Information about Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, is one of the traditional festivals in China. The 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar is the first full moon in a year, so it is called the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar as the "Lantern Festival".

The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals for Chinese people in China and overseas. The Lantern Festival is characterized by a series of traditional folk activities, such as lanterns, dumplings, riddles, fireworks, etc. The Lantern Festival has been characterized by the warm and festive practice of viewing lanterns since ancient times.

The Lantern Festival's festival period and festival activities are extended and expanded with the development of history. In terms of the length of the festival, the Han Dynasty only one day, to the Tang Dynasty has been three days, the Song Dynasty is up to five days, the Ming Dynasty is since the eighth light, until the night of the seventeenth day of the first month before the lights, is the longest lantern festival in Chinese history.

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History of the Lantern Festival

1. During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty offered sacrifices to "Taiyi" at the Ganquan Palace in the first month of the year "on the night of Xin". The activity of "Tai Yi" was regarded as the precursor of sacrificing to the God of Heaven on the fifteenth day of the first month by the later generations.

2, the Tang Dynasty is, the Lantern Lantern has become a legal thing, and gradually become a folk custom.

3, Song Dynasty, the Lantern Festival is called Lantern Festival.

4, to the Qing Dynasty, it is called another Lantern Festival.

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