The custom of the Lantern Festival - the drawing method of eating Lantern Festival is as follows:
1. First draw the outline of the bowl.
2. Draw three Lantern Festivals, paying attention to the occlusion relationship.
3. Draw the outline of a person holding a glutinous rice ball and eating it.
4. Draw the character’s hair and facial features, and add an expression to the glutinous rice balls.
5. Write Yuanxiao on the bowl, and finally paint it with color. The simple drawing of eating Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival is ready.
Customs of the Lantern Festival:
1. Eating Yuanxiao
Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. "Yuanxiao" has been a food for a long time in China. In the Song Dynasty, a novel food eaten during the Lantern Festival became popular among the people. This kind of food was first called "Fu Yuanzi" and later "Yuanxiao". Businessmen also euphemistically called it "Yuanbao". Yuanxiao is filled with sugar, roses, sesame, bean paste, cinnamon, walnut kernels, nuts, jujube paste, etc., and is wrapped into a round shape with glutinous rice flour.
2. Sending lanterns
Sending lanterns is also called sending lanterns to children. In ancient times, before the Lantern Festival, newly married couples would always receive lanterns from their parents’ families because the lanterns It has the same pronunciation as Ding, which means that in the new year, the daughter's family will be able to have children and the population will be prosperous. Nowadays, many movies and TV dramas also have many scenes like this, in which the woman is setting off lanterns in the river.
3. Dragon lantern dancing
Chinese people have regarded themselves as descendants of the dragon since ancient times, because the dragon symbolizes good luck and wealth. During the Lantern Festival, dancing the dragon lantern together adds to the festival. The festive atmosphere of Shengsong, which is now held in many parks during the Lantern Festival, probably evolved from here.