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What festival is the fifteenth day of the first month?

The fifteenth day of the first month? Lantern Festival? It means to celebrate the last day of the Spring Festival and express expectations for the new year. According to the custom, people will light lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns, eat Yuanxiao and set off fireworks to enjoy the moon.

First,? Lantern Festival? Meaning of

Here? Trouble? Actually, it doesn't mean fighting, but? Busy? 、? Celebrate? Therefore, the real significance of the Lantern Festival is to celebrate the Lantern Festival, use this lively atmosphere to dispel the unpleasantness and unpleasantness of the old year, express deep wishes for the New Year and welcome the beginning of the New Year.

Second, the traditional customs of this day.

As one of the traditional festivals in China, Lantern Festival has a long history. On this day, people get together to light lanterns, enjoy lanterns, have solve riddles on the lanterns, eat Yuanxiao and set off fireworks to celebrate. These traditional customs bring people a happy mood.

Eating Yuanxiao: Eating Yuanxiao is the most basic custom. This snack made of rice flour is regarded as a sweet symbol of reunion because of its sweet stuffing and round shape, so it must be eaten on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Solve riddles on lanterns and watch Lantern Festival: Lantern Festival originated from the folk custom of turning on lights to pray for blessings. With the introduction of Buddhist culture, the custom of praying with lanterns at 15 o'clock in the first month has been handed down. In the Tang Dynasty, this custom reached its climax. All people will make lanterns on the Lantern Festival and use them for various entertainment activities. Today, this custom still exists in many areas.

Fireworks and firecrackers: Fireworks and firecrackers will also be set off on this day, which is actually the same as fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's Eve. It means innovation.

Third, local customs are slightly different.

Eating Yuanxiao, enjoying lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns and setting off fireworks are all traditional customs. With the implementation of the ban on burning, the custom of setting off fireworks and firecrackers has been abolished all over the country. In order to save financial expenses, many counties and cities also canceled the celebration of the 15th day of the first month, but many scenic spots will hold various celebrations on this day to meet people's needs.