What kind of delicacy did the ancients say Fuyuanzi was?

The ancients called the Floating Garden the Lantern Festival.

Yuanxiao is one of the traditional snacks of the Chinese Han people and is a festive food custom. The north "rolls" Yuanxiao, and the south "makes" glutinous rice balls. These are two foods with different preparations and tastes.

At first, people called this food "Fuyuanzi", and later called "Tangtuan" or "Tangyuan". These names are similar in pronunciation to the word "Reunion", which means reunion and symbolizes the reunion of the whole family. Round, harmonious and happy, people also use this to remember their departed relatives and place their good expectations for future life.

Eating Yuanxiao symbolizes family reunion like a full moon and expresses people’s good wishes for future life.

Introduction to Lantern Festival:

The Lantern Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival, Xiaozhengyue, Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival, takes place on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year.

The first month of the first lunar month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called "night" "xiao". The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full-moon night of the year, so the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist "Three Yuan" theory, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also called the "Shangyuan Festival". The Lantern Festival custom has been dominated by the warm and festive lantern viewing custom since ancient times.

The formation of the Lantern Festival has a long process, which is rooted in the ancient folk custom of turning on lights to pray for blessings. According to general information and folklore, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has been taken seriously in the Western Han Dynasty, but the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month truly became a national folk festival after the Han and Wei dynasties.

The rise of the custom of lighting lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also related to the spread of Buddhism to the east. Buddhism flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and officials and common people generally "lighted lanterns to worship Buddha" on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Buddhist lights spread among the people. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, lighting up lanterns during the Lantern Festival has become a legal matter.