Classic promotional slogan for lantern riddle guessing activities

Guessing lantern riddles is a form of traditional folk entertainment activity unique to China and rich in national style. It is a characteristic activity of the Lantern Festival that has been spread since ancient times. Below are the slogans for the lantern riddle guessing activity that I compiled. Let’s take a look.

Slogans for the lantern riddle guessing activity

1. Carry forward Chinese civilization; build a harmonious society

2. Explore the cultural heritage of xx; build the hometown of xx in China

3. The new beauty of the three-thousand-year-old city; the mystery of the five-hundred-step long street and the red flowers

4. Meet at xx to shoot tigers; experience the folk customs of the ancient city

5. Carrying the festival tradition; Sing the brand of lantern riddles

6. Appreciate the lanterns to create a festive atmosphere; guess riddles and experience the local customs and customs

7. When national affairs are prosperous, riddles prosper; inherit traditions and promote development< /p>

8. Use culture as the connotation to enhance the taste of the city; use lantern riddles as the carrier to enrich festival life

The origin of guessing lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival

In ancient times, every Lantern Festival On festivals, people always want to divide Cao and shoot down, which makes them laugh. Lantern riddles were first developed from riddles and originated during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is a literary game full of ridicule, discipline, humor and laughter. Riddles hung on lamps for people to guess began in the Southern Song Dynasty. "Old Martial Arts·Lamp Products" records: "Using silk lanterns to cut poems, sometimes to express ridicule, and to draw figures, hide their heads in cryptic words, and old Beijing idioms to tease passers-by." During the festive season, the imperial city stays up all night, and there is a lantern viewing party in the spring evening. People gather here and write poems and riddles on lanterns, reflect them on candles, and list them in the thoroughfares for anyone to guess, so they are called lantern riddles. The riddles turned into lantern riddles, and there was an interesting story.

It is said that a long time ago, there was a rich man, known as the Smiling Tiger. When he sees decently dressed people, he tries his best to fawn over them; when he sees poor people in ragged clothes, he blows his beard and glares. There was a young man named Mr. Wang who was kicked out of the door when he went to borrow food because his clothes were in tatters. After Mr. Wang returned, he became more and more angry. On the night of the Lantern Festival, I put up a big lantern and came to the door of Smiling Tiger's house. There is a poem inscribed on this large lantern. The smiling tiger stepped forward to take a look and saw that it read:

The head is pointed and the body is as thin as silver.

There is not even half a cent of the name;

The eyes are as long as the breasts,

I can only recognize the clothes but not the person.

After watching the Smiling Tiger, he was so angry that he was furious and shouted: "Good boy, how dare you come to scold the master." He ordered his servants to grab the lanterns. Young Master Wang hurriedly picked up the lanterns and said with a smile: "Hey Sir, please don't be suspicious. These four lines of my poem are a riddle, and the answer is 'needle'. Think about it. How could this 'needle' be meant for you? Could it be that 'needle' was talking to you, or else you would be wrong. How do I know it's you I'm talking about?" The smiling tiger thought about it, but it was not the case, so he could only stare in anger and walked away in despair, while everyone around him laughed happily. After the news spread, it spread further and further.

The following year during the Lantern Festival, people followed suit and wrote riddles on lanterns for people to guess and shoot for fun. That’s why it’s called “lantern riddles”. From then on, it became a habit, and guessing lantern riddles and lighting tiger lanterns became important activities during the Lantern Festival. Several chapters in "A Dream of Red Mansions" depict the scene of guessing lantern riddles made by the Qing Dynasty. The lantern riddle activity has been passed down to this day. Although spring lantern riddles belong to an artistic path, they range from astronomy to geography, history, poetry, and modern knowledge. They are difficult to guess unless you have certain cultural literacy. However, their mystery and humor are enough to express your feelings and emotions. It is a kind of intellectual entertainment activity that exercises the mind and inspires the spirit.

In ancient times, there was the custom of "looking at the well water on Lantern Festival". An ancient proverb said: "Looking at the water in the well will make your face beautiful." It is said that going to the well water on the Lantern Festival night will make you look more beautiful, so ancient girls often During the Lantern Festival, when the bright moon is in the sky, bright and exquisite, go and look down at the well water, hoping that you can become more lovely and show your beautiful face. In addition to retaining many interesting game customs, the Lantern Festival also has many anecdotes. The interesting anecdote of the idiom "Only state officials are allowed to set fires, but common people are not allowed to light lamps" comes from the Lantern Festival. According to legend, in the Song Dynasty, there was a man named Tian Deng who became a state official. In order to avoid "official taboo", he was arrogant and domineering and did not allow the people to say "Deng". Because "Deng" and "Deng" have the same pronunciation, they were not allowed to say "Deng". "Lamp", "lighting" can only be called "ignition". During the Lantern Festival, this state official posted a notice saying: "In accordance with the regulations of this state, fires will be set for three days." Because of his usual misbehavior, people took aim at his notice and ridiculed him as "Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps." ".

Basic information on guessing lantern riddles

Qing Dynasty - Guessing lantern riddles

Put three questions on the wall lamp and try to guess the riddles.

This is like a previous dynasty shooting, but the clever thinking can solve the doubts.

Soft article anecdotes

As a traditional folk culture with a long history, "Old Martial Arts" and other records include: "Using silk lanterns to cut poems and ridicules, and to draw figures with heads hidden. There are argots and old Beijing jokes to tease passers-by. During the Lantern Festival, the imperial city stays up all night. During the Spring Festival, various plays are performed, and poems and riddles are written on the lamps and reflected on the candles, which are displayed on the thoroughfares for people to guess. Therefore, it is called Lantern riddles. "Those who are good at riddles even organize riddle clubs. Mystery societies were also extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty. For example, during the Guangxu period, there were lantern riddle organizations such as Zhuxihoushe, Shehushe, and Pingshe. During this period, riddlers gathered, and each used teahouses, restaurants, or their own homes as venues for lantern riddle activities. Or research and discuss; or put up lanterns and hang riddles to attract guessing and entertain the people. The puzzle lantern has four sides, three with inscriptions on them and one on the wall. This lamp is also called a pop-up wall lamp. The one who guesses correctly will reveal the lot and receive a small gift as a souvenir. Zhentao of the Qing Dynasty wrote a poem called "Playing Lantern Riddles": "A lantern like a bean hangs beside the door, and the grass and fields can be busy with the art garden. If you want to ask, you still have doubts, what fame and fortune are you thinking about?"