What is a brief introduction to holiday lanterns?

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, lanterns are put on, which is called Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival. On this day, people have the habit of watching lanterns and eating Yuanxiao. Lanterns, also known as "colored lanterns" and "lanterns", are the cultural products of the traditional Chinese agricultural era, with both life functions and artistic characteristics. Lantern is an important entertainment culture of Han nationality for thousands of years. It rewards God and entertains people. It not only has the function of "Nuo opera", but also has the value of entertaining the public. It is a treasure of Han folk culture.

Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, also called Shangyuan Festival, Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist "Sanyuan Festival", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival".

4. Since ancient times, the custom of Lantern Festival has been based on the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns. The formation of the Lantern Festival has a long process, which is rooted in the folk custom of turning on lights and praying for blessings. According to general data and folklore, the fifteenth day of the first month was paid attention to in the Western Han Dynasty, but the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month really became a national folk festival after the Han and Wei Dynasties. The rise of the custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month is also related to the spread of Buddhism to the east. In the Tang dynasty, Buddhism flourished, and officials and ordinary people generally "lit lanterns for the Buddha" on the fifteenth day of the first month, so Buddhist lanterns were spread all over the people. Since the Tang Dynasty, Lantern Festival lighting has become a legal thing.