Introduction to the story of the origin of Lantern Festival

# Lantern Festival # Introduction Lantern Festival is a traditional festival of all ethnic groups in China. This is the first full moon night of the Lunar New Year. This traditional festival has been passed down in China for more than two thousand years. The following is the story of the origin of Lantern Festival, welcome to read!

1. The origin story of Lantern Festival

The formation of Lantern Festival custom has a long process. According to historical data and folklore, the fifteenth day of the first month was paid attention to in the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sacrificed "Taiyi" (Taiyi: the God who rules everything in the world) in Ganquan Palace on the first night of the first month, which was regarded by later generations as the forerunner of offering sacrifices to the gods on the fifteenth day of the first month.

The fifteenth day of the first month is really a folk festival after the Han and Wei Dynasties. The introduction of Buddhist culture in the Eastern Han Dynasty is of great significance to the formation of Lantern Festival customs.

During the Yong Ping period of Han Dynasty (58- 175 AD), 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 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.

There is also a saying that the Lantern Festival originated from the 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. Since the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been in full swing. 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.

Another way of saying it is that the custom of burning lanterns in the Lantern Festival originates from Taoism's "ternary theory": the fifteenth day of the first month is Shangyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of July is Zhongyuan Festival, and the fifteenth day of October is Xiayuan Festival. The officials in charge of the upper, middle and lower elements are heaven, earth and man respectively. The celestial officials are happy and the Lantern Festival should be lit.

As far as the length of festivals is concerned, the Han Dynasty is one day, the Tang Dynasty is three days and the Song Dynasty is five days. In the Ming dynasty, the lantern festival lasted for ten days from the eighth day to the evening of the seventeenth day of the first month. Connected with the Spring Festival, it is a city during the day, full of excitement, and brightly lit at night, which is spectacular. In the Qing Dynasty, there were more "hundred operas" such as dragon dancing, lion dancing, dry boating, walking on stilts and yangko dancing, but the festival period was shortened to four to five days.

2. The origin of Lantern Festival riddles.

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, which began in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. Ming Di advocates Buddhism. He heard that on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks watched the Buddhist relics and lit lanterns to worship the Buddha, so that all the gentry and ordinary people hung lanterns. Later, this Buddhist ceremonial festival gradually formed a grand folk festival. This festival has experienced the development process from the court to the people, and from the Central Plains to the whole country.

Lantern Festival is also called Lantern Festival. The custom of burning lanterns in the Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the lantern viewing activities became more prosperous. Lights are hung everywhere in palaces and streets, and tall lanterns, towers and trees have been built. Lu Zeng, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, described the grand occasion of burning lanterns in the Lantern Festival in "Watching Lights at Fifteen Nights", which was like a moon hanging on the floor. "The Song Dynasty paid more attention to the Lantern Festival, and the lantern viewing activities were more lively. The lantern viewing activity lasted for five days, and the styles of lanterns were more abundant. In the Ming Dynasty, the Lantern Festival will last 10 days, which is the longest Lantern Festival in China. Although there were only three days of lantern viewing activities in Qing Dynasty, the scale of lantern viewing activities was unprecedented. Besides lighting lanterns, people also set off fireworks to add fun.

"Lantern riddle", also known as "playing riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival, which appeared in the Song Dynasty. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin 'an, the capital, made riddles every Lantern Festival, and there were many people in solve riddles on the lanterns. At the beginning, it was a busybody who wrote riddles on paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles are enlightening and interesting, they are welcomed by all walks of life in the process of communication. Folk custom of eating Yuanxiao on Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao is made of glutinous rice, which can be solid or stuffed.

Lantern Festival riddles and riddles

Love to travel (to use an idiom)-overjoyed

The blind touch the elephant (to use an idiom)-I don't know the gist.

Candied Huanglian (to borrow an idiom)-share joys and sorrows.

Accounting (to borrow an idiom)-resourceful.

