What is the relationship between the Lantern Festival and lanterns, and what are the lantern lantern

Why are lanterns hung during the Lantern Festival?

Hanging lanterns is the only way to have an atmosphere.

There are many kinds of lanterns, including dragon lanterns, palace lanterns, yarn lanterns, flower basket lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, angular lanterns, tree and ground lamps, ceremonial lanterns, mushroom lanterns, etc., with round, square, cylindrical, polygonal, etc.

Horse lantern: The ancient name of the lantern is the lantern (Qin and Han dynasties), the fairy candle and the heron lantern (Tang), the horse riding lantern (Song), the Han nationality characteristic handicrafts, is also one of the traditional festival toys, belongs to a kind of lantern. It is commonly found in festivals such as Yuan Xi, Lantern Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival.

The materials of the lanterns have been changed from paper and bamboo to cloth, plastic, and wire, and the shape and color of the lanterns are very different from the tradition. Traditionally, the temple is mainly yellow, and the size and color of the lantern vary according to personal preference, and there is no certain symbolic meaning.

The Lantern Festival is a very old festival, if you count from the Western Han Dynasty, it has been in China for more than 2,000 years. In terms of the ancient calendar, the first month of the first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called the night "night", and the fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night of the year, which is the night of "the beginning of the first yuan" and the spring return of the earth, so it is called the "Lantern Festival". There are various theories about its origin.

Some scholars believe that it is related to the Taiyi (Taiyi) sacrifice founded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which was originally a royal sacrifice and began to become a festival until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Hello: In fact, I myself am doing the lantern industry, and the theme of the lanterns is generally more local body color and the zodiac to decide, so it is different every year For example, the Year of the Rabbit is the Jade Rabbit Lantern Festival or something All kinds And then there are local characteristic cultures, such as the unity column, which represents the local multi-ethnic culture, urban construction, aerospace, and a lot.

Dear hello, the Lantern Festival and lanterns are traditional Chinese festivals, as early as 2000 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty, the Lantern Festival began in the Eastern Han Dynasty during the Ming Emperor period, the Ming Emperor advocated Buddhism, I heard that Buddhism has the fifteenth day of the first month of the monk to view the Buddha relics, light the lamp to worship the Buddha's practice, on the order of this day of hail night in the palace and temple to light the lamp to worship the Buddha, so that the scholars and the common people are hung lanterns. Later, this kind of Buddhist ritual festival gradually formed a folk grand festival. The mountain orange festival has experienced the development process from the court to the people, from the Central Plains to the whole country.

The Lantern Festival is one of the imitation sail festivals in our country, and it is also known as the "Lantern Preparation Hail Festival". The earliest record of hanging lanterns on the Lantern Festival was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Emperor Liu Zhuang, who believed in Buddhism, ordered officials and people to hang lanterns on the Lantern Festival. Because on this day, the streets and alleys and every household hang lanterns, so it is also called the "Lantern Festival".

There is a folk legend about the reason for hanging lanterns during the Lantern Festival. A long time ago, people accidentally killed the divine bird of the Emperor of Heaven while hunting, and the Emperor of Heaven was furious and ordered the soldiers of Heaven to set fire to the world on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

When the Emperor's daughter found out, she spread the news to the world. So on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone put up lanterns and set off firecrackers. The Emperor of Heaven looked down and thought that the people had already been burned to death, so he no longer sent heavenly soldiers to set fires.

In this way, people escaped, and later in order to commemorate this success, every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone hangs lanterns, sets off fireworks, and celebrates the festival. Today, many festivals and events are illuminated to create a lively atmosphere.

Horse lantern: The horse lantern was called the cockroach lantern in ancient times, the fairy candle and the heron lantern, the horse riding lantern, which is a characteristic handicraft of the Han nationality and one of the traditional festival toys. Auspicious Lights:

On one side of the lamp is the surname or the name of the god, and on the other side is auspicious patterns such as the Eight Immortals and the Three Stars of Fu Lu Shou. Guandao lantern: Guandao lantern is made according to the legendary Guan Gong used the Qinglong Yanyue knife during his lifetime, and travels with the lantern and rabbit lamp, which has the meaning of protecting peace.

1. Marquee lantern: Marquee lantern was known as pan lantern, fairy candle and heron lantern, horse riding lantern, which is a characteristic handicraft of the Han nationality and one of the traditional festival toys.

2. Auspicious lamp: One side of the lamp is the surname or the name of the god, and the other side is the auspicious pattern of the eight immortals, Fu Lu Shou and other auspicious patterns.

3. Turning off the knife lamp: The closing knife lamp is made according to the legendary Guan Gong who used the Qinglong Yanyue knife before his death, and travels with the carrying lamp and the rabbit lamp, which has the implication of protecting peace.

4. Official lamp: a lantern given by the emperor, with black top gold characters.

5. Rabbit lamp: Rabbit lamp is an ancient traditional Chinese handicraft, people regard rabbit as a mascot, rabbit lamp to mean auspicious and good transport.

There are many kinds of lanterns in the Lantern Festival, among which we can often see a few.

1. MarqueeThe horse lantern was called the cockroach lantern in ancient times, the fairy sound candle and the heron lantern, the horse riding lantern, the Han nationality characteristic handicrafts, is also one of the traditional festival toys, belongs to a kind of lantern. A candle is lit inside the marquee, and the heat generated by the candle causes air currents that turn the axle. There is a paper-cut on the wheel shaft, and the candlelight projects the shadow of the paper-cut on the screen, and the image keeps moving, hence the name Marquee.

2. Turn off the knife lightThe Guan Dao Lantern is made according to the legendary Guan Gong's use of the Qinglong Yanyue Knife during his lifetime. It travels with carrying lamps and rabbit lanterns, which has the metaphor of protecting peace. The lanterns here are from the thirteenth to the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, starting from Qianmen Village, starting from the Lantern Village, and traveling all over the four villages.

3. Rabbit lampThe rabbit lamp is three heads side by side, the head in the middle is very large, commonly known as the rabbit woman, and the heads on both sides are smaller, so it is called the thin rabbit. Use bamboo strips as a skeleton, paste it with red, white and green paper, insert a wick in the middle, light it and carry it away. According to legend, this is the meaning that some people are looking forward to having children, symbolizing that rabbits will give birth to children, and have many children and grandchildren, which has been passed down to this day.

Lantern Festival lanterns are usually divided into several categories: chandeliers, seat lamps, wall lamps, and lanterns.

It is a comprehensive handicraft made of bamboo, silk, bright ball, jade pendant, silk spike, feather, shell and other materials, through color tie, paste, braiding, embroidery, carving, and then with paper-cutting, calligraphy and painting, poetry and other decorations, and it is also a traditional folk handicraft in China.

Chinese lantern is a variety of techniques, a variety of crafts, a variety of decorative techniques, a variety of materials to make a comprehensive art, there are a wide variety of lanterns, there are dragon lanterns, palace lanterns, yarn lanterns, blue lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, angular lanterns, tree and ground lamps, ceremonial lanterns, mushroom lanterns, etc., the shape is round, square, cylindrical, polygonal, etc. The dragon lantern, also known as the "dragon dance", is one of the Chinese folk lighting and dance forms, popular in many parts of China.

There is a dragon's head in front of the dragon lantern, and the number of middle nodes of the body varies, but it is generally singular, and there is a stick under each section to support it. The candles that burn inside each section are called "dragon lanterns", and those that do not burn candles are called "buron". When dancing, one person holds the colored beads to play the dragon, the dragon head rotates with the beads, and many other people each lift a section to follow, up and down, turn left and right to dance, and match with gongs and drums, it is very spectacular.