Why do you want to dance dragon lanterns and give out red envelopes on the Lantern Festival? When did the dragon lantern come into being?

Dragon lantern dance is a traditional cultural activity of the Chinese nation, and all ethnic groups have the custom of dragon lantern dance. Legend has it that Tujia people did not have the habit of dancing dragons long ago. One year, after a long drought without rain, the seedlings withered and the stream was cut off. Mr. Guigu, who can calculate the weather, said to Tujia people, "Don't worry, it will rain at the end of this afternoon, with three points in the city and seven points outside the city." Old Dragon, the golden dog in charge of water conservancy, listened and thought, there are so many talents on the earth, why should I care about water? ! Suddenly jealous, he got angry and changed the rain inside and outside the city that the Jade Emperor ordered him to do. As a result, it rained cats and dogs, flooded the city, collapsed houses and drowned many people. After this incident was told to the jade emperor by the local land, the jade emperor put the old dragon in prison and beheaded him seven days later. Guanyin Bodhisattva knew this and begged the Jade Emperor to save the old dragon. Before Guanyin could speak, the jade emperor put a yin sword and cut the old dragon into nine sections with a gold hook. Later, Mr. Guigu came to Tujia and said, "Lao Long was angry with me, but he did a lot of good things to the people." You should burn some incense paper for him when he dies. " Therefore, Tujia people made nine golden dragons, danced in various villages, asked people to worship them, and asked the old dragons to bless the good weather and good harvests. For a long time, dragon dancing has also become a traditional custom of Tujia people. But Tujia people dance dragons, which means dancing Buzalang in the town, and it is similar all over the country. Tujia mountain village is different from other places and has its own characteristics.