Why is Lantern Festival called Lantern Festival?

On the fifteenth day of the first month, in order to celebrate the Lantern Festival, people will beat gongs and drums and light all night for people to enjoy. The items of eating, drinking and having fun are particularly rich and lively, so they are called "Lantern Festival".

Lantern Festival is a folk activity in China. The first month is January and the night is dawn, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called Lantern Festival or Shangyuan Festival. On this day, China's New Year can only be said to be drawing to a close, so in this festival, everyone will have another big farewell party.

From the 15th day of the first month, there will be dragon lantern dancing, lion dancing, yangko dancing, boating and other activities. In the street, the whole atmosphere will be very festive with gongs and drums. People will prepare jiaozi to eat on the night of the Lantern Festival and carry lanterns during the Lantern Festival. At night, when the lanterns are lit, the most distinctive Lantern Festival begins.

People usually hang a few lanterns at home to echo the festive atmosphere. The streets and alleys are full of lanterns, and the scene of "feasting" is spectacular. On the Lantern Festival, there are activities in solve riddles on the lanterns. The practice of writing riddles on lanterns for people to guess originated in the Song Dynasty and has always been a continuous entertainment project of the Lantern Festival.

In addition to these, some areas are also popular with customs such as leaving all diseases, welcoming children's aunts, and offering sacrifices to households. The whole Lantern Festival is a busy and happy day, so people call it "Lantern Festival".