Fish Lantern Festival

Shandong
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The Fishing Lantern Festival is a typical representative of the fisherman culture of Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone and Penglai Coast, and is spread in more than a dozen fishing villages within the jurisdiction. In addition to traditional sacrificial activities, setting up a stage in front of the temple to sing operas, gongs and drums, yangko, dragon dance, etc. are also important parts of the fishermen's folk culture. The distinctive characteristics of fishermen and rich cultural connotations attract tourists from all over the world to stop. The Fishing Lantern Festival evolved from the traditional Lantern Festival and has a history of more than 500 years. It is now a national intangible cultural heritage. The Fishing Lantern Festival is a traditional folk program unique to the fishermen along the coast of Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone. It has a history of more than 500 years and is spread in more than a dozen fishing villages within the jurisdiction, including Shanhou Chujia, Luyang, and Bajiao. The Fishing Lantern Festival is a festival exclusively for fishermen that evolved from the traditional Lantern Festival. Every year on the afternoon of the 13th or 14th day of the first lunar month, coastal fishermen, as a unit, spontaneously carry offerings from their homes, hold colorful flags, and set off firecrackers along the way. They first go to the Dragon King Temple or the Sea Goddess Temple to send lanterns, offer sacrifices to the gods, and pray for a full hold of fish and shrimp, and peace and prosperity; then they go on the fishing boats to offer sacrifices to the boats and the sea; finally, they go to the seaside to set lanterns and pray for the Sea Goddess to use lanterns to guide the fishing boats to return safely. In addition to these traditional sacrificial activities, the current fishing lantern festival has also added various mass entertainment activities such as setting up a stage in front of the temple to sing operas, gongs and drums, yangko, and dragon dance. The Fishing Lantern Festival is a typical representative of fisherman culture. The Fishing Lantern Festival is not only a form of sacrificial activity for fishermen, but also an important part of fishermen's folk culture. Its distinctive fisherman characteristics and rich cultural connotations cannot be covered by other traditional folk cultures. Since the reform and opening up, fishermen have vigorously promoted fisherman culture, and the Fishing Lantern Festival has continued to prosper and develop, and has become an effective carrier for fishermen to promote fisherman culture. After the reform and opening up, the traditional folk custom of "Fishing Lantern Festival" has become active again, and its forms have become diversified. In addition to the spontaneous participation of fishermen, there is also support from the government and enterprises. The characteristics of fishermen are more distinct, the cultural connotation is richer, and its scale, influence and momentum are greater.

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