What festival is the thirteenth day of the first lunar month?

The 13th day of the first lunar month is the day when traditional folk lanterns are scattered.

The 13th day of the first month is one of the traditional lunar festivals in China. In China, the custom of lighting is started on the 13th day of the first month. In Nantong, the lights are lit on the 13th day of the first month and the lights are turned off on the 18th day of the first month. There is a saying that "thirteen or four gods look at lanterns, fifteen or six people look at lanterns, and seventeen or eight ghosts look at lanterns", and there is also a move of "putting lanterns on marionettes and turning off the lights", that is, eating marionettes on the thirteenth day of the first month and eating noodles on the eighteenth day of the first month.

On this day, people want to light a lamp under the kitchen stove, which is called "lighting the stove lamp". In fact, it is called "Lamp Holder Day" because the Lantern Festival is coming on the 15th day of the first month. There is a folk custom of "please advance the Lantern Festival and arrange bamboo lanterns on alleys and bridges from the 13th".

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, scattered lanterns are also called scattered snuff and scattered lanterns. Ancient people burned lanterns everywhere in the house from the thirteenth to the sixteenth day of the first lunar month to eliminate ominous folk customs. Scattered lights are also called "scattered villains".