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Lantern Festival (Lianqiao Rice Custom)
The Lantern Festival, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival", "Yuanxiao Festival" and "Lantern Festival", is a traditional Chinese festival that is popular all over the country. In China, the first month of the lunar calendar is the first month. In ancient times, night was called "xiao", so the first full moon night of the year, the fifteenth day of the first month, is called the "Lantern Festival". my country has been lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival since the Han Dynasty, and it has gradually developed into a custom; in the Tang Dynasty, this custom became more popular, and the phrase "fire trees and silver flowers are combined, and the iron locks of the star bridge are opened" describes the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival in Chang'an; in the Ming Dynasty, the Lantern Festival had become an important part of people's lives, and people would enjoy lanterns for 10 consecutive days; in the Qing Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was a folk festival for all the people to enjoy, and fireworks and firecrackers would be set off during the lantern viewing activities to add to the fun. There are also some traditional activities during the Lantern Festival: one is "guessing lantern riddles", which is also called "playing lantern riddles". It first appeared in the Song Dynasty. Riddles are hung during the activity for guessing, and the winners will receive prizes; the second is eating Lantern Festival dumplings, which were originally called "floating dumplings", also called "tangtuan" or "tangyuan". They are spherical foods made of glutinous rice flour, often with stuffing, and are eaten after being boiled in water. They are extremely sweet and delicious. Eating Lantern Festival dumplings symbolizes the reunion of the whole family and harmony and happiness. In some places, there is also the custom of "walking away all diseases" during the Lantern Festival, also known as "roasting all diseases" and "dispersing all diseases". People walk together on the Lantern Festival, or cross the bridge together, or go to the suburbs, symbolizing the elimination of diseases and disasters, and peace and prosperity. Since modern times, traditional performances such as playing with dragon lanterns, playing with lions, walking on stilts, rowing land boats, twisting yangko, and playing Taiping drums have been added to the Lantern Festival activities in various places, which has made new developments in the inheritance of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, is not only popular on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, but also highly valued in overseas Chinese communities. In addition to the Han nationality, ethnic minorities such as the Manchu, Korean, Hezhe, Mongolian, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, Hui, Xibe, Tibetan, Bai, Naxi, Miao, Yao, She, Zhuang, Buyi, Li, and Gelao also celebrate the Lantern Festival, and each festival has its own characteristics. Liulimiao Town in Huairou District, Beijing was formed during the Jiaqing and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty. Since then, the female villagers of Liulimiao Town have gathered together to eat Lianqiao rice during the Lantern Festival every year. This local custom has been passed down for more than 180 years. On the eve of the 16th day of the first lunar month every year, girls aged 12 or 13 in the village go to each household to collect grain and vegetables. On the 16th day of the first lunar month, older women help the girls cook the food, and all the women in the village eat together. When cooking, needles, thread, copper coins and other things should be put into the pot. People who eat them will think that they have obtained skills and fortune. In addition, the word "qiao" is another name for birds in the local area. Before eating the Lianqiao meal, people should feed the "qiao" (sparrows, tits and other birds) with rice, and recite auspicious words at the same time, one is to thank the sparrows, and the other is to pray for a good harvest in the coming year. After the meal, walking on the ice is called "walking on a hundred ice (diseases)", which means to eliminate all diseases. Whenever there is a Lianqiao meal activity, the opera troupe and the flower fair will hold performances to add to the fun. The custom of Lianqiao meal has a long history and has continued for a long time. Even during the "Ten Years of Turmoil", it was still held regularly and was welcomed and loved by the masses. This custom is a relic of the farming culture in northern China. In the process of development, it has gradually become an integral and important part of the local Spring Festival folk activities in Huairou, vividly presenting the unique traditional folk cultural form in the Beijing area. With the changes in social living environment and the emergence of various forms of entertainment, some traditional activities in the Lianqiaofan custom have disappeared, while others have gradually lost their original meanings. It is urgent to take effective measures to explore and protect them.
