The earliest tracing of the Lantern Festival, what period is it?

Introduction: the earliest tracing of the Lantern Festival, what period is it? Lantern Festival can be said to be one of the most traditional programs in China, and the Lantern Festival also has many traditions, in ancient times there is actually the Shangyuan Festival is the Lantern Festival. And in ancient times the Lantern Festival is not only a program, but also a good time for people to meet each other, in ancient times there is a difference between men and women, so only in the Shangyuan Festival can come out to play, men and women can meet each other. But many people will be curious, the Lantern Festival can be traced back to the earliest ancient which period began to have?

I, dating back to the Western Han Dynasty

In fact, the end of the Lantern Festival can be as early as in the Western Han Dynasty, and according to data records is the Eastern Han Dynasty Mingdi period began to advocate for the Lantern Festival, the Lantern Festival at that time is not called the Lantern Festival, but just a kind of lamps to honor the Buddha's management of the means. And at this time is China's largest folk program, and the Shangyuan Festival is also organized by the emperor's program. Slowly transformed into a folk program, and finally it can be traced back to the whole country, are beginning to popularize the Shangyuan Festival.

Second, the rise of Buddhism

The Lantern Festival exists, can be said to be because of the rise of Buddhism, the beginning of the Lantern Festival live is to promote Buddhism. So the Lantern Festival existed in the Western Han Dynasty Buddhist ceremonial programs. This slowly transformed over time into a program that the whole country started to promote later on. In this program, men and women can meet by playing, also slowly turn, into a program for men and women to meet each other. By now the Shangyuan Festival, which is what we call the Lantern Festival became the 15th day of the first month. In fact, in ancient times, in addition to the Shangyuan Festival, there is also the next Yuan Festival in the Yuan Festival, are the ancient programs handed down.

Third, people's yearning for the good

This program actually shows people's yearning for the good, in this program every family will take out their most sumptuous food to celebrate. And no matter whether it is the nobles or the commoners, they will take the lanterns and light them up, and there will also be a competition of the lanterns. It has also been passed down to the present day, which is to light the lanterns and eat the Lantern Festival, so it expresses people's yearning for the good.