Sail against the current (to use an idiom-strive for the upper reaches)

Cut the gordian knot (to use an idiom-solve it easily)

See-saw (playing idioms)-one by one

Dont Ask For Help in trouble (to borrow an idiom)-self-reliance.

Thresher (to use an idiom)-speak hesitatingly

Extend in all directions (to use an idiom)-well organized.

One piece becomes nine pieces (to use an idiom)-fall apart

Festival fireworks (to use an idiom)-colorful

Be good (to use an idiom)-take advantage of people unprepared

Cross talk (to use an idiom)-putting on airs

Row against the current (to use an idiom)-row against the current.

Paratroopers (to use an idiom)-falling from the sky

The rabbit invited the tiger (to play an idiom)-to eat food.

Photographic negative-reverse black and white

There are 3,000 guests in the plain.

Truss (to use an idiom)-it's dying

To die (to use an idiom)-to sit still.

Dumb gestures (idioms)-needless to say.

4. Lantern Festival blessing message

Pure winter quietly passed, changeable weather always, unchanging family always; May the faint chill caress your fatigue over the past year, and may the rustling north wind bring my heartfelt blessing: Happy Lantern Festival!

Spring has quietly come to us, the Lantern Festival, the spring breeze edifies the intoxicated night, I carefully folded a paper crane, carrying my full blessings, flying in the horizon and landing in front of you, wishing you a happy Lantern Festival.

Spring nights are shorter and five doors are longer. I haven't seen each other on New Year's Eve, I haven't been invited for morning tea at midnight, and I haven't been in contact since the holiday. There is no chance to meet and reunite for the time being. I didn't know I was a guest in my dream. I miss my dream infinitely.

The Spring Festival is full of joy and still flows in my heart; Beginning of spring is warm and rippling, still echoing in the ear; It is the Lantern Festival in a blink of an eye, and the excitement is beyond words; Valentine's day is coming, I wish you happiness first. I wish you a happy Lantern Festival today.

In the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, SMS blessing will last forever. The evening breeze is full of drunken moons, firecrackers roar and fireworks are visible. The horizon, the horizon, a bosom friend is close at hand. Sweet rice cakes grow taller every year, and the round soup is reunited.

Just after the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival comes again; I still miss the joy of receiving red envelopes during the Spring Festival, and I still remember the happiness of reuniting with my loved ones. I texted you to make you dizzy! Wish happiness and sweetness! The future is bright!

The joy of the Spring Festival lasts forever, red lanterns are hung high in the heart, lively fireworks are still brilliant, the warmth of spring dispels the cold, and the round jiaozi is full of sweetness. I sincerely wish you a happy Lantern Festival!

Lian Haiping is in the spring tide, and the bright moon at sea is born in the tide! After the full moon, people will reunite, and the voice of blessing will accompany you. On the occasion of the Lantern Festival, I sincerely wish you and your family good health, smooth work, happy family and a happy Lantern Festival!

With such a bright line at the foot of my bed, I hope you will be loud and happy, always by your side, good luck and auspiciousness, happy singing, happy Lantern Festival, happy wealth and happy laughter. You are the best in the Year of the Ox. Happy Lantern Festival!

5. Lantern Festival composition

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lantern Festival, solve riddles on the lanterns, watching the temple fair was very lively.

The fifteenth day of the first month, the last day of the Spring Festival. As it happens, it's another festival. Yuan Xiao always has to do something and set off fireworks. Yes, that's right. Setting off fireworks and watching them bloom in the night sky are so beautiful. Of course, this is not very important. The important thing is to solve the riddle on the lantern and go to see the lantern.

When I came to the street, people were all coming and going. Suddenly, applause sounded. It turned out to be a dragon dance, and they cooperated very tacitly. With their cooperation, the dragon behaved very realistically, as if it were resurrected. Of course, you can't live without lion dancing. A lion in Yi Long is wonderful. The applause of the surrounding audience is also a beautiful scenery.

