Its origins can be traced back to ancient times. Because riddle is interesting and full of wisdom, so the process are welcome to spread by all sectors of the community.ĭragon-lantern ShowPlaying the dragon lantern, also known as dragon lantern dance or dragon dance. The riddles were written on the lanterns for people to guess and the custom began from the Southern Song Dynasty. It is a kind of game full of suggestion, humor, tease and advice. Guess Lantern RiddlesThe lantern riddles was developed from riddles which was began from the Warring States. In Tang Dynasty, the festival had developed a lantern market which became a carnival for the whole people. People enjoy the beautiful lanterns and lively performance all through the night. The number of music player was up to eighteen thousand people. Dance and music were played day and night and the performers reached more than three thousand. According to records, the Lantern Festival celebrations were very grand and decorated everywhere. In the period of Emperor Yang of Sui, a grand celebration ceremony would be held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. Since then, the Lantern Festival became a folk custom.Ĭonventions for Different NationalitiesThe Han Nationality FolkDecorate with Lanterns and StreamersSince the formation of lanterns vulgar, it has become a big event foe successive dynasties. On Lantern festival, the emperor would celebrate the festival with common people. He knew that the peaceful life was not easy to get and maintain, so he set the fifteenth day of the first lunar month on which day the chaos caused by Lu family was quelled as the Lantern Festival. After the chaos, the second son of Liu bang succeeded to the throne and the new emperor was Emperor Wen of Han. However, the news was heard by Liu family and they made a prompt decision to quell the chaos. They conspired to seize the state power so that they wouldn’t be expelled by Liu family. They gathered at the home of Lu Lu who was a general in Han Dynasty. However, Queen Lu was ferocious and violent, the officials and Liu family was in silent resentment.Īfter the death of Queen Lu, the Lu family was anxious and fearful. In this way, the Han Government which used to be the private property of Liu family had become the private property of Lu family. As Liu Ying was soft and tender-hearted by nature, Queen Lu was gradually in power. After the death of the first emperor of Han Dynasty, the son of Queen Lu, Liu Ying succeeded to the throne. In the night of Lantern Festival, streets and alleys are decorated with lanterns and streamers people enjoy beautiful lanterns, eat Yuanxiao and guess riddles which had become a custom followed by descendants.Īccording to the legend, the Lantern Festival was set to commemorate quell the chaos caused by Queen Lu. The Lantern Festival pushes the celebration activities which begin from the Spring Festival to a new climax. As the main activities on the First Moon Festival was eat Yuanxiao and enjoy lanterns, the festival is also called Lantern Festival. The Origin of Lantern FestivalThe First Moon Festival means the festival is celebrated in the night. Celebrate the Lantern Festival is also a traditional folk custom in Chinese culture. Eat Yuanxiao, enjoy beautiful lanterns and guess riddles are several important folk customs in Lantern Festival. The Emperor Wen of the West Han Dynasty ordered to set the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival. Han Chinese traditional Lantern Festival began in the Qin Dynasty, about 2,000 years ago. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in Chinese Han and some fraternal nationalities and it is also one of the traditional festivals for Chinese cultural circle of regional and overseas Chinese. The First Full Moon Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and it is also called Lantern Festival.
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