The 15th day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival. Eating glutinous rice balls, admiring lanterns... the most joyful thing for every household
The Lantern Festival is also known as the Shangyuan Festival, Yuan Ye, and Lantern Festival.
As a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, the Lantern Festival first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Since then, people have celebrated the 15th day of the first lunar month, the first full moon day of the year, to show the continuation of the celebration of the New Year.
Traditional Lantern Festival Customs
When celebrating the Lantern Festival, the following folk activities are naturally indispensable. In today's terms, we also need to do some things that have the characteristics of the Lantern Festival and make people feel full of "ritual sense"!
Eating glutinous rice balls
| There is a folk custom of eating glutinous rice balls on the Lantern Festival. Glutinous rice balls are also called "Yuanxiao" and "Tangtuan" in some places. These names mean reunion, symbolizing the reunion of the whole family, harmony and happiness. People also use them to miss their separated relatives and express their good wishes for future life.
Lanterns
| Hanging and viewing lanterns is an important activity during the Lantern Festival. On the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, red lanterns are hung high in the streets and alleys, including palace lanterns, animal head lanterns, revolving lanterns, flower lanterns, bird lanterns, etc., attracting people to watch the lanterns. The custom of lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival was originally only held in the palace, but later spread to the people.
Guessing Lantern Riddles
| Guessing lantern riddles, also known as playing lantern riddles, is a special activity of the Lantern Festival that has been passed down since ancient times. Some people write riddles on pieces of paper and stick them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles can enlighten wisdom and cater to the festive atmosphere, many people respond, and then guessing riddles gradually becomes an indispensable program of the Lantern Festival.
Chasing rats
| Chasing rats is a traditional folk custom during the Lantern Festival, which began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It is mainly said to silkworm farmers. Because rats often eat large numbers of silkworms at night, people say that if you feed rats with rice porridge on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they will stop eating silkworms.
Walking Away from Diseases
| Also known as walking away from diseases, dispersing diseases, roasting away diseases, walking on bridges, etc., is an activity to ward off disasters and pray for health. On the night of the Lantern Festival, women make appointments to go out together and walk together. They must cross bridges when they see them, believing that this can ward off diseases and prolong life.
Lantern Festival Poems and Songs
In addition to the various lively and festive customs mentioned above, the Lantern Festival is also a romantic festival. Since ancient times, many literati and poets have written various gorgeous and romantic words during this festival, which have been passed down by people from generation to generation.
A fragrant banquet is held in Jinli, and the orchid jar is beautiful in the early years.
The colorful lights divide the earth from afar, and the brilliant lights adorn the sky from afar.
It looks like stars falling into the Han River, and it looks like the moon hanging over the building.
There is a smile worth a thousand gold, which comes to reflect in front of the nine branches.
The east wind blows thousands of flowers into bloom at night, and blows down stars like rain.
The road is filled with fragrance from the BMW and carved carriages, and the sound of phoenix flutes fills the air.
The light from the pot turns, and fish and dragons dance all night long.
The moth is covered with golden threads of snow willow, and leaves with a smile and a faint fragrance.
I searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times, and when I turned around,
But that person is there, where the fire is dimming.
People in gorgeous clothes and makeup are seen everywhere, and the streets are lit up and children are busy.
What am I doing in my long gown? I am also laughed at by the tourists.
Taking advantage of the first festival after the New Year, during this time of reunion with thousands of lights on, Littelfuse would like to convey its best wishes to you and wish you all a happy Lantern Festival.
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