The ancient poem about glutinous rice balls is as follows:
What night is this evening? Reunion is the same. The official of the Tang Dynasty inspected the old things, and the servants in the kitchen were surprised by the new ones. The stars are shining in the dark clouds, and the beads are floating in the turbid water. When I was young, I compiled miscellaneous chants and added them to describe family traditions. ——Zhou Bida's "Yuanxiao Boiled Floating Rice Balls"
Wut walnuts with sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing, and glutinous rice like the water of the Pearl River. Let’s talk about who’s good at dripping rice noodles, and sell Yuanxiao in the lantern style. ("Shangyuan Bamboo Branch Poems")
Poetry:
(Song Dynasty) Jiang Baishi, a distinguished guest, hooked up a curtain to look at the imperial street, and the treasures in the market suddenly came,
in front of the curtain The flower stand has no way to travel, and the money will not be returned without money.
"The Lantern Festival and the Full Moon"
Southern Fujian Ballads
As the Lantern Festival is celebrated and the moon is full, the compatriots in Fujian and Taiwan rely on each other,
support The old and the young returned to their hometowns, feeling the longing for each other on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
What does it feel like to have tears in your eyes? What a joy to meet again after a long absence!
Celebrate the Lantern Festival, cook glutinous rice balls, and feel happy to be reunited.
Men, women, old and young gather around the table and eat Shangyuan Wan together as a family.
The blood stains on the cradle are hard to separate, and it is the right thing for a fallen leaf to return to its roots.