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What's the custom of Lantern Festival? What's the custom of Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is the first large-scale festival banquet after the Spring Festival. It is also the most important traditional festival in China. In ancient times, the Lantern Festival was called Shangyuan Festival. In ancient times, it was also called night. On the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, it was the first full moon night of the year. This is the origin of the name of the Lantern Festival.

As the last day of the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival is also very popular. We hung up the red lanterns early to welcome the day. There are many customs on the Lantern Festival, such as setting off fireworks, making lanterns, dancing lions, and eating Tangyuan at home in the evening. These are some customs of the Lantern Festival. Today, Xiaobian will introduce some customs about Lantern Festival to you, and let's see how many you know?

1. Put on the sky light. The Lantern Festival is also a folk custom. It's also called Kongming lantern. It's said that Zhugeliang invented the lantern during the Three Kingdoms period. It's said that the lantern can upload his wishes to the gods and realize his wishes. Therefore, the people who put the lantern write their name, home address and wishes on the white paper lamp, and then set off firecrackers to promote the rise of the lantern 。

2. Swimming lights. On the 15th day of the first month, he invited the City God out of the temple and carried him around in a sedan chair to check the situation of the people. Every time he went, the City God would set off firecrackers to welcome him. In addition, he would offer fat chickens to pray for a smooth and profitable new year.

3. Look at the lantern. The highlight of the 15th night of the first month is watching lanterns. In fact, in the early years, from the 10th day of the first month, people began to make lanterns. On the night of the Lantern Festival, everyone carried their own lanterns and played together on everyone, which was very lively. Therefore, the Lantern Festival is also called Lantern Festival. But in recent years, there are fewer places to hold the Lantern Festival, which is not as busy as before. In the past, setting off fireworks and watching the Lantern Festival were the climax of the day.

4. Light on. There are two kinds. The first one is to send lanterns. On the eve of the Lantern Festival, the mother's family will send the lanterns to the newly married daughter's house to add auspicious omens. Because the lanterns and Ding are homophonic, it is hoped that the newly married couple will be lucky enough to have a baby. The second kind is to send the lamp to the deceased family members, so as to express their thoughts and blessings on the Lantern Festival.

5. Playing dragon lantern. Playing dragon lantern is also one of the important folk cultural traditions in China. As we all know, dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, which has always been loved and respected by the people. Dragon is regarded as the first of the five auspicious animals in ancient China. Every major traditional festival in China, dragon lantern is played to pray for the blessing of the dragon, to ensure a year of good weather, national security and prosperity.

6. Guess the riddle. It's also called Lantern riddling. It's also an activity of Lantern Festival. It's developed from riddles. It originated from the Warring States period. It's a kind of literary game. That is to put riddles in lanterns for everyone to guess. Riddles originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. Now on the Lantern Festival, many places are guessing riddles, hoping for good luck in the new year.

7. Grab the light. In the eyes of the old people, it's only after the 15th day of the first month. Qiu is a man who has children. He holds up his lantern and makes a circle around the village. Then he hangs it on the public temple in the village. Then those couples who have not yet given birth to children go to rob the lantern to pray for the meaning of having children next year. If you wish to have children in the next year, you should also hang lanterns on the public temples in the village. One is to fulfill your wishes, and the other is to let other couples who have no children rob you.

These are some lantern festival customs around the 15th day of the first month. I don't know what else you know about the Lantern Festival. These customs are for the older generation of us to make a auspicious picture in the new year, with a good omen. I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival and good luck.