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Put lanterns, Chinese traditional custom, to the loved one's mourning, for those alive blessings. It is popular in the Han, Mongolia, Daur, Yi, Naxi, white, Miao, Dong, Zhuang, Buyi, Tujia area around, in March three, Qiqiao Festival, Mid-Autumn evening water, often put lanterns.Taoism, Buddhism in lunar calendar July fifteen held religious festivals also put lanterns, commonly mistaken for discharge lamp is a religious activity.On the folk origin of DengThe primitive society, limited to the limitations of the understanding of nature, a long time, people believe that fire is the source of all things become prostrate oneself in worship, totem, auspicious symbol of warmth, beat the cold hungry gods. Hunting and fishing time, people sailed out under the lake to avoid storms, in danger reef rapids or high wind and waves, with wooden bamboo as the boat put offerings, candles, paper for sails and lanterns to water the wanderers, to pray God poseidon. This custom is still in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong fishermen in fashion, color called boat light. The slave society of the Eleventh Century B.C. Zhou Dai, Zhou Gong assisted king Bu Chengluo City, in Qushui to celebrate," water pan wine"," wineglass with wave flow", night to day continued, put the glass on the lamp lighting, curved glass flow cup evolution by wave light. In the spring and Autumn period of" book of songs", records of Qin Wei two water candle spiritualism continued soul, hold orchid in addition to fierce folk. Slave society is invading neighbouring, war is a social, with the ship fire attack and walled city, against the dead soldiers water the flowers, craft lamp has become a rule. Zhou Dai in August fifteen to fire against cold that encircles the Bonfire Dance," holds the lamp, toad is round". The Jin Dynasty in the moon every year round brightest night," to play on, fire that night"," the vessel containing the moon". These activities, the Han Dynasty appears than Taoism, Han and Jin introduced into China in the early buddhism.The folk memory of loved ones to hold a memorial ceremony, often in each lunar month, fifteen and died out. Han Jin Dynasty, religious influence expanding. The northern and Southern dynasties emperor worship of Buddhism, advocate do land law, monks are released Chi Fang deng. Tang suzong in 759 imperial world set free life pond 81. Song Zhenzong in 1016 Buddha Day for the birthday of fifteen August, as the Mid-Autumn Festival, then lift light moon, river are put," monks Road Customs pot raising for buddha". The Song Dynasty Taoist be advocated, provided around the burning lanterns, Jackie" Ghost Festival, I put flame, acting eyes lotus play, many poets left Hangzhou West Lake put the lamp of prancing poetry. Thereafter, in the seven half and put lanterns held with Taoism, Buddhism and popular throughout the country. On this day, people in the home for wine food, paper money worship, to the temple, temple to put lanterns, ritual or activities of the gym.Some areas put lanterns are not limited to the seven half, in March three Song Festival, National Folk Festival, Shangsi Festival, festival of March, also put lanterns. The girl the girl on the customs in particular favorite, often in small lantern festival night, write good to future life wishes downstream.Lunar Chuqi July, is also called the festival of folk magpie bridge meeting, Valentine's day, the daughter Festival, people afraid of the dark to see the bridge, then in the world of river discharge lamps, let the cowboy way quickly and the vega. After the Song dynasty literati poetry in many of those records.In the south, recovery and relative production lanterns on disease, said that away evil, the nature of time is not limited to seven moon. " Light of day boat prescribed burn", is on this custom vivid description. Rivers and ships, see the drift to the lightship active avoidance, good luck.Our neighboring Japan and some Southeast Asian countries, boys and girls also along the river downstream discharge lamp for custom.In modern times, people of Fujian use of tidal downwind, paper, silk, cloth, plastic, metal production lanterns, floats to Kinmen and Matsu, light wall have a reunion, cross-strait three links, to unify, the revitalization of the Chinese words, the lightship is also provided with a letter of condolence and gifts, make lanterns and a new flavor of the times.Chengdu in Han Dynasty is the five metropolitan of Tang Dynasty, Yang Yi two, touring wind crown in the southwest, known to the world. Shu Meng Chang huaruifuren hundred pieces, a" Ghost Festival is the official FA Yun Temple, descending birthday" records, visible popular Ghost Festival early. " Bright lights lanterns, river, the sincere"," Deng put in 3000 years, concubine body is as sweet as honey"," put lanterns, today on tomorrow to throw" folk, folk song, may permit the customs of the ancient.
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