According to historical records, the Lantern Festival existed as early as the Han Dynasty in ancient China and was popular in Guangdong and Guangxi. What is the specific content? It is on the tenth day of the first month that "lighting a lamp" means "Ding", which means "male", so lighting a lamp is "Tian Ding". I believe many readers know that this means that their family has a son.
With the changes of the times, the solemnity of this festival has gradually decreased in some places, but there is one place that has not reduced its attention at all. This place is Cenxi City, Guangxi. It can be said that the solemnity of the Lantern Festival ranks first in China, and this festival can now be directly simplified as the Lantern Festival. The significance of serving wine is similar to that of a wedding banquet, but its importance is far more important than that of a wedding banquet.
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Shenzhen Port Area, Conghua District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province celebrates the Lantern Festival.
1 8 at 9: 00 am; The overlord lamp falls at 9: 00 a.m. on the ninth day of January; Come to the door at eight o'clock in the morning on the tenth day of January; 1 month 14, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Village held a celebration of throwing color doors and burning pig cages; 1 month 16 at 8 o'clock in the morning, the gatehouse lights were turned off; At eight o'clock in the morning of the tenth day of February, shoot a public service light; At 8 o'clock in the morning of February 16, the public lights went out.
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