When did the custom of Lantern Festival begin?

The custom of playing lanterns began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, lantern style prevailed in all previous dynasties and spread to future generations.

In the past, on the fifteenth day of the first month, the most concentrated places on the ground of Qingxu were Qingyuan City, Xugou City, Feng Meng Town and Dongyu Town. There are also some larger villages, such as Wangda Village, Dachang Village, Liudu Village and Gaobai Village, which are also very lively.

People in the surrounding countryside should bring their families and children, carry homemade lanterns at night, watch lanterns in groups of three or five, light a fire in solve riddles on the lanterns and celebrate the Lantern Festival happily. Especially for young men and women, this is an unforgettable day. In feudal society, women could not go out. Coupled with the shackles of various feudal ethics that men and women are not close to each other, they rarely have the opportunity to meet.