Fire trees and silver flowers, the moon in the world, the Lantern Festival with thousands of faces,

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-23

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The moonlight in the world, the fire trees and silver flowers, the fish and dragon lantern dance, and the prosperity of the night.

The snow is cold, the jade candle is spring, the reunion feast, and the Lantern Festival.

Tomorrow is the "Lantern Festival" on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, the Little New Year, the New Year's Eve, the Little Year or the Lantern Festival.

It is a very important festival among the traditional festivals in China, and its customs mainly include eating Lantern Festival, appreciating lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, etc.

The Lantern Festival is the first full moon night after the Lunar New Year, marking the climax and end of the celebration of the Chinese New Year, and the beginning of the journey of the New Year.

Lantern Festival, the beauty of the lights at this time, the bright moon is in the sky, the lights are on, the ten thousand families are reunited, at this time, people are happy on this day, expressing their expectations about the New Year and nostalgia for the festival, releasing endless enthusiasm.

From Chinese New Year's Eve to New Year's Eve, from the new moon to the full moon, it is the time of synodic succession, and it is also the thought of staying together in the world.

The Lantern Festival is not only about the ritual sense of the New Year, but also represents people's prayers for the future, which is a compatibility between the world and ideals, and a symbol of reunion and happiness.

Shanghai Yu Garden, the Lantern Festival lights are subtle and warm, quite interesting and special, and it is the most humanistic festival in the traditional festival.

It is full of happiness and integrates functions such as prayer, reunion, love, and carnival.

It is a subtle moment of affection and affection of the Chinese people, with exclusive romantic feelings of the East, and has become one of the most concerned and loved festivals of the Chinese people, an auspicious day and a good day to celebrate with heaven and earth, and it is also the strongest human warmth in the cold spring.

There are many theories about the origin of the Lantern Festival, including legends, religion, folk customs, historical evolution, etc., but they all carry the hope of peace in the world and reunion in the world.

The Lantern Festival originated from the custom of people holding fire in the fields to drive away insects and beasts, hoping to reduce insect infestation and pray for a good harvest.

In terms of religion, the development of the Lantern Festival can be traced back to the late Qin Dynasty when "the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was lit to worship the Taoist Taiyi God".

At the same time, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Taoist heavenly official, the first month of the lunar calendar.

Ten. May, July.

Ten. May and October 15 are the birthdays of the three officials of heaven, earth and water, which are called "Shangyuan Festival", "Zhongyuan Festival" and "Xiayuan Festival".

The Lantern Festival is blessed by the heavenly officials, and there are no taboos, and people worship on this day, and many celebrations are derived.

In history, during the Western Han Dynasty, after the death of Empress Lu, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty coincided with the fifteenth day of the first lunar month after sweeping away the rebellion of Zhulu, so he went out of the palace to play and have fun with the people to commemorate.

During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Taiyi Ancestral Altar was built in the Ganquan Palace, and the Taiyi God was sacrificed with grand lamps all night long, and the custom of fifteen lanterns in the first month was gradually produced.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty believed in Buddhism, and on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, the people also followed suit and lit lamps to worship the Buddha, so the custom of lighting lamps during the Lantern Festival was gradually formed.

Frost and moon color glazed tiles, why choose the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival under the light of thousands of shadows?

First of all, the moon is the first full moon of the new year, the full moon is reunited, the full moon represents the consummation, full of yearning for beauty and the deepest expectation for reunion.

Regarding the origin of the Lantern Festival, there is a moving story outside of history.

It is said that in the Han Dynasty, there was an ordinary palace maid named "Lantern Festival", who lived in the deep palace for a long time and missed her relatives, and wanted to find a short time, but happened to meet the enthusiastic and resourceful Dongfang Shuo, so she helped her plan a reunion with her family.

Lantern Festival lighting He pretended that there was a god of fire descending to earth, and there would be a fire, so let everyone make rice balls, set off firecrackers, and light lanterns, so as to have the opportunity for the Lantern Festival girl to go out of the palace and meet her family.

Later, in order to commemorate the Lantern Festival girl, people began to carry out activities such as the Lantern Festival on this day, and ate rice balls, lit lanterns, and set off fireworks.

Of course, in addition to the legend, the biggest theme of the Lantern Festival is "reunion", even if it is separated by thousands of mountains, when the bright moon rises, it is also the moment of the end of the world.

