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Where is the Lantern Festival held on the fifteenth day of the first month in Nanchong?

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Since the Han Dynasty, there has been a folk custom of displaying and appreciating lanterns on 1 month 15. According to our country's folk tradition, on the 15th night of the first month, when spring returns to the earth and the bright moon hangs high, people will have a series of activities, such as the Lantern Festival, solve riddles on the lanterns and eating Yuanxiao. Family reunion is pleasant.

Lantern Festival is also called "Lantern Festival" and "Lantern Festival" because there is a custom of putting lanterns to watch. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Hanming ordered "burning lanterns to respect the Buddha" on the Lantern Festival and personally put lanterns in the temple to show his respect for the Buddha. Since then, putting lanterns on the Lantern Festival has become a common custom.

Lantern riddle is a word game originated from Lantern Festival, also called Lantern Tiger. Putting riddles on lanterns for people to guess and shoot, the answers are mainly word meanings, and there are 24 kinds of riddles such as roller blinds, swings and phoenix-seeking, which form a unique folk culture. Dragon dance, also called dragon lantern dance. It is a unique traditional folk entertainment activity in China. This was very common in the Han Dynasty in China. There are two kinds of performances: single dragon ball and double dragon ball. In terms of gameplay, local styles are different and each has its own characteristics.