The reason why the Lantern Festival can be passed down is because of the cultural significance of this festival: reunion, harmony and the pursuit of freedom, which are what we yearn for and our beautiful expectations. The reason why every festival can be passed down is that it contains people's wishes and yearning for a better life.
When the Dragon Boat Festival was robbed by Koreans of the world cultural heritage, many Chinese people were very angry. Obviously, it was a traditional festival in China, but it was attributed to other countries. The Lantern Festival has rich cultural connotations and a long history.
Folk customs of Lantern Festival:
Eating Yuanxiao: Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month, as a food, has a long history in China. In the Song Dynasty, a novel food for the Lantern Festival was popular among the people.
This kind of food was first called "Floating Yuanzi" and later called "Yuanxiao", and businessmen also called it "Yuanbao". Yuanxiao, or "Tangyuan", is filled with white sugar, rose, sesame, red bean paste, yellow cinnamon, walnut kernel, nuts, jujube paste, etc., and wrapped in glutinous rice flour into a round shape, which can be vegetarian and has different flavors.
Lantern Festival: The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the "Lantern Festival". This festival is also called Lantern Festival because there are customs such as hanging lanterns, lighting lanterns and watching lanterns.
Lantern Festival is a traditional festival custom, which started in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the wind of lights prevailed in past dynasties and was passed down to later generations. The fifteenth day of the first month is the climax of the annual lantern fireworks.
Therefore, the Lantern Festival is also called "Lantern Festival". In the county-level city walls and even townships and towns in Shanxi, these residents are concentrated in the bustling and lively areas. Before the arrival of the fifteenth day of the first month, the streets are full of lanterns, flowers are everywhere and lights are swaying, reaching a climax on the evening of the fifteenth day of the first month.
On the fifteenth day of the first month, "watching lanterns" has become a spontaneous activity of Shanxi folk people. On the fifteenth night of the first month, red lights are hung high in the streets and lanes, including palace lanterns, animal headlights, lantern lanterns, flower lanterns and bird lanterns, which attract the people watching lanterns. In Taiyuan area, the lights in Taigu County are very famous. Taigu lamps are famous for their variety, exquisite production and attractive appearance.
Solve riddles on the lanterns: solve riddles on the lanterns, also known as playing riddles, is a unique form of traditional folk entertainment with rich national style in China. It is a characteristic activity of the Lantern Festival that has been circulating since ancient times. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, traditional folks hang lanterns and set off fireworks. Later, some busybodies wrote riddles on paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess.
Because riddles can enlighten wisdom and cater to the festive atmosphere, so many people responded, and then guessing riddles gradually became an indispensable program of the Lantern Festival. Lantern riddles add to the festive atmosphere, showing the intelligence and wisdom of ancient working people and their yearning for a better life.