Significance of traditional festival Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival has the significance of confirming the relationship between all members of society.

Lantern Festival is a romantic festival among the traditional festivals in China. In the feudal traditional society, Lantern Festival provides unmarried men and women with opportunities to get to know each other. Young girls in traditional society are not allowed to go out freely, but they can go out to play together on holidays. Lantern Festival lanterns are just an opportunity to make friends, and unmarried men and women can also find their own partners by the way.

Introduction: The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called "night" "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist "Sanyuan Festival", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival". Since ancient times, the custom of Lantern Festival has been based on the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns.

Origin of the Festival: Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, and the formation of the Lantern Festival custom has a long process, rooted in the folk custom of turning on lights to pray for blessings. Generally, turning on the light for blessing begins on the 14th night of the first month, and the 15th night is "positive light". People light lamps, also known as "sending lamps", in order to pray to the gods.

Folklore: According to legend, the Lantern Festival was designed to commemorate Pinglu during the reign of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. Impressed by the hard-won peace and prosperity, Emperor Wendi designated the 15th day of the first month of the first month to quell the "Zhu Lu Rebellion" as a day to celebrate with the people. Since then, the fifteenth day of the first month has become a popular folk festival "Lantern Festival".