What is the meaning of setting off firecrackers and hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival?

The Spring Festival has become an important part that affects the living standard, because for China people, the Spring Festival and traditional culture are mutually integrated. Since ancient times, many customs have been handed down. Setting off firecrackers and hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival is an indispensable custom and a folk custom deeply imprinted in people's hearts.

The implication of setting off firecrackers and hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival.

During the Spring Festival, people will set off firecrackers and hang lanterns to symbolize the red lanterns of reunion, so as to create a festive atmosphere. Later, lanterns became a symbol of happiness for the people of China. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed. There are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc. Besides, there are lanterns for people to enjoy. Every year in the first month of the lunar calendar, every household hangs a red lantern symbolizing auspiciousness to create a festive atmosphere, and the lantern has also become a symbol of happiness for the people of China.

Celebrate the reunion and the old year.

Setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival should be the most popular activity for children during the Spring Festival. Firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, but it is not uncommon to see news that firecrackers hurt your eyes and hands every Spring Festival. Therefore, Bian Xiao reminds readers that eye protection measures must be taken when setting off firecrackers for children. Because the eyes are very soft, strong explosion impact often causes serious damage to the eyes. Therefore, the best way to prevent eyes from being injured by firecrackers is to wear a pair of glasses when setting off firecrackers.

Introduction to the origin of hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival

The folk custom of hanging lanterns in the Spring Festival originated from the Western Han Dynasty, but with the development of various styles of lanterns, the lanterns used at specific times are also different, such as Spring Festival lanterns and Lantern Festival lanterns. Can be used in festive places, and the style is more flexible. The words posted on the outside of lanterns can be flexibly changed according to the theme activities, such as marriage, wedding and birthday, and can be echoed by different themes. Except a lantern as a street lamp, in most cases, lanterns used at home are in pairs, and some activities are a dime a dozen.