Tai'an first month of the fifteenth of the lanterns will be mainly concentrated in these two places, Xintai Xinfu Mountain scenic area of non-legacy into the scenic area, Kunlun Mountain scenic area interested can go to see.
Xintai Xinfu Mountain scenic area of non-heritage into the scenic area: time is February 4 (the first month of the lunar calendar fourteen) at 10:00 am in the main parking lot of the Xintai Xinfu Mountain scenic area. Activities include one-pole stilts, a hundred beasts figure, the fruit of the town of Majiazhuang dragon dance folklore performance team, bright sound art troupe - Gongli farmers market storytelling team, Wennan Town, Wenliu Lion Troupe, hanging red lanterns, and other non-heritage folk to carry out exhibitions and activities.
Kunlun Mountain Scenic Area: Wonderful Sheep Fighting Competition time is the first, fifth and fifteenth (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 2:00-4:00 p.m.) in Zhujiazhuang Plaza; Dragon and Lion Dance time is the first, fifth and fifteenth (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 2:00-4:00 p.m.) in Kunshan Revolutionary Beacon Memorial Hall Square.
History and Culture of Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese folk festival, which is popular all over the country, and is also quite popular in overseas Chinese settlements. The Lantern Festival occurs during the Lantern Festival, and in some places it is held on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and the characteristics of the Lantern Festival vary from region to region. "The Lantern Festival is also known as the Lantern Festival, and the custom of burning lanterns at the Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty, and was further developed in the Tang and Song dynasties, with the Lantern Festival reaching its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
According to traditional customs, on the fifteenth day of the first month of the full moon, people want to hang and light a variety of colored lanterns, and at the same time held to watch the lanterns, lanterns, lamps, lamps and other celebratory activities, in order to pray for the reunion of the whole family, the life of the year. Lanterns as the center, around the formation of riddles, eat Lantern Festival, walk a hundred diseases and a series of characteristic Lantern Festival customs.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Lantern Festival