How many days are left until the 2019 Lantern Festival of the Year of the Pig? What can we do during the 2019 Lantern Festival?
Introduction: The Lantern Festival is an important traditional festival, but the specific date of the Lantern Festival is not the same every year. So how many days are left until the 2019 Lantern Festival of the Year of the Pig? What can we do during the 2019 Lantern Festival? The various festivals in the first month of the lunar calendar will come soon after the Spring Festival. Following Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on the first month of the lunar calendar in 2019, let’s count how many important traditional festivals and customs there are in this month.How many days until the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Pig 2019?Tuesday, February 19, 2019 (the 15th day of the first lunar month in the Year of the Pig, 7 days away from the 2019 Lantern Festival)The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, Yuan Ye, and Lantern Festival. 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. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full-moon night of the year. It is also the night when a new year begins and the earth returns to spring. People celebrate this night, which is also a continuation of the celebration of the New Year. Sima Qian created the Taichu Calendar and listed the Lantern Festival as a major festival. It flourished during the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties. "Book of Sui·Music" states: "Every first month, all nations came to pay tribute, and they would stay until the 15th day in a theater outside Duanmen and inside Jianguomen, which stretched for eight miles, with plays set up as the theater stage." There were tens of thousands of people participating in the singing and dancing, from dusk to dawn, and ending at the end of the day. With the changes of society and times, the customs and habits of the Lantern Festival have undergone great changes, but it is still a traditional Chinese folk festival. What can we do during the Lantern Festival in 2019?Swinging <br /> In Anhui Province, the three most important folk customs during the Lantern Festival are swinging, carrying lanterns, and lighting torches. In Fengyang, Anhui, there is a saying among the people that "Swinging on the Lantern Festival will keep your back free from pain for the whole year." As early as the eve of the Lantern Festival, the streets and alleys will be hung with various kinds of lanterns, and in the evening you can see many adults and children carrying lanterns on the street. In some areas, children will consciously collect and prepare some old brooms and brush handles early in preparation for lighting torches on the Lantern Festival.Eating flower buns <br /> In Henan Province, in addition to steaming flower buns to celebrate the Spring Festival, locals also make flower buns to celebrate on some festive days, such as the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Moreover, housewives in rural areas who are good at steaming steamed buns are very popular at this time. They will be invited early to help relatives and friends in the village. After chatting, kneading dough, pinching buns, and steaming them in the steamer, the fragrant steamed buns will come out of the oven. Burning incense and praying for blessings <br /> During the Lantern Festival, the common people in Jiangxi Province have the custom of going to temples or ancestral halls to burn incense and pray for blessings. In addition, all the young and old in the village will gather in the village ancestral hall or temple, holding Lantern Festival songbooks and singing to the Lantern Festival paintings. The locals call it singing Lantern Festival songs (also called singing boats). Finally, at the Lantern Festival banquet that night, the villagers will pour a full bowl of rice wine for each guest while eating, and there will also be a large bowl of Lantern Festival soup on each table for everyone to enjoy. Jingxing Lahua <br /> The most unique Lantern Festival custom in Hebei Province is Jingxing Lahua, a folk art form of northern yangge. On the evening of every Lantern Festival, large and small Jingxing flower-making groups will appear at major temple fairs, celebrations, and street square flower shows to celebrate the arrival of the Lantern Festival. Watching Lantern Festival <br /> The most lively festival for Beijingers is the Lantern Festival, and the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys. The annual Lantern Festival, dragon and lion dances and other traditional programs are held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. Traditional Beijing Lantern Festival activities mainly consist of three parts: flower show, lantern show and eating Lantern Festival dumplings. Hanging Lanterns <br /> Hanging lanterns is one of the necessary customs to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Shanxi Province. When the Lantern Festival comes, every household will hang up various lanterns from the 14th night of the first lunar month to the 16th day of the first lunar month. In addition, a lantern show is held every year. The various beautiful lanterns dazzle us and add to the strong festive atmosphere. The new wave of annual fortune in 2019 has already changed. 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