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Pay attention to the lantern festival lights.

The oil lamp at 15 o'clock in the first month is a traditional custom to ward off evil spirits and celebrate, representing the yearning for a better life.

In Buddhist teachings, fire is compared to the divine power of the Buddha, and the so-called "infinite flame shines endlessly." Light has two wonderful uses: one is to break the darkness of the world; The second is to show the Buddha's light and destroy all the troubles of all beings. Therefore, in Buddhist ceremonies, lamps are regarded as one of the offerings before the Buddha. Buddhists encourage believers to put lanterns, and repeatedly publicize "Hundred Lights Repentance" and "The Best Light in the World" in the classics.

Therefore, those who often go to the mountains to pray for Buddha always offer lamp oil to show their extensive cultivation of Buddha land; The Buddhist pageant needs bright lights to illuminate the king. According to Buddhist legend, the Buddha Sakyamuni appeared on February 30, 65438, that is, on the fifteenth day of the first month in Dongtu. In order to commemorate the change of Buddha, it is necessary to hold a lighting ceremony on this day.