When is the Lantern Festival in 2023? What is the date of the Lantern Festival?
The Lantern Festival is not only about eating glutinous rice balls, but also there are lanterns everywhere on the street, so the Lantern Festival is also a very important traditional festival , After the Lantern Festival, it can be regarded as the real end of the year.So in the upcoming 2023, when is the Lantern Festival and what are the customs, let’s find out together.
When is the Lantern Festival in 2023
This year’s Lantern Festival is February 5, 2023, Sunday.Lantern Festival The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, so it is also called Shangyuan Festival.The Shangyuan Festival is a Taoist saying.The "three officials" are matched with the time and seasons.The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Shangyuan Festival.Wu Zimu of the Southern Song Dynasty said in "Mengliang Lu":"The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day when the heavenly officials of Shangyuan blessed it."
The origin of the Lantern Festival
The formation of the Lantern Festival is a very long process, which originated from the ancient folk custom of turning on lights to pray for blessings.In ancient times, the Lantern Festival was also a festival full of romance.Women who stay at home on weekdays can go out to enjoy lanterns on this day.The rise of the custom of lighting lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also related to the spread of Buddhism to the east.During the period of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism was advocated.On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, monks watched the Buddha’s relics and lit lamps to worship Buddha.As a result, lanterns were lit in the palaces and temples to worship the Buddha, and the gentry and common people hung up lanterns, gradually forming a grand folk festival.
Customs of the Lantern Festival
The custom of the Lantern Festival has been dominated by the warm and festive lantern-watching custom since ancient times.It began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.On the night of the Lantern Festival, red lights hang high in the streets and alleys.There are palace lanterns, animal head lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, flower lanterns, bird and bird lanterns, etc., which are really beautiful.At the same time, there are customs such as eating Lantern Festival, guessing lantern riddles, and walking on stilts.
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