The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year. According to Chinese folk tradition, on this night, when the moon is high in the sky, people will light up 10,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate. Going out to enjoy the moon, burning lanterns and fireworks, guessing lantern riddles, *** eating Lantern Festival, family reunion, celebrating the festival, a happy and harmonious.
Lunar New Year's Eve customs:
Lunar New Year's Eve Lion Dance
Lion Dance: "Lion Dance", also known as the "Lion Dance" is generally completed by three people: one as the head of the lion, one as the body and feet. One person as the lion body and back feet, and one person as the lion guide. Lion Dance is an excellent Chinese folk art, every Lantern Festival or gathering celebrations, folk lion dance to cheer. The custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and became popular during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and has a history of more than a thousand years.
Long Lantern Festival
Long Lantern Festival: also known as the Dragon Dance or Dragon Dance, its origin can be traced back to ancient times. The Chinese people revere the dragon as a symbol of good luck. Juggling dragon lanterns on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, with songs and dances in a festive atmosphere, has been passed down in many places.
Stilt-walking on the Lantern Festival
Stilt-walking is a popular folkloric performance, mostly performed in some folk festivals by dancers with long wooden stilts tied to their feet in the square. The stilt-walking technique is strong, the form is lively and varied, and the flow is convenient and no different from the activity stage, so it is very popular among the masses.