What are the customs on the 15th day of the first month?

1, enjoy lanterns: in the early years from the first ten days of the first month of the year, almost everyone's hands, every family tie lanterns. To the night of the Lantern Festival night, people hold candles and lanterns, and play in pairs. Especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the most varied styles of lanterns, countless. In today's Dengshikou, Gulou, Dazhalan area, it is a collection of lanterns, lanterns, lanterns, bright lights, "Dengshikou" name of the place came from.

2, guessing riddles: "guessing riddles", also known as "playing riddles", is a Lantern Festival after the increase in an activity, riddles are the earliest riddles from the development of riddles, originated in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. Riddles hanging in the lamp, for people to guess shot, began in the Southern Song Dynasty. Nowadays, every Lantern Festival, all places play lantern riddles, hoping that this year will be joyful and peaceful.

3, playing dragon lanterns: also known as playing dragon lanterns, dancing dragon lanterns, dragon dance, is one of the important traditional cultural activities of China's folk. Dragon, as the totem of the Chinese nation, highly respected and loved by all ethnic groups, has been regarded as the first of the five Chinese beasts.

Every year to the end of the year, or major festivals and festivals, up to the national celebrations, down to the folk activities, are to play the dragon lamps to pray for the dragon to descend, to ensure that a year of wind and rain, the country and the people's peace, prosperity.