Huangmei Opera Lantern Picture Book

Picture-book lanterns of Huangmei Opera are a traditional festival custom of Lantern Festival, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties. In order to let people know more about this folk custom, Huangmei Opera Lantern is derived. Let's share the picture book of Huangmei Opera Lantern.

Huangmei Opera Lantern Picture Book 1 Story Brief Introduction

Yuan Xiao stayed up late, drunk watching lanterns, and the image he saw in the Hall of Heroes had an argument with Sun Zhangtai. In a rage, he wanted to break the imperial palace, hurt people, kick the prince to death and escape from the capital. The emperor cut our mountain. When Fan Lihua was 53 years old, he led an army uprising. Ding Shan appeared and advised him to commit suicide.

Opera performance

Beijing Opera, Huangmei Opera, Guangxi Opera, Anhui Opera, Yuediao Opera, Wanbang Opera, Han Opera and Shaanxi Opera all have this repertoire, but the plot characters are different. Shandong Bangzi has a "golden crown". See Chapters 10 to 12 of Xue's Anti-Tang Biography.

One legend is that ...

The fifteenth day of the first month is the climax of the annual lantern fireworks. Therefore, the Lantern Festival is also called "Lantern Festival". In Shanxi's county-level city walls and even towns, these residents are concentrated and bustling. Before the fifteenth day of the first month, the streets were full of lanterns, flowers everywhere, and the lights were swaying, reaching a climax on the fifteenth night of the first month. On the fifteenth day of the first month, "watching lanterns" has become a spontaneous activity among Shanxi people.

On the fifteenth night of the first month, red lights are hung high in the streets and alleys, including palace lanterns, animal lanterns, lanterns, bird lanterns and so on, to attract people to watch lanterns.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, there were many interesting legends among the people: a long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts that hurt people everywhere, so people organized to fight. A god bird landed on the earth because it got lost and was accidentally shot by an unsuspecting hunter. When the Emperor of Heaven knew this, he was very angry, so he issued an imperial edict, ordering the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the ground on the fifteenth day of the first month, burning all people, animals and property. The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven is kind-hearted. She couldn't bear to let the people suffer innocently, so she risked her life and secretly drove Xiangyun to the world and told people about it. Hearing this, everyone was scared and didn't know what to do. At this time, an old man came up with an idea: "On the 14th, 15th and 16th of the first month, red lights are hung in front of every house, and firecrackers and fireworks are set off. God will think that people have been burned to death. " Everyone nodded and said yes, so they prepared themselves. On the fifteenth night of the first month, the heavenly soldiers looked into the mortal world and found that there was a fire on earth. They thought the fire was burning, so they told the emperor that there was no need to set fire to the ground. Hearing this, the emperor was very happy. In this way, people saved their lives and property. In order to thank the God's daughter for her kindness, and to commemorate this event, from now on, every household will set off fireworks and firecrackers to commemorate this day on the 14th, 15th and 16th of the first month every year.

Huangmei Opera Lantern Picture Book 2 Lantern Modeling

Before the Qing Dynasty, the lanterns displayed in the Lantern Festival in Qingxu area were mainly made of sorghum stalks and bamboo, and various papers were pasted on the lampshade. The shapes of lights are generally dragon lights, fish lights, crane lights, lotus lights, hydrangea lights, boat lights and other styles. By the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Shanxi merchants gradually flourished, and the banks were all over the Great Wall and the north and south of the river. The development of commercial culture has promoted the prosperity of lamp culture. Palace lanterns, southern gauze lanterns and wire lanterns outside the Great Wall spread to the local area, which greatly developed and improved the local lighting technology and lighting varieties. In addition to traditional lanterns made of sorghum stalks, bamboo and paper, lampstands made of wood wire, glass and tulle are also used as lampshades, and various folk tales and drama stories are painted in color on glass and tulle. For example, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Three Sisters Descending to Earth, Taoyuan Jieyi, Liangshan in Shui Bo, Yang Jiajiang in The Journey to the West, Flowers and Birds and Landscape are all very interesting. At that time, lanterns were greatly improved in content, form and production technology. In form, there are animal-like lanterns: dragon lanterns, phoenix lanterns, fish lanterns, shrimp lanterns, crane lanterns, zodiac lanterns, lion lanterns, and especially interesting racing lanterns (also called lanterns and lanterns). Lanterns with artificial flowers: lotus lanterns, basket lanterns, chrysanthemum lanterns, peony lanterns, etc. There are other forms of hydrangea lanterns, boat lanterns, tower lanterns and palace lanterns. At that time, the production technology of palace lanterns was to pay attention to the quadrangular and hexagonal palace lanterns made of rosewood. Each side is inlaid with glass, which is painted with landscapes, flowers and birds, stories of people and so on. There are riddles on the design, and there are faucets or animal heads engraved on the upper and lower corners. Beads are hung under each faucet and animal head, and a dynamic lantern is installed in the lamp. The production process of this kind of palace lantern is very exquisite. It is a boutique lamp that integrates knowledge, appreciation and entertainment.

