Fifteenth Lantern Festival,As the saying goes, "If you don't offer fifteen or three fruits, your pockets won't be empty in the coming year", which 3 fruits?
In the celebration of the Lantern Festival in northern Jiangxi, there is a traditional activity to send lanterns to worship ancestors. This event is to express people's feelings of grief and remembrance for their deceased loved ones. In the sacrificial ceremony, it is essential to offer melons and fruits. It is said that there is a folk proverb: "If you don't make an offering for fifteen or three fruits, your waist bag will not be empty in the coming year." This proverb means that if three specific fruits are not offered in the worship of the Lantern Festival, the source of wealth for the coming year will be depleted. However, this claim is not entirely accurate, and it only refers to fruits with poor meanings and fruits that are out of season.
In fact, when worshipping ancestors, fruits that conform to the rules of the seasons should be chosen to show respect and pass on filial piety. Therefore, it is not limited to the three fruits of apples, oranges and peaches. Which fruits to choose depends on the local season and customs.
However, there is a special food that is a must-have during the Lantern Festival celebrations. They are known as "three fruits" and often refer to apples, oranges, and peaches. These fruits are regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness and prosperity in the northern Gan region. During the Lantern Festival, these three fruits are offered in front of the stove or on the shrine. This tradition has a long history and continues to this day.
Although the folk proverb mentions that "if you don't offer the fruit on the fifteenth and third days, the waist bag will not be empty in the coming year", we must understand that this is only for some fruits with bad meanings and fruits that are out of season. Therefore, when choosing fruits, we should pay more attention to their symbolic meaning and the expression of admiration and nostalgia for their ancestors.
The Lantern Festival is an important folk sacrifice day and a festival of reunion. On this special occasion, people go to the grave and burn incense to worship their ancestors at the grave of their loved ones. It is an opportunity to pass on and uphold filial piety. By paying homage to our ancestors, we express our gratitude for their kindness and teachings during their lifetimes, and pay them our deepest respect.
By participating in the traditional customs of the Lantern Festival, we are able to deeply understand and cherish our rich and diverse cultural heritage. Let's keep it alive together and bring it into our daily lives.
Summary: The 15th Lantern Festival symbolizes reunion and nostalgia, and people in northern Jiangxi often celebrate this day by sending lamps and umbrellas. It is essential to worship melons and fruits in the Lantern Festival celebrations, among which the "three fruits" represent auspiciousness and prosperity. There is a folk proverb that says, "If you don't offer fifteen or three fruits, your waist will not be empty in the coming year", but it is only for fruits with poor meaning or out of season. When celebrating the Lantern Festival, you should choose fruits that conform to the rules of the season and have appropriate symbolic meanings to show respect and respect. The Lantern Festival is also an important folk sacrifice day, at this time, you can thank the ancestors for their kindness and inherit the essence of filial piety by worshipping at the grave. Cherishing and passing on this rich cultural heritage allows us to better understand and preserve the values and traditions we share.