Lantern Festival? Lantern Festival? Or "Lantern Festival"?

Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year.

The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist "Sanyuan Festival", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival". Since ancient times, the custom of Lantern Festival has been based on the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns.

The formation of the Lantern Festival has a long process, which is rooted in the folk custom of turning on the lights to pray. According to general data and folklore, the fifteenth day of the first month was paid attention to in the Western Han Dynasty, but the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month really became a national folk festival after the Han and Wei Dynasties.

The rise of the custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month is also related to the spread of Buddhism to the east. In the Tang dynasty, Buddhism flourished, and officials and ordinary people generally "lit lanterns for the Buddha" on the fifteenth day of the first month, so Buddhist lanterns were spread all over the people. Since the Tang Dynasty, Lantern Festival lighting has become a legal thing.

The significance of Lantern Festival:

Lantern Festival, like Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, is a traditional festival in China. In fact, its cultural connotation and social value far exceed other festivals, and it has extraordinary significance. The Spring Festival begins with the closing of New Year's Eve and ends with the Lantern Festival. It is a process in which a person constantly expands the scope of activities and interpersonal relationships.

Pay New Year greetings to parents on the first day and the next day. In the future, we will gradually expand the scope of New Year greetings to ordinary relatives and friends. During this period, people's activities are limited to acquaintances. The fifth day is the fifth day, so farm work can start and shops can open. During this period, society began to function normally.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, all members of society, regardless of sex, age, and age, joined in the festival activities. Therefore, the Lantern Festival has the significance of confirming the relationship between all members of society (including people who don't know each other).