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Is the Lantern Festival a national holiday? What are the customs of Lantern Festival?

Many people think that the Lantern Festival is an important national traditional festival, and some people suggest that it should also be set up as a national statutory Festival, which has been seriously studied by the head of the national development and Reform Commission. Is the Lantern Festival a legal holiday? Is it a holiday?

Considering that the total number of days of national legal holidays should not be increased at present, and the Lantern Festival is close to the Spring Festival, although the Mid Autumn Festival is also adjacent to the national day, but in comparison, the Mid Autumn Festival has a greater impact, so the Lantern Festival will not be added as a legal holiday temporarily.

In fact, many places in the Lantern Festival day, the units and enterprises will have their own holidays. Moreover, if the Lantern Festival happens to be Saturday or Sunday, it also provides convenience for everyone. For example, the Lantern Festival in 2017 is on February 11, which happens to be Saturday, which is also convenient for people who want to get together with their families.

The custom of Lantern Festival

1. Eating Yuanxiao: it is made of glutinous rice, or solid, or filled. In the north, it's "roll" Lantern Festival, in the south, it's "wrap" tangyuan.

2. Flower lamp: it is a must for the Lantern Festival. Besides lighting the lamp, you can also set off fireworks to boost the fun.

3. Guessing lantern riddles: 'guessing lantern riddles', also known as' playing lantern riddles', is an additional activity after the Lantern Festival, which appeared in the Song Dynasty. Because riddles can enlighten wisdom and have great interest, they are popular among all walks of life.

4. Playing Dragon Lantern: playing dragon lantern, also known as dancing dragon lantern or dragon dance. It originated in ancient times.

5. Lion Dance: lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. Every Lantern Festival or assembly celebration, the people come to the lion dance to help. This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and became popular in the northern and Southern Dynasties. It has a history of more than 1000 years.

6. Rowing a dry boat: rowing a dry boat is also known as running a dry boat, which is to imitate the work of a boat on land. Most of the girls who perform running a dry boat are girls.

7. Take all kinds of diseases: on the night of the Lantern Festival, women walk together, along the wall or across the bridge, with the main purpose of eliminating diseases and disasters.