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Origin of Lantern Festival

2024-02-24

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, and its formation has gone through a long process. Regarding its origin, there are: one is the origin of the sacrifice of Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty, as early as 2000 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were set on the fifteenth day of the first month. When Sima Qian created the "Taichu Calendar", the Lantern Festival was identified as a major festival. The second is the origin of Buddhism, the Lantern Festival began in the Eastern Han Dynasty Ming Emperor period, its rise is related to the eastern transmission of Buddhism. The third is the Taoist "three said", the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Shangyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of July is the Hungry Ghost Festival, and the fifteenth day of October is the next Yuan Festival. In charge of three are respectively heaven, earth, people three officials, Tianguan joy, so the Lantern Festival to burn. Since the Tang Dynasty, the Lantern Festival has become a legal thing

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