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Lantern Festival Introduction
the first month of the 15th annual Lunar New Year, Spring Festival, is to usher in the Chinese traditional festival - the Lantern Festival.
first month is a lunar calendar, in January, the ancients called the night a The first month on the 15th of the year the first full moon night, also starts with one, born in spring night, people have celebrated, but also to celebrate New Year's continuity. Lantern Festival, also known as the
by Chinese folk tradition, bright moon hanging in the night sky, people having lights ten thousand, to celebrate. Out the full moon, EEP Fang Yan, hi riddles of food Lantern, family reunion, celebrating holidays, enjoyable.
Lantern Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, the custom of the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern from from the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, lantern activities are more prosperous, the Royal Palace, the street lights hanging everywhere, but also to build tall light wheel, floor lamps and lamp tree in the Tang Dynasty poet Lu Zhaolin lively, lantern activities should be 5 days, the style is also more abundant light. Ming lanterns consecutive 10 days, which is the longest of the Lantern Festival. Lantern activities, while only 3 of Qing Dynasty days, but very large lantern activities, unprecedented, in addition to Lotus Lantern, but also add to the fun fireworks.
Southern Song Dynasty, the capital of Lin'an during the Lantern Festival when the system fans, puzzles many people. Hearts softened to the start of a riddle written on a piece of paper, attached to the bright lights of the lantern for persons guess. Because the riddle could inspire wisdom and interest, so the spreading process was welcomed by all sectors of society. Folk Lantern Festival Lantern
eating customs. Lantern is made from the glutinous rice, or solid, with or without stuffing. Filling with red bean paste, sugar, hawthorn, all kinds of materials such as fruits, edible when cooked, fried, steamed, fried can be. At first, people put this kind of food called The memory of loved ones farewell, and placed on the future life of a desire. There are some parts of the Lantern Festival
go outside the purpose of flooding disaster illness.
Over time, the Festival more than a few places increased playing time lantern festival, playing the lion, walking on stilts, is zoned Hanchuan dancing, playing drums and other traditional folk performances peace. This tradition has been more than two thousand years of traditional festivals, not only popular in the Taiwan Straits, overseas Chinese in the neighborhood is also celebrated every year is not bad.
The origin of the Lantern Festival and Legend
Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, the Western Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago there was, began in the Eastern Han Emperor Ming lanterns during the Lantern Festival, Buddhism flourished, heard that Buddhist monks would watch the fifteenth day of the Buddha relics, light lanterns to worship practices to the command that day night lighting in the imperial palace and temples to worship, so that common people are hanging lamps Gentry. Later, the Buddhist ritual folk festival gradually formed a grand festival. The section experienced by the court to the people, by the Central Plains to the national development process.
when the Han Emperor has ordered the fifteenth day as the Lantern Festival. Han Dynasty, (Matthew I: God of all dominating the universe.) Qian create a
Another is the custom of the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern Taoism originated in the Charge of the upper, middle and lower ternary respectively heaven, earth, the three officers who, day official joy, so the Lantern Festival to Lotus Lantern.
Festival Lantern Festival and the Festival of the event is extended with the development of history, extended. To section in terms of the length of the Han Dynasty was a day for three days to the Tang Dynasty, Song is up to five days, from the eighth day of the Ming Dynasty is lighting until the night before the first month off the seventh light, a full ten days. Phase and the Spring Festival, the day for the city, bustling, Enlightening night, spectacular. Especially the delicate, colorful lights, but also make it the climax of recreational activities during the Spring Festival. To the Qing Dynasty, but also increased the dragon dance, lion dance, Pao Hanchuan, walking on stilts, Yangko and other
on the origins of the Lantern Festival, there are several interesting folk legends:
legend on the legend of light a long time ago, Xiongqin beast a lot of harm to people and animals everywhere, people organized to fight They have a Bird in difficulties for the lost and landed on earth, but the accident was unaware of the hunters to shoot out. After the God of Heaven is very angry and immediately edicts, ordered that heavenly world in the first month on the 15th to the fire, the world's people and livestock all the property burned. Kind-hearted daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, bear suffering of innocent people to risk their lives, secretly steered the clouds came to earth to tell people the news. Everyone heard the news, his head rang like a Maggiore. Scared I do not know what to do, after a long, only old people think of a way, he said: sound of firecrackers, fireworks. In this way, the Emperor would think that people have been burned.
