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What is the significance of twisting rice-planting songs at the Lantern Festival?

The activity is meant to celebrate the harvest, unite and socialize with each other, as well as pass on and promote traditional culture.

1, celebrating the harvest: as a folk activity, rice-planting songs originated in farming culture, symbolizing farmers' prayers for a good harvest and the pursuit of a better life. In the rice-planting song performance, people show their praises and expectations for agricultural production by simulating the actions of farming, sowing and harvesting.

2. Solidarity and social communication: Yangge is not only a dance performance, but also a social activity. In the process of twisting rice-planting songs, people hook each other's hands, step on each other's feet, and exchange positions, and these actions symbolize unity, friendship and mutual assistance. Through twisting rice-planting songs, people can make new friends and deepen their understanding and friendship.

3. Inherit and promote traditional culture: As a part of Chinese traditional culture, rice-planting song has a long history and deep cultural heritage. Through the performance and inheritance of rice-planting song, people can understand and appreciate the charm and spiritual connotation of traditional Chinese culture, so as to enhance the sense of identity and pride in traditional culture.