The custom of the lantern festival
Lantern Festival is a traditional festival full of good wishes. In this festival, people will eat Yuanxiao, enjoy lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns and set off fireworks. Next, let's learn about several customs of the Lantern Festival.
eat yuanxiao
Yuanxiao is the main food of Lantern Festival, and it is also one of the traditional festival foods of Han nationality in China. There are many ways to make Yuanxiao, but the most common one is to knead glutinous rice flour into balls with water, and then add various fillings, such as bean paste, sesame, osmanthus, jujube paste and so on. The custom of eating Yuanxiao began in the Han Dynasty. At that time, people thought that eating Yuanxiao could eliminate disasters and pray for blessings, which meant reunion and happiness.
Enjoy holiday lanterns
Watching lanterns is one of the most distinctive activities of the Lantern Festival. Lantern is a kind of art made of bamboo, paper, silk, lanterns and other materials. There are many kinds of lanterns, including rabbit lanterns, lion lanterns and dragon lanterns. On the night of Lantern Festival, people will walk in the street, enjoy all kinds of exquisite lanterns and feel the festive atmosphere of the festival.
Solve riddles; solve lantern riddles; guess riddles on hanging lanterns
Solve riddles on the lanterns is one of the traditional activities of the Lantern Festival. Lantern riddles are riddles in the form of words, patterns and so on. People put riddles on lanterns for tourists to guess. Solve riddles on the lanterns not only tests people's IQ, but also enhances people's unity and friendship.
Fireworks
Setting off fireworks is another traditional activity of the Lantern Festival. On the night of Lantern Festival, people will set off all kinds of fireworks, firecrackers and other fireworks to celebrate the arrival of the festival. However, with the enhancement of environmental awareness, setting off fireworks has become a kind of discouraged behavior.
The moral of Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival is a traditional festival full of good wishes. In this festival, people will express their good expectations for the future by eating Yuanxiao, enjoying lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns and setting off fireworks. The implication of Lantern Festival is not only reunion and happiness, but also love for life and confidence in the future.