You will know the origin of the Lantern Festival after reading the last legend

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year is our traditional Lantern Festival. So, do you know the origin and legend of the Lantern Festival? Next, please see the introduction to the Lantern Festival.

The Origin of the Lantern Festival

origin

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival. Also known as the Lantern Festival, Yuan Ye, and Lantern Festival. According to historical records, the origin of the Lantern Festival can be traced back to the period of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. At that time, in order to celebrate the fact that Zhou Bo suppressed the Rebellion of Zhu Lu on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Wen would go out of the palace to play and have fun with the people on this night. In ancient times, "night" was the same as "night", and the first month was also called "Yuan Yue". Therefore, Emperor Wen of Han designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival.

inherit

The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese folk festival, and its formation has a long process. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month truly became a folk festival after the Han and Wei dynasties. The introduction of Buddhist culture in the Eastern Han Dynasty played an important role in the formation of the custom of celebrating the Lantern Festival. It flourished during the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties. "Book of Sui·Music" states: "Every first month, all nations came to pay tribute, and they would stay until the 15th day in a theater outside Duanmen and inside Jianguomen, which stretched for eight miles, with plays set up as the theater stage." There were tens of thousands of people participating in the singing and dancing, from dusk to dawn, and ending at the end of the day.

significance

There will be a full moon on the fifteenth day of every month, which is called "Wang". The full moon symbolizes reunion and happiness. The Lantern Festival, as the first full-moon night of the Lunar New Year, is naturally regarded as an auspicious day. People also eat Lantern Festival rice dumplings, enjoy lanterns, and guess lantern riddles to express their congratulations.