Lantern development

Due to the prosperity of economy, the development of science and the progress of culture, the colored lanterns in Qingxu area are large in scale and diverse in style on the basis of inheriting national traditions, and the use of modern equipment such as sound, light and electricity is unprecedented. From the countryside to the city, every household, every street and alley is covered with lanterns, competing for beauty. In particular, the lights on the fifteenth day of the first month in the county are even more spectacular. From the courtyard of every family to the door, from the glass window of the balcony of every building to the door of every living area, there are all kinds of lights, such as festive "Fu" lights, "Xi" lights, "Spring" lights, string lights, plastic pipes and colorful lights. Thousands of colorful lights are woven in the streets, squares, parks, markets and every magnificent building. Especially on both sides of Wen Yuan Road and Hudong Street, buildings, shops and restaurants of government agencies and units are decorated with colored lights, string lights and colorful flowing plastic pipes. Watching at night is like a light curtain in the air, overlooking the whole county, like a lantern city, a world of lights and an ocean of lights. These lamps are magnificent and brilliant. Every tree on both sides of the road is decorated with modern string lights and net lights, hanging between trees.

The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, also known as Lantern Festival, Shangyuan Festival, Xiaoyuan Festival, Yuanxi Festival or Lantern Festival, is the first important festival after the Spring Festival and one of the traditional festivals in China and overseas Chinese. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called the night "night", so the fifteenth day of the first full moon in a year was called the Lantern Festival.

In the ancient customs of China, Shangyuan Festival (Lantern Festival), Zhongyuan Festival (Orchid Festival) and Xiayuan Festival (Water Joint) are collectively called Sanyuan Festival. Lantern Festival began in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty ordered the fifteenth day of the first month to be designated as the Lantern Festival. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were scheduled for the 15th day of the first month (Taiyi: the God in charge of everything in the universe). When Sima Qian created the taichu calendar Law, he had already identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

During the period of Yongping, Emperor Hanming of the Lantern Festival (58-75 AD), when Ming Taizu advocated Buddhism, it coincided with Cai Cheng's refuge from India, saying that on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks from Mohato, India, gathered to pay tribute to the relics, which was an auspicious day to participate in Buddhism. In order to carry forward Buddhism, Emperor Han Ming ordered "burning lamps to show Buddha" in the palace temple on the 15th night of the first month. Therefore, the custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth night of the first month, with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and the addition of Taoist culture, gradually spread in China.

The origin of lanterns.

Legend has it that a long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts everywhere, which hurt people and livestock, so people organized to beat them. A god bird landed on the earth because it got lost, but was accidentally shot by an unsuspecting hunter.

The Emperor of Heaven was very angry when he learned that. He immediately issued a decree, ordering the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the land on the fifteenth day of the first month, burning all the people, livestock and property. The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven is kind-hearted. She couldn't bear to see the innocent suffering of the people, so she risked her life and secretly rushed Xiangyun to the world to tell people the news. When people heard the news, they were like a thunderbolt overhead, and they were so scared that they didn't know what to do.

After a long time, an old man came up with an idea. He said: "On the 14th, 15th and 16th of the first month, every family decorated their houses, set off firecrackers and set off fireworks. In this way, the emperor will think that people have been burned to death. "

Everyone nodded and said yes, and they were ready to go separately. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, the emperor looked down and found that for three consecutive nights, the world was red and the noise was deafening. He thought it was the flame of the fire, and he was overjoyed. In this way, people saved their lives and property. In order to commemorate this success, every household hangs lanterns and sets off fireworks on the fifteenth day of the first month to commemorate this day.