1. The history of Lantern Festival
2. A legend of
Lantern Festival
3. The customs of Lantern Festival
4. A intro of Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival vulgar form a longer process, according to historical data and folk legend, the 15th day of the western han dynasty has attention in Zimbabwe, emperor in the wilderness palace on the night of a "sacቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱifice" too activities (too one: all god) to dominate the world be remembered as the fifteenth, sacrifice god harbinger. However, the fifteenth really as folk festival is after in han and wei dynasties. The introduction of eastern han Buddhism culture to form for the Lantern Festival, the custom has an important driving significance.
After a long time, just have a old man come up with a way, he said: "in the 14 -, 15, 16 this three days, every family at home decorations, some ring firecracker, a display of fireworks. Thus, emperor will think that people are killed." You have all heard all nodded, then separate ready to go. At the fifteenth day evening, emperor looked down and found a red light, sound human versus three consecutive nights, thus, thought it was fire burning flame, heart big fast. People so keep his life and property. To commemorate this success, from now on every the fifteenth day, every family hanging lanterns, fireworks to mark the occasion.