Weave horseheads and ponytails with bamboo; The brightly colored paper tied to your body has now been replaced by silk. In the past, the Lantern Festival was usually held on festive days such as the Spring Festival. It consists of 20 children aged 65,438+065,438+0-65,438+04. They sing and dance, and form different formations according to the rhythm, which means happiness, wealth and harvest.
Step 2 turn off the knife light
The knife-collecting lamp is made according to the legendary dragon crescent moon knife used by Guan Gong before his death. It travels with lanterns and rabbit lanterns, which is a metaphor for protecting peace. The custom of enjoying lanterns here has a history of 400-500 years. From the 13th to 15th night of the first month, I visited four villages from Qianmen Village to Chudeng Village.
3. Rabbit lamp
The rabbit lamp is a three-headed parallel * * * body, the middle head is big, commonly known as "rabbit girl", and the two sides are small, so it is called "thin rabbit". Bamboo strips are used as the skeleton, made of red, white and green paper, inserted with wicks, lit and carried. According to legend, some people are eager to have children, symbolizing that rabbits can have children and grandchildren, which has been passed down to this day.
4. Drum lamp
Named after the appearance of gongs and drums in early production. Because the word "Guang" is homophonic with the word "Ding" in Minnan dialect, it is generally considered as a good omen for population prosperity. According to the custom in Taiwan Province Province, women shuttle under lanterns during the Lantern Festival and pray for a son (male) and baby in the coming year.
Lantern Festival originated from Torch Festival. In the Han dynasty, people held torches in rural fields to drive away insects and wild animals, hoping to reduce pests and pray for a bumper harvest. To this day, people in some areas in southwest China still use reeds or branches as torches on the 15th day of the first month, and hold them high in groups and dance in fields or grain drying fields. With the changes of society and times, the custom of Lantern Festival has changed greatly, but it is still a traditional folk festival in China.