Lantern Festival is China\'s traditional festivals, as early as the Western Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago there was, the main attraction at Lantern Eastern Han period, Buddhist advocate, I heard that Buddhist monks have view on the 15th day the Buddha relic, the lights of practices, on the order of the day night at the Imperial Palace and the temple to light lamps so that common people are hanging lights gentry. After this Buddhist ritual folk festivals gradually formed a grand holiday. The section has undergone by the court to civil, from the Central Plains to the country\'s development process.
Han Wen has ordered the fifteenth day as the Lantern Festival. Emperor, the \"one God too,\" the festival of the fifteenth day scheduled. (One too: the god of all is the key to the universe). Sima Qian to create \"the beginning calendar\" when the Lantern Festival has been identified as a major festival.
Another one said that Lantern custom originated in the Taoist \"said ternary\"; the first month on the 15th for the Spring Festival, July 15 for the Ghost Festival, October 15 for the Lower Proterozoic section. In charge of upper, middle and lower, respectively, for the three days, the three officers who, day official joy, so to Shangyuan section.
Lantern Festival with the Festival\'s popular activities is the development of history with the extended, expanded. On the section length, the day before the Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty for three days, while up to five days in the Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty is the eighth of the fourth month since the lights until the night before the first month of the 17 drop-lights, a full 10 days . Phase with the Spring Festival, the day for the city, and it buzzes at night magnificent. Especially the delicate, colorful lights, but also make it the climax of recreational activities during the Spring Festival. To the Qing Dynasty, but also an increase of dragon dances and lion dances, such as \"hundred play\" content, but festival period should be shortened to 4-5 days.
With regard to the origins of the Lantern Festival, there are several interesting folk legends:
Legends on the lights
Legend in a long time ago, many beast, four injured people and livestock, people organize themselves to play them, have a superbird scs storm and landed as a lost world, but the accident was no knowledge of the hunter to shoot. Extremely furious after the Emperor of Heaven know immediately deliver an imperial order, ordered to allow soldiers in the first month on the 15th to set the world to the world of humans and animals burnt to death all the property. Kind-hearted daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, innocent people suffering on the risk of their lives, came to earth secretly drove Xiangyun to tell people the news. People heard this news, the head ring like a maggiore. Scared not know what to do, , only old people come up with a way, he said: \"In the first lunar month 14, 15, on the 16th three days, each household are decorated in the home, point ring and firecrackers, fireworks pyrotechnics. As a result, the Emperor of Heaven will be that people have been burnt. \"
After listening to all that everyone nodded yes, then went to prepare separately. To the fifteenth day that night, the Emperor of Heaven one look down and found that a red earth, the sound of heaven, are three consecutive nights of this, thought it was the fire burning flame to Zhongshan University fast. In this way people keep their lives and property. To commemorate this success, from the fifteenth day of each, every household hanging lanterns, fireworks to mark the occasion.
When the Han Emperor in memory of \"Ping Lu\" and set up
Another legend is the Lantern Festival is to commemorate when the Han Emperor \"Ping Lu\" and set up. Han emperor Liu Bang\'s death, Empress Lu\'s son, ascended the throne as the Han Ying . Endogenous cowardly, indecisive, power down and then gradually the hands of Empress Lu. Han died after court politics to monopolize Empress Lu Liu Lu world into a world, North Korea veteran, deeply resent the Liu clan, but they fear the brutal and Empress Lu.
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Empress Lu died after fear fear of injury and crowding out. Thus, in the last general home in the secret collection of conspiracy to make things chaotic, so as to ultimately win Jiangshan Liu.
This spread to Liu Liu imperial clan ear capsule, the capsule for Liu Bao Liu Jiangshan, decided to crusade subsequently raised an army veteran and founding ZHOU Bo, CHEN Ping-contact, design lifted, \" Rebellion\" has finally been completely put down.
Ping chaos after Liu Yong Li Liu Heng\'s second son ascended the throne, Emperor Han said. Wen deeply hard-won peace, put down \" Rebellion\" of the fifteenth day, with the people as a fun day, a city where every family decorated, and celebration. Since then, the fifteenth day of rejoicing has become a folk festival - \"A Festive Lantern Festival.\"
Lantern with girl
The legend and the custom of eating Lantern: the legend of Emperor Han Wu has called , his good humor again. One day in winter, under the snow for several days, on to the Imperial Garden to the Emperor to discount plum. Park first entered the door, found a lady-in-waiting has ready tears. Hurriedly approached rescue, and she wanted to ask out the causes of suicide. In fact, this palace is called Lantern Festival, there are two parents at home and a sister. Since her palace, would be missed and his family no longer met. Annually to the Prince of the Spring season, more than usual on the missing family members. Feel that parents should not in front of filial piety, it is better to commit suicide. listening to her face, deep sympathy to her that will certainly try to let her and the family reunion.
One day, in the Chang An Avenue on before sharing a fortune. Many people are racing to his fortune-seeking hexagram. Unexpectedly, each share of what we seek, are \"House of the Sixteenth day are\" the sign language. A sudden, Changan in great panic. People are seeking ways to ask disaster solutions. said: \"the first month on the 13th evening, the fire will send a visit goddess, and she is the messenger of Changan burning have taken it for granted, I copied the you can think of a way to allow the current emperor.\" finished, then dropped with a red, left. Hung with the people picked up quickly to the palace to report to the emperor.
Emperor to take over to watch one, I saw that says: \"Changan in the robbery, Que House of Dili, 15 days of fire, flame red supper,\" he hearts turn, quickly invited resourceful. fraudulent , said: \"I have heard that the fire favorite tangyuan, the palace of the Lantern Festival is not often give you tangyuan to do it? 15 pm can do a good job tangyuan Lantern. Long live the incense for, messenger Kyoto tangyuan families have to do, together fire worship. subjects again at 15 pm hanging lights, Mancheng point firecrackers, fireworks, like Mancheng fire can then be hidden from the Emperor. In addition, notice of City outside people, the evening of 15 cities , miscellaneous disaster problem-solving in the crowd. \" Emperor hear, very pleased, on the way to deliver an imperial order according to do.
To the first lunar month on the 15th Changan town decorated, bustling visitors robust. Odalisque parents Lantern with sister cities . When they see that read, \"Lantern Festival\" in the large palace lantern, the surprise shouted: \"Lantern! Lantern!\" Lantern heard shouting, and finally a reunion with family.
Such a lively night, Chang\'an City was safe and sound. Emperor rejoicing, they ordered after the fifteenth day of each to make glutinous rice balls are available for fire , fifteenth day the whole city still hanging lights fireworks. Because of the glutinous rice balls to do the best Lantern, people put tangyuan called Lantern Festival, this day is called Lantern Festival.