What do people give thanks for on the Lantern Festival? Can we still celebrate the New Year during the Lantern Festival?
There are actually quite a few sayings and rules for the Lantern Festival. So, let’s take a look at what people will be thankful for on the Lantern Festival. Can we still celebrate the New Year during the Lantern Festival? The first month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of the lunar calendar and also the month of the new year. Half of the first lunar month is spent on festivals. If you want to know more details about the first lunar month, please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website.What do people give thanks for on the Lantern Festival?The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals, and many people will express their gratitude on this day. The most common thing is to thank parents, relatives, friends, and all those who love you and those you love.There is no mandatory rule on what to be thankful for on the Lantern Festival. What matters most is your own heart. Can we still celebrate the New Year during the Lantern Festival?It is still possible to pay New Year’s greetings on the Lantern Festival, but paying New Year’s greetings on the Lantern Festival is already considered paying New Year’s greetings in one’s old age."Chinese New Year" generally refers to the period from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month to the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. Visiting relatives and friends during this period is collectively referred to as "paying New Year's greetings." In the eyes of many people, the Spring Festival is not over until after the Lantern Festival, so the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the deadline for New Year's greetings. As long as the visit lasts no longer than the fifteenth day, it can be considered a New Year's greeting. Many people are too busy during the holidays, so they postpone their New Year greetings. However, they still have to visit and send New Year gifts on the 15th day of the first lunar month at the latest, which is commonly known as "New Year greetings on the 15th day of the first lunar month." So, it is still possible to pay New Year’s greetings during the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Introduction to the Three Yuan Festival of the Lantern FestivalThe custom of lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival is also believed to have originated from the Taoist "Three Yuan Theory", with Shangyuan meaning the first full moon night of the new year. The origin of the Lantern Festival is recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes on the Seasons" that it is due to the old customs of Taoism. The Five Pecks of Rice Sect, an important Taoist sect in the late Han Dynasty, worshipped the God of Heaven, the God of Earth, and the God of Water. They believed that the God of Heaven bestowed blessings, the God of Earth forgiven sins, and the God of Water relieved disasters. They also paired the three officials with the Three Yuans, saying that the God of Heaven was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month during the Shangyuan period, the God of Earth was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month during the Zhongyuan period, and the God of Water was born on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month during the Xiayuan period. Taoism in the Wei and Jin Dynasties matched the "Three Officials" with the time and seasons, and designated the 15th day of the first lunar month as the "Shangyuan", the 15th day of the seventh lunar month as the "Zhongyuan", and the 15th day of the tenth lunar month as the "Xiayuan", collectively known as the "Three Yuans". In this way, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Lantern Festival. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Wu Zimu said in "Dreams of the Southern Song Dynasty": "The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is the day when the Heavenly Official of the Shangyuan Festival bestows blessings." Therefore, lanterns must be lit on the Shangyuan Festival. |
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