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The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. 元宵节：festival of lanterns，lantern festival dumplings 元宵： the rice glue ball 灯谜：riddles written on lanterns 灯具：lamps and lanterns 灯花 snuff 灯笼裤 bloomers galligaskins knickers pantalettes plus fours 灯笼 lantern scaldfish 灯塔 beacon lighthouse pharos 灯语 lamp signal 灯油 kerosene lamp oil 灯心蜻蜓 damselfly The first lunar month on the 15th, is China's traditional Lantern Festival. The first month of January, the ancients said that night as "Xiao," and on the 15th is the first year of a full moon night, so that fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival. Also known as the "Lantern Festival." According to Chinese folk traditions, in a one-start, are born in spring festival night, the sky the moon hung high ground lights 10000 people Guandeng, guess riddles, eating Lantern the family reunion, and enjoyable. Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wen of Han was said to commemorate the "Ping Lu" and set up. Han Hui Di Liu Ying's death, Empress Lu usurpation of power, Lu clan dominate affairs of state. Bo Zhou, Chen Empress Lu of equality in death, Empress Lu Ping addition to forces of Emperor Wen of Han Yong-Li Liu. Since the days of calm Zhulv first month on the 15th, every year since then the first month on the 15th night, and the Chinese empire Chugong incognito, with the public to show their mark. And the first lunar month as Lantern Festival on the 15th. Han Wu Di, the "too much a god" in the fifteenth day of the festival. Sima Qian in the "calendar was in the beginning," put the Lantern Festival as a major holiday. China's private sector have to eat during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival customs. Folk legend, Lantern Festival originated in the Spring and Autumn Period Chuzhao Wang. A first month on the 15th, Chuzhao Wang after the Yangtze River, see the river, there are floating objects, as an outside white inside a red sweet foods. Chu Zhaowang ask Confucius, Confucius said, "This duckweed fruit also, may the Lord rejuvenation trillion." Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year's rice cakes, dumplings, like the Dragon Boat Festival, are seasonal food. Lantern Festival to eat like a symbol of family reunion as the full moon in the hands of the people's good wishes for the future of life. Lantern Festival in the south known as "sweet rice balls," "Mariko", "floating Mariko", "Water Circle", made from glutinous rice, or solid, with or without stuffing. Filling with red bean paste, sugar, hawthorn, etc., boiled, fried, steamed, fried Jieke. Lotus Lantern Lantern Festival originated in Taoist practices, "said Three"; the first month on the 15th for the Lantern Festival, July 15 for the Hungry Ghost Festival, October 15th for the ha yuen festival. In charge of the upper, middle and lower ternary were "Heaven" and "land" "person" three officials, Tian Guan joy, so should Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern. The Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern arson, has been the custom since the Han Dynasty, Tang, the right amount of attention from the Lantern Festival; in the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern become a custom. The great Tang Dynasty poet Lu Zhaolin had in the "15 Nights Guandeng" and described the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern, "then the Han doubt sing off, depending on floor, like hanging on." Enlightening the custom of the Lantern Festival, after a dynasty of ancient heritage,Festival of lights-style more and more lights at the nominal content of more and more, there are mirror lights, phoenix lamps, glass lamps and so on. In addition to the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern, he also made fireworks add to the fun. "Guess riddles," also known as "playing riddles" is an activity and then increased during the Lantern Festival, appeared in the Song Dynasty. Southern Song Dynasty, the capital of Lin'an during the Lantern Festival-time fans, puzzles many people. At first people's hearts softened to the riddle written on a piece of paper, attached to the colorful lantern offerings on the altar of people guess. Because the riddle could inspire the wisdom of further interest, so popular during the deeply welcomed by all sectors of society. In addition to the Lantern Festival celebrations, there are faith-based activities. That is "walking sickness" also known as "roasted sickness" "San sickness," the participants are women, they go hand in hand, or go against the wall, or walking across the bridge over the outskirts of the purpose of driving the disease disaster. As time goes by, the Lantern Festival activities in more than a few local festivals increase in playing the dragon, playing lion, stilt, is zoned Han Chuan Niu Yangge, playing Taiping drums and other ac

1、吃汤圆Eating Tangyuan，Eating Tangyuan is an important tradition for the Lantern Festival.

2、赏花灯Lighting lanterns，A painting of the Lantern Festival by Zou Li.Decorating and hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival。

3、猜灯谜Lantern riddles，Solving riddles on lanterns has been a popular tradition since the Song Dynasty。

民间在除夕供奉老天爷时要设立“天地堂”。人们在院子里扎一小棚，棚里面小桌上立着“天地三界十方万灵真宰”的神位。

神位前摆着香炉、供品，还挂着一盏灯笼，灯笼代表姜太公的席位。据说姜太公当年封神时，别人都封了，就是忘记了封自己，自己没有席位只好和老天爷坐在一起。

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged.

On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival.

Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really excited by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.