After the death of Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, Lv Hou usurped power, and zhou bo, Chen Ping and others eradicated the forces of Lu, making Liu Heng Emperor of Chinese. Because the night of cutting off the Lushi clan happened to be the fifteenth day of the first month, Emperor Wen came to power and went out of the palace incognito every year on the fifteenth night of the first month to commemorate it. The first month is also called January, so Emperor Wen of Han designated the 15th day of the first month as the Lantern Festival.

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Lantern Festival customs

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China since ancient times. Lantern Festival viewing began with ancient people holding torches in rural fields to drive away insects and beasts, hoping to reduce pests and pray for a good harvest.

To this day, people in some areas in southwest China still make torches out of reeds or branches on the fifteenth day of the first month, and hold them high in groups and dance in fields or grain drying fields. Since the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been in full swing. Tens of thousands of people took part in singing and dancing, from faint to dull. With the changes of society and times, the customs of Lantern Festival have changed greatly, but it is still a traditional folk festival in China.