Solve riddles on the lanterns is also a very interesting activity, holding some signs on red lanterns with many riddles. For example, guessing a word on1October 10 is of course simple, and there are many difficult riddles. Under this lantern, there are always some people scratching their heads and thinking hard Suddenly an adult shouted, "Bingo, Bingo!" Ha ha ha, I told you I would never guess. I am a better-looking person than Pan An, who outsmarts Zhuge! "This sentence caused everyone's laughter. I was shocked at first, but I couldn't help laughing when I heard this sentence. He danced with joy as if he had won a grand prize. I also continued to join in the fun, guessing that all the brain cells were dead, but not many. Alas, am I stupid, or is the riddle more difficult?

In this place full of laughter, there are also vendors. They are selling their own things at the top of their voices. In this lively gathering, they became a unique scenery. Besides, I can't stand their yelling. I bought a bunch of candied haws, which were imported from My Sweetie. Good for money. While eating Sugar-Coated Berry, I walked into solve riddles on the lanterns and walked up to a vendor. The peddler is an old man. He is an old man. In his vicissitudes of life, one by one is very realistic. I paid for a dragon, and later I bought a phoenix. Dragon and phoenix became auspicious. I left the phone booth, looked around and looked at the time. It was almost twelve o'clock, so I hurried back. Yuanxiao is also out of the pot. Everyone sat on the table, watching the fireworks outside the window and eating Yuanxiao.

I walked through this laughter on the fifteenth day of the first month. I'm really looking forward to the next Lantern Festival!

6. Lantern Festival composition

The annual Lantern Festival is coming. After seven o'clock, my father and I happily went to the busy and crowded Zongqiu Garden to see the lanterns. The fiery red trees and silver flowers there attracted thousands of people to watch. A child sat on his father's shoulder and stared. He was so fascinated that he didn't even know that the lollipop in his hand had fallen to the ground.

Then, the first thing that catches your eye is a lovely rabbit lamp. Little rabbit's eyes kept rolling, as if to ask, "Hey, where are the red carrots?" The tiger, looking dignified and strong, "ran" over. Its swagger is so interesting that people can't help but want to buy it. The squatting bull stared at the big round eyes and gasped as if to fight with someone; Big Wolf bared his teeth and walked onto the stage, only to see that he was still so heartless, as if he never knew sadness. The lifelike dragon lantern on the stage seems to fly to the blue sky with a whoosh in an instant; Not to be outdone, the lifelike phoenix also squeezed onto the stage. Its arrogant appearance and contemptuous eyes not only make people shudder, but also make people very respectful. Because there are many kinds of lights, I won't explain them one by one. Among these lanterns, Kongming Lantern is the most distinctive.

Kongming lanterns are also called sky lanterns. I heard adults say it's called Kongming Lantern. First, it looks like Zhu Gekongming's hat. Secondly, we folks say the origin of Kongming Lantern: When Zhu Gekongming was besieged by Sima Yi in Pingyang, it was impossible to send troops out of the city for help. So Zhu Gekongming calculated the wind direction, made a floating paper lantern, tied a note for help, and finally escaped, so later generations called it Kongming Lantern. Modern people put lanterns on Kongming lanterns as a blessing.

Although the weather was bad and it was raining, it didn't reduce my interest in watching lights at all. We smiled reluctantly and went home.

7. Lantern Festival composition

The annual Lantern Festival is coming again. This Lantern Festival is very different from the previous Lantern Festival. Because this time I participated in a meaningful activity with other young journalists.

This activity was held in the lobby of Datong Library, mainly including solve riddles on the lanterns, cutting window grilles, throwing pots and poems. Every time you complete a task, you will get a corresponding seal, and if you collect all the seals, you will get a New Year gift. Everyone is very happy after hearing this, and they all want to win this grand prize.

The activity started, and a classmate and I went directly to a paper-cut table. After listening to the teacher's words, I grabbed a pair of scissors, took a piece of red paper with holes and outlines, and cut it carefully. Because it was the first time for students to cut window grilles, most of them thought it was too difficult, so they gave it to their parents. But my mother has always insisted on doing her own thing and not helping me.

