Why is the Lantern Festival also called the Lantern Festival? Is there a holiday for the Lantern Festival in 2020?
The most common day in a year for lighting lanterns is the Lantern Festival. There are many traditional festivals in my country that are very important and worth taking holidays to celebrate, but some festivals are not included in the holiday regulations, so even if they are very festive and lively days, there will be no corresponding holidays. So, is the Lantern Festival a legal holiday? Is there a holiday for the Lantern Festival in 2020? The arrival of the first month of the lunar calendar means that the new year has begun. Do you want to know more about the first month of the lunar calendar? Please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com for the 2020 New Year special topic.Why is the Lantern Festival also called the Lantern Festival?Let me first tell you a few related legends.According to one legend, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the courtier Dongfang Shuo dressed up as a folk fortune teller and started telling fortunes in Chang'an in order to help a palace maid named "Yuanxiao" to reunite with her family. He took the opportunity to spread the ominous omen of "you will be burned to death on the 16th day of the first lunar month" and the prophecy of "Chang'an is in danger, the imperial palace will be burned, there will be a fire on the 16th day, and red flames will be at night." There was panic in the government and the public. Emperor Wu of Han urgently summoned Dongfang Shuo to ask for a remedy to eliminate the disaster. Dongfang Shuo said that he heard that the God of Fire in heaven liked to eat glutinous rice balls the most, so he could let Yuanxiao make glutinous rice balls and burn incense as an offering on the fifteenth night, and order the subjects inside and outside the palace to come out in droves, hang lanterns and light firecrackers in the streets and alleys, as if the whole city was on fire, so that the Emperor of Heaven who was watching in the sky would not get suspicious. Emperor Wu of Han did as he was told. That night, the streets were deserted, and even the emperor came out of the palace in plain clothes to celebrate with the people. The palace maid Yuanxiao took the opportunity to reunite with her family. As a result of following Dongfang Shuo's suggestion, Chang'an City was safe and sound, and Emperor Wu of Han was very happy. From then on, the festival was held every year and this day was called the Lantern Festival. Another similar legend is "Hanging Lanterns on the Lantern Festival". The divine goose that was guarding the heavenly palace in the sky flew to the human world for fun and was shot by a hunter and died. The Jade Emperor ordered that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, heavenly soldiers and generals be sent to the human world to set fire to avenge the divine goose. A fairy heard the news and ventured down to earth to inform the world. People finally came up with the idea of hanging red lanterns on the doors of every household and setting off firecrackers three days before and after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to pretend that a fire had broken out on earth in order to deceive the Jade Emperor. These are nothing more than legends, the former seem credible, the latter are pure myths. So, what is the real reason for hanging lanterns during the Lantern Festival? Some scholars believe that this is related to the Han Dynasty's inheritance of the folk belief of worshiping Taiyi God from Chu culture. Some scholars believe that if we trace it back further, it can be traced back to the early days of the Chinese ancestors. "After primitive people invented fire," they believed that the mysterious fire could drive away all demons and monsters. Thus, the custom of holding fire to drive away ghosts, called "Nuo," was formed. Because of the worship of fire, the Lantern Festival was later evolved. It can be seen that the formation of the Lantern Festival is related to fire worship. (Tu Yuanji and Tu Shi, "The Origin and Development of the Lantern Festival", Folk Literature Forum, Issue 1, 1985) There is also an opinion that the Lantern Festival is an imported product along with Buddhism. In Buddhist teachings, fire is compared to the power of Buddha, as the saying goes: "Boundless flames, shining infinitely." The illumination of lamps has two wonderful uses: one is to dispel the darkness of the human world; the other is to reveal the light of Buddha to eliminate the troubles of all living beings. Therefore, in Buddhist ceremonies, lamps are used as one of the offerings before the Buddha. Buddhist scriptures repeatedly preach: "Hundreds of thousands of lamps are used to repent sins" and "It is a lamp that illuminates sins and is a field of merit for the world." Encourage believers to light lanterns. According to Buddhist legend, Buddha Shakyamuni displayed his supernatural powers and subdued gods and demons on December 30th in the West, which is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in my country. To commemorate the Buddha's miraculous transformation, a Lantern Festival is held on this day. In order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Ming of Han ordered that lanterns be hung in the palace and temples on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month to show respect for Buddha. Due to the integration of our country's local culture, the form of "lighting lamps" is far greater than the content of "representing Buddha". It is probably the confluence and interaction of the above-mentioned factors that formed the Lantern Festival. During the Tang and Song dynasties, emperors and nobles added fuel to the fire, making the Lantern Festival more and more lively, and it became a lantern festival celebrated by the whole country. Is there a holiday for the Lantern Festival?The Lantern Festival in 2020 is on Saturday, February 8, 2020 (the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the Year of the Rat). The Lantern Festival in 2020 falls on the weekend, so there are two days off. The Lantern Festival is not a statutory holiday and normally there is no holiday. 2020 full year holiday and adjustment arrangements: 1. New Year's Day: January 1, 2020 is a holiday, a total of 1 day. 2. Spring Festival: 7 days of holiday from January 24 to 30. Work on January 19 (Sunday) and February 1 (Saturday). 3. Qingming Festival: 3 days of holiday from April 4th to 6th. 4. Labor Day: May 1st to 5th are holidays, a total of 5 days. Work on April 26 (Sunday) and May 9 (Saturday). 5. Dragon Boat Festival: 3 days of holiday from June 25 to 27. Go to work on June 28th (Sunday). 6. National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival: October 1 to 8 will be holidays, a total of 8 days. Work on September 27 (Sunday) and October 10 (Saturday). In addition to holidays when all citizens have holidays, there is also a second category of holidays and anniversaries when some citizens have holidays, including: Women's Day (women have half-day holiday on March 8), Youth Day (youth aged 14 to 28 have half-day holiday on May 4), Children's Day (children under 14 have a day off on June 1), and the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (active servicemen have half-day holiday on August 1).Summary: The above is [Why is the Lantern Festival also called the Lantern Festival? Is there a holiday for the Lantern Festival in 2020? 】, I hope it will be helpful to you! |
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