Introduction of Lantern Festival custom

Eating Yuanxiao, also called eating jiaozi, is a very delicious food, with different ingredients and tastes, but its meaning is the same no matter where it is, and the meaning of jiaozi is "reunion", so the whole family is round and round, so no matter how busy, no matter where it is, we must eat Yuanxiao.

2. Look at these lanterns

Watching lanterns is a traditional festival custom of Lantern Festival. In ancient times, cities and villages were decorated with lanterns everywhere, which was unprecedented. At that time, both the royal family and the common people could break away from convention and have fun. Lantern Festival lanterns are just an opportunity to make friends. Unmarried men and women can also find someone for themselves. Little friends, think again. Isn't that what modern times are all about?

3. Valentine's Day in China

Lantern Festival is also a romantic festival. In the feudal traditional society, Lantern Festival also provides unmarried men and women with opportunities to get to know each other. In traditional society, young girls are not allowed to go out freely, but they can go out to play together on holidays. Lantern Festival lanterns are just an opportunity to make friends, and unmarried men and women can also find their own partners by the way. During the Lantern Festival, it is also the time for young men and women to meet their lovers.

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China since ancient times. The appreciation of the Lantern Festival began in ancient times when people held torches in rural fields to drive away insects and wild animals, hoping to reduce pests and pray for a bumper harvest. To this day, people in some areas in southwest China still use reeds or branches as torches on the 15th day of the first month, and hold high in groups to dance in fields or grain drying fields. Since the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been in full swing.

The festivals and customs of Lantern Festival have been extended and expanded with the development of history. As far as the length of festivals is concerned, there is only one day in Han Dynasty, three days in Tang Dynasty and five days in Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, lights were lit from the eighth day until the seventeenth night of the first month. It is the longest Lantern Festival in the history of China, which is connected with the Spring Festival. This day is a city. Very lively and spectacular. Especially the exquisite and colorful lights make it the climax of entertainment activities during the Spring Festival.