What are the activities of Changsha Lantern Festival?

The traditional activities of the Lantern Festival are as follows: First of all, stilt walking is a very old folk performance, which appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. Lantern Festival, a folk activity on stilts, is very popular in many places. Stilts are usually made of wood. Make a support point on the planed wooden stick to put your feet, and then tie it to your legs with a rope. Performers can not only walk freely on stilts, but also do various difficult movements such as splitting, jumping off the bench, yangko, knife and gun. Secondly, lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. On the Lantern Festival or other assembly ceremonies, people will entertain themselves by dancing lions. This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a history of 1000 years. Thirdly, the custom of appreciating lanterns on the Lantern Festival originated from the period of Emperor Han Ming. During the Yongping period, Emperor Hanming strongly advocated Buddhism and ordered "burning lamps to offer Buddha" in palaces and temples on the 15th night of the first month. Later, the custom of putting lights on the Lantern Festival spread to people in the court. On the Lantern Festival, whether gentry or civilians, every household hangs lanterns and the streets are brightly lit. Fourth, playing with dragon lanterns, also known as "dragon dancing", has a history of more than two thousand years. Playing dragon lanterns originated from people's worship of dragons. In ancient times, people prayed for the blessing of dragons by dancing dragons, in order to have a good weather and a bumper harvest in the coming year. The custom of dragon dancing has also been carried forward by overseas Chinese. Whenever people in China have traditional festivals or major celebrations, they will dance lions and play dragon lanterns, showing a strong oriental atmosphere. Five, Yangko Lantern Festival, simple northerners like to dance Yangko to celebrate. The styles of yangko vary from place to place, including northern Shaanxi yangko, northeastern yangko, Hebei yangko, Shandong yangko and so on. Among them, Northeast Yangko is the most popular and has the highest artistic level. Sixth, solve riddles on the lanterns, also known as "playing riddles", is an added activity after the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. On lanterns, solving riddles on lanterns adds a lot of elegance to the festival. Some people write riddles on paper and stick them on colorful lanterns for people to guess and hang them up, so they are called riddles. Seven, boating folklore, boating is to commemorate Dayu's water control. Rowing a dry boat, also known as running a dry boat, is an imitation of rowing on land. Performers are usually girls, boating with fake boats on their bodies, singing some local songs and dancing while running. This is rowing a dry boat. Eiko Gugu is a poor and kind girl in folklore. According to legend, she is a concubine of a large family. People sympathize with her and miss her. In some places, it is convenient to have the custom of "welcoming the daughter-in-law on the fifteenth day of the first month". Nine, stay away from all diseases In addition to celebrations, there are some religious activities in the Lantern Festival, that is, "walking away from all diseases", also known as "dispersing all diseases", "baking all diseases" and "eliminating all diseases". Ten, eat Yuanxiao "Yuanxiao" is the name of northerners, and southerners call it "Tangyuan" and "jiaozi". According to our traditional folk custom, on the fifteenth day of the first month of every year, every household should eat glutinous rice balls. Because these names are similar to the pronunciation of "reunion", the meaning of reunion is removed. I hope the whole family will be reunited, harmonious and happy on the full moon night in May.