What lanterns are there in the Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival Lantern Festival is the representative of Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival The origin of Lantern Festival is for Buddhism. Offering lanterns in Buddhism is a very meritorious thing. In ancient times, many skilled craftsmen made very beautiful lanterns, and the activities of solve riddles on the lanterns on lanterns were very interesting, which are the treasures of China's art and culture.

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In ancient times, riding lanterns were called pan-pot lanterns (Qin and Han dynasties), fairy candle and Zhu dew lanterns (Tang dynasty) and riding lanterns (Song dynasty). It is also one of the traditional holiday toys, belonging to lanterns. Common in Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals. A candle is lit in the lamp, and the heat generated by the candle causes airflow and makes the axle rotate. There is paper-cut on the axle, and the shadow of paper-cut is projected on the screen by candlelight, and the image keeps moving. Because there are many pictures of ancient military commanders riding horses on all sides of the lamp, it seems that several people are chasing it when the lamp rotates, so it is named lantern. The candle in the lantern needs to be cut into small pieces. When you put it in a lantern, you should put it straight and never put it sideways.

2. Dice lamp

3. Round lights

Step 4 turn off the knife light

The knife-collecting lamp is made according to the legendary dragon crescent moon knife used by Guan Gong before his death. It travels with lanterns and rabbit lanterns, which is a metaphor for protecting peace. The custom of enjoying lanterns here has a history of 400-500 years. From the 13th to 15th night of the first month, I visited four villages from Qianmen Village to Chudeng Village.

5, rabbit lights

The rabbit lamp is a three-headed parallel * * * body, the middle head is big, commonly known as the rabbit girl, and the two sides are small, so it is called a thin rabbit. Take bamboo as the skeleton, paste red, white and green paper together, and insert the wick. After it was lit, it was transported away. According to legend, some people are eager to have children, symbolizing that rabbits can have children and grandchildren, which has been passed down to this day.

1, chandelier

2. Seat lights

3. Wall lamp

Step 4 carry a lantern

The Origin of Lantern Festival (1)

During the Yong Ping period of Han Dynasty (AD 58 175), because Ming Taizu advocated Buddhism, it coincided with Cai Cheng's return from India to seek Buddhism, saying that on the 15th day of the first month of Mohato, India, monks gathered to pay tribute to the relics, which was an auspicious day to participate in Buddhism. In order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Hanming ordered lanterns to be lit in palaces and temples on the fifteenth night of the first month to show the Buddha. Therefore, the custom of burning lanterns on the 15th night of the first month was gradually spread in China with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and the addition of Taoist culture.

The Origin of Lantern Festival (2)

It is also said that Lantern Festival originated from Torch Festival. In the Han dynasty, people held torches in rural fields to drive away insects and wild animals, hoping to reduce pests and pray for a bumper harvest. To this day, people in some areas in southwest China still use reeds or branches as torches on the 15th day of the first month, and hold high in groups to dance in fields or grain drying fields. Since the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been in full swing. Tens of thousands of people took part in singing and dancing, from faint to dark. With the changes of society and times, the custom of Lantern Festival has changed greatly, but it is still a traditional folk festival in China.

Summary: In fact, the origin of Lantern Festival originated from burning lanterns to express Buddha's meaning. I think this is more reliable. First, the Yellow River Basin in the Central Plains is the political and cultural center of the Han people. Although some people say that it originated from the Torch Festival, the southwest can't have such a great influence on the Central Plains.