we heard all nodded yes, then split up ready to go out. To the fifteenth day of the evening, the Emperor looked down and found a piece of red earth, the sound of thunder, is true for three consecutive nights, thought it was a fire burning flame of CUHK fast. People keep their way of life and property. To commemorate this success, from the fifteenth day of each, every household hung lanterns, fireworks to mark the occasion.
when the Han Emperor to commemorate the After the death of the Han emperor Liu Bang, Empress ascended the throne as the son of Liu Ying Han Emperor Hui. Emperor Hui naturally weak, indecisive, Empress Lu Zai hands off the power gradually. After the Empress died Han Emperor Hui Liu monopolize the political affairs of the world into a Lu world, North Korea veteran, Liu deeply resent the royal clan, but are afraid of Empress cruel and silent resentment.
Empress died, the Zhulv panicky fear of being hurt and marginalized. Thus, in the general collection of Lu Lu family secret, conspiracy as a matter of chaos, in order to fully capture Liu country.
this spread to the ear capsule Liu Liu Clan King of Qi, Liu Liu capsule in order to protect rivers and mountains, and then decided to raise an army onslaught Zhulv founding veteran Bo Zhou, Chen Ping, contact, designed to lift the Lu Lu, Rebellion
insurgency, the Zhong Chen Yong Li Liu Heng Liu Bang's second son ascended the throne, Emperor Wen of Han said. Emperor deeply hard-won peace and prosperity, he gave the calm, Since then, the fifteenth day has become a worldwide celebration of the folk festival -
Lantern girl
Dongfang Shuo and legend with the custom of eating on the Lantern Festival: According to legend, there is a favorite of the name of Han Dongfang Shuo, He was kind and witty. One day in winter, a few days under the snow, Dongfang Shuo to go to the Imperial Garden to Wudi off plum. First entered the garden gate to find a maid for Toujing tears. Dongfang Shuo rescue hurriedly approached and asked her to specify the causes of suicide. Originally, this palace called the Lantern Festival, also at home parents and a sister. Since her palace the future, they never missed, and their families. To December each year to do spring season to miss his family more than usual. That can not be in front of themselves to parents, as a suicide. Dongfang Shuo listened to her face, deeply sympathetic to assure her, will try to get her and their families.
day, Dongfang Shuo placed on Chang'an Avenue, the eviction of a divination spread. Many people are scrambling to find his fortune Gua. Unexpectedly, the share of each person sought, are All of a sudden, Chang played in panic. People have inquired of the solution approach to disaster. Dongfang Shuo said: He then dropped a red post, left. People pick up the red posts, and quickly report it to the palace to the emperor.
Han took a look, saw that says: . Dongfang Shuo's thought for a moment pretend, said: Kyoto every family to do glutinous rice balls, fire gods worship together. Chuanyu subjects together in the fifth and then the evening hanging lights, the city points firecrackers, fireworks, like the city is the fire, so that you can fool the Jade Emperor. In addition, the city notified outside people, fifth night, lanterns into the city, mixed in the crowd worries and difficulties. Emperor listened, very pleased, according to Dongfang Shuo to edicts way to do it.
first month on the 15th to the Chang'an city decorated, tourists bustling, robust. Ladies Lantern Festival lanterns parents took my sister into the city. When they see the words
so busy all night, and Chang'an City really safe. Emperor was overjoyed, he ordered the fifteenth day of each subsequent dumplings are done for the fire gods, the fifteenth day the city still hanging light fireworks. Lantern rice balls to do because the best people to put the dumpling is called the Lantern Festival, this day is called Lantern Festival.
