What are the customs of the Lantern Festival today? Why should we watch the lanterns?
The Lantern Festival is China The formation of the Lantern Festival custom has a long process, which is rooted in the ancient folk custom of turning on the lights and praying for blessings.Turning on the lights and praying for blessings usually begins on the 14th night of the first lunar month, and on the 15th night is the "zheng lantern".Folks need lanterns, also known as "send lanterns", in order to carry out the activities of worshiping gods and praying for blessings.The introduction of Buddhist culture in the Eastern Han Dynasty, It also plays an important role in promoting the formation of Lantern Festival customs.
Origin of the custom of appreciating lanterns on the Lantern Festival
During the Yongping period of Emperor Ming of Han Dynasty, in order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Ming of Han ordered to "burn lanterns to represent Buddha" in palaces and temples on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month.Therefore, the custom of lighting lanterns on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month gradually spread in China with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and the addition of Taoist culture.During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Lantern Festival became more and more popular.Emperor Liang Wu believed in Buddhism, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in his palace Lights.During the Tang Dynasty, cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries were closer, and Buddhism flourished.Officials and people generally "lit lanterns to worship Buddha" on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and Buddhist lights spread throughout the people.Since the Tang Dynasty, the Lantern Festival has become a legal thing.
Customs on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
1.Guess the lantern riddle
The lantern riddle is a word game derived from the Lantern Festival, also called Lantern Tiger.Paste the riddle on the The lanterns are for people to guess, and the answers to the riddles mostly focus on the meaning of the text, and there are 24 kinds of riddles.The commonly used ones are roller blinds, swings, and phoenixes, which have formed a unique folk culture.
2.Playing with dragon lanterns
Also called dragon dance, also called dragon lantern dance.It is a unique traditional folk entertainment in our country.It was quite common in the folk of the Han Dynasty in our country.Its performances include single dragon There are two kinds of play beads and double dragon play beads.In terms of playing methods, the styles of each place are different, each with its own characteristics.
3.Illness.It is a religious activity.Most of the participants are women.They walk together or walk by the wall, or across the bridge and the suburbs, in order to drive away diseases and disasters.
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