What is the meaning of putting lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month?

Lighting on the fifteenth day of the first month symbolizes peaceful reunion, exorcising evil spirits and eliminating disasters, and the future is bright. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival, because there are customs such as hanging lanterns, lighting lanterns and watching lanterns. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival custom, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, lantern style prevailed in all previous dynasties and spread to future generations. The fifteenth day of the first month is the climax of the annual lantern fireworks.

Why do we celebrate the Lantern Festival?

Legend has it that a long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts that harmed people and animals everywhere, so people organized to beat them. A god bird was trapped and landed on the earth, but was accidentally shot by an unsuspecting hunter. The Emperor of Heaven was very angry when he learned that. He immediately issued a decree, ordering the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the land on the fifteenth day of the first month, burning all the people, livestock and property. The daughter of Emperor Tiandi was kind-hearted, so she secretly came to the world and told people the news.

When people heard about it, they were very scared and didn't know what to do. After a long time, an old man came up with an idea. He said: "On the 14th, 15th and 16th day of the first month, every household decorated with lanterns, set off firecrackers and set off fireworks. Then the Emperor of Heaven will think that people have been burned to death. "

Everyone nodded and said yes. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, the emperor looked down and found that for three consecutive nights, the world was red and the noise was deafening. He thought it was the flame of the fire, and he was overjoyed. In this way, people saved their lives and property. To commemorate this success, every household hangs lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month.