What are the traditions of the Lantern Festival?

1, Eating Yuanxiao Eating Yuanxiao

Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that

Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han

Dynasty. It is believed that

Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han

Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice

flour filled with sweet stuffing. And the Festival is named after the famous

dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water

for a few minutes - and eaten as a desert in the middle of the night. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water

for a few minutes - and eaten as a desert.

Yuanxiao (元宵) is a specialty food of the Lantern Festival. It is said that Yuanxiao was named after a courtesan named Yuanxiao during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a sweet food with filling, which is made of glutinous rice flour with sweet filling. The Lantern Festival is named after this food. The cooking method of Yuanxiao is very simple, just pour Yuanxiao into a pot filled with boiling water and cook it for a few minutes.

2, Guessing lantern riddles Guessing lantern riddles

"Guessing lantern riddles" is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners

write riddles on Lantern owners

write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors

have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern

owners to check their answer. If visitors

have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern

owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift.

The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song

The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty

(960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become

popular among all social strata.

Guessing riddles is also an essential part of Lantern Festival activities. The owner of the lantern writes the riddle on a slip of paper, which is then displayed on the lantern. If lantern watchers guess the riddle, they remove the note and approach the lantern owner to confirm the answer. If they get it right, they receive a small gift. This activity originated in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Lantern riddle-guessing is extremely interesting and intelligent, so it has become popular throughout society. A yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating

drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent

lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks

from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local

governance

groups of people are also invited to participate in fireworks.

governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

governments. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

During the daytime of the Lantern Festival, there will be dragon and lion dances, rowing of dry boats, twisting of rice-planting songs, and stilt walking. And at night, in addition to various large-scale lantern displays, brilliant fireworks are also a beautiful picture. Many families leave some of the fireworks at the Spring Festival for the Lantern Festival. Some local governments even organize fireworks