When is the Lantern Festival in 2020 and what does "eating Yuanxiao" mean?

When is the Lantern Festival in 2020 and what does "eating Yuanxiao" mean?
The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Spring Festival. After the Lantern Festival, life gradually becomes calm and returns to normal. But there are many customs and activities on the Lantern Festival. When is the Lantern Festival in 2020 and what is "eating Lantern Festival"? Every day has its good and bad days. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the first month of 2020, please pay attention to the relevant articles on the first month of 2020 on Shuimoxiansheng.com!

When is the Lantern Festival in 2020?

2020 Lantern Festival Dates:
——Lunar calendar: 15th day of the first lunar month in 2020
——Gregorian calendar: Saturday, February 8, 2020
》Good and bad things on that day:
(1) The 12 gods determine good and bad fortune:

In peacetime, it is appropriate to suppress thieves and put an end to plague, and to eliminate disasters and all things will go well. It is also suitable for getting married and raising livestock, and for cutting off the roots of thieves when encountering wood. The construction and burial were all smooth sailing, and the rest all kept their duties and increased their ranks.
(2) The fortune and misfortune of the twenty-eight constellations:
The willow star creates the master of the government, day and night he is secretly shut up and cannot rest for a moment, burying the plague and many diseases, the fields are all abandoned and the winter cold is waiting,
Opening the door to let water in will cause deafness and blindness, waist and back are bent like a bow, there is also the punishment so be careful, women follow guests and linger.
(3) The fortune and misfortune of the nine stars in the River Chart and Luoshu:
Welcome Tianyi Star, everything will flourish when you meet it, celebrate with harmony, and welcome it with tea and wine. If you plan to plan your relationship and get married in the south with Zhen in the front and Li in the back, it will be a natural match. Good and bad fortune will be predicted by gods, and the difference between good and bad luck will be very clear. The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals of China, the Chinese character cultural circle and overseas Chinese.
》The Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities such as viewing lanterns, eating rice dumplings, guessing lantern riddles, and setting off fireworks.

What is "eating Yuanxiao"?

——“Eating Yuanxiao” is one of the traditional customs of the Lantern Festival.
》The origin of eating Yuanxiao:
(1) In the Song Dynasty, a novel food was popular among the people for the Lantern Festival. This kind of food was first called "Fuyuanzi" and later called "Yuanxiao". Businessmen also called it "Yuanbao".
》Yuanxiao: Tangyuan <br /> Yuanxiao is "tangyuan" filled with sugar, rose, sesame, red bean paste, osmanthus, walnut kernels, nuts, jujube paste, etc., wrapped in glutinous rice flour into a round shape, can be meat or vegetarian, with different flavors.
——Method and meaning:
It can be cooked in soup, fried, or steamed, symbolizing reunion and happiness. The glutinous rice balls in Shaanxi are not wrapped but "rolled" in glutinous rice flour and then boiled or fried. They are hot and round.
》The southerners make glutinous rice balls, and the northerners roll Yuanxiao:
In the north, people “roll” Yuanxiao, while in the south, people “wrap” glutinous rice balls. These are two foods with different preparation methods and tastes.

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