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What is the tradition of riddles and the traditional culture of riddles?

Solve riddles on the lanterns is a traditional activity of the Lantern Festival.

2. On the Lantern Festival, there is a folk custom of "watching solve riddles on the lanterns" in China. According to records, riddles on lanterns have been popular since the Southern Song Dynasty and are still popular today. Solve riddles on the lanterns, also known as playing riddles, appeared in the Song Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, many people did crossword puzzles and crossword puzzles during the Lantern Festival in Lin 'an, the capital city.

It was a busybody who wrote riddles on paper and pasted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles are enlightening and interesting, they are welcomed by all walks of life in the process of communication.

4. In the Han Dynasty, it gradually evolved into a riddle that mainly deciphered the form and meaning of words. At this time, the riddles are still relatively rough, both created by ordinary people and by literati. In the Three Kingdoms, the written form of riddle creation is very popular.

5. The combination of riddles and appreciation of lanterns in Song Dynasty enriched the entertainment activities of Lantern Festival, which is called riddles. Since then, riddles have become more interesting, because in the Song Dynasty, the rise of the playground "Washe" created material conditions and promoted the development of riddles.