Yangko (Yanqing Land Boat Dance)
Yanqing land boat has been handed down from generation to generation in Yanqing area and has a long history. According to the "Longqing Chronicles" of the Ming Dynasty, "During the Lantern Festival, mats are used as huge sheds, lanterns are hung and fairs are held. The offerings to the gods are relatively luxurious, and fireworks must be set off for three nights before they are stopped." Among them, "Taiding" means the lantern field, and "hui" means the flower fair. Therefore, Yanqing land boat, as an important variety of flower fairs, has been popular in the Ming Dynasty. In the texts of various local chronicles of Yanqing describing the Lantern Festival activities, the lantern field and the community fire appeared together. After a survey of Baihebao Village in Xiangying Township in the northeast of Yanqing County, it was learned that the Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Festival in the village began in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years. As an important part of the lantern festival, the land boat can be traced back to more than 500 years ago.
Lantern Festival (Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Custom)
The Lantern Festival, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival", "Yuanxiao Festival" and "Lantern Festival", is a traditional Chinese festival that is popular all over the country. In China, the first month of the lunar calendar is the first month. In ancient times, night was called "xiao", so the first full moon night of the year, the fifteenth day of the first month, is called the "Lantern Festival". my country has been lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival since the Han Dynasty, and it has gradually developed into a custom; in the Tang Dynasty, this custom became more popular, and the phrase "fire trees and silver flowers are combined, and the iron locks of the star bridge are opened" describes the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival in Chang'an; in the Ming Dynasty, the Lantern Festival had become an important part of people's lives, and people would enjoy lanterns for 10 consecutive days; in the Qing Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was a folk festival for all the people to enjoy, and fireworks and firecrackers would be set off during the lantern viewing activities to add to the fun. There are also some traditional activities during the Lantern Festival: one is "guessing lantern riddles", which is also called "playing lantern riddles". It first appeared in the Song Dynasty. Riddles are hung during the activity for guessing, and the winners will receive prizes; the second is eating Lantern Festival dumplings, which were originally called "floating dumplings", also called "tangtuan" or "tangyuan". They are spherical foods made of glutinous rice flour, often with stuffing, and are eaten after being boiled in water. They are extremely sweet and delicious. Eating Lantern Festival dumplings symbolizes the reunion of the whole family and harmony and happiness. In some places, there is also the custom of "walking away all diseases" during the Lantern Festival, also known as "roasting all diseases" and "dispersing all diseases". People walk together on the Lantern Festival, or cross the bridge together, or go to the suburbs, symbolizing the elimination of diseases and disasters, and peace and prosperity. Since modern times, traditional performances such as playing with dragon lanterns, playing with lions, walking on stilts, rowing land boats, twisting yangko, and playing Taiping drums have been added to the Lantern Festival activities in various places, which has made new developments in the inheritance of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, is not only popular on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, but also highly valued in overseas Chinese communities. In addition to the Han nationality, ethnic minorities such as the Manchu, Korean, Hezhe, Mongolian, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, Hui, Xibe, Tibetan, Bai, Naxi, Miao, Yao, She, Zhuang, Buyi, Li, and Gelao also celebrate the Lantern Festival, and each festival has its own characteristics. The Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Array is commonly known as the "Lantern Field" and is spread in Dongtian Gezhuang Village, Miyun County, Beijing. In the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1371), immigrants from Shanxi introduced the "Lantern Field" to Dongtian Gezhuang, and it has been passed down to this day, with a history of more than 600 years. The Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Festival map preserved by the village elder Liu Jihua has a history of 100 years. The array in the picture is based on the Zhouyi Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams, and is composed of nine curves in the traditional pattern of endless wealth. There are nine palaces in the array, including Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui, plus the central palace, which simulates the ancient battle array. During the Spring Festival every year, Dongtian Gezhuang starts to tie lanterns on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the lantern festival is officially held on the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth days of the first lunar month. The lanterns are removed after the seventeenth day of the first lunar month. During the lantern festival, people come from all directions to watch the lanterns, walk through the lantern array, and watch the opera. After entering the entrance of the lantern array, if you can successfully pass through the chain array and return from the exit, it means that the year will be smooth and safe, so there is a local saying that "follow the lantern array and you can live to ninety-nine". Dongtian Gezhuang Jiuqu Yellow River Array Lantern Custom has two main characteristics, one is the combination of lantern field and flower show, and the other is the combination of lantern festival and opera performance. The Jiuqu Yellow River Array Lantern Festival has the nature of a certain intelligent game. The lantern array and its extended lantern festival contain rich cultural connotations and have high historical and cultural research value. Due to various reasons, the Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Custom is now in an endangered state. Miyun County has formulated practical and effective measures to rescue and protect it.
