What should we do on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, and what is its meaning?
Many folk customs and traditional activities during the festival have meanings, some represent reunion, good luck, praying for peace and health, etc. What should we do on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, and what is its meaning? The first month of the lunar calendar is an important month. Let us pay attention to the traditional festivals in the first month and have a good start of the month together. For more knowledge related to the first month of the lunar year, please pay attention to the 2020 first month special topic on Shuimoxiansheng.com.What should we do on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival?》Related activities for the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month——(1) Dragon Dance: It is one of the important folk customs of the Lantern Festival. (2) Hanging lanterns: It is said that this custom originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and became popular during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, the Lantern Festival lasted for three days, from the 14th to the 16th day of the first lunar month. In the Song Dynasty, it was changed to five days, and in the Ming Dynasty it was changed to ten days. In the Qing Dynasty, the palace would hang lanterns starting from the New Year's Eve. (3) Eating Yuanxiao (Chinese Yuanxiao) is a traditional Chinese food eaten on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Yuanxiao has a long history in my country. (4) Guessing lantern riddles: Guessing lantern riddles is also called playing lantern riddles. Lantern riddles were first developed from riddles and originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The practice of hanging riddles on lanterns for people to guess began in the Southern Song Dynasty. (5) Walking Away from All Diseases: Walking away from all diseases is also known as "roasting away all diseases" or "dispersing all diseases". Most of the participants are women. They walk together or walk along the wall, cross the bridge or walk in the suburbs. The purpose is to drive away diseases and disasters. ——2020 Lantern Festival Zi Gua Xiang fortune: 》The best hexagram: Fire and Heaven (Da You hexagram) Follow the will of heaven and the time 》Hexagram fortune: [Career]: When you have achieved certain success in your career, you should avoid becoming complacent and doing reckless things. You must stop doing evil and promote good, stick to the middle way, associate with upright friends, be cautious and conscientious, and truly achieve being great without being excessive, and being full without overflowing. Then your career will hopefully reach a new level. [Business]: Prosperous and having gotten rid of the difficult situation, you have entered a stage of prosperity. If you can control your greed for money, stick to the principle of honesty, treat others fairly, be diligent and frugal, and especially pay attention to market trends and make timely transitions, your business will last long. 【Going out】: Safe, you can go. [Marriage and Love]: The conditions are excellent and there are many options to choose from. It is better to be cautious. Both parties in the family should try their best to maintain it. Is there any meaning behind this?"1" Welcoming Zigu: It reflects the hard-working people's kindness, loyalty, and sympathy for the weak.Zi Gu is a kind, poor girl in folk legends. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zi Gu died of poverty. The people sympathized with her and missed her, and in some places the custom of "welcoming Zi Gu on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month" emerged. Every night on this day, people make a life-size portrait of Zi Gu out of straw and cloth. The women stood by the toilet, pigpen and kitchen where Zi Gu often worked to welcome her. They held her hands, spoke kind words to her and comforted her with tears, treating her like a real sister. The scene was very vivid. 《2》 Lantern Festival: Valentine's Day <br /> The Lantern Festival is also a romantic festival. In the feudal traditional society, the Lantern Festival also provides an opportunity for unmarried men and women to meet each other. In traditional society, young girls are not allowed to go out freely, but during the festival, they can go out together to play; Viewing lanterns during the Lantern Festival is a great opportunity for socializing, and unmarried men and women can also use the opportunity to look for a partner. During the Lantern Festival, it is an opportunity for young men and women to meet their lovers. 《3》Watching Lanterns: Symbolizing Brightness and the Birth of a Child <br /> Lanterns represent brightness and the birth of a child in Taiwan. Lighting a lantern means illuminating the future, and the homophony of “lantern” and “ding” in Taiwanese represents the birth of a boy. Therefore, in the past, women would deliberately walk under the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, hoping to “drill under the lanterns and give birth to a boy” (that is, to walk under the lanterns in order to give birth to a boy). 《4》Eating Yuanxiao: Symbolizes a happy reunion <br /> Yuanxiao is stuffed with sugar, rose, sesame, red bean paste, osmanthus, walnut kernels, nuts, jujube paste, etc. The stuffing is formed into a ball and then rolled in glutinous rice flour. Tangyuan is made of glutinous rice flour first and then filled with stuffing. The finished product is completely different. Yuanxiao can be either meat or vegetarian, with different flavors. It can be cooked in soup, fried, or steamed, symbolizing reunion and happiness. |
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