Zigong lanterns, also known as lanterns, also known as Lantern Festivals, are comprehensive works of art in our country’s folk traditions. A comprehensive handicraft with both lighting art and cultural art. The production of colored lanterns uses various materials, and the design contains various cultures and has rich cultural origins!
zigong Lantern Festival
The more famous lantern production was first organized by the Zigong government, which has a history of nearly 50 years, before 1964. The production of colored lanterns can be traced back to the Southern Dynasties nearly thousands of years ago. After the development of human civilization to the use of fire, it began to worship totems, rely on religion, ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, and pray for good fortune.
Sky Lantern Festival: On the seventh day of the first lunar month, temples set up lamp poles and hang red lights to hold sacrificial activities, that is, the Sky Lantern Festival, which is one of the oldest colored lanterns. In the second year of Chunxi (1175) of the Southern Song Dynasty, when the poet Lu You was in charge of Rongzhou, he wrote the lyrics “Qinyuanchun”: “Farewell to the Qin Tower, the new green in a blink of an eye, and the lights are near.” Every Spring Festival, the temples are decorated with lanterns, There is a tree standing in front of the temple, and 32 to 36 lamps are lit. The oil needed for the burning point is donated by faithful men and women to pray for God’s blessing, blessing and dispelling evil spirits.
Chinese Panda Lantern
Lantern Festival: During the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, center on temple fairs, rural towns, and places where crowds gather in downtown to create a festive atmosphere and improve lighting taste. There are lanterns, palace lanterns, marquee lanterns, etc. Fish lanterns, rabbit lanterns, etc., accompanied by lantern riddles, waist drums, Yangko, stilts, lanterns, lotus show, young men and women singing and poetry competitions, fireworks and other activities.
It is because of the origin and culture behind it that the production of colored lanterns can last for a long time, and with the improvement of people’s living standards, most of the production of colored lanterns is sponsored by the government, forming the backbone of festival activities, reflecting a joyful and peaceful atmosphere, and the people’s life is peaceful with singing and dancing. . Form a unique theme culture, rendering a lively atmosphere for the city during the Spring Festival.
Post time: Mar-31-2023
