The fifteenth night of the first lunar month" poem cloud:
The fire trees and silver flowers are closed, the iron lock of the star bridge is opened, and the lights and trees are illuminated. ”
The Lantern Festival is the first full moon night and the sublimation of the Spring Festival.
People enjoy the full moon, taste the Lantern Festival, watch the lanterns, guess the lantern riddles, and set off fireworks.
In the midst of laughter, I wish the New Year a smooth and prosperous New Year, happiness and good reunion.
Eat Lantern Festival, enjoy the full moon, and be reunited
The poet Jiang Kui wrote "Song of the Lantern Festival":
Distinguished guests hook the curtain to see the royal street, the treasures in the city come for a while. ”
The treasures in the city actually refer to the Lantern Festival that is sold loudly on the street.
In ancient times, people called every full moon day "looking at the sun".
As the first full moon night of the new year, the Lantern Festival is also known as the "first hope".
On this day, everyone eats a food similar to the full moon.
Lantern Festival. It is not only to express the yearning for a better life, but also to express the joy of reunion.
In the north, it is usually "rolling" the Lantern Festival, and in the south, it is mostly "wrapping" rice balls.
But even if the food customs are different, they can float in the bowl, and they all correspond to the bright moon in the sky.
It means family reunion, joy and Chang'an, let us see it in our eyes, sweetness in our mouths, and happiness in our hearts.
A full moon, a bowl of Lantern Festival, and a family reunion have become the best appearance in the memory of the Lantern Festival.
The Lantern Festival is also the last day of the Spring Festival, and many people have bid farewell to their hometown and family members and embarked on a new journey of struggle.
But no matter how busy life is, no matter how tired you are from work, you will be happy if you have a family;
Dedication and cherishing are perfections.
Look at the lanterns, guess the lantern riddles, and be lively
Ouyang Xiu wrote in the poem "Yuan Xi":
The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk. ”
The Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, is a romantic and beautiful Chinese Valentine's Day.
In ancient times, on this night, women who stayed at home on weekdays would also meet with others to go out to enjoy the lanterns.
There is a folk proverb: "Thirty fires, fifteen lamps." ”
Look at the street "jade pot light turning, one night fish and dragon dance", everywhere the lights are dark, fireworks like stars and rain.
The hazy and tactful affection of young boys and girls also complements the crowded lantern night market.
It's not just lovers who meet to see the lights, most people are full of joy and go out with family and friends.
In addition to viewing lanterns, people are also keen to guess lantern riddles, hanging riddles on the lanterns, and wafting in the soft night breeze.
The content of the lantern riddle is also all-inclusive, from astronomy to geography, guessing words and idioms, everything.
If you guess correctly, you will also get a small lottery head, adding a bit of joy to the Lantern Festival, which is already in a joyful atmosphere.
The sound of fireworks and laughter are in the ears one after another, making people's hearts lively and smiling.
In addition to viewing lanterns and guessing lantern riddles, people would also put sky lanterns in ancient times.
In ancient times, after people escaped from the invasion of bandits, they used to set off sky lanterns to report safety to each other, so the sky lanterns were also called "blessing lanterns" or "peace lanterns", and private schools lit "opening lanterns" to wish students a bright future in the new year.
The Lantern Festival, the lights and the moon shine brightly, the lights are brilliant, and the darkness is dispelled, and people hope for a better future.
Play dragon lanterns, lion dances, and everything is safe
Wu Zimu of the Song Dynasty said in "Dream Lianglu":
On the night of the Lantern Festival, the grass binds Jackie Chan, covers the grass with a green curtain, and tens of thousands of lamps and candles are placed on it, looking at it meandering, like the shape of a double dragon. ”
Playing dragon lanterns, also known as dragon lantern dancing or dragon dance.
In the minds of the ancients, the dragon had the function of calling the wind and rain, eliminating disasters and eliminating epidemics.
Since ancient times, our country has been based on agriculture, and the wind and rain are of vital significance to agriculture, so the ancients tried their best to hope to be blessed by the dragon, thus forming the habit of dancing the dragon during the sacrifice.
and the festival customs of the Lantern Festival dragon lantern dance.
The Lantern Festival dragon dance, praying for rain and blessings, entertaining others and themselves, bringing people a lot of fun.
In addition to the dragon dance, there are also lion dances in some places during the Lantern Festival.
The ancients regarded the lion as a symbol of bravery and strength, believing that it could drive away evil spirits and suppress demons, bless people and beasts with safety and disaster, and perform lion dances in order to achieve good luck and peace in life.
In addition to the above customs, people in some areas of the Lantern Festival also hold stilt walking
Activities such as rowing a dry boat and twisting Yangge, playing Taiping drums, etc., but no matter what kind of customs, they all carry people's good wishes for life to be "full of flowers", and carry people's desires and pursuits, perhaps this is the original intention of the Lantern Festival.
Go to all kinds of diseases, take auspicious blessings, and be healthy
Regarding the origin of the Lantern Festival, there is a theory that it is a sacrifice to the "Taiyi" star god.
The ancestors watched the starry sky at night and saw the stars and moon spinning, and felt that the sky was powerful, and they hoped for the protection of the stars, so they had sacrifices.
The North Star is the abode of the god Taiyi, who presides over the harvest of wind and rain, plague and famine, so on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people sacrifice with lamps.
The stars and moon in the sky shine together, and the lights in the world are lit.
The fifteenth moon of the first month is full, no one can sit idle, people dress up and travel, walk the bridge to the city, and return in the middle of the night.
There is a bridge must be crossed to say "cross a hundred e", there is ice must be passed is said to be "go a hundred diseases", in this full moon night when the yang energy is first budding, people pray for the removal of diseases and disasters, peace and health.
The Lantern Festival, an ancient Chinese festival with its tenacious vitality, is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.
It has endured thousands of years of vicissitudes but has endured for a long time, why does it have such an enduring charm?
In the long history, people used it to celebrate carnivals and bless relatives and friends in the heyday;
When times of difficulty, people use it to pray for peace, cure illness and eliminate disasters......
To this day, the meaning and value of the Lantern Festival are constantly enriched and developed.
The Lantern Festival is a day for people to reunite with their relatives and enjoy family affection, a day to celebrate with people in the neighborhood or even people who have never known each other, and a day for people to place their poetic and beautiful life ideals and pursuits.
The Lantern Festival is the first full moon night after the Spring Festival, is the continuation and climax of the Spring Festival, but also the carnival night of the Chinese, when night falls, the streets and alleys hang beautiful lanterns, light colorful fireworks, at this time the sky lights the moon, the bowl is full of Lantern Festival, the family gathers together to share the beautiful festival, feel the warmth of family affection, this may be the greatest happiness in life.
Today's Lantern Festival, I wish you all:
Happy Lantern Festival, peace and security!
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