What festival is the river lantern?

River Lantern Festival is a folk ritual activity of Han nationality, which mainly expresses condolences to the deceased relatives by setting off river lanterns, and also expresses religious blessings to the living. The time is mainly on the first day, fifteenth day and death day of each month. Religious activities such as Taoism and Buddhism are often held on July 15.

At present, there are two main festivals to set off river lanterns, Shangyuan Festival and Zhongyuan Festival. Shangyuan Festival is on the fifteenth day of the first month, which is what we often call Lantern Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is on July 15th every year.

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There are various forms of river lanterns, such as birds and animals, flowers and birds, fish and insects, the blessing of lotus flowers, the longevity of turtles and cranes, the auspiciousness of dragons and phoenixes, and the fragrance of the toes of the forest. During the burning of candles, the river was full of brilliance and color. The crowd cheered each other, * * * praying for the ancestors' blessing, peace in the world, peace in the country and the people, good fortune and good weather, and prosperous population.

Now the JiangDeng Festival has evolved into an independent festival. There will be a grand gathering on this day, and the river lantern is just one of the activities. All kinds of lion dance teams, dragon dance teams, river lantern teams and cultural performance teams will show their talents, perform prepared programs, and hold cultural performances and folk song competitions all night, which is very lively.

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