包出来的形状是一样的——圆圆的、白白的,因为它和元宵夜的圆月一样,代表着团圆。
The sweet dumplings are always round and white, as it represents the moon on the night of the Lantern Festival.
而且,汤圆在中国和“团圆”这个词的发音相似,代表着团团圆圆。
What's more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning reunion.
月饼最早是祭月典礼中的一种供品,后来渐渐演变成了民间过中秋节必不可少的象征性食品。它和中秋夜圆圆的月亮一样,代表着和谐与团圆。
Moon cakes used to be tributes in moon fete rituals and later it becomes an indispensable symbolic food for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which stands for unity and harmony.
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