Customs and Implication of Lantern Festival

Customs of Lantern Festival: Enjoy lanterns and eat Yuanxiao, solve riddles on the lanterns.

1, flower viewing lamp

Lantern Festival has the customs of hanging lanterns, playing riddles and watching lanterns. In ancient times, both gentry and ordinary people hung up lights, and the whole city was brightly lit all night. And there are many styles of lanterns, such as palace lanterns, animal lanterns, lanterns, lanterns and bird lanterns.

Step 2 eat yuanxiao

Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month is a long-standing custom in China. Yuanxiao is called "Tangyuan". Its ingredients and taste are different, but the meaning of eating Yuanxiao is the same. Represents reunion and beauty, and the days are getting more and more prosperous. As the saying goes, harmony is more precious. Family harmony and family reunion are important factors of a complete family. Therefore, we must eat "Yuanxiao" with our families during the Lantern Festival.

Step 3 solve the riddle on the lantern

Solve riddles on the lanterns, also known as playing riddles, is an interesting activity of the Lantern Festival. It first appeared in the Song Dynasty. Some people write riddles on paper and stick them on colorful lanterns for people to guess, which increases the atmosphere of the festival and shows people's intelligence.

Lantern Festival implication

Lantern Festival is also 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 for free activities, 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.

During the Lantern Festival, it is also the time for young men and women to meet their lovers. Therefore, Lantern Festival can be said to be the authentic Valentine's Day in China.