What is the origin of the fifteenth day of the first month?

Lantern Festival is the custom of Han people to celebrate Lantern Festival. Beginning in the Western Han Dynasty, the middle Tang Dynasty became a custom. After the middle Tang Dynasty, it has developed into a national carnival, so the Lantern Festival is also called "Lantern Festival". On this bright night, people lit thousands of lanterns to celebrate.

In Buddhist legends, what is related to lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month is the story of the transformation of the Buddha. According to "A Brief History of Monks", Buddha Sakyamuni appeared on February 30, 65438, that is, on the fifteenth day of the first month in Dongtu. In order to commemorate the Buddha's change of god, a lantern burning ceremony will be held on this day.

There are many kinds of Lantern Festival lanterns, or lanterns modeled after things, such as dragon lanterns, tiger lanterns and rabbit lanterns. Or lanterns made according to folk stories, such as Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Twenty-four Filial Pieties, etc. Various lanterns are skillfully made, which shows the wisdom and skill of craftsmen.

Lantern Festival is a traditional custom of our people. Throughout the ages, there are not only a large number of popular Yuanxiao poems, but also countless interesting Yuanxiao couplets.