The Origin and Implication of Dragon Lantern

The origin of welcoming dragon lanterns was originally a festival in which Beijing officials had fun with the people to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The moral of welcoming dragon lanterns is to drive away evil spirits and plagues, and to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings.

In fact, welcoming dragon lanterns is one of the biggest traditional folk cultural activities in the first month. Legend has it that dragons can sow clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and reduce happiness, symbolizing good luck, so it has become a custom in all parts of the country to dance dragons to pray for a safe harvest.

There are usually hundreds of bridges, many of which can reach more than 1000, stretching for four or five miles, which is spectacular. The longer the dragon lantern lasts, the more prosperous the village population is, and more and more neighboring villagers come to watch it.

The form of dragon lantern:

Every year, lanterns are lit on the 13th day of the first month, and there are sixteen sets of lanterns in the first month. Dragon welcoming activities are held for four consecutive nights, which have been passed down from generation to generation. Dragon lanterns are greeted with a set of auspicious etiquette. Including welcoming time, dragon clearing road, sacrifice, departure, walking route, dragon receiving, dragon ball sending ceremony and the order of dragon lanterns and supporting facilities. , are very particular about, reflecting the local folk customs and regional cultural values.

The biggest difference between Huaqiao Dragon Lantern and other dragon lanterns is that five dragon lanterns come out at the same time. Dragons are divided into five colors: red, yellow, blue, green and purple, representing five different directions: east, south, west, north and China, and implying that the four seas are one and the world is one.