The symbolism of the seventeen day tail light fire

Seventeen Day Tail Lantern refers to seventeen days of the meaning of the lamps are not yet extinguished, implying that the lanterns of all families have a long history.

The 17th day of the first month of the lamp, the proverbial "on the lamp round son of the lamp face, the mouse marrying a woman to steal eggs". Not out of the first month is the year, for the Lantern Festival, is also a grand traditional festival. Also called the Festival of Lights, the traditional custom of hanging lanterns in every household. Legend has it that the heavens on the fifteenth day of the first month of the heavenly fire to descend, and then was known by the Great White Star alone sneaked down to the world.

The people were informed of the news and were told to hang red lanterns in every house, which looked like burning fire. Thus the calamity was averted. The fifteenth day of the first month is the day to enjoy lanterns and guess lantern riddles, and the sixteenth day of the first month is the day when grandma and grandpa pick lanterns for their nieces and nephews, and it is said that the children's eyes will be especially bright when they pick lanterns to walk on this day. It really comes to an end on the 17th day of the first month and is also called the Festival of Falling Lanterns.

The 17th day of the first month is also known as Youth Day, which refers mainly to young people. Why is it said so? According to the rural saying it is called: one chicken, two dogs, three pigs, four sheep, five cows, six horses and seven people.

Legend has it that when Nuwa created everything, she created chickens on the first day of the New Year and people on the seventh day of the New Year, so the seventh day of the New Year is also called the Day of the People, because the people who have just been created are the newborns, so the seventh day of the New Year refers to the children's festival, while the seventeenth day of the first month refers to the young people, and the twenty-seventh day of the first month refers to the old people. So this bowl of noodles has a lot of good symbolism, long and thin noodles to eat not only crisp, but also has a long and beautiful symbolism, wishing the body healthy growth.