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Why is there a Lantern Festival? What is the Lantern Festival? Why is it called Lantern Festival?
The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival".
Origin: During the Yongping period of Emperor Hanming, in order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Hanming ordered "burning lamps to show Buddha" in palaces and monasteries on the fifteenth night of the first month. 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. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Lantern Festival gradually became a trend. Liang Wudi believed in Buddhism, and the palace was brightly lit on the fifteenth day of the first month.
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The annual Lantern Festival, dragon and lion dances, hawking in old Beijing and other traditional Lantern Festival programs are one of the main reasons why old Beijing residents look forward to this festival. The traditional Lantern Festival activities in old Beijing are mainly composed of three parts: flower party, lantern festival and eating Lantern Festival.
Hanging lanterns is an essential form for Shanxi people to celebrate the Lantern Festival. When the Lantern Festival arrives, all kinds of lights are hung in every household, from 14 to 16, and all kinds of lights are turned on every night. Setting off fireworks is the most gratifying activity of Shanxi Lantern Festival.
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