銆€銆€Having dumplings for the New Year is a tradition in many families of the north.

銆€銆€Dumplings are a special kind of holiday food, and also a common home-cooked dish. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, the whole family sits in a circle, kneading the dough, mixing the filling, rolling the wrap, wrapping, pinching, and boil the dumplings, all the while having a good time.

銆€銆€A New Year’s painting Celebrating the Lantern Festival portrays the festive scenes of igniting firecrackers and making yuanxiao ( stuffed glutinous rice-balls) among Chinese people.

銆€銆€The festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year will last for a half month, until the 15th day of the first lunar month when it is the Lantern Festival, another important holiday of the Chinese. On the night of the Lantern Festival will be the first full moon of the year. Festive decor and bright lights adorn the major streets and narrow alleyways. The people while guessing fun riddles placed inside beautiful lanterns, enjoy yuanxiao (glutinous stuffed rice balls in soup), the southerners call them tangyuan.

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