On the evening of February 28th, 2010, solve riddles on the lanterns, a citizen of Jiujiang, Jiangxi, was at the scene of the Lantern Festival. Zhang Haiyan/vision china
Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, is the first important festival after the Spring Festival. After eating Yuanxiao and Tangyuan, the New Year is over. The Lantern Festival is approaching, and several important folk customs such as eating Lantern Festival, enjoying lanterns, dancing dragons and lions have all appeared.
1. solve riddles on the lanterns
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, traditional folks hang lanterns and set off fireworks. Later, some busybodies wrote riddles on paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess, adding to the festive atmosphere. "solve riddles on the lanterns", also known as "playing riddles", is very popular among all walks of life because riddles can enlighten wisdom and interest.
2. burning dragon
The "burning dragon" in Puzhai has a history of nearly 300 years. Every Lantern Festival, dragon performances are held to pray for good weather and peace throughout the year. There were three loud guns, followed by gongs and drums and fireworks. Then the fire cable team, the hi-gun team and the drum band led to the "fire dragon". After being lit by the respected elders, dozens of shirtless strong men danced around the field with the help of hydrangeas. The longan shone brightly and the dragon body was colorful, tumbling and dancing in the sea of fire, accompanied by the sound of salute and dancing. The warriors who held the "fire dragon" were bare-shouldered, letting sparks splash on their bodies.
Step 3 visit the temple fair
Visiting temple fairs is an important custom followed by ordinary people for many years. During the temple fair, all kinds of folk artists came to perform, and the programs were varied.
Step 4 play dragon lantern
Dragon lantern, also known as dragon lantern or dragon dance, can be traced back to ancient times. The Chinese nation advocates dragons and regards them as auspicious symbols. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the festive atmosphere of playing dragon lanterns, singing and dancing spread in many places.
5. Lantern
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, which is also called Lantern Festival because there are folk customs of hanging lanterns, lighting lanterns and watching lanterns. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival custom, which started in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the wind of lights prevailed in past dynasties and was passed down to later generations. The fifteenth day of the first month is the climax of the annual lantern fireworks.
Step 6 walk on stilts
Walking on stilts is a popular folk mass performance, which is performed by dancers with long wooden stilts tied to their feet in the square in some folk festivals. Walking on stilts is very skillful, lively and diverse in form, and convenient in movement, which is tantamount to an activity stage, so it is deeply loved by the masses.
7. lion dance
"Lion Dance", also known as "Lion Dance", is generally completed by three people: one acts as the lion head, the other acts as the lion body and hind feet, and the other acts as the lion leader. Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. Every Lantern Festival or assembly celebration, people always come to entertain with lion dance. This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and became popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a history of more than 1000 years.
8. put on the sky lantern
On the fifteenth day of the first month of every year, adults and children gather in the square one after another. At this time, the square is full of people. People take their families as units and occupy a place in the square to set off Kongming lanterns. The whole family is surrounded by the Kongming Lantern. When it is set off, children, big or small, have to pray silently while lighting candles, in order to protect and bless the gods.
9. Row a dry boat
Rowing a dry boat, folklore is to commemorate Dayu who has made great contributions to water control. Rowing a dry boat, also known as running a dry boat, is to imitate the boat on land, and most of the performers are girls. A dry boat is not a real boat. It is made of two thin sheets, sawed into a boat shape, tied with bamboo and wood, covered with colored cloth, tied around the girl’s waist, just like sitting in a boat, rowing with paddles in hand, singing and dancing while running. This is a dry boat. Sometimes, another man dressed as a boatman and performing with a partner, mostly dressed as a clown, amused the audience with all kinds of funny actions. Dry boating is popular in many areas of China.
10. Eat Yuanxiao
Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month is a long-standing custom in our country. Although there are some local differences, the meaning of both Yuanxiao and Tangyuan is the same, which means that the whole family is round and beautiful, so on the Lantern Festival, the family will definitely eat several Yuanxiao together.
11. set off fireworks
The fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar is the first full moon night in a year, and people are full of joy and expectation for it, so the celebration is also the last carnival of the Spring Festival. On this day, the moon is high and clean, and people light lanterns and set off fireworks to celebrate.
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