The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month．It marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations．One of the customs of the Lantern Festival is eating tangyuan, which are glutinous rice balls filled with sweet or savory fillings．However, there is no tradition of eating dumplings on this festival．Dumplings are typically eaten on the Winter Solstice Festival, which falls on the shortest day of the year in December.