On the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, just after the Spring Festival, Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, is celebrated.

The Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) has a history of more than 2000 years, also known as the "Lantern Festival" or "Lantern Festival". During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Taoism firmly believed in the "Three Elemental Gods", including the "Shangyuan Tianguan (Tianguan Emperor)", "Zhongyuan Diguan (Diguan Emperor)", and "Xiayuan Shuiguan (Shuiguan Emperor)". Their birthdays were on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and the 15th day of the tenth lunar month, respectively. Therefore, the 15th day of the first lunar month is also known as the "Shangyuan Festival", which is a colorful folk festival and the last day of the Spring Festival. Since then, everything has returned to normal, so it is warmly celebrated by the people, hence the name "Little New Year".

According to Chinese folk tradition, on this night when the bright moon hangs high in the sky, people light thousands of colorful lanterns to celebrate. Go out to enjoy the moon, set off lights, guess riddles, eat Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) together, get together and celebrate the festival.

It is said that the 15th day of the first lunar month was designated as the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival as early as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty created the "Taichu Calendar" to further affirm the importance of the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival. The duration of the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival has been extended with the development of the past dynasties. It is said that the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) in the Tang Dynasty lasted only three days. The Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) in the Song Dynasty was more lively than that in the Tang Dynasty. The activities of appreciating lanterns lasted for five days, and the patterns of lanterns were more abundant. In the Ming Dynasty, it was customary to enjoy lanterns continuously for 10 days, starting from the eighth day of the lunar new year and ending on the seventeenth day of the lunar new year. This was a long lantern festival in China. Although the Qing Dynasty lantern festival lasted only three days, the scale of the lantern festival was very large, with thousands of people filling the streets. In addition to lighting lanterns, fireworks were also set off to enhance the atmosphere.

The folk custom of eating Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) on Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival. Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) is made of glutinous rice, either solid or stuffed. The filling includes bean paste, white sugar, hawthorn, various fruit ingredients, etc. It can be boiled, fried, steamed, or fried when eaten. At first, people called this kind of food "Fuyuanzi", and later "Tangtuan" or "rice dumpling". These names are similar in pronunciation, meaning reunion, which symbolizes the family's reunion, harmony and happiness. People also miss their departed relatives and place their good wishes for future life.　

In some places, the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival also has the custom of "walking all kinds of diseases", also known as "baking all kinds of diseases" and "scattering all kinds of diseases". Most of the participants are women. They walk together or by the wall, or across the bridge, or in the countryside, in order to drive away diseases and disasters. 　

As time went on, more and more activities were held during the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival. In many places, traditional folk performances such as playing dragon lantern, lion, stilt, rowing a boat, dancing yangko, playing the drums of peace were added to the festival. This traditional festival, which has been passed down for over two thousand years, is not only popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, but also celebrated every year in overseas Chinese communities. 　　

Traditional Chinese women never leave their boudoir for three steps. It is difficult to go out in the daytime at ordinary times, not to mention at night. It is rare for the ban to be broken on the night of Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival. Naturally, they will enjoy all the fun and wait for the opposite sex to meet. Therefore, many ancient Chinese love stories are themed on the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival.