Detailed explanation of the origin of the Lantern Festival custom of hanging lanterns
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Introduction: The Lantern Festival is the most lively and exciting festival after the Spring Festival. There are lanterns and decorations everywhere, and the lights are bright. It is so lively! The most eye-catching thing about the Lantern Festival is the dazzling array of lanterns. Do you know why lanterns are hung during the Lantern Festival? Let’s find out together! During the first month of the lunar calendar, you will have a good year. The first month is the most important month of spring. Mr. Shui Mo will share with you some knowledge about January. In the Western Han Dynasty, there were simple celebrations, but there was no custom of hanging lanterns during the Lantern Festival. People only offered sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven on the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming Liu Zhuang believed in Buddhism and ordered officials and civilians to hang lanterns during the Lantern Festival. This is the earliest record of hanging lanterns during the Lantern Festival. Because lanterns are hung in every street and every household, the Lantern Festival is also called the "Lantern Festival." There is also an interesting folk story about the origin of hanging lanterns. Legend has it that a long time ago, there were many ferocious birds and beasts that hurt people and livestock everywhere, so people organized to fight them. One day, a divine bird landed on the earth because it got lost, but was accidentally shot to death by an unwitting hunter. When the Emperor of Heaven learned about it, he was very angry, and immediately issued an order to the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the human world on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and burn all the people, animals and property in the human world to death. The Emperor of Heaven's daughter was kind-hearted and could not bear to see innocent people suffer, so she risked her life and secretly came to the human world on a auspicious cloud to tell people the news. When everyone heard the news, it was like a loud bang on their heads. They were so frightened that they didn't know what to do. After a long time, an old man came up with an idea. He said, "On the 14th, 15th and 16th days of the first lunar month, every household should decorate their homes with lanterns, light firecrackers and set off fireworks. In this way, the Emperor of Heaven will think that people have been burned to death." Everyone nodded in agreement and went to prepare separately. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Emperor of Heaven looked down and found that the world was full of red light and there was a deafening noise. This happened for three consecutive nights. He thought it was the flame of a big fire and was very happy. In this way, people saved their lives and property. To commemorate this success, every household hangs lanterns and sets off fireworks on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to commemorate this day. Summary: The above article provides us with a detailed analysis of the origin and specific content of the custom of hanging lanterns during the Lantern Festival. You can read it and wish you all the best and good luck! After reading this article, there are more exciting contents in the special topic of the first month of the lunar calendar. Let’s take a look! |
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