The custom of hanging lanterns and eating tangyuan (sweet glutinous rice balls) comes originally from central China, but Taiwan also has many of its own unique folk activities connected with the holiday.
元宵節提燈籠、吃湯圓的習俗原本來自中原，然而在台灣，元宵節卻又衍生出許多特色獨具的民俗活動來。