Lantern Festival was a ten-day festival in ancient times.

Original title: Experts call Lantern Festival "Carnival" in China. In ancient times, there was a holiday of 10 days, followed by the year-long Lantern Festival. Folklore experts told SEONiuguang.com that the ancient Lantern Festival could be called "Carnival" and lasted for ten days. However, due to the changes of the times, security and other factors, today's Lantern Festival is not as lively as it used to be, although some old customs have been restored. Among many traditional festivals, the Lantern Festival is somewhat different-there are many entertainment activities, and it is mainly held at night. It's night, with bright lights and loud drums. It is quite rare in the farming era when people are used to "work at sunrise and rest at sunset". Folklore experts believe that the Lantern Festival can be called the "carnival" of the whole people. However, with the changes of years and people's living habits, traditional festivals gradually declined, and the Lantern Festival is no exception. In recent years, under the advocacy of the government, many festivals and customs have been rediscovered, and there are more and more activities such as Lantern Festival and lantern riddles. Nevertheless, compared with its heyday, the Lantern Festival is festive, and the meaning of "carnival" has been greatly reduced. For many ordinary wage earners, they still have to go to work on the Lantern Festival, and a day's fatigue is no different from peacetime. Have some Yuanxiao, and then set off all the firecrackers. A year has passed. Why is it difficult to attract people to attend a festival that was originally very entertaining? Is it possible for carnival to reappear in China? Different experts give different answers. Lantern Festival: From National Sacrifice to National Carnival Professor Peking University Chen Lianshan believes that Lantern Festival originated from Taiyi Sacrifice founded by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, which is itself a royal sacrifice. It didn't become a festival until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the beginning of Sui Dynasty, Lantern Festival was fully mature. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Lantern Festival is usually regarded as the end of the Spring Festival, so it is extremely lively. Its main contents are eating jiaozi, watching lanterns and entertaining parades. There are traditional art performances in the parade, such as stilts, dry boats, dragon dances, lion dances, yangko dances and pavilion lifts. Setting off fireworks is the climax of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month has finally developed from a national sacrificial activity in the Western Han Dynasty to the biggest entertainment festival for the whole people. Wang Gang, director of the Institute of History of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, also said that the Lantern Festival was highly valued when it developed into the Ming Dynasty, and once had a ten-day holiday. This festival is really lively. There are no lights and fireworks in general festivals. Why is there no "carnival" on the Lantern Festival today? Wang Gang believes that, like many other traditional festivals, the reason why today's Lantern Festival is not so lively may be because people have more and more entertainment methods and their feelings for festivals are getting weaker and weaker. On the other hand, the realistic reason is that there is no holiday on the Lantern Festival, and everyone is busy with their work. In his view, if there is no holiday, it is meaningless. Chen Lianshan said that there have been some twists and turns in the tradition of Lantern Festival custom, which is historically due to religious reasons. Moreover, the safety of the crowd at night can not be ignored. A few years ago, the stampede accident of Beijing Miyun Light Show left a painful lesson. So, can this festival reproduce the prosperity of the past? Chen Lianshan believes that the activities of the Lantern Festival have increased and many customs have been restored. There are several Lantern Festival in Beijing alone. He believes that there are some good examples all over the country. For example, the Lantern Festival in Luoyang, Henan Province can be profitable, and the "plate meeting" in Liulin, Shanxi Province and the "tile-burning tower" in the south have high participation. Unlike some local government-led Lantern Festival activities, not so many people watch it.