Today, the fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival,
It is the first full moon night of the year.
In many Chinese ideas,
The fifteenth day of the first month is the last day of the year.
At this time, the streets and alleys are full of lights,
We rejoiced with the lights of the streets,
I also sincerely pray that the new year will be smooth and rainy,
Every day is as bright and happy as this night.
Walk a hundred diseases and pray for blessings
About the origin of the Lantern Festival,
There is a saying that the "Taiyi" star god is sacrificed.
The ancestors watched the stars at night, and watched the stars and the moon swirl,
I feel that the heavens are powerful, and I hope that the stars will protect me,
So there was sacrifice.
The North Star is the dwelling place of the god Tai,
The god of the Tai Yi dominates the harvest of wind and rain, the plague and famine,
Therefore, on the fifteenth day of the first month, people sacrifice with lights.
The stars and moons in the sky shine together, and the lights on earth are lit.
The fifteenth full moon of the first month, no one can sit idle,
People travel in costume, take the bridge to the city, and return in the middle of the night.
There is a bridge that must be crossed, which means "crossing the hundred",
If there is ice, it will be said to be "walking a hundred diseases",
On this full moon night when the yang is first sprouting,
People pray for the elimination of diseases and disasters, and for peace and health.
Burn the lantern and hope for the gospel
The Lantern is also known as Shangyuan, which comes from the Taoist "Three Yuan Theory":
The fifteenth day of the first month is the upper yuan, and the fifteenth day of July is the middle yuan,
October 15 is the next dollar.
The three elements in charge of the upper, middle and lower elements are: heavenly officials, earth officials, and human officials.
The fifteenth day of the first month is the birthday of the Shangyuan Tianguan,
Tianguan is the Ziwei Emperor, who controls the fate of the world,
Preside over the justice of life and death of good and evil,
Every year on the fifteenth day of the first month, he comes to the world to inspect good and evil,
Bless the mortals.
Heavenly officials rejoice, and people greet heavenly officials,
Will light the lamp, paste the couplet, the upper link "auspicious celebration is more than enough",
Under the "Blessed by heavenly officials" or "blessed by heavenly officials",
Folk also circulate "Heavenly Officials Blessing Singing Lyrics",
Express people's good wishes:
"The Heavenly Officer is in the middle hall, and everything is auspicious.
Kirin gave birth to a noble son, and the generations of Yuanlang.
I rejoice, the ten remain in the blessed land, exactly:
One guarantees the wind and rain, and the other protects the country and the people's security;
Three guarantees of cattle and sheep full of circles, four guarantees of peace in all seasons;
The five guarantees are blessed with a long life, and the six guarantees have ten thousand stone grain;
Seven-pho-sang Takako, Hachiho-shogunate;
Nine plague fire two precepts, ten guarantees to raise the family and other well-being. ”
Enjoy the lanterns and guess the riddles
Lantern Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival,
There is a theory that it originated in Buddhism at the earliest.
In Buddhist teachings, the light of fire is likened to the mighty god of the Buddha,
Every Buddhist event is lit up.
As early as 2,000 years ago,
The monks of the Eastern Han Dynasty will meet on the fifteenth day of the first month,
Observe the Buddha's relics and light lamps to worship the Buddha.
In the folk, on the fifteenth day of the first month, every household is illuminated,
Everyone rejoiced and enjoyed the lanterns and guessed the riddles.
In addition to the flower viewing lights, there are also sky lanterns.
After the ancient people escaped the invasion of bandits,
Repay each other with the way of lighting the lanterns of heaven,
Therefore, the sky lantern is also called the "prayer lamp" or "peace lamp",
Private schools light up the "school lights",
I wish students a bright future in the new year.
Lantern Festival, lights and moons, brilliant lights,
The darkness is dispelled, and people hope for a better future.
Eat tangyuan and enjoy the reunion
The Lantern Festival has the custom of eating Lantern (Tangyuan).
Zhou Bida of the Song Dynasty said in the "Lantern Boiled Floating Yuanzi Poem":
"What night do you know? Reunion is the same.
Tang Guan looked for the old taste, and the stove maid was surprised by the new skill.
The stars are shrouded in dark clouds, and the beads float in the turbid water.
When he was young, he made up a miscellaneous chant, with this saying family style. ”
The history of "eating the Lantern" began in the Song Dynasty,
At that time, a novel food eaten on the fifteenth day of the first month was popular among the people.
With sugar, roses, sesame seeds, bean paste, yellow cinnamon,
Walnut kernels, nuts, date paste, etc. as fillings,
Wrapped in glutinous rice flour into a circle, it can be meaty and vegetarian, and has different flavors.
At first, people called this food "floating balls",
Later, it was called "tang dumplings" or "tangyuan",
These names "reunion" are similar in pronunciation, taking the meaning of reunion,
It symbolizes the reunion and harmony and happiness of the whole family.
Chinese has attached great importance to family reunion since ancient times.
Everything is hoped for a satisfactory result,
In Chinese culture, there has been a reverence for the circle since ancient times.
Reunion, and harmony,
This is the best wish for people's lives.
Dance the dragon lanterns, keep the peace
Dragon Lantern, also known as Dragon Dance Lantern or Dragon Dance.
In the minds of the ancients,
Dragons have the function of calling the wind and rain, eliminating disasters and eliminating epidemics.
Since ancient times, the mainland has been founded on agriculture,
Wind and rain are of vital importance to agriculture.
So the ancients desperately hoped to be blessed by the dragon,
This led to the custom of dragon dance during sacrifices
and lantern dance festival of the Lantern Festival.
In the Song Dynasty Wu Zimu's "Record of Dreams", it is said:
"On the night of the Lantern Festival, the grass is tied into a dragon, and the grass is covered with a green curtain,
There are thousands of candles on the top, and the view is meandering, like a double dragon. ”
Lantern Festival dragon dance, pray for rain and blessings, entertain others and entertain themselves,
Bring people a lot of fun.
In addition to the dragon dance, some places also dance lions during the Lantern Festival.
The ancients saw the lion as a symbol of bravery and strength,
Think that it can drive away evil demons and bless people and beasts with peace and disaster,
Lion dances in order to achieve auspicious life and peace in everything.
In addition to the above customs,
Lantern Festival In some areas, people also hold stilt walking,
Activities such as rowing dry boats and twisting rice songs, playing Taiping drums, etc.,
But whatever the custom,
They all carry people's beautiful wishes for life to be "full of flowers",
Carrying people's desires and pursuits,
Maybe that's the original intention of the Lantern Festival.
Lantern Festival, this ancient Chinese festival,
Has its tenacious vitality,
It is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.
It has gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes but has endured for a long time,
Why does it have such a lasting charm?
In the long river of history,
In the prosperous times, people use it to celebrate carnival and bless relatives and friends;
In times of difficulty, people use it to pray for peace, to ward off diseases and disasters...
To this day, the significance and value of the Lantern Festival are still constantly enriched and developed.
Lantern Festival is a day for people to reunite with their loved ones and enjoy family affection.
It's a day to rejoice with people in the neighborhood who don't even know each other.
It is a day when people place their poetry, ideals and pursuits of a better life.
The Lantern Festival is the first full moon night after the Spring Festival,
It is the continuation and climax of the Spring Festival, and it is also the carnival night of the Chinese,
When night falls, beautiful lights hang in the streets,
Light up colorful fireworks,
At this time, the sky illuminates the moon, and the bowl holds the Lantern Festival,
A family gathers together to share a beautiful festival, feel warm and affectionate,
This is perhaps the greatest happiness in life.
Today's Lantern Festival, I wish you all:
Happy Lantern Festival, peace and security!
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