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When did Lantern Festival solve riddles on the lanterns originate?
Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Xiaoyuanyian Festival, Yuanxi Festival or Lantern Festival, is the first important festival after the Spring Festival, and it is also one of the traditional festivals of China and overseas Chinese. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called the night "Xiao", so the fifteenth day of the first full moon in a year is called the Lantern Festival.

In the ancient customs of China, Shangyuan Festival (Tianguan Festival, Lantern Festival) _ Zhongyuan Festival (Diguan Festival, Yuban Festival) _ Xiayuan Festival (Shuiguan Festival) are collectively called Sanyuan. Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty ordered the fifteenth day of the first month to be designated as the Lantern Festival. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the ritual activities of "Taiyi God" were scheduled for the 15th day of the first month (Taiyi: the God who rules everything in the universe). When Sima Qian founded the "taichu calendar", he had identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

Traditional customs include going out to enjoy the moon, burning lanterns and setting off flames, enjoying solve riddles on the lanterns, eating Lantern Festival and pulling rabbit lanterns. In addition, in many places, traditional folk performances such as playing with dragon lanterns, playing with lions, walking on stilts, rowing dry boats, dancing yangko and playing Taiping drums have been added to the Lantern Festival.

In June 2008, the Lantern Festival was selected as the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage.

In A Dream of Red Mansions, there are several chapters describing the scene of solve riddles on the lanterns's wisdom in Qing Dynasty. The lantern riddle activity has been passed down to this day. The riddle of Spring Lantern, though it belongs to the art and literature trail, covers everything from astronomy to geography, classics and history, and modern knowledge. It is not easy to guess unless you have a certain cultural accomplishment. And its mystery is enough to express one's feelings, exercise one's thinking and inspire one's spirit. It is an educational entertainment.