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Happy Lantern Festival

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2021-02-26

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Today is the 15th day of the first lunar month, the annual Lantern Festival. The first lunar month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called "night" "xiao", and the 15th day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, so

Today is the Lantern Festival, a yearly event.

 

Zhengyue is the first month of the lunar calendar. Ancient people called 'night' 'xiao'. The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night of the year, so it is called the Lantern Festival.

 

In Chinese tradition, the Lunar New Year is not considered over until the Lantern Festival. In some places, the Lantern Festival is even more important than the New Year.

 

 

 

On the night of the Lantern Festival, streets and alleys are brightly decorated. People admire lanterns, guess lantern riddles, and eat sweet rice balls, bringing the New Year celebrations to a climax.

 

Qing Yu An - Yuan Xi
Song Dynasty - Xin Qiji
 
The east wind releases a thousand trees of flowers at night, and blows down stars like rain.
BMWs and ornate carriages fill the road with fragrance.
The sound of phoenix flutes, the jade pot's light turns, fish and dragons dance all night.
 
Moth-like snow willows and golden threads, laughter and fragrance fade away.
I searched for him thousands of times in the crowd,
Suddenly turning my head, I found him there, in the dimly lit place.

 

The moon is full in the sky, and people are at peace on earth. No matter where you are, may you share this bright moonlit night with your loved ones.

 

 

 
Yuan
Xiao
From
Come
 

 

The Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, The worship of the 'Taiyi God' was set on the fifteenth day of the first month. (Taiyi: the god who rules over everything in the universe). When Sima Qian created the 'Taichu Calendar', the Lantern Festival was already established as a major holiday.

 

During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming promoted Buddhism. Buddhism has the custom of observing lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month, Emperor Ming ordered that lanterns be lit in the imperial palace and temples on this night to show respect to Buddha, and ordered that all people hang lanterns, thus forming the custom of lantern viewing during the Lantern Festival.

 

During the Tang Dynasty, the national power was unprecedentedly strong, and the Lantern Festival was very prosperous. Whether in the capital or in towns, colorful lanterns were hung everywhere. People also made huge lantern wheels, lantern trees, and lantern pillars, creating a scene of brilliant lights and bustling activity.

 

The poem "Fire trees and silver flowers combine, the star bridge and iron locks open" by Tang Dynasty poet Su Wei Dao's "Zhengyue Fifteen Night" describes the grand scene of the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty.

 

 

 

During the Song Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was a carnival.
 
On this day, women enjoyed lantern viewing and played all night long, without distinction between men and women. Moth-like snow willows and golden threads, laughter and fragrance fade away.
 
During the Song Dynasty's Lantern Festival, lantern viewing lasted five days. People visited lantern markets and guessed lantern riddles, People wrote various riddles on slips of paper and pasted them on lanterns. Those who guessed correctly received small rewards. This entertaining and intellectual activity was loved by people and widely spread.
 
During the Ming Dynasty, the Lantern Festival lasted even longer, for ten days from the eighth to the seventeenth day of the first month, to show the prosperity and peace.
 
During the Qing Dynasty, folk lantern festivals were prevalent, with brilliant and exquisite lanterns.

 

 

 
Yuan
Xiao
Customs
Customs
 

 

There are many customs associated with the Lantern Festival, including lantern viewing, eating sweet rice balls, guessing lantern riddles, and lion dancing.
 
Admire Lanterns
 
On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first month,
Red lanterns hang high in the streets and alleys,
Everywhere is adorned with flowers and lights.
 
People admire various lanterns,
Unwilling to leave for a long time,
The bright red lanterns,
Seem to wish for a happy and peaceful future.
 
Eat Sweet Rice Balls
 
Sweet rice balls were originally called "floating yuanzi" and also "yuanbao" (ingots),
Made with fillings such as white sugar, rose, sesame, and red bean paste.
Every family, on the Lantern Festival,
Boils a bowl of steaming sweet rice balls.
Sweet rice balls, just like their name,
Wish for family reunion and a sweet life.
 
 
 
Guess Lantern Riddles
 
Among the brilliant lanterns,
Some interesting people make lantern riddles,
Hidden among the lanterns.
If someone guesses a riddle correctly,
They will receive a special reward.
 
Because of the lantern riddles,
This night is particularly interesting.
 
Dragon Dance
 
Dragon dance, also known as dragon lantern dance.
As early as the Han Dynasty, Zhang Heng's "West Capital Fu"
Gave a vivid description of the dragon dance.
According to the "Sui Shu - Music Zhi,"
During the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, a similar dragon dance performance in the "Hundred Plays"
"Huanglong Bian" was also very wonderful,
Dragon dance is popular in many parts of China.
China revered dragons, considering them auspicious symbols.
 

 

 
Lion Dance
 

The lion dance is an excellent example of traditional Chinese folk art.

During the Lantern Festival or other celebrations and gatherings,

lion dances are performed to add to the festive atmosphere.

The "lion dance" originated in the Wei and Jin dynasties, flourished during the Tang dynasty,

and is also known as "lion dance" and "太平乐".

This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period,

became popular during the Northern and Southern Dynasties,

and has a history of over a thousand years.

 

Walking to ward off a hundred ailments

 

"Walking to ward off a hundred ailments" is also called "walking to ward off ailments," "dispersing ailments," or "walking across bridges."

On the night of the Lantern Festival, women would make appointments to go out together,

crossing every bridge they encountered, believing this would help them ward off illness and prolong their lives.

Walking to ward off a hundred ailments is a custom from the Ming and Qing dynasties in northern China,

sometimes done on the fifteenth, but more often on the sixteenth.

On this day, women would wear festive attire,

go out in groups, cross bridges, and overcome dangers,

climb city walls, touch nails to pray for children, and only return home after midnight.

 

 

Yuan
Xiao
Message
Words
 

Lantern Festival,
is a festival for praying for family reunion and happiness,
with lanterns shining brightly,
and round, translucent yuanxiao (glutinous rice balls).
 
During this reunion festival,
the poetry master sends you three warmest wishes!
 

 

 
First wish:
Family sits together, enjoying the warm light of lamps
 

Lin Yutang once said that happiness consists of four things:

First, sleeping in your own bed,

second, eating food cooked by your parents,

third, chatting with your loved one,

and fourth, playing games with your children.

 

As long as the family is together,

peace and health,

is the greatest blessing.

 

 

 

Second wish:

To be loved and to love

 

Thousands of sweet words cannot compare to,

as long as you are here.

May you be loved and be able to love,

without fear of the vast sea of people.

 

May someone ask you if your porridge is warm, and someone stay with you till dusk.

 

 

 

Third wish:

Let go of the past, and don't fear the future

 

Let the past be the past, don't look back.

As for the future, wait and see, don't fantasize.

We just need to seize the present and do what we should do.

 

May you bravely move forward and become the best version of yourself!

 

On this Lantern Festival, Shandong Yihao Oil

wishes for the prosperity of our motherland!

Wishing our new and old customers good health and all the best!

Wishing everyone a happy Lantern Festival! May your family be reunited!

Don't dwell on the past

END

 

Don't fear the future

 

 

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