What is the origin of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month?

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, which began in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. Ming Di advocates Buddhism. He heard that on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks watched the Buddhist relics and lit lanterns to worship the Buddha, so that all the gentry and ordinary people hung lanterns.

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty ordered the 15th day of the first month to be designated as the Lantern Festival. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were scheduled for the 15th day of the first month. Taiyi: the God who rules the universe. When Sima Qian created the taichu calendar Law, he had already identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

Lantern Festival custom:

1, enjoy the lamp

Lantern viewing is usually held on the Lantern Festival, which literally means watching lanterns. During the period of Shun Di in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, a native of Pei Guofeng, held a "Lantern Festival" ceremony in Hemingshan, Sichuan, which is the oldest known primitive Lantern Festival.

2. Gambling boats

Boating, also known as "pressing boats to drive away ghosts", is a folk activity popular in western Guangdong (especially in Wuchuan area). This folk activity is usually held at midnight snack on the fifteenth day of the first month. This folk tradition has been circulating for nearly 400 years.