Essentials and taboos of the Lantern Festival:

Essence: Eat Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. "Yuanxiao" has been a food in China for a long time. 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".

Taboos: The Lantern Festival is a festival celebrated by everyone. No matter how busy people are, they must rest on this day to avoid damage to working tools, which may bring bad luck, loss of wealth and unfavorable things.

Introduction to the Lantern Festival:

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival. Also known as Shangyuan Festival, Yuan Ye Festival and Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, is an important traditional festival in my country. This day was called "Shangyuan" in ancient times, and its night was called "Yuan Ye", "Yuan Xi" or "Yuan Xiao".

The ancient Chinese calendar is closely related to the moon phases. The full moon must occur on the 15th day of each month, which is called "Wang". The full moon symbolizes reunion and happiness. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people usher in the first full moon night of the year. This day is naturally regarded as an auspicious day.