What's interesting about the winter vacation?

"Lantern riddle", also known as "playing riddles", is an activity of the Lantern Festival, which first appeared in the Song Dynasty. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin 'an, the capital, made riddles every Lantern Festival, and there were many people in solve riddles on the lanterns. At the beginning, it was a busybody who wrote riddles on paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles are enlightening and interesting, they are welcomed by all walks of life in the process of communication.

Step 2 be careful with the lights

Lantern Festival and Spring Festival, the lantern viewing activities will be more lively, the lantern viewing activities will last for five days, and the styles of lanterns will be more abundant. In the Ming Dynasty, the Lantern Festival will last 10 days, which is the longest Lantern Festival in China. Although there were only three days to enjoy the lanterns in the Qing Dynasty, the scale of the lantern viewing activities was unprecedented. Besides burning lanterns, fireworks are also set off for entertainment.

4. Dragon and lion dances

The Chinese nation advocates dragons and regards them as auspicious symbols. The lively Spring Festival solar terms are indispensable to the existence of dragon and lion dances. Dragon and lion dances have different habits in different places. In some areas, the audience gathered in a certain place to watch the dragon and lion dance performances, while in other areas, the dragon and lion dance teams marched along the street.