The thirteenth day of the first lunar month is one of the traditional Chinese lunar festivals. According to Chinese custom, people light lanterns on the 13th day of the first lunar month and put them out on the 18th day of the first lunar month. What day and festival is the 13th day of the first lunar month in 2019? A year's plan begins in spring, and almost every day in the first month of the lunar calendar is a festival. InkMr.com's special topic on the first month of the lunar calendar in 2019 lists these traditional Chinese festivals and festival customs for you.What day is the 13th day of the first lunar month in 2019?Lunar calendar year 2019, January 13th dayFebruary 17, 2019 (Sunday) Aquarius The thirteenth day of the first lunar month is the traditional day for scattering lanterns. Scattering flower lanterns on the 13th day of the first lunar month is also known as scattering lantern flowers or scattering lanterns. It is an ancient folk custom in which people would light lanterns and scatter them everywhere in their homes on the evening of the 13th to 16th day of the first lunar month to ward off bad luck. Scattered lanterns are also called "scattered villains". The late Qing Dynasty scholar Fu Cha Dun Chong recorded in "Yanjing Sui Shi Ji Shun Xing": "From the 13th to the 16th, lights are lit from the inner hall to the main door to illuminate the place. This is called scattered lantern flowers, or scattered villains. It also means to ward off bad luck." As an ancient folk culture of the Han nationality, "lamp flowers" are made of ordinary crepe paper. Generally, five colors are selected, and even numbers are absolutely not allowed. The production process of lamp florets is also very particular. You must wash your hands before doing it, and prepare a damp clean towel, because your hands will easily become slippery when "twisting" the lamp florets and you will not be able to "twist" the lamp florets. The lamp wicks must be "twisted", and they cannot be "twisted" or "pinched". There is a lot of knowledge involved. After "twisting" a certain number of lamp wicks, they should be placed in a clean container. One day before "scattering the lamp wicks", a little sesame oil should be lit on the lamp wicks so that the lamp wicks are completely soaked in sesame oil. There should not be too much sesame oil, otherwise the lamp wicks will be "held to death" and cannot be easily lit when scattering the lamp wicks. When it is time to scatter lantern flowers, every household will take out the prepared "lantern flowers", and the whole family, young and old, will start to "scatter lantern flowers" in every corner of the house and yard. Scattering them out of the house will take away the bad luck of the year, and at the same time good luck will come. Customs and customs:Lantern Birthday <br /> On the 13th day of the first lunar month, there is an important folk activity called "Lantern Birthday". People light lamps under the kitchen stove on this day, which is called "lighting the stove lamp". In fact, it is because the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of lantern festival, is approaching, and each family tries to make lanterns, so it is called the "lamp head" day.In the old days, Nantong started lighting lanterns on the 13th day of the first lunar month and put them out on the 18th day. There is a saying that "gods watch the lanterns on the 13th and 14th, people watch the lanterns on the 15th and 16th, and ghosts watch the lanterns on the 17th and 18th." There is also a custom of "putting on lanterns with round balls and taking off lanterns with noodles." There was a constant stream of people watching the lanterns in the City God Temple. Rolling Dragon Lantern <br /> The custom of playing with rolling dragons during the Spring Festival in Digang Town, Fanchang has been passed down for more than a hundred years and usually lasts for four days. The 13th day of the first lunar month every year is for testing lanterns, the 14th day is for lighting lanterns, the 15th day is for lighting the main lanterns, and the 16th day is for lighting the round lanterns. In the evening of the lighting test day, six old dragons and several rolling dragons took to the streets for the first time. When the lanterns are first lit, the dragon lanterns begin to move up and down, circling and dancing everywhere. On both sides of the street, every household hung lanterns, burned incense and set off firecrackers. Then, rolling dragons, flower baskets, story lanterns, revolving lanterns, fish lanterns, lion lanterns, rabbit lanterns, butterfly lanterns, and golden pumpkin lanterns all took to the streets. At this time, there is an endless stream of dragon lanterns of various colors on the road, and various colored lanterns are flashing brilliantly. The fun lasts until after three o'clock in the morning, when the lanterns are put away. The lanterns will be played with again the next day until the round lanterns are turned off on the sixteenth day. Making colored lanterns <br /> The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month usually starts with making colored lanterns on the 13th day of the first lunar month. The New Year songs in old Beijing include "On the eleventh day people are chattering, on the twelfth day people are setting up the lantern shed, on the thirteenth day people are lighting the lanterns, on the fourteenth day the lanterns are brightly lit..." In other words, the thirteenth day of the first lunar month is for "lighting the lanterns"; the fourteenth day is for "testing the lanterns"; the fifteenth day is for "the main lighting"; and the seventeenth day is for "turning off the lanterns". From the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, people begin to happily make lanterns. |
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