Lantern Custom
Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday, so all over the country, most of the customs are similar, but the country also still has its own characteristics.
eat eat Lantern Lantern Lantern
, Song, Folk Lantern Festival is a popular novelty food to eat. The food, the first is called Lantern Festival or Can soup boiled, fried, steamed food, meaning there is a happy reunion. Shaanxi dumpling is not a package, but in the glutinous rice flour in the
Guandeng
Yongping Han Emperor Ming period (AD 58--75), as Emperor Ming to promote Buddhism, marks the return of Cai Buddhism from India to obtain, India, Morocco, said the country during the fifteenth day of drinking Tuo, Monk all pay tribute to the Buddha relics gathered is participating auspicious Buddha really good time. Han Emperor Ming to promote Buddhism, ordered the fifteenth night in the palace and the temple, Since then, the custom of the Lantern Festival lights put on hold in the court from which only spread to people. That is the fifteenth day of each, regardless of the common people have to hang lights or gentry, urban and rural night ablaze with lights. Lantern lights
put the custom, in the Tang Dynasty, the city lights become a grand occasion, the then capital Chang'an million people already have the world's largest city, affluent society. The emperor's personal initiative, the Lantern Festival to do more and luxury. In the Tang Dynasty, has developed into a universal carnival. Emperor (AD 685--762) when the Golden Age Kaiyuan, Chang'an city lights large, EEP fifty thousand, lantern variety, the emperor ordered to do huge floor lamps, Quanta 20, 150 feet high, golden bright, very spectacular.
Song Dynasty, the Lantern Festival in terms of size and lighting are better than the Tang Dynasty fantasy fine, and activities are more folk, ethnic stronger. After the development history of the Lantern Festival, the Festival of Lights is also getting longer and longer time. Tang Lantern Festival is the
to the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus took over the Central Plains, the court will not do the Lantern Festival, the private sector is still spectacular lantern. Date shortened to five days, has continued to this day.
people of Taiwan have a bright light in the meaning and Tian-ding, the lights are lit illuminate the future of Italy, and the Taiwanese representative of the lights and the small boy homophonic, it would be to women past the Lantern Festival walk in the light, I hope, Health foot egg Pa
Chinese Lantern Festival, Valentine's Day is a romantic holiday, the traditional Lantern Festival in the feudal society, but also to unmarried men and women met to provide an opportunity for traditional society does not allow young girls to go out freely, but the holidays but can go hand in hand out of play, the Lantern Festival Flower lights is just the chance of a friendship, unmarried men and women also passing through the flowers for their lights to identify objects. During the Lantern Festival, but also young men and women the opportunity to meet with Valentine.
In Taiwan, there are single women picking onions or vegetables in the Yuanxiaoye good husband will marry traditional practices, commonly known as: hope that a happy marriage of girls, to the Lantern Festival night to farm picking onions or vegetables, and look forward to a happy family, also appeared in the Tang Dynasty city lights dance acrobatic performances, thousands of ladies, girls in folk singing and dancing under the lights , called the line of song, Tage.
Ouyang Xiu (Health check a) says: Last year, per night, the flower market signals such as a book; month on Liu Shao head, Renyuehuanghun later. Ji (Qing Yuan) writes: People look for it thousands of Baidu, the idea of what that person was in the dim light. The situation is described Yuanxiaoye, traditional opera, and Chen San Wu Niang flowers in the Lantern Festival lights into the meet and love at first sight, Lechang documents and Xu Yan in the Yuanxiaoye reunion, situation. So the Chinese Lantern Festival is also a
go riddled
Lantern Festival celebrations in addition, there are faith-based activities. That is,
Over time, the Festival more than a few places increased playing time lantern festival, playing the lion, walking on stilts, is zoned Hanchuan dancing, playing drums and other peaceful activities.
the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival has been lost and some little-known civic activities, to name twenty-three.
offering door, offering households ancient Worship is simple, inserted in the portal branch to the top of poplar in the bowl filled with Beans Congee plug in a pair of chopsticks, or wine and meat directly on the door. this activity by rat
mainly for sericulture people said. Because rats often at night to eat the large tracts of silkworm, people heard the fifteenth day of rats fed with rice porridge, it can not eat a silkworm. So, these people in a big pot on the boil fifteenth slimy porridge, with some still covered with a layer of meat, the soup bowl soup well, into the rat-infested roof, wall, side put in his mouth edge mutter prayers, curses mice eat silkworms to Budehaosi.