In the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival is a summary; In the mood, it is also a kind of release, is a rare ease and warmth, the homecoming wanderer can really let go of all the burdens and worries at home, and have the courage and strength to embark on a new journey.

Of course, whether you spend the Lantern Festival night with your relatives in your hometown or by yourself in a foreign land, please believe that "my heart is my hometown, and the integration of body and mind is reunion" - a short parting is for a better reunion.

Each Lantern Festival, so ordinary but more special, just like the New Year's bell when people are full of emotion, the Lantern Festival means that we will start another year of struggle, for the next year's gathering and accumulate strength.

My heart is my hometown, and the integration of body and mind is the custom of reunion Speaking of the Lantern Festival, what will everyone think of, watching lanterns, eating rice balls, guessing lantern riddles, etc., of course, modern people have many entertainment activities.

And what are the unique activities of the ancients on this day, only you can't think of it, and you can't play without the ancestors.

Generally, the must-have three-piece set for the Lantern Festival includes eating rice balls, watching lanterns and entertainment parades.

The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night.

The Book of Han records: "The fish and dragon, for the beast of relics, the first play and the court are finished, in front of the palace, into a flounder, jumping and gargling water, as a fog barrier, turning into a yellow dragon and eight zhang, out of the water Ao play and the court, showing off the daylight." ”

The ichthyosaurus here is the prototype of the dragon dance, and then there were different forms such as the grass dragon of the Northern Song Dynasty and the rolling dragon lantern of the Southern Song Dynasty, until the current dragon dance lantern.

During the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, it is said that every year in the first month of the first month, all countries will come to the court, from the first to the fifteenth day of the first month, from the end gate to the founding gate, which is listed as an eight-mile theater.

Holding the largest party with the power of the whole country, although it shows the strength of the country, it has to be said to be an extravagant move, which makes people sigh.

Although Tang Ruizong's sense of existence is not as high as that of his son Tang Xuanzong, his performance art is not lost at all.

According to records, he once made a lamp tree outside the Anfu Gate, 20 zhang high, let more than 1,000 women, step on the lamp wheel and sing, the lamp tree towers to the sky, the song is like a cloud, what kind of fairy scene is this.

Just as Su Wei's poem "The fire tree and silver flowers are together, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened." The dark dust goes with the horse, and the bright moon comes one by one. ”

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Jinwu relaxes the ban, and the night walk is permitted, and people go out of the house to indulge in the bright moon of the star bridge, the fire tree and the silver flowers, enjoy the lantern feast, make friends with songs, and enjoy a rare happy time.

The night of the Lantern Festival in the TV series "Qingping Le".

In "Tokyo Menghualu Lantern Festival": On the fifteenth Lantern Festival of the first lunar month, visitors gather under the two corridors of the Royal Street, thaumaturgical abilities, singing and dancing. The scales are tangential, and the music is noisy for more than ten miles......

For the Song Dynasty, where the secular life was extremely developed, its Lantern Festival was all-encompassing and amazing, as can be seen from "Tokyo Menghualu".

The moon of the ninth street is light, the night of a thousand doors is warm, the song and dance are hundreds, the music is noisy, the bright moon is in the sky, the lanterns shine in the eyes, the fish lantern team, the tourists are weaving, and the wonderful thing of this era is not to be lived.

The moon is light on the ninth street, and the night of the thousand doors is warm Speaking of the prosperity of the lights on the Yuan Eve, the Ming Dynasty is not far behind, Zhang Dai's "Shaoxing Lantern Scene" drills the lantern shed, walks the lamp bridge, stacks the stacks, and the fresh Yan is sprinkled, and it is also moving.

It is the building boat flute and drum, the Eguan feast, the lights are excellent, the sound and light are chaotic, the fire dragon is flying, and the fish lamps are thousands.

In addition to the entertainment of the people, the Lantern Festival scenes of many palaces in "Ming Xianzong's Lantern Festival Pleasure Map" can be called dazzling.

The partial picture of the Lantern Festival of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty includes many scenes such as setting off fireworks, enjoying palace lanterns, costume parades, juggling performances, and foreign envoys offering treasures.

The nobles of the palace also ingeniously moved the folk market into the palace to feel the rare red dust interest of the royal family.

