What are the names of Lantern Festival lanterns?

1, lanterns, braided with bamboo into horseheads and ponytails; The brightly colored paper tied to your body has now been replaced by silk.

2. The knife-closing lamp is made according to the legendary dragon crescent moon knife used by Guan Gong before his death. It travels with lanterns and rabbit lanterns, which is a metaphor for protecting peace.

3. Drum lights. Named after the early production of gongs and drums. Because the word "light" in Minnan dialect is homophonic with the word "ding", it is generally considered to be a good omen for the prosperity of people.

Yuanxiao originally meant "Lantern Festival Night", because the main activity of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month was to eat Yuanxiao at night and enjoy the moon. Later, the name of this festival evolved into "Lantern Festival". The Lantern Festival will be held on the fifteenth day of the first month, which will push the celebration on New Year's Eve to another climax.

When and where the custom of eating Yuanxiao originated, people have different opinions. It is said that at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Zhao and Chu passed the Yangtze River on his way back from the countryside and saw something floating on the river, which was white and yellow, and there was a kind of rouge-red pulp in it, which was very sweet.