What festival is the fifteenth day of the first month? What are the customs and activities on the fifteenth day of the first month?

Introduction: Today is the 15th day of the first month, which is a traditional festival in China. The Spring Festival is also from the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month. It takes so many days to complete a year. So, what festival is the fifteenth day of the first month? What are the customs and activities on the fifteenth day of the first month? If you want to know about the festivals and customs on the fifteenth day of the first month, don't miss my introduction.

What festival is the fifteenth day of the first month?

The 15th day of the first month is the Lantern Festival, which is a traditional festival in China. The first month is also called January in China culture, and because the fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, this night was called night in ancient times, so the name "Lantern Festival" came into being.

The origin of Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, which began in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. Ming Di advocates Buddhism. He heard that on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks watched the Buddhist relics and lit lanterns to worship the Buddha, so that all the gentry and ordinary people hung lanterns. Later, this Buddhist ceremonial festival gradually formed a grand folk festival. This festival has experienced the development process from the court to the people, and from the Central Plains to the whole country.

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty ordered the 15th day of the first month to be designated as the Lantern Festival. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were scheduled for the 15th day of the first month. Taiyi: the God who rules the universe. When Sima Qian created the taichu calendar Law, he had already identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

Another way of saying it is that the custom of burning lanterns in Lantern Festival originated from the "ternary theory" of Taoism; The fifteenth day of the first month is Shangyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of July is Zhongyuan Festival, and the fifteenth day of October is Xiayuan Festival. The officials in charge of the upper, middle and lower elements are heaven, earth and man respectively. The celestial officials are happy and the Lantern Festival should be lit.

What are the customs and activities on the fifteenth day of the first month?

1, put on the sky lantern

Putting lanterns on the Lantern Festival is also a folk custom. Sky lanterns, also known as Kongming lanterns, were invented by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period. It is said that the custom of flying lanterns was introduced by immigrants from Hui 'an, Fujian, and it has a history of more than 200 years. Legend has it that the sky lantern can touch the gods, so the caster writes his name, address and wish on the white paper lantern with a brush, and sets off firecrackers to encourage the sky lantern to rise.

Step 2 play with dragon lanterns

Playing dragon lanterns, also known as playing dragon lanterns, dancing dragon lanterns and dancing dragon, is one of the important traditional cultural activities in China. As a totem of the Chinese nation, the dragon is revered and loved by people of all ethnic groups, and has always been regarded as the first of the five famous beasts in China. From the end of the year to the end of the year, or on major festivals and solar terms, from national celebrations to folk activities, dragon lanterns should be played with joy in order to pray for the arrival of dragons in Switzerland, so as to ensure a smooth year, prosperity of the country and prosperity of all walks of life.

Step 3 eat yuanxiao

There is a folk custom of eating Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao is made of glutinous rice, which can be solid or stuffed. Filled with bean paste, sugar, hawthorn, various fruit materials and so on. You can cook, fry, steam and fry when you eat. At first, people called this kind of food "Floating Zi Yuan", and later they called it "Tangtuan" or "Tangyuan". These names are similar to the word "reunion", which means reunion, symbolizing family reunion, harmony and happiness. People also miss their departed relatives and place their best wishes on their future lives.

Step 4 send a children's lamp

Short for "sending lanterns", it is also called "sending lanterns", that is, before the Lantern Festival, the bride's family sends lanterns to the newly married daughter's house, or ordinary relatives and friends give them to the newly married infertile family to add auspiciousness, because "lamp" is homophonic with "Ding". This custom exists in many places. In Xi city, Shaanxi province, lanterns are put on from the eighth to the fifteenth day of the first month. In the first year, a pair of palace lanterns and a pair of stained glass lamps were presented. I hope my daughter will be lucky after marriage and have children early. If the daughter is pregnant, in addition to the big palace lantern, one or two pairs of small lanterns should be sent to wish her a safe pregnancy.

5, lion dance

Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. Whenever the Lantern Festival or the celebration of the General Assembly, people always come to the lion dance to entertain. This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a history of 1000 years.

6. Eiko Valley

Zi Gu is a kind and poor girl in folklore. On the fifteenth day of the first month, Zi Gu died of poverty. People sympathize with her and miss her. In some places, it is convenient to have the custom of "welcoming the daughter-in-law on the fifteenth day of the first month". Every night, people tie a life-size portrait of purple aunt with straw and cloth heads. Women have stood beside the toilet, pigsty and kitchen where Zigu often works to meet her, holding her hand like sisters, telling her sweet words and comforting her with tears. This scene is very vivid and truly reflects the thoughts and feelings of the working people who are kind, honest and sympathetic to the weak.

7. Stay away from all diseases

"Walking away from all diseases" is also called walking away from all diseases, dispersing all diseases, roasting all diseases, walking across the bridge and so on. It is also an activity that people use to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings. Walking away from all diseases has been a custom in the north since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, some of which were carried out in the fifteenth, but most of them were carried out in the sixteenth. On the Lantern Festival night, many women will meet and travel together. When they see a bridge, they can get rid of illness and prolong life. On the Lantern Festival, it is good for single friends to walk more, and it can also enhance their emotional fortune.

8, pinch the zodiac

Pinching the zodiac is a custom in Rongcheng, Shandong Province. Generally, the refined powder of soybeans is used as the material, and the posture of the zodiac can be improvised, but it must be accompanied by some seeds and leaves of vegetables, symbolizing "a bumper harvest of five grains". On the back of the zodiac, there is a lamp bowl filled with oil, and then a small stick wrapped in cotton wool is inserted, commonly known as "Yaonian". When the snack is served, it will be lit together, and everyone will look around, hoping that the bigger the snuff and snuff, the more auspicious it will be, indicating a bumper harvest next year. Moreover, whose zodiac lamp burns the longest indicates that the new year will bring auspiciousness, health and peace.

9. Stealing vegetables

According to legend, the Lantern Festival "stealing green" brings good luck, especially in the process of stealing. It's even luckier to be found. On the night of the 14th or 15th day of the first month, villagers will beat gongs and drums to steal vegetables from each other's vegetable fields in order to let others find out. It is said that the worse you are scolded, the better your luck will be in the coming year. In ancient times, you had to eat the vegetables you stole that night, but now you usually eat them the next day. Eating these stolen dishes is said to drive away evil spirits and diseases, and people will become smart, generous and kind.