Among them, the most special is the "Aoshan lantern shed" which is the lantern shed made of pine and cypress, because it imitates the shape of the giant ao, so it is named, among which the lantern shed hangs various color lamps, there are eight immortals between them, festive very, full of interest.

The Lantern Festival of Aoshan Lantern Shed, in the words of Xin Qiji, in the poems of Su Wei, and in the pen of the ancients, it is so vivid and interesting, so affectionate.

The lights are bright, beautiful, I can't tell the aroma of **, and I can't see enough to be ** song and dance.

The fire tree and silver flowers, in the dark night, are like meteors, sprinkled with thousands of points, dazzling and dreamy;

The horse carved car, in the lights such as the fairy palace in the world, the fragrance is overflowing, and the dream is heavy.

Lantern Festival, a dream festival Of course, the Lantern Festival must mention its must-have delicacy - tangyuan or Lantern Festival.

Tangyuan originated in Mingzhou of the Song Dynasty (now Ningbo, Zhejiang), with black sesame seeds, lard to make the filling, add a little sugar, the outside with glutinous rice flour to rub into a circle, after cooking, taste sweet and soft glutinous, long aftertaste.

The glutinous rice balls are generally filled with sesame seeds, bean paste, walnut kernels, nuts, jujube paste, etc., wrapped into a circle with glutinous rice flour, which can be meat or vegetarian, with different flavors, and can be boiled, fried, steamed, etc.

Lantern Festival is slightly different from tangyuan in that it is rolled with dry powder, the filling is smaller, the powder is more, and the fat content is lower than that of tangyuan, but the starch is more difficult to digest than tangyuan.

Of course, both tangyuan and lantern festival represent the meaning of happy reunion, and they are indispensable delicacies at this time, but we must pay attention to moderation.

Tangyuan represents the reunion of the world, and the Lantern Festival has multiple identities in addition to praying for blessings, reunions, lantern viewing and riddles, such as carnival and Valentine's Day, so it is also the most free traditional festival.

In the Han Dynasty, Chang'an relaxed the night ban around the Lantern Festival, and in the Sui Dynasty, people wore animal masks, men and women's clothes, advocating excellent miscellaneous tricks, and strange shapes.

It can be said that its battle is not inferior to the current cosplay comic convention, but I didn't expect that there would be ** bigwigs at that time, which can be said to be a veritable avant-garde carnival.

Daming Palace Ci, when Princess Taiping met her sweetheart Datang during the Lantern Festival, the palace people and the royal family could go out of the palace to feel the excitement and beauty of the Lantern Festival.

Ouyang Xiu's "Shengchazi Yuan Xi" On the New Year's Eve last year, the flower market was lit up like day. The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk. On New Year's Eve this year, the moon and lights are still the same. I didn't see last year's people, and my tears wet the sleeves of my spring shirt.

In the Song Dynasty, women were allowed to travel all night, and at the same time, the emperor would also come to the market to have fun with the people.

Unmarried men and women dress up carefully on this day, and guess riddles by watching lanterns to meet their favorite objects, which is also an important identity of the Lantern Festival as a Chinese Valentine's Day.

Ouyang Xiu's "Shengchazi Yuanxi" has the romance of watching flowers and admiring the moon, as well as the torture of not seeing it, the sadness of passing by, and the pain of not being able to love, which is about the beauty of romance and pain.

Xin Qiji's "Qingyu Case: Yuan Xi" has become a swan song for the ages, with thousands of flowers, fragrant roads, fish and dragon dances, but he has no intention of being greedy and only follows the gaze of one person.

I never thought that after several turnovers, I suddenly looked back, it turned out that you have always been here, wonderful fate, special waiting.

Poetry is like life, seemingly complete but with flaws, seemingly gloomy but brilliant in the next moment, you never know how ups and downs the script that fate has arranged for you.

It is also like this moon lacks a full moon, which is always changing, people love perfection, but in fact accept the incompleteness of the real world and life, but still believe in and pursue the process of ideals is the most moving.

Treat every ordinary day as a grand festival, cherish the present, experience and practice, and you will eventually gain inner peace and fulfillment!

Of course, the history and story of the Lantern Festival is far more than that, I hope you can find interesting bits and pieces in it, harvest joy and happiness, I wish you all joy and health during the Lantern Festival, family reunion, remember to eat rice balls!

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