Origins
Lantern Festival, also known as Spring Festival, has different origin stories. However, its roots trace back more than 2000 years and are popularly linked to the reign of Emperor Ming at a time when Buddhism was on the rise in China. Emperor Ming, who himself was a devout Buddhist, heard that Buddhist monks would light lanterns on the 15th day of the first lunar month. & nbsp;He therefore ordered every temple, household, and imperial palaces to light lanterns on the same day.
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Another popular origin links the tradition to Taiyi the God of Heaven in ancient times. It was believed that Taiyi controlled the destiny of all humans and so it was on the 15th & nbsp;day of the first lunar month that emperors would ask for a favorable year from the Taiyi. Both events combined and eventually developed into the Lantern Festival we know today.
Skikke
Belysning lanterner er den vigtigste aktivitet, som de fleste vestlige mennesker forbinder med Lantern Festival, men andre aktiviteter såsom gætte gåder, der er knyttet til lanterner, løvedanser og spiser Tangyuan er også udbredt i løbet af denne periode.
Tangyuan er kugle - formede dumplings, der er lavet af glutinøst rismel og er fyldt med forskellige fylder - sukker, sesamfrø, jordnødder, valnødder, rosenblade, bønne pasta eller en kombination af ingredienser.
