1. The Origin of the Lantern Festival The origin of the Lantern Festival is very ancient. It originated from ancient humans using torches to ward off evil spirits during the festival.

This festival involves worshiping the gods. Since it is held at night, torches are naturally used. Later, it gradually evolved into the Lantern Festival.

2. What to eat during the Lantern Festival (1) Tangyuan is a must-eat delicacy in southern my country, not just on the Lantern Festival, but also on New Year’s Eve and the Spring Festival.

The traditional glutinous rice balls are made of fragrant, soft and glutinous glutinous rice noodles and filled with peanuts, black sesame and other sweet fillings. They are soft and glutinous, sweet and fragrant. They are one of the most famous local snacks in the south.

In recent years, with the development of glutinous rice balls, this local specialty has become a must-eat for people across the country during the Lantern Festival.

Moreover, the types are more colorful and colorful: there are crystal glutinous rice balls, colorful glutinous rice balls, meat-filled savory glutinous rice balls, etc. The fillings are richer and the colors are more colorful, which is an eye-opener and a feast for the mouth.

(2) What to eat on the night of the Camellia oleifera Lantern Festival is "Fifteen flats, sixteen yuan" in the plains. Dumplings are eaten one day and Yuanxiao is eaten the other day. In mountainous areas, it is "Fifteen flats of Camellia oleifera and sixteen flats."

It is the so-called "different customs in ten miles".

To make tea, you use chopsticks to stir the tea noodles and put it into the pot to make oil tea, also called noodle tea.

3. The custom of the Lantern Festival: "Guessing lantern riddles", also called "playing lantern riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival and appeared in the Song Dynasty.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an, the capital, made riddles during the Lantern Festival, and many people guessed riddles.

In the beginning, the good guys wrote riddles on slips of paper and pasted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess.

Because riddles can enlighten wisdom and are interesting, they are very popular among all walks of life in the process of spreading.