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Regarding the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are roughly three theories: one is that it originates from the sacrifice of "Taiyi" by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Ganquan Palace, the other is from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, when people lit lamps to worship Shangyuan Tianguan in order to seek blessings, and the other is from Indian Buddhism on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The most popular and widely spread is probably the traditional folk activity of Indian Buddhists lighting lamps in temples on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

According to historical records, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Indian Buddhist culture began to be introduced into China. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty advocated Buddhism, and heard that the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in India was an auspicious day for people to light lamps and visit the Buddha, so he ordered all beings to display lanterns in the palace and temple on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to show the Buddha. Later, with the popularization of lanterns and the admiration of the ruling class, the custom of lighting lamps to worship Buddha spread from the court and temples to the people.

In this way, people hope to pray for the peace of the country, the wind and rain, and the abundant harvest, so it has become an annual festival. According to information and folklore, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has been valued in the Western Han Dynasty.

The main customs of the Lantern Festival are to eat the Lantern Festival, enjoy the lanterns, guess the lantern riddles, and celebrate it, which is also the continuation of the surname He and the New Year.

The Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, the Little New Year, the Yuan Xi or the Lantern Festival, is the last important festival in Chinese New Year on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year. The first lunar month is the full moon of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called the night as the supper, so the fifteenth day of the first full moon night of the year is called the Lantern Festival. Since ancient times, the custom of the Lantern Festival has been dominated by the warm and festive lantern watching custom.

Traditional customs, go out to admire the moon, set off the lanterns, eat the Lantern Festival, pull the rabbit lanterns, etc., during the Ming Emperor period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, 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, on the order of this night in the palace and the temple to light the lamp to worship the Buddha, so that the common people of the world are hung lanterns, and the Lantern Festival lantern appreciation has been formed, and this Buddhist etiquette has gradually formed a folk grand festival in the future.

The origin of the Lantern Festival is very long, from the Han Dynasty to promote Buddhism, there are many customs, such as eating Lantern Festival, appreciating lanterns, etc.

The introduction of Buddhist culture in the Eastern Han Dynasty also has an important significance for the formation of the Lantern Festival customs, during the Yongping period of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty ordered the fifteenth night of the first lunar month to "burn the lamp to show the Buddha" in the palace and the temple. Therefore, the custom of lighting lamps on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month gradually expanded in China with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and the later addition of Taoist culture.

China has a vast territory and a long history, so the customs of the Lantern Festival are not the same throughout the country, among which eating the Lantern Festival, appreciating the lanterns, dragon dance, lion dance, etc. are several important folk customs of the Lantern Festival. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, eat the Lantern Festival, this kind of food was first called "Fu Yuanzi" and then called "Lantern Festival", and the businessman also called it "Yuanbao". This festival folk have the customs of hanging lanterns, lighting lights, watching lanterns, etc., so it is also called the town lantern festival.

Cultural values

Traditional Chinese festivals and customs meet the comprehensive needs of the broad and broad people in Chinese society in terms of material, spiritual, ethical and aesthetic aspects. At the level of material life, traditional Chinese festivals have many foods that are unique to different festivals. During the Lantern Festival, the whole family eats rice balls together, and the words "rice balls" and "reunion stove hail" are similar in sound, symbolizing reunion and harmony.

The cultural value of the Lantern Festival lies in the fact that it is a carnival for the whole people, and everyone participates in it and enjoys it. Due to the ban on the ancient Lantern Festival, the Lantern Festival was like weaving, and men and women met and were prone to love. For thousands of years, there have been countless love stories between the two lovers staged during the Lantern Festival.