The Lantern Festival originated from the ancient times in China when the lanterns were turned on to pray for blessings.

Some people say that it was set up by Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty to commemorate the "Pinglv", which was said to be a rebellion by the Empress Lu's family, and after the rebellion was quelled, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty set the 15th day of the first lunar month as the day of having fun with the people. According to Taoism, the fifteenth day of the first month is the Shangyuan Festival, which is under the jurisdiction of the heavenly officials, so lanterns should be lit on this day. It is also said to be the "Torch Festival" that evolved from the Han Dynasty when people drove away insects and animals.

The 15th day of the first lunar month was already emphasized in the Western Han Dynasty, but the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month was really a national folk festival after the Han Dynasty. The rise of the custom of burning lamps on the 15th day of the first lunar month is also related to the spread of Buddhism to the east, the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism flourished, civil servants and people generally in the 15th day of the first lunar month, "burning lamps for the Buddha", Buddhist lamps were spread throughout the folk from the Tang Dynasty, the Lantern Festival has become a legal thing.

Introduction to the Lantern Festival:

The Lantern Festival, one of China's traditional festivals, is also known as the Festival of the New Year, the small first month, the first night or the Festival of Lights, the time of the first month of the lunar calendar for the first fifteen days of the year.

The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. The Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities such as viewing lanterns, eating dumplings, guessing lantern riddles and setting off fireworks. In addition, in many places, the Lantern Festival has also increased the number of traditional folk performances, such as dragon lanterns, lion dances, stilt walkers, rowing dry boats, twisting rice-planting songs, playing the peace drums, etc. In June 2008, the Lantern Festival was selected as one of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritages.