What are the do's and don'ts during the Lantern Festival? Who can’t eat Tangyuan?
Introduction: Glutinous Rice Balls are a traditional food for the Lantern Festival. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household cooks and eats glutinous rice balls to celebrate the arrival of the Lantern Festival. Because of the unique ingredients of glutinous rice balls, not everyone can eat them. What are the dos and don’ts when eating glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival? Let’s find out together! The first month of the lunar calendar is an important month. Let us pay attention to the traditional festivals and solar terms in the first month and have a good start of the month.What are the do's and don'ts during the Lantern Festival?On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hold lantern festivals, enjoy lanterns, eat Yuanxiao (Chinese rice dumplings), perform social activities, and play with dragon lanterns. In some cities and counties, there is a custom that new brides should avoid looking at the lights at their parents' home, saying: "If you look at the lights at your parents' home, your father-in-law will die." However, in some places, a new bride must live with her parents' home on the day of her wedding, which is called "hiding from the lights." It is also taboo to have wind, snow, rain or fog on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. If this is the case, it means the year will be bad. As the saying goes, "When there are lights on the Lantern Festival, people and animals are healthy; when there is wind and snow, people get sick and cows die." Suitable for: getting married, coming of age, accepting marriage proposals, traveling, meeting relatives and friends, raising beams, installing machinery, installing beds, animal husbandry, hunting, offering sacrifices, praying, consecrating, repairing and installing doors. Taboo: moving into a new house, building a stove, treating illness, burying people, and migrating. This year's almanac records many auspicious events, and most of them are happy events or things that need to be prepared, which foreshadow a good harvest and joy for the year. What we should avoid are big moves and unlucky things, so we should try to avoid them.Who can't eat tangyuan?Patients with high fever: When they have a fever, the gastrointestinal tract of the patient is in a relatively inhibited state, so they should eat liquid food or other easily digestible food, otherwise the condition will be aggravated. For diabetic patients, the sugar content of glutinous rice balls is high. If patients indulge in them, their blood sugar may rise sharply, which will not only aggravate the condition but also induce ketoacidosis. The elderly and infirm have weakened gastrointestinal function, reduced secretion of digestive enzymes and digestive juices, slower gastrointestinal motility, and longer emptying time, making it difficult for them to digest and absorb sticky foods such as glutinous rice balls. Swallowing the Yuanxiao quickly may cause it to get stuck in the throat, leading to breathing difficulties or even suffocation and death. People with gastrointestinal dysfunction: Glutinous rice balls are made of glutinous rice flour, which is very sticky and difficult to digest. Eating them may cause stomach pain, bloating, belching, acid reflux and even diarrhea. Patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and gout: Both sweet and salty glutinous rice balls contain a lot of fat. Sweet-filled glutinous rice balls contain a lot of sugar and calories. Eating them in large quantities will cause blood sugar to get out of control, increase blood lipids, and increase blood viscosity. For those who have just recovered from a long illness: Although the patient's appetite has improved, the digestive function is still weak, and eating too much glutinous rice balls is not conducive to recovery. Infants and young children have weak digestive functions and their swallowing reflex is not yet fully developed, so they cannot eat the glutinous rice balls as a whole. They should divide them into 1/4 and eat one bite before taking the second bite. Be sure to chew slowly to prevent accidents. For patients with ulcers, eating rice dumplings can increase gastric acid secretion, aggravate the irritation to the ulcer surface, and in severe cases can induce gastric bleeding, gastric perforation, etc. Patients with acute gastroenteritis: The gastrointestinal tract of the patient is in a state of congestion and edema. The patient should eat easily digestible foods such as rice soup and lotus root powder. Eating glutinous rice balls will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.Summary: The above article is an introduction to some do’s and don’ts about eating glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival. You can refer to it and hope it can help you! After reading this article, there are more exciting contents in the special topic of the first month of the lunar calendar. Let’s take a look! |
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