The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar, also known as the "Lantern Festival" (Lantern Festival), is one of the traditional festivals of the Han Chinese and some of the fraternal peoples of China, as well as one of the traditional festivals of the Chinese character cultural circle areas and overseas Chinese. The traditional Han Lantern Festival began more than 2,000 years ago during the Qin Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the 15th day of the first month was designated as the Lantern Festival. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the worship of the god "Taiyi" was scheduled for the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. (Taiyi: the god who dominates everything in the universe). When Sima Qian created the "Taichu Calendar", the Lantern Festival was already recognized as a major festival. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, the ancients called the night "night", and the fifteenth day is the first full moon in a year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival. It is also known as the Small New Year's Day, the Lantern Festival, or the Lantern Festival, and is the first important festival after the Spring Festival. In the ancient customs of the Han people, the Upper Yuan Festival (Lantern Festival), the Middle Yuan Festival (Bon Festival), and the Lower Yuan Festival (Shui Kuan Festival) are collectively known as the Sanyuan, and they are all very traditional and important festivals. In June 2008, the Lantern Festival was selected as one of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritages.
In the north of China, the Lantern Festival is very important, and dumplings are the main food for the Lantern Festival! Soup dumplings are eaten in the south.