It is the most distinctive food in the traditional Lantern Festival in China, and it is very popular in the south of the Yangtze River. There is also a folk saying that eating glutinous rice balls is one year older. The custom of eating glutinous rice balls on the fifteenth day of the first month has a long history. It is not only a kind of food, but also symbolizes reunion and perfection, as well as family harmony, which is of great significance in festivals.
Eating jiaozi is one of the customs of the Lantern Festival. The shape of jiaozi is round, the skin is made of glutinous rice flour, and the stuffing is made of peanuts, black sesame seeds and sugar. Tangyuan means "reunion".