What customs do you know about the Lantern Festival?

Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month is a long-standing custom in China. Yuanxiao, or "Tangyuan", represents reunion and beauty, and the days are getting more and more prosperous.

Send lanterns

Before the Lantern Festival, the bride's family sent lanterns to her newly-married daughter's house, or ordinary relatives and friends sent lanterns to the newly-married infertile family, in order to increase good luck, because "lamp" is homophonic with "Ding". Expressing the hope that her daughter will be lucky after marriage and have a son as soon as possible; If the daughter is pregnant, in addition to the big palace lantern, one or two pairs of small lanterns should be sent to wish her a safe pregnancy.

Play with dragon lanterns

The dragon is the totem of China, and the Chinese nation advocates the dragon and regards it as a symbol of good luck. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the festive atmosphere of singing and dancing spread in many places.

4. lion dance

Lions are regarded as auspicious animals in China, symbolizing good luck and good luck. Therefore, in the lion dance activities, people are entrusted with the good wishes of eliminating disasters and seeking good luck.

5. Solve the riddle on the lantern

Every Lantern Festival, playing riddles is everywhere. I hope this year is festive and safe.

walk on stilts

Walking on stilts is one of the traditional folk activities of the Han nationality. Walking on stilts, commonly known as tying firewood feet, is also called "stilts", "walking on stilts", "tying high feet" and "climbing high legs", which is a popular folk skill performance, meaning "climbing high".