Why do we celebrate the Lantern Festival? What is the origin of the Lantern Festival?
The Lantern Festival is the first full-moon night of the first lunar month. Do you want to know more about the Lantern Festival? A year's plan begins with spring. In the eyes of Chinese people, the first month of the year, as the beginning of spring, is very important. Please click on the 2022 New Year's special topic on Shuimoxiansheng.com to learn more about the New Year's content in the lunar calendar.Why do we celebrate the Lantern Festival?The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival folk activity that originated in the Han Dynasty. There are two main theories about the origin and legend of the Lantern Festival:1. Legend has it that a long time ago, there were many vicious beasts that hurt people and livestock everywhere. On the 14th, 15th and 16th days of the first lunar month, every household decorated their homes with lanterns, set off firecrackers and fireworks to protect their lives and property. From then on, every fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household hangs lanterns and sets off fireworks to commemorate this day. 2. Legend has it that the Lantern Festival was established during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to commemorate the "suppression of the Lü clan." After the death of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lü, ascended the throne as Emperor Hui of Han. However, Emperor Hui of Han was ruled by Empress Lü. After the rebellion was quelled, Emperor Wen felt that peace and prosperity were hard-won, so he designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when the "Lu Rebellion" was quelled, as a day to celebrate with the people. Every household in the capital decorated the country with lanterns and streamers to celebrate. From then on, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month became a folk festival celebrated throughout the country - "Lantern Festival". What should we do during the Lantern Festival?1. Eat YuanxiaoEating Yuanxiao is one of the main customs of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival first appeared in the Song Dynasty. At that time, it was called "Floating Yuanzi" and later called "Yuanxiao". Businessmen also called it "Yuanbao". Yuanxiao, also known as "tangyuan", is filled with sugar, rose, sesame, bean paste, osmanthus, walnut kernels, nuts, jujube paste, etc. It is wrapped in glutinous rice flour into a round shape. It can be meat or vegetarian, with different flavors. It can be cooked in soup, fried, or steamed, symbolizing reunion and happiness. The glutinous rice balls in Shaanxi are not wrapped but "rolled" in glutinous rice flour and then boiled or fried. They are hot and round. 2. Lantern Festival Playing with lanterns is a traditional festival custom of the Lantern Festival, which originated in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the custom of lighting lanterns became popular and was passed down to later generations. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the climax of the annual lantern and fireworks festival. That's why the Lantern Festival is also called the "Festival of Lanterns". In Shanxi's county towns and even villages and towns, which are densely populated and prosperous areas, before the arrival of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the streets are hung with lanterns, flowers are in bloom and lights are swaying, reaching a climax on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. 3. Guess lantern riddles Guessing lantern riddles, also known as playing lantern riddles, is a traditional folk cultural and entertainment form unique to China with rich national style. It is a special activity of the Lantern Festival that has been passed down since ancient times. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, traditional people would hang up colorful lanterns and set off fireworks. Later, some people wrote riddles on pieces of paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles can enlighten the wisdom and cater to the festive atmosphere, many people responded to them, and guessing riddles gradually became an indispensable program of the Lantern Festival. Riddles add to the festive atmosphere and showcase the ancient working people’s wisdom and wisdom and their yearning for a better life. 4. Dragon lantern show Dragon lantern performance is also known as dragon lantern dance or dragon dance. Its origin can be traced back to ancient times. Legend has it that as early as the Yellow Emperor period, in a large-scale song and dance called "Qingjiao", there appeared an image of a human playing a dragon head with a bird body. Later, a dance scene of six dragons interweaving with each other was choreographed. The first recorded dragon dance was in the "Fu of Western Capital" by Zhang Heng of the Han Dynasty. The author gave a vivid description of the dragon dance in the narration of a hundred plays. According to the "Book of Sui·Music Records", during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, the "Yellow Dragon Change" performance, which was similar to the dragon dance in various acrobatics, was also very exciting and dragon dance became popular in many places in China. The Chinese nation worships the dragon and regards it as a symbol of good luck. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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