What is the origin of the 30-word Lantern Festival?

Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. Ming Di advocates Buddhism. According to legend, on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks watched the relics, lit lanterns to worship Buddha, and promoted cremation, and ordinary people hung lanterns, gradually forming a grand folk festival. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty designated the 15th day of the first month as the Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities, such as watching lanterns, eating glutinous rice balls, solve riddles on the lanterns and setting off fireworks. In addition, traditional folk performances such as Youlong lanterns, lion dancing, walking on stilts, boating, yangko and playing Taiping drums have been added to the Lantern Festival in many places.

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).