When is the Lantern Festival? Is the Lantern Festival Chinese Valentine's Day?
As one of my country's traditional festivals, the Lantern Festival is also of great concern to everyone. So, let's take a look at when is the Lantern Festival? Is the Lantern Festival Chinese Valentine's Day? New year, new atmosphere. With the arrival of the Spring Festival, the first month of the lunar calendar officially opens a new chapter. If you want to know more about the lunar calendar for the first month of 2022, please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com.When is the Lantern Festival?The Lantern Festival is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year.The first month of the lunar calendar is the first month of the year. The ancients called "night" "xiao". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full-moon night of the year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist "Three Yuans", the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also called the "Shangyuan Festival". The custom of the Lantern Festival has been based on the lively and festive custom of viewing lanterns since ancient times. Therefore, the Lantern Festival is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (January 15) every year. Is the Lantern Festival Chinese Valentine's Day?The Lantern Festival is also known as China's Valentine's Day.Because the Lantern Festival provided an opportunity for unmarried men and women to get to know each other in the feudal traditional society. Young girls in traditional society were not allowed to go out freely, but they could go out and play in groups during the festival. Viewing the lanterns during the Lantern Festival was a good opportunity for socializing, and unmarried men and women could also use the opportunity to look for partners. During the Lantern Festival, it is an opportunity for young men and women to meet their lovers. Therefore, the Lantern Festival is also China's Valentine's Day. Introduction to Chinese Valentine's DayThere are three general definitions of Chinese Valentine's Day:One is the Lantern Festival (also known as Shangyuan Festival, which is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month); The second is the Shangsi Festival (the third day of the third lunar month); The third is the Chinese Valentine’s Day (the birthday of the seventh sister, the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar). The Lantern Festival, Shangsi Festival and Qixi Festival were the festivals that ancient women were most interested in. In ancient times, ordinary women, especially those from wealthy families or ordinary girls, were not allowed to leave the house. They were only allowed to come out during the Lantern Festival and the Shangsi Festival, and even have secret meetings with their boyfriends to talk about love. The Chinese Valentine's Day is more like a women's festival, which not only includes begging for love, but also begging for cleverness and blessings. In ancient times, the Chinese Valentine's Day had little to do with love, and it only became a festival symbolizing love in modern times. |
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