Welcoming
Zigu a kind of folk legend, the poor girl. Fifteenth Zigu die because of poverty. The people who sympathize with her, miss her, and some to facilitate emergence of the Every night the day, people with straw, cloth, tied into life-size Zigu first class portrait. Women often have to stand Zigu Zuohuo toilets, kitchen and next to meet her pen, like the treatment of sisters and took her hand, so close to her said, tears to comfort her, the scene is very vivid, true good reflection of the laboring people, honest, thoughts and feelings of compassion for the weak.
Lantern
Selected Poems
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suspicious shadow on water, spring night with Mei;
burnt gold move, the bell made glass units.
By people to the moon.
Tour prostitutes are Lee, traveling songs do Lamei.
Kingo can not help the night, Jade drain phase Mo catalyst.
appears.
adorned color remote subdivision, complex Guangyuan suffix days. Han suspect Starfall
then, according to House, like hanging on.
do not have a daughter laugh, to reflect the nine before.
Lantern Night Light
(Don) Zhang Hu
one thousand million light lock out, moving to Beijing in mid-first month.
hundred wife dance with long sleeves, one into the sky with the words sound.
poem says
(Don) Hill yin
full moon lights the Royal Park, Heung Che Baogai narrow thoroughfare.
body does not see the thriving leisure, local people by race Zigu shame.
poem says
(Song) Baishi
Argument lotus lantern boats, BMW Dream Car Found falling tin;
rain late at night were cleared, solitary still call to sell Yumoto.
poem says
(Song) Baishi
curtain hooks guests to see Royal Street, City,
pandora bracelets, treasures one o'clock came,
curtain road before the flower-free, no money and refused to return.
(Note: This refers to the treasures of the Lantern Festival)
BMW cars carved incense over the road, Feng Xiao Sheng move, pot light switch, night fish and dragons dance.
moth children Xueliu golden branches, laughing Yingying Fragrance go.
trace of her thousands of Baidu, when I look back, that person was in the fire dim.
months to Liu Shao head, Renyuehuanghun later.
Night yuan this year, with the lights still.
not last year, tears wet spring.
gown I Yi He is who are laughing in the visitors.
Zhegui Ling Lantern
(million) loss were
Lantern thirty-five love scene, moon moon, ablaze with lights.
Moon Moon, lights burned land and sea, man Ta Chun Yang.
win three good things worthy of appreciation party, four relentless hateful difficult long.
afraid of the dark light is light, people quiet desolation, angle goods south tower, on the next West Wing.
Xian Wang Yue
singing, gold bridge on frost outside.
spring to the earth people Siyu, such as silver light burning on next month. Cui Yu Cunnv
streets beads, boiling to match the god complains. Fang does not show respect
open laugh, how to eliminate the this really good time.
Feiqiong together try a light, do not bear the light Tan Lang.
a back Yangnu, a return smile, Xiaobi help line scared.
fishing gingerly text slippery stone, said to Mama whispered. Da E regret this night is also no? Que fear into the Moon Palace.
Better go back, it is difficult domain in former times, always happy months.
Ma drops
see that a good meal, try to sell Lantern Light wind.
sea shark beads Youdai water, Full Luoxiu For students cold. do not obstruct the air took
candle shadow, halo gas suspected from months to see.
temporary phase for the language by the wind, to Xiao Huan Yu had to do.
To find the Haitian
month to go, just before dawn to fly cross Kun Yang dream.
Han
tears taste? Reunion exceptionally hi!
Lantern Festival, boiled dumplings, filled with hi blood reunion,
young and old around the table, eat with a per pill. difficult to cut off the blood
cradle, returning to their roots is valid reason.