Lantern Festival customs, how do people celebrate the Lantern Festival in Taiwan?
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Introduction: The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is an important traditional festival with many customs and habits, and different regions have different customs. So, how does the beautiful island of Taiwan celebrate the Lantern Festival? Let’s follow the editor to take a look. 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. Although Taiwan is a very small island, there are many Lantern Festival activities and special customs in various parts of Taiwan! Because every county and city in Taiwan has its own way of celebrating. In addition to the people’s celebrations, many of Taiwan’s Lantern Festival celebrations are held by temples. Of course, the Lantern Festival in Taiwan is the same as in mainland China, where people eat Yuanxiao. Yuanxiao is a food that became popular in northern China during the Lantern Festival during the Song Dynasty. It is rolled out in a bamboo basket. Yuanxiao can be filled with various fruits and ingredients, and rolled into balls with glutinous rice flour. After being cooked, it tastes sweet and delicious. In the process of cooking Yuanxiao, the ancients saw the Yuanxiao floating and sinking in the pot, so the earliest Yuanxiao was also called "Floating Yuanzi". Taipei Sky LanternsThe so-called "sky lantern" is actually a Kongming lantern. Legend has it that it was invented by Zhuge Liang for use as a signal. Some people also say that the shape of the "sky lantern" is very similar to the hat of Kong Ming in the portrait, so it got this name. In recent years, the Lantern Festival in Taipei has seen the activities of releasing sky lanterns become more and more exciting. The sky lanterns floating in the air emitted brilliant colors, creating a spectacular scene. As the event became more and more lively, people made the "sky lanterns" bigger and bigger. The colorful lanterns were not only painted with various beautiful patterns, but also often had the names of the people releasing them written on them. In Taiwan, there is a saying that "the higher the sky lanterns are, the more prosperous your career will be."Tainan Beehive FireworksDuring the Lantern Festival in Taiwan, the “Nan Feng Cannon” in Yanshui, Tainan is a beautiful sight every year. On the Lantern Festival, the people of Yanshui Town, Tainan did not light lanterns. Instead, they focused their attention on setting off "bee firecrackers". The "bee cannon" is made of tens of thousands of rockets, and the core of each rocket is connected together. As long as one of the rockets is ignited, it will trigger the bombing of other rockets nearby. In an instant, multiple rockets are fired continuously, and the sound is deafening, echoing through the sky. Because the sight of thousands of cannons firing at the same time looks like a swarm of bees pouring out of a nest, it is named "Nan Feng Cannon". When the firecrackers were set off, there were many people watching nearby. They were wearing thick clothes and helmets on their heads. It is said that the "bee firecrackers" set off every year are a symbol of praying for good weather and peace in the coming year.Taixi Fried DragonThe fried dragons during the Lantern Festival are called "fire next" dragons by the locals in Miaoli. Because the word "fire next" cannot be typed (the word "fire next" is pronounced "bang"), newspapers and magazines use the word "fried dragon" to introduce them. Miaoli's dragon-blasting party is an event that will invite not only the champion dragon of dragon dancing to perform on the Lantern Festival, but also representative dragons from various temples in Miaoli to perform dragon dances. This year's dragon-blasting event will have eleven dragons performing at the same time.In addition to the performance venue being filled with firecrackers and dragon cannons, the temples participating in the performance and the onlookers will also constantly light firecrackers on the side of the road (dragon cannons are a type of firecracker that makes a very loud noise and spews fire and smoke). So during the event, you can see groups of dragons flying through the smoke and fire of firecrackers, accompanied by the beating of gongs and drums of traditional dragon dances, as if the real dragon god has come down to earth to help everyone pray for good weather in the future. According to the custom of the Hakka people in Miaoli, the softer the dragon is fried, the better, so that the next year will be prosperous. Taitung HandanFried Handan is a unique custom of the Lantern Festival in Taitung for nearly fifty years. Handan Ye was originally called Handan Ye, also known as Xuantan Marshal and Xuantan Ye. During Taiwan’s Lantern Festival, the custom of “frying Handan Ye” in Taitung is not to be missed. "Handan Ye" is also called the God of Wealth and War. According to legend, "Handan Ye" is afraid of cold by nature, so when he comes out, people use cannons to drive away the cold for him. Wherever "Handan Ye" goes, firecrackers blast and people throw flowers, fruits and firecrackers at "Handan Ye". Amid the deafening sound of firecrackers, the people carrying "Handan Ye" covered their heads with brooms to resist the bombardment of firecrackers. The people watching all had smiles on their faces.Summary: Through the above article, we know some customs about celebrating the Lantern Festival in various regions of Taiwan. I hope you will like the above content. I wish you all good luck and smooth sailing in the new year! 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