I carefully followed the tips taught by the teacher, which not only finished quickly, but also made the teacher praise me for being really good! How nice! Directly stamped. I successfully completed a task.

Then solve riddles on the lanterns. Colorful paper lanterns hung on the head of the meeting place. There are all kinds of riddles written on lanterns. My mother and I successfully guessed one. And then passed the seal smoothly.

The hardest thing is the pot toss game. The spout is only the thickness of the pen container, and the pot is more than half a meter high. The arrow is slightly higher than the pot. Each person throws 10 times, as long as they can throw more than three times, they can pass the customs and stamp. At first I thought it would be easy to finish. Unexpectedly, when I was waiting in line, my classmates ended in failure. I also began to panic, anxiety and anxiety.

It was my turn in the blink of an eye. I had ten arrows in my hand and began to throw them. One, two, three … all ended in failure, and I began to feel anxious. At this time, my mother came to me, let me relax first, and then told me the essentials of breaking the pot. I stood there and took many deep breaths. After I calmed down, I took another step according to what my mother taught me. I firmly grasped the arrow and threw it at the spout easily. I actually entered for the fourth time. The students applauded. With the encouragement of my classmates, I am more confident. But which nozzle is too small. The next six shots, I finally finished the task by luck.

Finally, it is about poetry. We went to four poets, Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei and Bai Juyi, to compare a poem. I thought it would be easy for the teacher to let us recite so many poems at ordinary times. Unexpectedly, something happened to Li Bai. He asked me to recite a poem called Red Bean. My mind is blank and I can't find this poem. The Poet Li Bai gave me a chance to recite it again. I asked my mother for help. My mother smiled and told me that it was not "red beans", but "acacia". It turned out that it was my fault that Li Bai asked the poem directly and only thought of the title but not the content. Let mom remind me. I went back to "Li Bai" and accumulated all the chapters after answering. I am happy to bring back my New Year gift: a bookmark, a beautiful postcard and a holiday blessing bag.

This activity made me have an unforgettable and meaningful Lantern Festival, and let me understand the meaning of the sentence "Do it yourself and have plenty of food and clothing".

8. Lantern Festival composition

How time flies! In a blink of an eye, it is the Lantern Festival. "The Lantern Festival will be celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month, and the New Year will be celebrated with great excitement".

The annual Lantern Festival comes with a chill. Every household is filled with red smiling faces to welcome the Lantern Festival. Some people not only hang red watermelon lanterns, but also Kong Ming lanterns, silk lanterns and orange lanterns ... all kinds of colorful lanterns. Think of the whole village of Shang Yan as daytime. Naughty children carrying lanterns, laughing, chasing and running in the street, laughing, laughing.

Look, the children are dancing with dazzling lanterns. Look at that peach lamp, with a pink background, a little red at the tip of the peach and big green leaves at the bottom. It's really beautiful and simple. Look at that peacock with open wings. Their wings are like eyes, and there are a group of lanterns of the Chinese zodiac. The mighty dragon is "Cha! Cha! Hey! " Not to mention playing cymbals, it's quite rhythmic; That simple and lovely little pig is trying its best to "dong!" Knock on the door. Hey! " He waved the gavel and beat the drum; The rest of the animals are singing loudly ... It's a long story!

"bang!" I am enjoying colorful lanterns. Suddenly, there was a roar in my ear. Oh, it turned out that when I looked up, the fireworks had already risen to the sky, and the gorgeous bloom added a layer of color to the dark sky. Fireworks exploded from the sky over there, as if blowing a hole in the sky, and shining stars were embedded in people's hearts like diamonds embedded in the sky.

