What is the Lantern Festival? Is it the ancient Lantern Festival?
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Introduction: Do you know what the Lantern Festival is? The Shangyuan Festival is what we often call the Lantern Festival, but the Shangyuan Festival is the name used in ancient times, and what we modern people often call is the Lantern Festival. So, how did the Lantern Festival come about? What are the traditional customs and activities? Now, please follow the editor to learn about it! 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. The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival", Shangyuan Festival, Little New Year, Yuanxiao or Lantern Festival, is the first important festival after the Spring Festival. It is one of the traditional festivals of China, the regions in the Chinese character cultural circle and overseas Chinese. 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 full moon night of the year is called the Lantern Festival. In ancient Chinese customs, the Shangyuan Festival (Lantern Festival), the Zhongyuan Festival (Yulanpen Festival), and the Xiayuan Festival (Shuiguan Festival) are collectively known as the Three Yuans. The Lantern Festival began in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty issued an order to designate the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the worship activities for "Taiyi God" were set on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (Taiyi: the god who dominates everything in the universe). When Sima Qian created the "Taichu Calendar", he had already designated the Lantern Festival as a major festival. The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival" or Shangyuan Festival, is one of the traditional festivals of the Han Chinese and some ethnic minorities in China. It is also one of the traditional festivals of the regions in the Chinese character cultural circle and overseas Chinese. The traditional Lantern Festival of the Han nationality began in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty issued an order to designate the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the sacrificial activities for "Taiyi God" were set on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. (Taiyi: the god who dominates everything in the universe). When Sima Qian created the "Taichu Calendar", he had already designated the Lantern Festival as a major festival. The first month of the lunar calendar is the first month of the year. The ancients called the night "xiao", and the fifteenth day is the first full-moon night of the year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival. Also known as the Little New Year, Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival, it is the first important festival after the Spring Festival. In ancient Han customs, the Shangyuan Festival (Lantern Festival), the Zhongyuan Festival (Yulanpen Festival), and the Xiayuan Festival (Shuiguan Festival) are collectively known as the Three Yuans, all of which are very traditional and important festivals. Eating Yuanxiao (Chinese rice dumplings), appreciating lanterns and guessing lantern riddles are several important folk customs of the Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao originally meant "the night of the Lantern Festival". Because the main activity of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is eating glutinous rice balls and admiring the moon at night, the name of the festival later evolved into "Lantern Festival". The celebrations that began on New Year’s Eve will be brought to another climax. On the night of the Lantern Festival, the streets and alleys are decorated with lights, and people admire the lanterns, guess lantern riddles, and eat Lantern Festival dumplings, which has become a custom passed down from generation to generation. The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that has existed as early as the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. According to historical records and folk legends, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was already taken seriously in the Western Han Dynasty. The activity of Emperor Wu of Han offering sacrifices to "Taiyi" (Taiyi: the god who dominates everything in the universe) in Ganquan Palace on the first night of the first lunar month was regarded by later generations as a precursor to the worship of gods in heaven on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Summary: After reading the introduction in the above article, do you have a preliminary understanding of the Lantern Festival? It turns out that the Lantern Festival has so many names. You 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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