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Lantern riddles on National Day

The example of solve riddles on the lanterns on National Day is as follows:

1, National Day (name a place). The answer is: celebrate the world (the world, that is, the meaning of the whole country; Celebrating together means celebrating together. This riddle implies that the people of the whole country will celebrate the National Day together by turning the national celebration into a national celebration.

2. Double Ninth Festival (a festival). The answer is: National Day (99 refers to China National Day, and Chongyang is September 9, corresponding to 99). This riddle connects 1999 with the National Day by the correspondence of numbers. In China, September 9th is the Double Ninth Festival, so the riddle refers to the National Day.

3. Leshan Zhang (visiting a scenic spot). The answer is: paradise for the elderly (Le Shan Le Shui can be understood as the elderly, and Le Hua Zhang can be understood as a paradise). This riddle extends the meaning of the paradise for the aged by splitting and reorganizing the words in the chapter "Le Shan Le Shui Hua Le". In this riddle, Le Shan Le Shui can be understood as an elder, while Zhang Can, Hua Le can be understood as a paradise, so the answer is an elder's paradise.

The origin of the riddle:

1 can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when people wrote words or poems on lanterns to solve puzzles and entertain themselves. According to legend, this custom was created by Qu Yuan, a doctor of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. He used riddles on lanterns to express his helplessness and dissatisfaction with the status quo.

2. With the passage of time, this kind of solve riddles on the lanterns activity gradually spread and became an indispensable part of the traditional culture of China. Every year on the Lantern Festival, people hang various lanterns, and some riddles are written on the lanterns, so that people can guess riddles to relieve boredom. This kind of activity can not only improve people's thinking ability, but also increase people's understanding and understanding of traditional culture.

3. Lantern riddles were popular among the people at first, and then they were gradually accepted by the court nobles and became a kind of entertainment in the court. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, solve riddles on the lanterns has become one of the indispensable traditional activities of the Lantern Festival. At this time, people will enjoy the happiness and celebration of the festival through solve riddles on the lanterns, watching lanterns and eating Yuanxiao.