1. Walking on stilts is a very old folk art performance, which appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. It's the Lantern Festival, and this kind of stilt walking is very popular in many places. Stilts are usually made of wood. Make a support point on the planed wooden stick to put your feet, and then tie it to your legs with a rope. Performers can not only walk freely on stilts, but also do various difficult movements such as splitting, jumping on the bench, yangko, knife and gun. Whenever the Lantern Festival, I like to watch the stilt walking performance best.
2. Eating Yuanxiao "Yuanxiao" is the name of northerners, and southerners call it "dumpling" and "dumpling". Although the food is different, the meaning is the same. The moon is full in the sky, and the world is reunited. For China people, nothing is more important than reunion. Thousands of lights, beautiful moonlight. It is the happiest thing for a family to sit together and eat Yuanxiao. According to our traditional folk custom, on the fifteenth day of the first month of every year, every household eats glutinous rice balls. Because these names are similar to the pronunciation of "reunion", the meaning of reunion has been removed. I hope that on the full moon night in May, the whole family will be round, harmonious and happy.
3. solve riddles on the lanterns solve riddles on the lanterns is also called playing riddles. Some people write riddles on paper and stick them on colorful lanterns for people to guess, so they are called riddles, which were added to the Lantern Festival later. Lantern Festival is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. On lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns adds a lot of elegance to the festival, which not only inspires wisdom, but also caters to the festive atmosphere. It shows the intelligence and wisdom of the ancient working people and their yearning for a better life.
4. The Lantern Festival began in the period of Emperor Han Ming. There is a saying that because Emperor Han Ming believed in Buddhism, in order to promote Buddhism, he ordered the palace temples to light up and worship Buddha. In the folk, "lamp" also means to keep peace and pray for happiness. Because the pronunciation of "Deng" and "Ding" is similar, slowly, "Deng" has also evolved into the meaning of begging for a child to add Ding, in order to have a baby early and bless the mother and child. Therefore, all kinds of lights containing good wishes are lit on the Lantern Festival, hoping to take advantage of the New Year and hope that everything will go well and the family will be safe in the coming year.
The above is my understanding of the customs of the Lantern Festival. What else do you know, my friend?