The origin and meaning of lanterns

The origin and meaning of lanterns. Lantern Festival is another very popular festival after the Spring Festival. Lantern Festival, commonly known as Lantern Festival, is a good custom. Share the origin and significance of lanterns for everyone.

The origin and meaning of colored lanterns 1 Lantern Festival is the brightest season in a year, which can be regarded as "the fire tree never sleeps". Folk lanterns in Shanxi are no exception. Of course, there is a distinction between light and fire. Lights are lanterns; Fire means setting off fireworks

Lantern Festival is a custom of Han nationality, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, lantern style prevailed in all previous dynasties and spread to future generations. 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 and villages, these residents are concentrated in busy and lively areas. Before the fifteenth day of the first month, the streets were covered with lanterns, flowers were everywhere and lights were swaying, which reached its 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, as well as palace lanterns, animal lanterns, lanterns, lanterns and bird lanterns, which attract people to watch lanterns. In Taiyuan area, the lights in Taigu County are very famous. Taikoo lamp is famous for its variety, exquisite production and beautiful appearance.

Lanterns, also known as "colored lanterns" and "lanterns", are the cultural products of the traditional Chinese agricultural era, with both life functions and artistic characteristics. Lantern is an important entertainment culture of Han nationality for thousands of years. It rewards God and entertains people. It not only has the function of "Nuo opera", but also has the value of entertaining the public. It is a treasure of Han folk culture.

Legend of the origin of Lantern Festival lanterns

It is said that a long time ago, there were many fierce birds and animals 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 Emperor Tiandi was kind-hearted and could not bear to let the people suffer innocently, so she risked her life and secretly drove Xiangyun to the world to tell the people the bad news. 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 appreciate the kindness of Tiandi's daughter and to commemorate this success, 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 of each year.

The origin and implication of lanterns II. Legend of lanterns; A long time ago, there were many poisonous snakes and wild animals that harmed people and animals everywhere, so people organized themselves and went up the mountain with bows and sticks to kill pests. There is a god bird, which is the pet of the Emperor of Heaven. It stayed bored in the sky, flew all over the world, and was mistaken for a beast by hunters and shot.

The Emperor of Heaven was very angry, and immediately ordered the heavenly soldiers of the Ministry of Fire to send down the sky fire on the fifteenth day of the first month, burning all the people, houses, livestock and property. Their words were heard by the little daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. The goddess is kind-hearted and can't bear to see innocent people suffer. At the risk of being punished by her father, she sneaked into the world of Xiangyun.

Taking advantage of the night, the goddess separated many incarnations and whispered a riddle in everyone's ear: "The fifteenth day of the first month is a disaster. It is better to destroy it than to light lanterns; Heaven and earth are inseparable, and it is booming to the fifth watch. "At dawn, people were surprised to find that they had the same dream. But what does this mean?

Guess east and guess west, and finally an old man guessed the secret: "The fairy in the sky taught us to light lanterns and have a good night, so that God would think that there was a fire on earth and there would be no disaster!" " Oh, I see. So every household got busy quickly. On the fifteenth day of the first month, they hung lanterns, set off fireworks, beat gongs and drums, and made a scene.

The heavenly soldiers who came down to earth to prevent fire were also enthusiastically pulled into their homes by the people, and everyone got a round and sweet glutinous rice dumpling. It is delicious. They completely forgot about fire prevention.

The custom of the origin of lanterns began in the Han Dynasty. During the Shun Di period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling founded Taoism and designated the 15th day of the first month as the "Shangyuan Festival". On this day, people light lanterns to offer sacrifices to "Taiyi God". This custom has been followed from generation to generation. In the Sui Dynasty, a grand Lantern Festival was held every year to entertain the envoys of various countries.

The origin and implication of lanterns 3 The custom of lanterns began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, lantern style prevailed in all previous dynasties and spread to future generations. The fifteenth day of the first month is the climax of the annual lantern fireworks.

The custom of burning lanterns began in the Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Yongping (58-75 AD). Because Ming Chengzu advocated Buddhism, it coincided with Cai Cheng's return from India to seek Buddha. It was said that on the fifteenth day of the first month of Mohato in India, monks gathered to pay tribute to 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. Since then, the custom of putting lights on the Lantern Festival has spread from being held only in the court to the people. That is, on the fifteenth day of the first month, both the gentry and the people hang up lights, and the urban and rural areas are brightly lit all night.

Another way of saying it is that the custom of burning lanterns in the Lantern Festival originates from the Taoist "ternary theory": the 15th day of the first month is Shangyuan, the 15th day of July is Zhongyuan, and the 15th day of October is Xia Yuan. The three officials in charge of the "three yuan" are heaven, earth and man respectively. Celestial officials are happy, and lanterns are important for the Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival became the Lantern Festival and became a custom in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. In the second year of his birth (7 13), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty reopened the curfew on the fifteenth day of the first month and ordered thousands of lanterns to be lit for three nights, which became a temporary prosperity. During the Kande period in the Northern Song Dynasty, the lighting time increased to five nights. /kloc-starts at 0/4 and ends at 0/8. More prosperous. Therefore, there is a saying that "jiaozi in the Song Dynasty, lanterns in the Sui Dynasty". Moreover, riddles appeared in the Song Dynasty, that is, riddles were tied to lanterns, which made people appreciate lanterns with riddles and increased their interest. The word "lantern riddle" came from this.

In the seventh year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the court issued a decree that "the Lantern Festival begins on the 11th and has a ten-day holiday." It has become the longest Lantern Festival in the past and a national festival. In the Qing Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was changed to four days, but the grand occasion continued unabated. From the first month, "thirteen lights, fourteen test lights, fifteen positive lights." It has been lively until the "Eighteen Lights" and the whole Spring Festival is over. In Taiwan Province Province, lanterns have the meaning of light and elegance, and lighting them means lighting up the future. The homonym of Taiwan Province Lantern and En stands for having a boy. So in the past, women would deliberately wander under lanterns, hoping to "drill under lanterns to lay eggs" (that is, swim under lanterns to give birth to boys).

Flaming lanterns are the inheritance of our will and carry the traditional culture of our country. Lanterns have been circulated for thousands of years from the beginning to now, but they have left us with many beautiful influences, and life is full of fun.