The origin of lanterns: why do you want to put flowers on the Lantern Festival?

Why do you want lanterns on the Lantern Festival? The origin of lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Why do you want lanterns on the Lantern Festival? The origin of lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month.

The custom of playing 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. 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.

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.