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What lights are there on the Lantern Festival?

Lantern Festival lanterns are collectively called lanterns.

Lanterns are divided into four categories, namely wall lamps, lanterns, seat lamps and chandeliers. There are many kinds of lanterns, including lanterns, dice lanterns, round lanterns, knife-closing lanterns, rabbit lanterns, dragon lanterns and palace lanterns.

Origin of the Lantern Festival: During the Yongping period of Emperor Hanming (AD 58- 175), because Emperor Ming advocated Buddhism, it coincided with Cai _ returning from India to seek Buddhism, saying that it was the fifteenth day of the first month in Mohato, India, and monks gathered to pay tribute to Buddhist relics, which was an auspicious day to participate in Buddhism. In order to carry forward Buddhism, Emperor Han Ming ordered "burning lamps to show Buddha" in the palace temple on the 15th night of the first month. Therefore, the custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth night of the first month, with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and the addition of Taoist culture, gradually spread in China.