Why is the Lantern Festival also called the Lantern Festival?

Lantern Lantern Festival is a traditional festival of lights. At this time, all kinds of lanterns are hung in the streets. Shengfang lanterns are mostly made with the theme of pavilions, birds, fish, insects and flowers. Xiongxian is made of dyed paper decorated with various gorgeous thin strips, which are bright and eye-catching.

Flower lanterns, aka names"Illuminations"It is a cultural product of China's traditional agricultural era, with both life function and artistic characteristics. The lantern originated from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty on the 15th day of the first lunar month to set up an altar in the palace to worship the most noble god of the gods at that time. After Buddhism was introduced from India to Middle-earth, due to the combination of Taoist immortalism and Buddhism's devotion to the Buddha, on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, the city and countryside were brightly lit, and the scholars and common people all hung lanterns, forming a unique custom of combining Chinese and Western cultures.

During the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the lantern viewing activities during the Lantern Festival were lively and lively, singing songs all night long, and the lanterns gradually developed into an important activity of the Lantern Festival.

The Tang Dynasty ruled the world because of the social peace, the economy was rich, the lanterns were even more brilliant, the scale of the activities was quite huge, the crowd of people watching the lanterns was crowded, up to the princes and nobles, down to the peddlers and pawns, all went out to enjoy the lanterns. Xuanzong also continued the Western Han Dynasty to relax the ban system, and the Beijing teacher Chang'an even canceled the curfew three nights before and after the Lantern Festival, and expanded the implementation of the "night" to facilitate the people to enjoy the lanterns, and the lanterns became an important symbol of the Lantern Festival after the Tang Dynasty.

Although the state was weak during the Song and Song dynasties, this culture was greatly promoted by the royal family, making the Song Dynasty another important historical stage in the development of lanterns. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the lantern boom has not decreased, and there is a lantern market in the market, selling all kinds of lanterns, with a wide variety of styles, competing for the show.

The custom of welcoming lanterns during the Lantern Festival of the Chinese has a history of more than 2,000 years, and there are many kinds of lanterns throughout the country, and each has its own popularity. Taiwanese lanterns, commonly known as drum lanterns, are named after the fact that they resemble gongs and drums in the early days, and the popular types include marquee lanterns, dice lanterns, round lanterns, and knife lanterns. Since the Hokkien word "lamp" is the same as "ding", it is generally regarded as a good omen of prosperity for people to carry lanterns and alarm lights.

In Taiwanese customs, women shuttle under the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, praying for children (males) and Tianding in the coming year; In the Taozhumiao Hakka Village in northern Taiwan, men go to the family temple to hang lanterns from the eleventh day of the first lunar month, which is called Qilantern; The homonym Qi Ding is one of the ceremonies for newborn males to join the clan, and the meaning is far-reaching and long-lasting.

The lantern originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and spread throughout the people in the Song Dynasty. The production of lanterns in our country is very particular, and there are many varieties. For example, the Ming Dynasty painter Tang Yin has a poem:

There is no moon without a lamp to entertain people, there is a moon without a lamp is not considered spring, spring to the hearts of the people in the world, the lamp burns the moon and the moon is like silver, the street is full of pearls and green village girls, the boiling earth sheng song race is the god of the society, and the smile is not open to Fangzun, how to spend this good day. ”

The reason why the Lantern Festival is also called the Lantern Festival is because many traditional customs of the Lantern Festival are related to lanterns, such as: hanging lanterns, playing lantern riddles, appreciating lanterns, picking lanterns, etc.

The Lantern Festival is also known as"Shangyuan Festival"。According to the Chinese folk tradition, in the beginning of the first yuan, the festival night of the rejuvenation of the earth, the bright moon in the sky hangs high, the ground is ten thousand lanterns, people watch the lanterns, guess the lantern riddles, eat the Lantern Festival and reunite with the family, and celebrate the continuation of the New Year, so the Lantern Festival is also called the Lantern Festival.

Eat tangyuan on the Lantern Festival:

When boiling the rice balls, because it floats on the water after boiling, it is very beautiful, reminiscent of a bright moon hanging in the clouds. The bright moon in the sky, the rice balls in the bowl, and the reunion of every household, symbolizing the auspiciousness of reunion. Therefore, eating glutinous rice balls expresses people's love for family reunion.

The survey also shows that the inheritance and love of Chinese people for traditional festivals is also a love for Chinese culture. Eating Lantern Festival has to taste different.

In addition, the name of the glutinous rice balls is similar to the word "reunion", taking the meaning of reunion, symbolizing the reunion and harmony and happiness of the whole family, and people also miss the parting relatives and place their good wishes for the future life.