Lantern Festival is the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, also known as Shangyuan Festival. Lantern Festival is the oldest night festival in China. According to legend, Zhu Lu was pacified in the Western Han Dynasty, and the foundation stone was laid by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty on 1 month 15, which was designated as the Lantern Festival. The whole country celebrates festivals with lanterns and colorful decorations. The royal family, ladies and gentlemen in the deep palace can also go to the streets to watch the lights.
On the Lantern Festival, every household makes Yuanxiao. Yuanxiao, called Fuyuanzi in ancient times, is a kind of folk snack that tastes both elegant and popular, sweet but not greasy, and is popular all over the country. Stars in dark clouds, beads floating in turbid water. Light and round is better than chicken head meat, and it is suitable for crab eye soup when it is greasy. No wonder ancient poets described the Lantern Festival so much that it has been popular for thousands of years.
The Historical Origin of Lantern Festival
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the court attached great importance to the Lantern Festival, and both the government and the people would hold grand activities on this day. As time passed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Liang Wudi believed in Buddhism, so lanterns were lit on the fifteenth day of the first month to worship the Buddha, praying for the stability and prosperity of the country and the peace of the people. However, the people were naturally brightly lit and jubilant.
In the Tang Dynasty, Lantern Festival has become a legal festival, and many customs are not much different from modern society. It can be seen that the Lantern Festival in China not only has a long history and profound origins, but more importantly, it places people's good expectations for future life.