The Lantern Festival brings with it an abundance of sweet rice dumplings which physically demonstrate the hope that the approaching year will be a well-rounded one.
正月十五是元宵節，家家戶戶吃湯圓，祈求闔家團圓、團結，也期盼新的一年諸事圓滿。清明時節，中國人在掃墓時不忘摘取艾草做米團或粿祭祖。