Famous poems about the Lantern Festival

"When will the bright moon come?" This is a famous line by Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and a symbol of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, which is held on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Because the moon is the fullest and the brightest on this day, it is called "Shangyuan Festival" or "Lantern Festival". The Lantern Festival has a long history and rich cultural connotations, and is one of the precious heritages of the Chinese nation.

The origin of the Lantern Festival can be traced back to a variety of stories, the most widely rumored of which is related to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once heard of a mysterious aura appearing in the sky at night, so he ordered officials and people to light lanterns on the day of the Lantern Festival as a sign of reverence and prayer for this aura. Since then, the Lantern Festival has become a traditional festival of lighting lanterns, enjoying lanterns and eating Lanterns.

Customs of the Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is a festival of family reunion and gathering of friends and relatives. On this day, people will light all kinds of lanterns, such as flower lanterns, dragon lanterns, lion lanterns, lion dance lanterns, etc., to express their good wishes for the festival. In addition, people will also place flower candles, lanterns and baskets in their homes to show prosperity, wealth and family harmony.

Eating Yuanxiao is also one of the important customs of the Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao is a traditional Han Chinese dessert made of glutinous rice flour and filled with bean paste, peanuts and lotus seed paste. Eating the Lantern Festival has rich cultural connotations, not only represents reunion and beauty, but also means "full moon, reunion, reunion", is a traditional cultural symbols.

In addition, there are lantern riddles, dragon and lion dances, fireworks and other activities at the Lantern Festival. Lantern riddle-guessing is a traditional game of the Lantern Festival, in which people hang riddles on lanterns for visitors to guess. The Dragon and Lion Dance is a traditional folk dance that expresses people's reverence and awe for the divine dragon. Fireworks, on the other hand, are fireworks that people set off at night to express their enthusiasm and joy for the festival.

How to Make Lanterns

Making Lanterns is not difficult, you just need to prepare the materials and tools and follow the steps below.

Materials:

Sticky rice flour, water, sugar, sesame seeds, bean paste, peanuts, lotus seed paste and so on.

Tools:

Large bowls, small bowls, spoons, chopsticks, pots, steamers and so on.

Steps:

1. Mix glutinous rice flour and water and knead the dough.

2. Divide the dough into small pieces and roll into small balls.

3. Flatten the small balls, put bean paste, peanuts, lotus seed paste and other fillings and wrap them.

4. Roll the balls into rounds and cook them in boiling water.

5. Fish out the cooked dumplings and dip them in sugar and sesame seeds.

Ending

"When will the bright moon come?" Lantern Festival is a festival full of traditional culture and cultural connotations, which is one of the precious heritages of the Chinese nation. During this festival, people can burn lanterns, enjoy lanterns, eat Lanterns, guess lantern riddles, dance dragons and lions, set off fireworks, etc., feeling the charm of traditional culture and the power of life. Let's pass on and carry forward the cultural spirit of the Chinese nation and let the beautiful tradition of the Lantern Festival continue.