Information about the customs of Lantern Festival, cultural background knowledge

1: play the dragon lantern. Also known as dragon dance, also known as dragon lantern dance. It is a unique traditional folk entertainment activity in China. This was very common in the Han Dynasty in China. There are two kinds of performances: single dragon ball and double dragon ball. In terms of gameplay, local styles are different and each has its own characteristics.

2: lion dance. Courage is a lamp in adversity. The ancients regarded it as a symbol of courage and strength, and thought it could ward off evil spirits and keep people and animals safe.

Therefore, people have gradually formed the custom of dancing lions in major events such as the Lantern Festival. She is an excellent folk art in China. Every Lantern Festival or assembly celebration, people will come to the lion dance for entertainment.

During the development of 1000 years, two performance styles, North and South, have been formed. The lion dance of the Northern School mainly performed the "Wushi", that is, the "Ruishi" appointed by Wei Wudi in the Northern Wei Dynasty. South Lion, centered in Guangdong, is popular in Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia.

Although the Southern Lion is also a duet, the lion dancers are all dressed in knickerbockers, and only a colorful lion is danced. In order to pray for good luck in life, everything is safe.

3: Send children's lights. Short for sending lanterns, it is also called sending lanterns. That is, before the Lantern Festival, parents send lanterns to their newly-married daughters or ordinary relatives and friends send them to their newly-married infertile families to add auspiciousness, because "lamp" is homophonic with "Ding".

This custom exists in many places. In Xi, Shaanxi, lanterns will be put on the eighth to fifteenth day of the first month. In the first year, a pair of palace lanterns were presented. If the daughter is pregnant, she will also send one or two pairs of small lanterns to wish her a safe pregnancy.