Every year on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, just after the Spring Festival, it is ushered in the traditional Chinese festival - the Lantern Festival. On the day of the Lantern Festival, every household is lit up, and there is a joyful and festive atmosphere everywhere, and the following is a collation of who the 2024 Lantern Festival is to commemorate, I hope it can help everyone.
Who is the Lantern Festival in 2024 commemorating
According to legend, a long, long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts, hurting people and livestock everywhere, people organized to fight them, and there was a mythical bird that landed in the world because it got lost, but was accidentally shot to death by an unwitting hunter.
When the Emperor of Heaven found out, he was very angry, and immediately issued an edict, ordering the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the world on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and burn all the human and animal property in the world to death. The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see the innocent suffering of the people, so she risked her life and secretly drove auspicious clouds to the world and told the people the news. When everyone heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue, and they were so frightened that they didn't know what to do.
After a long time, an old man came up with a plan, he said: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household puts up lanterns, lights firecrackers, and sets off fireworks at home. In this way, the Emperor of Heaven would think that the people were burned to death. ”
Everyone nodded yes when they heard this, and then they divided up and prepared to go. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Emperor of Heaven looked down and found that there was a red light in the world, and the sound shook the sky, so he thought it was the flame of the fire, and his heart was happy. In this way, people saved their lives and property. In order to commemorate this success, every 15th day of the first lunar month, every household hangs lanterns and sets off fireworks to commemorate this day.
A sentence about the celebration of the Lantern Festival
1. Every Lantern Festival, every household will cook rice balls, eat rice balls, the appearance of rice balls is round, which means that the family is reunited, sweet and sweet, and there are all kinds of fillings in the rice balls, including bean paste, sesame, peanuts, and fresh meat. Put it in a pot and boil it, just like a ping pong ball floating on the water, and the bite is fragrant and sweet.
2. Look, this year's lanterns are even more varied, with thousands of postures, including pagoda lights, fish lanterns, eagle lanterns, ......And it's so colorful and brilliant that my eyes are not enough, it's really dizzying.
3. After the wave of fireworks, people light the wishing lantern, people raise their wishing lantern high in the air, the higher the wishing lamp flies, the greater the possibility of wish fulfillment, and people are immersed in joy ......
4. The fireworks exploded in the air, and the starry fireworks were like fairy scattered flowers, floating in the air, which was very beautiful! Wow! It's even more eye-catching, the smiling face is coming, it represents that people are smiling and happy in the new year!
5. The moon gradually set in the west, and I reluctantly left. But there is still an endless stream of people watching the lanterns, and all kinds of colorful lights shine like stars in the sky. Really"The night of lantern drunkenness, only because of the strong spring. "
6. On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the whole family went to enjoy the lanterns, and when they came to the lantern viewing place, the streets were crowded with people, and the colorful lanterns on both sides of the street were dazzling. Suddenly, there was a commotion. If you look closely, it turned out to be the Shehuo team, which mixed with gongs and drums, and made all kinds of funny moves, which made people laugh from time to time. The wonderful performances of the lion dance team, Yangge team, national dance team, Zhu Bajie, Chaplin and other Westerners made everyone laugh and burst into applause from time to time.
7. "Boom, boom, boom." The salute went off, and in a moment sparks flew out, and then a lot of colored paper flew out. Colored paper has red, yellow, and blue ......It's so colorful. "Colorful butterflies" are flying freely in the air, waving and smiling at us. Then, a gun salute rang out. "Colorful butterflies" flew in the air, and people on the ground shouted and danced.
The origin of the Lantern Festival
The legend of the Lantern Festival was established by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to commemorate "Pinglu". Legend has it that the Lantern Festival was set up to commemorate "Pinglu" during the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. After the death of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lü, ascended the throne as Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Hui was cowardly and indecisive by nature, and the power gradually fell into the hands of Empress Lu. After Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty died of illness, Empress Lu monopolized the government and turned the Liu family into the Lu family's world, and the old ministers in the court and the Liu clan were deeply indignant, but they were afraid of the cruelty of the Empress Lu and dared not speak out. So, he secretly gathered at the house of General Lu Lu and conspired to cause chaos in order to completely seize the Liu family. This matter reached the ears of Liu Nang, the king of Qi of the Liu clan, and Liu Nang, in order to protect the Liu family, decided to raise troops to crusade against Zhu Lu, and then got in touch with the founding ministers Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, and designed to lift Lu Lu, and the "Zhulu Rebellion" was finally completely quelled.
Lion dance during the Lantern Festival
Lion dance is an excellent folk art in our country, every Lantern Festival or assembly celebration, the folk come to the lion dance to help the fun. This custom originated during the Three Kingdoms period and became popular during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Legend has it that it was first introduced from the Western Regions, and the lion was the mount of Manjushri, and with the introduction of Buddhism to China, the lion dance was also imported to China. The lion is a tribute brought back by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty after sending Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, along with peacocks and others. However, the technique of the lion dance is derived from the "masquerade" of Xiliang, and some people believe that the lion dance was produced in the army in the fifth century and later introduced to the people.