Ancient lanterns

This Lantern Festival originated from three traditional Taoist festivals, namely, the fifteenth day of the first month, the fifteenth day of July and the fifteenth day of October in the lunar calendar. They are in charge of the upper, middle and lower elements, namely, heaven, earth and people, to make the Lantern Festival brilliant. Lantern Festival lighting has been a custom since the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Lantern Festival paid more attention and became a custom. Lu Zeng, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, described the Lantern Festival in Fifteen Nights. Lantern Festival lighting custom has been passed down from generation to generation, and there are more and more holiday lights, including mirror lights, phoenix lights and glazed lights. Besides Lantern Festival lanterns, fireworks and firecrackers are also set off. Lantern riddle, also known as lantern riddle, is an activity added after the Lantern Festival, which first appeared in the Song Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin 'an City was a good place to guess the time of Lantern Festival. At first, it was doers who wrote riddles on paper and then posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles can stimulate wisdom and interest, they are very popular at all levels of society.