Now it refers to the birth of a newborn (whether it is a boy or a girl), blood inheritance, and successors.
Interpretation of Ci Hai: Ding, population, male called Ding, female called Kou. Southerner's accent, the lamp is homophonic with Ding. It has been endowed with richer connotations. First, it represents the development of light; Second, the lamp contains the meaning of endless life and handed down from generation to generation; Third, the lamp has become a symbol of people.
Custom:
Lantern Festival is usually held around the Lantern Festival. In fact, it is a celebration of the newly joined boys by all ethnic groups. Ceremonies must be held in ancestral houses and ancestral halls. According to the number of boys born since the Lantern Festival last year, the same number of lanterns are hung on the beams of the ancestral hall and handed down from generation to generation to thank the folk carrier of life.
In the folk, boys can only become full members of clan society after holding a lighting ceremony. In some villages, when holding banquets on warm lanterns or other days, the family rule is that boys over 0/5 years old are responsible for moving tables and chairs.
The custom of putting lanterns and chandeliers, like the Spring Festival, is the solidification of blood consciousness. The annual custom of lighting lamps and placing chandeliers pursues endless life, praises life, celebrates the continuation of life, is grateful for life, fears life and wishes a better life.
Since ancient times, the custom of loyalty to lanterns and chandeliers has experienced ups and downs. The custom of faithful lanterns, faithful lanterns and chandeliers has become a carrier of traditional culture, which makes people feel the value of life.