"Valentine's Day is February 14th,
Our Valentine's Day is today – the Lantern Festival.
In our poems,
'The moon is on the head of the willow, and the man is about after dusk. ’
How romantic! ”
This year's Lantern Festival is timed
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Lunar year of the tiger, the fifteenth day of the first month
The romance of Valentine's Day has not faded,
The lanterns of the Lantern Festival have been lit one by one.
For this ordinary human world,
Add affection and tenderness.
In ancient times, the Lantern Festival was also called the Shangyuan Festival,
Or the Festival of Lights, New Year's Eve...
On this day young men and women walking in the streets,
There is no need to be confined to daily etiquette,
Can look at each other, can talk,
The eye waves are affectionate,
It's joy to raise your hand.
There are many customs of the Lantern Festival,
There are three classics:
Moon viewing, lantern shopping, eating tangyuan (Lantern)
Each has its own meaning,
But they all convey a message -
Pray for success and hope for fulfillment.
01
Admire the moon and find romance
The moon has illuminated for a thousand years,
The circle is missing, and chanjuan is not changed.
Since ancient times, many literati have borrowed it,
Pass on thoughts, pass on love,
Let the moonlight leak out between the pen and ink,
This leak is thousands of years.
Lantern Festival is China's Valentine's Day,
Romance begins with this full moon.
On the inky blue sky,
Hanging a round of jade plates,
Trace the contours of the human world.
That silhouette is clearer than when the moon is missing,
But it is not as bright as in the daytime.
It's so hazy,
Best for creating an atmosphere for lovers,
Moon Shadow ShanLi, said love to the fullest.
Barkin writes in the book:
The moonlight shines directly down from above.
As soon as one looks up, one can see the clear blue sky.
The bamboo shoots tremble slightly, making a subtle sound,
At the same time, man hears the water flowing,
But I don't know where the water comes from.
When I was about to finish walking through the bamboo forest, I saw a small stream in front of me.
That's the most romantic part of "Home".
Just in line with the meaning of the Lantern Festival,
Young sisters and brothers,
Laughing and laughing in the woods,
In the ear is the flow of water,
Beneath your feet is the shadow of the moonlight.
Today's Lantern Festival, there is still a full moon when empty,
But there are very few people like ever,
Or three or five friends together,
Or a pair of bi people side by side,
Find a place of silence and take in the moonlight.
Might as well, starting from this New Year's Eve,
Regain such romance,
Put down your phone and walk in the park on foot,
Just to find the moonlight leaking under the forest,
Look at that sparse and cruel snow fall.
02
Visit the lanterns and pray for well-being
It is not enough to have the moonlight as promised,
Lantern Festival, there must be flower lights such as day:
Dragon lamp, palace lamp, yarn lamp
Marquee lights, hydrangea lights...
Tang Yin once wrote "The Lantern":
"There is no light and no moon, and no one is entertained,
There is no light in the moon and no spring.
Spring to the earth is like jade,
The lamp burns the moon and the next month is like silver. ”
The bright moon is also a lamp, a lamp in the sky,
The flower lantern is also a month, and it is the month of the city.
The two complement each other,
The moon is gentle and the flowers are bright.
People write riddles on lamps,
There are questions and answers, and it is very interesting.
Write the blessing on the lamp,
Watch it slowly lift off into the air,
Best, comparable to the moon,
In this way, the wish can be fulfilled.
Folk proverb says:
"Thirty fires, fifteen lamps."
Thirty fires,
It is the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve night;
Fifteen lamps,
It is the Lantern Festival.
Chinese New Year's Eve is a family reunion,
And the Lantern is the prosperous Chang'an.
Such comparisons don't seem clear enough.
In the words of Mr. Lao She:
"New Year's Day is decent,
Bright red Spring League is posted in front of the house,
People wear new clothes,
But it's not beautiful enough.
Lantern Festival, everywhere hanging lights,
The whole street is like a happy event,
Fiery and beautiful. ”
Spring Festival is red joy,
The Lantern is stunning in color.
This joyful carnival of the New Year,
Peak at the Lantern Festival.
The lights are hope,
People point it out with their own hands,
Illuminate the wish of well-being,
Pour out the prayers that are hidden in your heart.
03
Eat tangyuan and look forward to reunion
Lantern Festival eat tangyuan or Lantern,
This is the eternal debate between the North and the South.
The Lantern rolls the filling into small pieces,
Roll in the basket,
Glutinous rice noodles are glued to layer by layer.
Fry until golden brown,
The mouth is crisp and the filling is sweet.
And tangyuan is to add glutinous rice flour to water,
Pressed into a dough form,
Close the mouth and knead into a ball.
Boil until it floats,
Mouthful of sweet glutinous, warm to the heart.
No matter how much it is argued,
There are many similarities between the two,
The meaning is also similar.
Round and rolling,
It is the hope that everything will be fulfilled;
Sweet taste,
Is to expect life sweet.
Lantern Festival in ancient times,
Whether it is tangyuan or lantern,
It's all family sitting around,
Eat while admiring the moon.
Talk about the lanterns on Long Street,
Guess the mystery of the riddle.
A reunited family,
Good is not happy, good is not lively.
And today's New Year's Eve,
Most of the wanderers have left their hometowns,
Rushing for life,
Moving forward for the ideal.
But fortunately, the moonlight is as old as ever,
The lights are always bright,
Tangyuan flew around in the pot,
The Lantern gradually turns golden in oil.
The same is true of the people in the family,
Across the world, spend this time together.
Eat a bowl of rice balls,
Don't forget to give your family a call.
Talk about home, talk about triviality.
Take a bite of the Lantern,
Also remember to make an agreement with the deceased,
The time of the next meeting.
Lantern Festival, there is romance.
The full moon hangs high in the blue sky,
Obliquely into the bamboo forest to take a shadow.
If you have poetry in your heart, you can find the scenery,
Ordinary people, there is often romance.
Lantern Festival, may it be safe and healthy.
The lights of the city long street are like day,
The crowds stop and go.
The light is hope, love is the spring wind,
Blowing wishes to lift off,
Pray for life and good health.
Lantern Festival, looking forward to reunion.
Tangyuan soft glutinous warm into the heart,
Lantern sweet immersion into life.
Looking forward to an early reunion,
Pray for a sweet life,
At four o'clock in the world, all can be at peace.
At this time, on the first day of the New Year, may you:
Find the moonlight romance, live dashing;
The lights in the heart are not extinguished, and the wish is fulfilled;
There are always sweet little things, and there are always reunions.