What special things should we do, what special food should we eat and what iconic things should we use during the Lantern Festival?

On the Lantern Festival, we enjoy lanterns, set off fireworks, dance lions and yangko, eat glutinous rice balls or Yuanxiao, and light candles to pray. Lantern Festival is also called Lantern Festival. On this day, people will eat jiaozi and glutinous rice balls, which means reunion and reunion. In some places, they will appreciate lanterns. The custom of putting lights on the Lantern Festival is that on the fifteenth day of the first month every year, the city and countryside are brightly lit all night, so the Lantern Festival is also called the Lantern Festival.

Customs differences between North and South Lantern Festival

There are still some differences in the customs of Lantern Festival between the south and the north. Yuanxiao is eaten in the north and Tangyuan is eaten in the south. There are really many differences between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan. The practice is different. jiaozi is a bag, and Yuanxiao is a roll. The stuffing is different. jiaozi is stuffed, salty and sweet, and Yuanxiao is sweet. The food is different. Tangyuan is usually cooked and Yuanxiao is fried.

After the Lantern Festival, no matter in the north or the south, dumplings and Yuanxiao are indispensable, as well as lanterns and fire dragons, which shows the worship and dedication to fire. Due to the progress of science and technology and the development of economy, there are thousands of lanterns around the Lantern Festival, which are colorful, bright and festive, and look forward to a beautiful and happy life while celebrating.

The custom of the Han people celebrating the Lantern Festival, all these activities show the virtues of kindness, simplicity and friendship of the Chinese nation, and also show the long history of national culture and the persistence of national soul.