When is the Lantern Festival? The Three Yuan Theory of the Lantern Festival!
We all know that the Lantern Festival has many interesting activities: watching lanterns, eating rice dumplings, guessing lantern riddles... When is the Lantern Festival? The Three Yuan Theory of the Lantern Festival! Every day has its good and bad days. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the first month of 2020, please pay attention to the relevant articles on the first month of 2020 on Shuimoxiansheng.com!When is the Lantern Festival?》The Lantern Festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year.——Other nicknames for the Lantern Festival: Shangyuan Festival, Yuan Ye, Lantern Festival: (1) The first month of the lunar calendar is the first month of the year. The ancients called the night "xiao", so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the "Lantern Festival". (2) As society and times change, the customs and habits of the Lantern Festival have undergone significant changes, but it remains a traditional Chinese folk festival. (3) In the early days of the Lantern Festival, it was only called the 15th day of the first lunar month, the 15th day of the first lunar month, or the full moon. After the Sui Dynasty, it was called Yuanxiao or Yuanye. ——In the early Tang Dynasty, it was influenced by Taoism and was also called Shangyuan. It was occasionally called Yuanxiao in the late Tang Dynasty. But since the Song Dynasty, it has also been called Dengxi. ——In the Qing Dynasty, it was called the Lantern Festival. Abroad, the Lantern Festival is also known as The Lantern Festival. 》On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Chinese people have a series of traditional folk activities such as appreciating lanterns, eating rice dumplings, guessing lantern riddles, and setting off fireworks. The Three Yuan Theory of Lantern Festival!》Shangyuan means: the first full moon of the new year——The origin of the Lantern Festival is recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes on the Seasons" that it is due to the old customs of Taoism. 》The Five Pecks of Rice Sect, an important Taoist sect in the late Han Dynasty, worshipped the God of Heaven, the God of Earth, and the God of Water. They believed that the God of Heaven bestowed blessings, the God of Earth pardoned sins, and the God of Water relieved disasters. They also paired the Three Yuans with the Three Yuans, saying that the God of Heaven was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month during the Shangyuan Festival, the God of Earth was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month during the Zhongyuan Festival, and the God of Water was born on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month during the Xiayuan Festival. 》The Taoists of the Wei and Jin Dynasties matched the "Three Officials" with the time and seasons, and designated the 15th day of the first lunar month as the "Shangyuan", the 15th day of the seventh lunar month as the "Zhongyuan", and the 15th day of the tenth lunar month as the "Xiayuan", collectively known as the "Three Yuans". 》In this way, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Lantern Festival. ——Wu Zimu of the Southern Song Dynasty said in "Dreams of the Southern Song Dynasty": "The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is the day when the Heavenly Official of the Shangyuan Festival bestows blessings." Therefore, lanterns must be lit on the Shangyuan Festival. 》Lantern Festival customs: China has a vast territory and a long history, so the customs of the Lantern Festival are different across the country. Among them, eating Yuanxiao dumplings, appreciating lanterns, dragon dancing and lion dancing are some important folk customs of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, so it is celebrated all over the country. The customs in most regions are similar, but each place still has its own characteristics. Lantern Festival in Fujian Province: Sending Lanterns, Dragon Lantern Dances, and Guessing Lantern Riddles <br /> Sending lanterns to newly married girls during the Lantern Festival is an old Fujian custom. The styles of lanterns sent vary from place to place, but the purpose is the same: "to have a son." In some places in southern Fujian, such as Zhangpu, there is a custom called "wearing lantern feet" during the Lantern Festival. The dragon dance during the Lantern Festival is the most popular program during the Lantern Festival in Fujian. The dragon lantern is dozens of feet long and has a head and a tail. There is also a kind of lantern guessing game that is very popular during the Lantern Festival, which is also called "guessing lantern riddles" or "guessing lanterns". |
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