What is the origin of solve riddles on the lanterns?

Lantern riddles, also known as playing riddles, are a unique form of Han folk cultural activities in China, and have been the characteristic activities of the Lantern Festival since ancient times. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang lanterns and set off fireworks. Later, some busybodies wrote riddles on paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess.

Because solve riddles on the lanterns can enlighten wisdom and cater to the festive atmosphere, many people responded. Later, solve riddles on the lanterns gradually became an indispensable program for the Lantern Festival. Lantern riddles add to the festive atmosphere, showing the intelligence and wisdom of the ancient Han working people and their yearning for a better life.

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An example of a riddle

1, riddle: Look at beautiful colors, look at loud sounds (type a word)

Answer: Beautiful.

Analysis: "beauty" means "beautiful" and can be disassembled into "seeing the green"; "Beautiful" and "bright" are pronounced the same. The riddle and the answer are combined three times.

2. riddle: it's like flipping (typing a word)

Answer: From

Analysis: "Ya Ya" turned over and looked like the word "Cong".

3, riddle: afraid of being fooled (make a solar term name)

Answer: Slight cold

Analysis: "Cold" is not interpreted as "fear". Don't refer to the upper part of the word "when", that is, "small".