The significance of eating glutinous rice balls in the New Year.

Moral is a symbol of reunion, and eating glutinous rice balls at the beginning of the new year has a very good moral.

The name of glutinous rice balls is similar to the pronunciation of "reunion", which means reunion and symbolizes family reunion, harmony and happiness. People also miss their dead relatives and place good wishes on their future life.

According to the shape of glutinous rice balls, which are round and filled with stuffing or solids, they are called Yuanxiao in the north and glutinous rice balls in the south. Jiaozi can have many tricks on Lantern Festival. Especially the varieties with stuffing are the most. Sweet fillings generally include bean paste, white sugar sesame, sweet-scented osmanthus assorted, jujube paste, nuts, sesame seeds, almonds, ginkgo, hawthorn and so on; Salty stuffing generally includes diced fresh meat and dried shrimps. There is also a kind of jiaozi, which contains mustard, onion, garlic, leek and ginger. It is called "Five-flavor Yuanxiao", which means hard work and long-term progress.