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Is the Lantern Festival meaningful?

The significance of Lantern Festival:

1, Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, is the last important festival of the Spring Festival in China. The grand occasion of the Lantern Festival has left many fascinating records in the poems of China literati. It shines brightly in the traditional culture of China with its warm and festive folk customs and the cultural connotation of reunion and romance, and it is a traditional festival deeply loved by our people.

2. The traditional festival customs in China have adapted to the comprehensive needs of the broad masses of people in China in material, spiritual, ethical and aesthetic aspects. In terms of material life, traditional festivals in China have many unique foods in different festivals. On the Lantern Festival, the whole family eats glutinous rice balls together. "Tangyuan" sounds similar to "reunion", symbolizing reunion and harmony.

The cultural value of Lantern Festival lies in that it is a national carnival, in which everyone participates and enjoys. Because of the opening of the ancient Lantern Festival, the crowds are woven, and men and women meet, which is easy to produce love. For thousands of years, two of a kind's love story staged on the Lantern Festival is endless.

The main activity of Lantern Festival is mass entertainment, but its social and cultural significance is not just entertainment. There are many religious activities on the fifteenth day of the first month, so pray for the blessing of the gods. Lantern Festival is also a good time to find children.

5. The custom of burning lanterns on the 15th night of the first month was gradually spread in China with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and the addition of Taoist culture. Nowadays, with the development of the times, today's Lantern Festival is moving from family to society. No matter how the Lantern Festival, lanterns and fireworks change, the ancient traditional customs that the Lantern Festival continues remain unchanged. These elements of traditional culture are always the feelings that people keep giving up.