What is the "Stealing Vegetables Festival" during the Lantern Festival that you don't know about?
Introduction: The Lantern Festival is a traditional festival of the Han Chinese in my country. However, with the mutual integration and influence of national cultures, some ethnic minority compatriots also celebrate the Lantern Festival. However, their Lantern Festival is different from the traditional Lantern Festival. Let us learn about the specific content together! During the first month of the lunar calendar, you will have a good year. The first month is the most important month of spring. Mr. Shui Mo will share with you some knowledge about January.What is Lantern FestivalThe fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, which is a traditional Chinese festival. Also known as the Lantern Festival, Yuan Ye, and Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is an important traditional festival in my country. This day was called "Shangyuan" in ancient times, and the night was called "Yuan Ye", "Yuan Xi" or "Yuan Xiao". The ancient Chinese calendar was closely related to the phases of the moon. On the fifteenth day of every month there would be a full moon, which was called "Wang". The full moon symbolizes reunion and happiness. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people welcome the first full-moon night of the year, and this day is naturally regarded as an auspicious day. According to the "Records of the Grand Historian: Book of Music", as early as the early Western Han Dynasty, the palace had a ritual activity on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to worship Taiyi God (Emperor of Heaven) and pray for blessings. According to Chinese folk tradition, on this night when the moon is high in the sky, people light up thousands of colorful lanterns to celebrate. During the Lantern Festival, people go out to enjoy the moon, light lanterns and fireworks, guess lantern riddles, eat Lantern Festival dumplings together, and have family reunions to celebrate the festival in great joy. The Lantern Festival is the first full-moon night of the Lunar New Year, symbolizing the arrival of spring. People eat Lantern Festival rice dumplings, admire lanterns, and guess lantern riddles to express their congratulations.Lantern Festival: Stealing Vegetables FestivalThe Stealing Vegetables Festival, which is popular among the Miao ethnic group in Huangping, Guizhou Province, is also held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. On the festival day, girls would go in groups to steal vegetables from other people's homes. They were strictly forbidden to steal from their own family or from their same-sex friends' homes, because stealing vegetables was related to their marriage. The stolen vegetables were only cabbages, and the quantity was enough for everyone to have a meal. There is no need to worry about being discovered when stealing vegetables, and the people whose vegetables are stolen from will not blame you. Everyone gathered the stolen vegetables together and made a cabbage banquet. It is said that whoever eats the most will marry his or her ideal partner sooner, and at the same time, the silkworms he or she raises will be the strongest and produce the best and most silk.Lantern Festival: Bau FestivalThe Yi ethnic group’s traditional festival, the Bau Festival, is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. "Bawu" means "returning from hunting." It is found in the residential area of the Heihuo people, a branch of the Yi ethnic group in Heqing, Yunnan. This festival was originally a customary activity to celebrate the return from hunting, and there was no fixed holiday.Summary: After reading the introduction in the above article, do you have a new understanding of the Lantern Festival? It turns out that this is how our ethnic minority compatriots celebrate the Lantern Festival. Everyone can learn more about it! After reading this article, there are more exciting contents in the special topic of the first month of the lunar calendar. Let’s take a look! |
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