Lantern Festival (Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Custom)
The Lantern Festival, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival", "Yuanxiao Festival" and "Lantern Festival", is a traditional Chinese festival that is popular all over the country. In China, the first month of the lunar calendar is the first month. In ancient times, night was called "xiao", so the first full moon night of the year, the fifteenth day of the first month, is called the "Lantern Festival". my country has been lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival since the Han Dynasty, and it has gradually developed into a custom; in the Tang Dynasty, this custom became more popular, and the phrase "fire trees and silver flowers are combined, and the iron locks of the star bridge are opened" describes the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival in Chang'an; in the Ming Dynasty, the Lantern Festival had become an important part of people's lives, and people would enjoy lanterns for 10 consecutive days; in the Qing Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was a folk festival for all the people to enjoy, and fireworks and firecrackers would be set off during the lantern viewing activities to add to the fun. There are also some traditional activities during the Lantern Festival: one is "guessing lantern riddles", which is also called "playing lantern riddles". It first appeared in the Song Dynasty. Riddles are hung during the activity for guessing, and the winners will receive prizes; the second is eating Lantern Festival dumplings, which were originally called "floating dumplings", also called "tangtuan" or "tangyuan". They are spherical foods made of glutinous rice flour, often with stuffing, and are eaten after being boiled in water. They are extremely sweet and delicious. Eating Lantern Festival dumplings symbolizes the reunion of the whole family and harmony and happiness. In some places, there is also the custom of "walking away all diseases" during the Lantern Festival, also known as "roasting all diseases" and "dispersing all diseases". People walk together on the Lantern Festival, or cross the bridge together, or go to the suburbs, symbolizing the elimination of diseases and disasters, and peace and prosperity. Since modern times, traditional performances such as playing with dragon lanterns, playing with lions, walking on stilts, rowing land boats, twisting yangko, and playing Taiping drums have been added to the Lantern Festival activities in various places, which has made new developments in the inheritance of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, is not only popular on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, but also highly valued in overseas Chinese communities. In addition to the Han nationality, ethnic minorities such as the Manchu, Korean, Hezhe, Mongolian, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, Hui, Xibe, Tibetan, Bai, Naxi, Miao, Yao, She, Zhuang, Buyi, Li, and Gelao also celebrate the Lantern Festival, and each festival has its own characteristics. The Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Array is commonly known as the "Lantern Field" and is spread in Dongtian Gezhuang Village, Miyun County, Beijing. In the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1371), immigrants from Shanxi introduced the "Lantern Field" to Dongtian Gezhuang, and it has been passed down to this day, with a history of more than 600 years. The Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Festival map preserved by the village elder Liu Jihua has a history of 100 years. The array in the picture is based on the Zhouyi Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams, and is composed of nine curves in the traditional pattern of endless wealth. There are nine palaces in the array, including Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui, plus the central palace, which simulates the ancient battle array. During the Spring Festival every year, Dongtian Gezhuang starts to tie lanterns on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the lantern festival is officially held on the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth days of the first lunar month. The lanterns are removed after the seventeenth day of the first lunar month. During the lantern festival, people come from all directions to watch the lanterns, walk through the lantern array, and watch the opera. After entering the entrance of the lantern array, if you can successfully pass through the chain array and return from the exit, it means that the year will be smooth and safe, so there is a local saying that "follow the lantern array and you can live to ninety-nine". Dongtian Gezhuang Jiuqu Yellow River Array Lantern Custom has two main characteristics, one is the combination of lantern field and flower show, and the other is the combination of lantern festival and opera performance. The Jiuqu Yellow River Array Lantern Festival has the nature of a certain intelligent game. The lantern array and its extended lantern festival contain rich cultural connotations and have high historical and cultural research value. Due to various reasons, the Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Custom is now in an endangered state. Miyun County has formulated practical and effective measures to rescue and protect it.
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