What are the customs on the fifteenth day of the first month?
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. Write down wishes on Kongming lanterns. It is said that sky lanterns can touch gods, so all users write down their names, addresses and prayers on white paper lanterns with brushes, and set off firecrackers to encourage sky lanterns to rise, hoping that their wishes can come true.
The custom of playing dragon lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month.
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. At the end of each 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 the dragon and wish the new year a smooth business, good health and happiness for the whole family.
Eat yuanxiao on the fifth day of the lunar new year.
There is a folk custom of eating Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival, which is called "Tangyuan". 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 "Fuyuanzi", and later they called it "Tangtuan" or "Tangyuan". These names are similar to the word "reunion", which means reunion, symbolizing the family reunion, harmony and happiness, and hoping for happiness and peace in the future.