Prose of sending lanterns

People who have lived in the city for a long time will naturally feel homesick, especially during the Spring Festival in the Year of the Rooster. Looking at the red lanterns in the streets and lanes, my thoughts are churning, and what I can remember best is the scene of my hometown giving lanterns in the New Year.

As far as I can remember, my hometown people began to send lanterns from the sixth day of the first month, and my nephew didn't finish playing lanterns until the evening of the fifteenth day of the first month.

In my hometown of Bailuyuan, my uncle sent lanterns to my nephew, mostly fire gourd lanterns. White deer was originally divided into north and south parts, with a long whale valley in the middle. Whale Valley is rich in bamboo, and the material for making fire gourd lanterns is bamboo. It can be said that I grew up with the fire gourd lamp, and my feelings for the fire gourd lamp are naturally deep. The manufacturing process of gourd lanterns is complex, and it takes several processes to cut bamboo into bamboo poles, which are made by hand, and the hardships can be imagined. When I was a child, many people in my hometown made gourd lanterns. I do it at home all the year round as long as I have time, hoping to sell it at a good price during the Chinese New Year. Hometown people pay attention to sending lanterns to nephews after the fifth day of the first month. Of course, the sooner the better. It can be said that they almost finished it before the tenth day. On the second day of the second year, lanterns were sold, and big bamboo baskets were pulled by carts with shelves, which contained large and small bright red gourd lanterns. At that time, big lanterns sold for two yuan each, small lanterns sold for one, and candles for lanterns. Each lantern is equipped with a wooden lantern base and a bamboo pole for carrying the lantern. At that time, I was eager for my uncle to send me lanterns as soon as possible.

Don't underestimate the custom of sending lanterns, it has deep feelings. Although some people in the village sell lanterns before the fifth day, most people still like to buy lanterns in their hometown. For example, Xiaoliu Village in Chang 'an is the Lantern Festival on the fifth day, and Diane in Lantian is the Lantern Festival on the eighth day. The common feature of these two Lantern Festivals is that the stalls selling lanterns are full before dawn, and the people selling lanterns are also very special. Buy lanterns here, shop around, and some win prizes. I bought my favorite lanterns, and then I brought one or two bundles of twists and sent them to each family to bring one. There are also strolls on the Lantern Festival. There are many people, and everyone is very busy. It was late, and the Lantern Festival was over, and many people regretted it. This is the Lantern Festival in my hometown. It will definitely break up around ten o'clock in the morning. People who buy lanterns take them home in a hurry, and when they are ready, they rush to send them to their nephews. My nephews must be very happy to see them off on the fifth and sixth day of the fifth grade, and show off beautifully in the alley of the village with lanterns at night.

What I can't forget most is that my uncle came to my house to deliver lanterns. My uncle has a lot to do as a teacher. He has many relatives to leave. At night, I was anxious to watch other children walking in the alley with lanterns in droves. The light of gourd lanterns brightens the dark night sky, which is really beautiful. Piles of fireballs moved and became a beautiful picture of a dream. "Lantern lantern, his mother on the kang; The lanterns are all out, and his mother has been sitting for a month. "

The children were frolicking and shouting, so I just watched and hoped my uncle would send lanterns quickly. On the eighth day, my uncle finally brought the lantern. At that time, there were no extra candles sent by my uncle, basically one for one night, and there were no candles after I lit them. It is because there are few candles that I feel not enough. At that time, as soon as lanterns were delivered, lanterns were played every night until the last day of the fifteenth night of the first month.

It is natural for my uncle to send lanterns to my nephew. There are four sisters in my family, and my sister is the oldest. My sister is over sixteen years old. I think it's my uncle. Don't send it to my sister. My parents just can't stop my uncle, but they still send it every year. Although it is a trivial matter to send lanterns, I will never forget that feeling. When I have children, my uncle sends lanterns to my children every year. It is said that my uncle can't deliver it at all, which makes my wife and I very grateful to my uncle. I also know that my wife's family is far away, and it's really not easy to send a lantern, so my uncle played the role of her family.

Of course, I am also an uncle, and I want to send lanterns to my nephew. I remember that more than ten years ago, I sent lanterns to Xi 'an. At that time, my sister's family made a living in Xi 'an. When I was riding a bicycle with two live gourd lanterns on Xiying Road, I could see many people looking at my lanterns with envy and surprise. I know that in Xi 'an, lanterns are generally made of silk, and there are too few people who send fire gourd lanterns, so there are naturally fewer people who have seen them. In my mind, the weight of gourd lanterns is much heavier than that of silk.

Now, my nephew is over the age of sending lanterns, and I don't need to send lanterns. Looking at the lanterns on the streets of the city, I am very happy, but I also have a little homesickness. I just hope that the custom of sending lanterns can be passed down all the time, so that children can feel deep affection.