1. The origin of the Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China. It is said that during the period of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty highly praised and promoted Buddhism. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he would "light lanterns and worship Buddha" in the palace and temples. Later, this kind of Buddhist etiquette festival gradually spread from the palace to the people, and from the Central Plains to the whole country. , forming a grand folk festival. In this way, the Lantern Festival has become a traditional festival for the Chinese people
2. The origin of glutinous rice balls
Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. A novel food that emerged in Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) at that time was stuffed with black sesame and lard, a little sugar added, and the outside was rolled into a round shape with glutinous rice flour. After cooking, it tasted sweet and soft. Nuo, endless aftertaste. At the same time, glutinous rice balls symbolize family reunion, and eating glutinous rice balls also means family happiness and reunion in the new year, so it is a must-have delicacy during the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
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3. Verses about glutinous rice balls
I heard that Ma’s rice dumplings are good, and they sell Yuanxiao in the lantern style. ——Fu Zeng's "Shangyuan Bamboo Branch Poetry"
On the night of Yuan Dynasty last year, the lights in the flower market were as bright as day. ——Ouyang Xiu, "Shengchazi·Yuanxi"
Three hundred wives danced with sleeves, and for a while the sound of lyrics was heard in the sky. ——Zhang Hu's "Lights on the Fifteenth Night of the First Month"
Who knows how to celebrate the red lotus night every year? The two places meditate and know each other. ——Jiang Kui's "Partridge Sky·Dreams on Yuanxi"
On the top of the willow branches on the moon, people meet after dusk. ——Ouyang Xiu "Shengchazi·Yuanxi Festival"
I love the scenery of the Lantern Festival, with the moonlight and bright lights. ——The nameless "Order of Gui Gui·Yuanxiao"
The colors are scattered far away, and the light is far away in the sky. ——Lu Zhaolin's "Watching Lanterns on the Fifteenth Night"
At five o'clock, the music and songs disperse, and the moon shines brightly for ten miles and the lights are sparse.
——He Zhu's "Siyue People·When the East Wind blows out of Zi Mansion at Night"