What are the customs of Kongming lanternsWhat are the customs of Kongming lanterns?

1, Kongming lantern is a kind of cylindrical or square lamp, belongs to the Chinese folk craft, after burning can float in the air. Modern people also have the habit of releasing Kongming lanterns, especially in the Lantern Festival, there is the custom of releasing Kongming lanterns to pray. Generally, one would write his wish on a small slip of paper and tie it under the Kongming lantern so that he can fly to the sky with it.

2, about the origin of the Kongming lanterns of different opinions, there is a saying that Zhu Geliang invented the Kongming lanterns, it is said that Zhu Geliang in Pingyang, when besieged by Sima Yi, Zhu Geliang in order to the outside world for help, invented the Kongming lanterns, he calculates the direction of the wind, the message of help tied to the hole in the lanterns, and then flew up to the sky. Later, Kongming did rely on the Kongming lamp to get rescue and Zhuge Liang escaped. Because this kind of lamp was invented by Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang is also called Kongming, so people call this kind of lamp Kongming lamp.

3, in the Qing dynasty during the Daoguang period, the Kongming lantern spread to the area of Taipei County, Taipei County, Pingxi Township, that is, the upper reaches of the Keelung River. It is said that there were bandits in that area at that time, and the bandits always went down to loot. So when the bandits came, the people there fled to the mountains to hide, and when the bandits left, the people who stayed at the foot of the mountains would release the Kongming lanterns to report peace to the people in the mountains so they could go home.

4. The 15th day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, so later people had the custom of releasing Kongming lanterns on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which they used as a signal for praying for happiness and reporting peace, a custom that still remains in some areas today.

5. Although this lamp was initially used to convey messages, people loved it very much after knowing its wonders, so that whenever there were festivals in the future, the descendants would hang this lamp and write their wishes into a note and put it under the lamp like a Kongming, so that the lamp could fly to the sky according to their wishes. The symbolism of the Kongming lamp, in ancient times, people believed that God was watching us from the distant horizon, so the Kongming lamp became a medium of communication with God so that God could see their little wishes and maybe they would be realized in the future.

6. Although the symbolism of the Kongming lanterns is very beautiful, putting them on is a dangerous behavior that may cause fires. According to the fire department, "Kongming lanterns" is the external combustion temperature of up to 300 degrees of open flame. Ignition rises after improper combustion or excessive wind, wind direction is unstable, will be a direct threat to high-rise buildings, high-voltage power supply equipment, residential building safety. The fire tragedies caused by Kongming lanterns abound, so people no longer advocate the use of Kongming lanterns as a form of prayer. The custom of releasing Kongming lanterns is gradually replaced by other ways, but Kongming lanterns as a culture, will always shine in our history!