The origin of Lantern Festival Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival custom, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, lantern style prevailed in all previous dynasties and spread to future generations. The origin of Lantern Festival lanterns is as follows:

A long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts everywhere that endangered human beings, so people organized to destroy them. One day, a god bird got lost and landed on the earth, but was shot by an unsuspecting hunter. When the Emperor of Heaven knew this, he was very angry, so he ordered the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the world on the fifteenth day of the first month, burning all people, animals and property. The daughter of Emperor Tiandi was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to let innocent people suffer, so she took risks and secretly came to the world and told people about it. Everyone doesn't know what to do after listening. An old man came up with an idea: on the 14th, 15th and 16th of the first month, red lights were hung in front of every household, and firecrackers and fireworks were set off. God will think that people have been burned to death. Everyone nodded, indicating that they were ready to go. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the mountain soldiers found a fire on earth, thinking it was the flame of a big fire, and told the emperor not to set fire to the ground. In this way, people saved their lives and property. In order to appreciate the kindness of God's daughter, every household will decorate with lanterns and set off fireworks to commemorate this day on the 14th, 15th and 16th of the first month every year.