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Happy Lantern Festival, do you know these customs?

PubDate:2017-02-11Author:Drying heat pumpSources:Views:3956

Today is the 15th Lunar New Year of the Lunar New Year, also known as the "Upper Yuan Festival". It is one of the traditional festivals of the Chinese Han and some fraternal peoples. It was in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. When Emperor Wendi of the Han Dynasty, he ordered the fifteenth day of the first month to be the Lantern Festival. In the East Han Buddhism, in order to expand the influence of the local people, the traditional culture was chosen as the auspicious day of the Buddha. So how should we celebrate today? Let's take a look at what are the customs!


1Guess riddle



"Guessing riddles", also known as "lighting riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival, which originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.


Nowadays, every Lantern Festival, every place has a riddle, hoping to be happy and peaceful.


2Dragon lantern





Playing dragon lights, its origin can be traced back to the ancient times. Legend has it that as early as the Yellow Emperor, there was the image of the leading bird body played by humans. The Chinese nation advocates the dragon and regards the dragon as a symbol of good fortune.


3Eat Yuanxiao




As a food, “Yuan Lan” has been in China for a long time. This kind of food, first called "Floating Yuanzi", was called "Yuan Yu", and the businessman was also known as "Ingot". The north should eat the Lantern Festival, while the South should eat the dumplings.



4Lion dance



The lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. Every time the Lantern Festival or the gathering celebration, the folks come to the lion dance to help. This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and has a history of more than a thousand years.


Festival legend


1Point lanterns


Legend has it that a long time ago, a lot of savage birds and beasts, people and animals were injured, and people organized them to fight them. A god bird fell into the world because of being lost, and was shot dead by an unsuspecting hunter.


After knowing that the Emperor of Heaven was very angry, he ordered Tianbing to set fire to the world on the fifteenth day of the first month. An old man came up with a way: "On the four days of the 14th, 15th and 16th day of the first month, all the lights are lit up at home, and the fireworks are set off, so that the Emperor will think that people have been burned to death."


Everyone listened and nodded and said that they were prepared separately. On the evening of the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Emperor looked down and found that there was a red light in the world for three consecutive nights, thinking that the flame of the fire was burning, and the heart was fast. In order to commemorate this success, every time from the 15th of the first month, every household hangs lanterns and puts fireworks to commemorate this day.


2Yuan Shikai and Yuan Zhen


Legend has it that after Yuan Shikai, the thief of the thief, seized the achievements of the Revolution of 1911, he wanted to restore the emperor as an emperor and feared that the people would oppose it. One day, he heard the person who sold the Lantern on the street pulling his voice and shouting: "Yuan-宵." I felt that the word "Yuan-Yuan" was homophonic "Yuan Xiao", so I ordered the prohibition of "Yuan-Yuan", which can only be called "Dianyuan" or "Pink fruit." However, the word "Yuan Lan" was not cancelled by his will, and the people did not buy his account, so they were still circulating in the people.


Today is the Lantern Festival. All employees of Guangzhou Jinhao Electric Co., Ltd. wish all the new and old customers a happy Lantern Festival, happy family, good health and rich financial resources!