Let's talk about the origin of the Lantern Festival first:
The Zhulu Rebellion was a palace coup d'état launched by the Liu clan and its supporters in the early Western Han Dynasty to exterminate the Lü clan under the pretext of the Lü rebellion. Its essence is that after the death of Empress Lü, a bloody palace coup d'état was launched by the meritorious group and the Liu clan in an attempt to redistribute the ** power, and the cowardly and incompetent children of the Lü family became victims of the coup.
According to legend, the origin of the Lantern Festival is to commemorate the suppression of the "Zhulu Rebellion", Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty set the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as a day of joy with the people, and every household put up lanterns to celebrate. Although the "Zhulu Rebellion" was not launched by Zhulu, it was the product of the politics of foreign relatives, and it was a new political phenomenon in the hereditary patriarchal feudal society of great unification and centralization, which marked that the emperor's foreign family began to enter the political arena by virtue of the emperor's in-law relationship, and played an important role in it. Since then, the mother's arrival in the dynasty and the interference of relatives in politics have become prominent political phenomena in China's feudal society.
The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, with customs such as appreciating lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, and eating Lantern Festival. Here's a look at the specific customs:
Eating Lantern Festival: Eating Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a long-standing custom in China. Lantern Festival is "Tangyuan", its ingredients and flavors are different, but the meaning of eating Lantern Festival is the same. It represents reunion and harmony, and the days are getting more and more prosperous.
Send lanterns: That is, before the Lantern Festival, the mother's family sends lanterns to the newly married daughter's family, or ordinary relatives and friends to the newlywed infertile home, in order to add good luck to Ding, because "lamp" and "Ding" are homophonic. expressed the hope that his daughter would have a good star after marriage and give birth to a linzi early; If the daughter is pregnant, in addition to the Omiya lantern, one or two pairs of small lanterns should be sent to wish the daughter a safe pregnancy.
Dragon lantern: The dragon is the totem of China, and the Chinese nation admires the dragon and regards the dragon as a symbol of good luck. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the dragon lantern dance, the festive atmosphere of singing and dancing, spread in many places.
Lion Dance: Mostly performed during festivals and festive events. In the minds of the Chinese, the lion is a rui beast, symbolizing auspiciousness, so that in the lion dance activities, the people's good wishes to eliminate disasters and seek blessings from the people are pinned.
Guess the lantern riddles: Every Lantern Festival, lantern riddles are played in various places, hoping that this year can be joyful and peaceful. Because riddles can enlighten wisdom and are very interesting, they are popular with all walks of life in the process of circulation.