The story of traditional festivals in China?

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival. This custom can be traced back to two thousand years ago. Legend has it that in heaven, the Emperor of Heaven lived a dull life. He was very angry when he heard that people on the ground lived happily. So he sent a burning crane to the ground and burned it on the fifteenth day of the first month. A kind fairy came down to tell people about it. A wise man suggested that everyone should light a lantern at once. The fairy also said that the crane should be kept in a cage and the fire should be put out. When the crane came to the earth, it was caught and put into a cage that could not burn fire. People light lanterns and set off firecrackers and fireworks. Emperor Tiandi was very happy to see the fire on earth. He thinks that cranes have successfully destroyed the world. In fact, people paraded with lanterns to celebrate their victory. To commemorate this day, people hang lanterns or walk in the street with lanterns. This is the Lantern Festival.

There is another interesting folklore about the origin of the Lantern Festival:

Legend has it that a long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts everywhere that hurt people and livestock, so people organized to defeat them. A god bird was trapped and landed on the earth, but was accidentally shot by an unsuspecting hunter. The Emperor of Heaven was very angry when he learned that. He immediately issued a decree, ordering the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the land on the fifteenth day of the first month, burning all the people, livestock and property. The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven is kind-hearted. She couldn't bear to see the innocent suffering of the people, so she risked her life and secretly rushed Xiangyun to the world to tell people the news. When people heard the news, it was like a blow to the head. I'm so scared that I don't know what to do. After a long time, an old man came up with an idea. He said: "On the 14th, 15th and 16th of the first month, every family decorated their houses, set off firecrackers and set off fireworks. In this way, the emperor will think that people have been burned to death. "

Everyone nodded and said yes, and they were ready to go separately. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, the emperor looked down and found that for three consecutive nights, the world was red and the noise was deafening. He thought it was the flame of a big fire, and soon. In this way, people saved their lives and property. In order to commemorate this success, every household hangs lanterns and sets off fireworks on the fifteenth day of the first month to commemorate this day.