize. And the food for lantern festival is Tang Yuan i have made some Tang Yuan in a ginger soup my wife got a serious cold so i cooked a pot of ginger soup for her. I look forward to the next spring festival.
On this day, I read the poem "Kyoto yuxi", which reminds me of last years Lantern Festival.
That night, my mother cooked the dumplings, which were white, green and purple... Its nice. Its sticky, sweet and delicious.
After eating the dumplings, my father and I went to the peoples park. When we got to the park, I saw all kinds of lanterns, including rabbit lights, lantern lights, and carp lanterns... These lights are colorful, red, yellow, green... Its like a sea of lights.
I saw a lot of people around, and it was very strange. Approaching, they were guessing lantern riddles. I also followed to guess, the first lantern riddle is "from one to ten," I thought for a long time, could not guess, have to ask dad, dad said: "dont understand, this is a" sit "word." I thought, yeah! "Sit" does not have a "from" a "one" and "ten"? Then I looked at the next lantern riddle, "more than half," and I guessed it, it was "xi". I told my dad the answer, and dad complimented me on my intelligence.
The time passed quickly, it was very late, father said: "lets go back!" I had to go home reluctantly.
Probably more food is consumed during the new year celebrations than any other time of the year.
Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.
On new year's day, the chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.
Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.
Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity.
The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness.
Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.
In south china, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy.
In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.
The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.