"Lantern riddle", also known as "playing riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival, which appeared in the Song Dynasty. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin 'an, the capital, made riddles every Lantern Festival, and there were many people in solve riddles on the lanterns. At the beginning, it was a busybody who wrote riddles on paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles are enlightening and interesting, they are welcomed by all walks of life in the process of communication.

Step 2 be careful with the lights

In the Song Dynasty, more attention was paid to the Lantern Festival, and lantern viewing activities became more lively. The lantern viewing activity lasted for five days, and the styles of lanterns were more abundant. In the Ming Dynasty, the Lantern Festival will last 10 days, which is the longest Lantern Festival in China. Although there were only three days to enjoy the lanterns in the Qing Dynasty, the scale of the lantern viewing activities was unprecedented. Besides burning lanterns, fireworks are also set off for entertainment.

Step 3: Cross the bridge

In some places, the Lantern Festival also has the custom of "walking away from all diseases", which is also called "roasting all diseases" and "dispersing all diseases". Most of the participants are women. They walk together or against the wall, or across the bridge in the suburbs, in order to drive away diseases and eliminate disasters.

4. Dragon and lion dances

The Chinese nation advocates dragons and regards them as auspicious symbols. Dragon and lion dances are indispensable for the lively solar terms of the Lantern Festival. Dragon and lion dances have different habits in different places. In some areas, the audience gathered in a certain place to watch the dragon and lion dance performances, while in other areas, the dragon and lion dance teams marched along the street.

Step 5 dance yangko

Yangko is a representative dance loved by the Han people in northern China, and it is one of the first projects in China to enter the national intangible cultural heritage list. Its predecessor is the singing activity of farmers when transplanting rice seedlings, which originated from agricultural production and labor.

Every year in spring ploughing, dozens of farmers, women and children go to the fields to transplant rice seedlings together, each playing a big drum. As soon as the drums ring, "the songs of the group contend day after day", which is called "Yangko". The custom of "making yangko" in northern Shaanxi has a long history. According to legend, the northern Shaanxi Yangko was originally a kind of Yangko, "It is said that it is sunny and the family is in love."