Lantern Festival has not only the characteristics of lanterns and fireworks, but also one kind. On the night of Lantern Festival, my mother assigned me the task of packing jiaozi. I regard it as a very important task, and I am afraid to cook it, so my heart seems to be pounding with a rabbit in my arms. I used to watch my mother cook jiaozi. I'll boil the water first, and then put jiaozi in carefully. I waited anxiously, waiting ... When the white and tender jiaozi surfaced, I watched them swell up one by one and couldn't help shouting: "jiaozi is ripe, you can cook!" "When the whole family tasted the jiaozi I made myself, I felt indescribable joy in my heart.

This year's Lantern Festival is very interesting. I pray silently in my heart that everyone can reunite with their families and enjoy the holiday.

I'm looking forward to the Lantern Festival next year. ...

9. Lantern Festival composition

This year's Lantern Festival, our school held a special lantern festival. Children of all grades plan and prepare themselves, decorate the venue and celebrate this traditional festival of the Chinese nation in their own way.

As soon as I came to the campus, I saw rows of lanterns hanging high in the breeze, swaying and colorful lanterns inheriting our traditional festivals. Seeing that the big brothers and sisters in the sixth grade are the most considerate, they carefully made various riddles for the teachers and students of the whole school and arranged them carefully in the school early in the morning. On both sides of Khan Zhangjitai, there are colorful notes with all kinds of wonderful riddles written on them.

I am immersed in this colorful light modulation, feeling the thick festive atmosphere and joy. Happiness is within reach. With the ringing of the bell, the students filed out and rushed to the beautiful riddle town. Some of them are in groups of three or five, pointing to riddles and discussing them fiercely. Some students rack their brains to solve the mystery, some students are full of joy, some are determined to win, and some get together to discuss. Others calmly hold their chins and think like mature scholars. It seems to be thinking deeply and thinking hard.

Suddenly, I heard a voice. Guess the riddle 3 1 I'm going to receive the prize. Happy primary school girls rushed into the team to receive the prize. I want to guess. I saw a chubby little boy with a red lantern riddle in his hand. My financial riddle is an animal. I guessed right. He jumped and jumped with excitement.

Make lanterns, solve riddles on lanterns, etc It is not only interesting, but also makes us gain a lot of knowledge and exercise our practical ability. It's killing two birds with one stone.

The custom of Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, which began in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. Ming Di advocates Buddhism. He heard that on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks watched the Buddhist relics and lit lanterns to worship the Buddha, so that all the gentry and ordinary people hung lanterns. Later, this Buddhist ceremonial festival gradually formed a grand folk festival. This festival has experienced the development process from the court to the people, and from the Central Plains to the whole country.

1, put on the sky lantern

Putting lanterns on the Lantern Festival is also a folk custom. Sky lanterns, also known as Kongming lanterns, were invented by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period. It is said that the custom of flying lanterns was introduced by immigrants from Huian, Fujian, and it has a history of more than 200 years. Legend has it that the sky lantern can touch the gods, so the caster writes his name, address and wish on the white paper lantern with a brush, and sets off firecrackers to encourage the sky lantern to rise.

Step 2 play with dragon lanterns

Playing dragon lanterns, also known as playing dragon lanterns, dancing dragon lanterns and dancing dragon, is one of the important traditional cultural activities in China. As a totem of the Chinese nation, the dragon is revered and loved by people of all ethnic groups, and has always been regarded as the first of the five famous beasts in China. From the end of the year to the end of the year, or on major festivals and solar terms, from national celebrations to folk activities, dragon lanterns should be played with joy in order to pray for the arrival of dragons in Switzerland, so as to ensure a smooth year, prosperity of the country and prosperity of all walks of life.

Step 3 eat yuanxiao

There is a folk custom of eating Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao is made of glutinous rice, which can be solid or stuffed. Filled with bean paste, sugar, hawthorn, various fruit materials and so on. You can cook, fry, steam and fry when you eat. At first, people called this kind of food "Floating Zi Yuan", and later they called it "Tangtuan" or "Tangyuan". These names are similar to the word "reunion", which means reunion, symbolizing family reunion, harmony and happiness. People also miss their departed relatives and place their best wishes on their future lives.