What are the folk customs of the Lantern Festival in 2021?
The 2021 Lantern Festival will be on February 26, 2021, which is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.On the day of the Lantern Festival, there will be guessing lantern riddles, dancing dragon lanterns, stepping on A series of customs on stilts are particular, and the folk will also hold lantern festivals lively, which can be described as very lively.
The origin of the Lantern Festival
In ancient times, the Lantern Festival was also known as the Shangyuan Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Lantern Festival and so on.Qin Shihuang, whose name was Ying Zheng, was also called "Duan Yue Fifteen" because he avoided the word "zheng".The 15th day of the first lunar month is the full day, that is, looking at the sun, symbolizing reunion and happiness.When Sima Qian in the Han Dynasty suggested that Emperor Wu of Han should revise the calendar, the Lantern Festival was listed as a major folk festival.The Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty.It is said that it was set up to commemorate "Pinglu" when Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.After the death of Liu Ying, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lv usurped power, and the Lv clan controlled the government.After the death of Empress Lu, Zhou Bo and Chen Pingping eliminated Empress Lu’s forces and established Liu Heng as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.Because the day to appease Zhu Lu is the 15th day of the first lunar month, on the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month every year, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty will go out of the palace in micro-clothing to celebrate with the people in commemoration, and the 15th day of the first lunar month is designated as the Lantern Festival.During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.Sima Qian listed the Lantern Festival as a major festival in the "Tai Chu Calendar".
Customs of the Lantern Festival
Guess the lantern riddles
"Guess the lantern riddles", also known as "playing the lantern riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival, the earliest lantern riddles It was developed from riddles and originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.It is a literary game full of ridicule, discipline, wit and laughter.Riddles hang in the lamps for people to guess and shoot, starting in the Southern Song Dynasty.Now every Lantern Festival, lantern riddles are played in various places.I hope this year will be joyful and peaceful.Because riddles can inspire wisdom and interest, they are welcomed by all walks of life in the process of spreading.
Dancing Dragon Lantern
Dancing Dragon Lantern, also known as Dragon Dance Lantern or Dragon Dance.Its origins can be traced back to ancient times.Legend has it that as early as the Yellow Emperor period, in a large-scale song and dance of "Qingjiao", there appeared the image of a dragon head and a bird body played by people, and then a dance scene of six dragons interspersed with each other was choreographed.In the long-term development and evolution, dragon dance has also formed many different styles, mainly including dragon lanterns and cloth dragons.Dragon lantern, also known as "fire dragon", is the most popular dragon dance.This kind of dragon is made of bamboo sticks to form a dragon head, a dragon body and a dragon tail, which is pasted with paper and painted with colors.The body of the dragon has many segments, and the number of segments can be more or less; but it must be singular.Candles are lit in each section; in some places, candles are not lit, but "oil twists" made of tung oil, cotton yarn or lamp grass.The burning power of this oil twist is very long-lasting, and when the dragon lantern dances, it is colorful and will never go out.
Stepping on stilts
Stepping on stilts is a popular folk art performance.Stilts are one of the ancient Chinese operas, which appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period.The earliest introduction to stilts in our country is in the article "Lie Zi Shuo Fu":"Those who have orchid in the Song Dynasty use their skills to do the Song and Yuan Dynasties.Song and Yuan summoned and envoys to see their skills.The double branches are as long as their bodies, belonging to their shanks, and they tend to run parallel to each other.The seven swords jumped one after another, and the five swords were always in the air, and Yuan Jun was shocked and gave gold and silk." From the text, it can be seen that stilts were popular as early as more than 500 years BC.The performers not only walk with long wood tied to their feet, but can also jump and dance swords.There are three types of stilts:stilts, middle stilts and running stilts, the tallest being more than ten feet.
The time of the Lantern Festival
The 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar was formerly known as the Shangyuan Festival.Today, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Lantern Festival.In the lunar calendar, the first month is the first month, the ancients called the night as "Xiao" or "Xi", and the 15th day of the first month is the first full moon night in the year, so the 15th day of the first month is called the Yuanxi Festival, the Lantern Festival.It’s called Shang Yuan Festival.According to traditional Chinese folklore, on the festive night when the Yuan Dynasty returns and the earth rejuvenates, the bright moon hangs high in the sky, and there are thousands of colorful lanterns on the ground.Therefore, the Lantern Festival in 2021 will be on February 26, 2021.
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