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Lantern Festival background and the specific activity in Lukang, Dingfang

The lantern festival is on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, its origins from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25). During Western Han Dynasty, in order to celebrate the Buddhism bloom, the emperor noticed that the monks would express their respect to the Buddha through appreciating sarira which is remained from the cremation of Buddha's body and lighting Lantern on the roof. Nowadays, people still hold the lantern festival but every area develops their own way to celebrate this holiday. Guessing lantern riddles and hanging the lantern are the most common activities during the lantern festival. Guessing lantern riddles is an interesting activity to connect people; people hide their answer of the riddles inside the lantern and the people would obtain the gift when they get the correct answer. This activity emerged in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to ignite people’s thinking and wisdom and then be kept until now.

Lantern festival in Dingfang, which is different from other cities in Taiwan. Usually, they eat tangyuan which is made from glutinous rice flour. Tangyuan is prepared by glutinous rice flour in a bowl and slowly add hot water until they mix into the dough. However, in this small town, Dingfang, it have a different custom. Neighbors prepared some cookies and candy to give the children who said some blessings. Therefore, children visit the neighbor together and grab some cookie and candy and their parents stayed at home and distributed the gifts, which is like the halloween in Unite States. This activity in Dingfang is hold more than hundreds years. The goal of this activity is to connect people together. Because in the tradition society, the economic structure is based on the farm big family. Therefore, the relationship between neighbor is really different than nowadays which is more closer. Children go to the neighbor's house is a really common thing in daily lives; the elder treats children just like their children; Therefore, giving candy in lantern festival is like a family part in countryside in traditional society.

Lantern Festival originated more than 2,000 years ago. According to the lunar calendar, the festival will be held on Jan 15. It has an ancient spiritual tradition. It celebrates family reunions. People usually have many activities on this day, including moon gazing, hanging lanterns, guessing riddles, lion dancing and so on. The ancient Chinese often got together with some friends to drink and write poems. During this festival, people write riddles on the lanterns. The special food that marks the Lantern Festival is Yuanxiao, which is also known as "tangyuan" in the south. It is one of many delicious Chinese holiday desserts. The tangyuan is made of glutinous rice and sweet filling which made of syrup, red bean paste, and black sesame paste. They can be steamed or fried, but they are usually boiled in hot water. This article narrates the origin and customs of Lantern Festival systematically, which is very helpful to create my research framework.

Lantern Festival, a festival to celebrate the honor of China and other Asian countries tot he coming lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival aims to promote reconciliation, peace, and forgiveness. The festival represents the first full moon of the new lunar year. During the festival, houses are decorated with colorful lanterns, usually wirte riddles on it. If the answer is correct, the solver gets a small gift. Festival celebrations also include animal dances, traditional China animals and beautiful fireworks. During the festival, you can eat tiny glutinous rice combined with fruits and suger, called Yuanxiao or tangyuan. The round shape of the tangyuan symbolizes the wholeness and unity of the family. The Lantern Festival probably began in the Han dynasty, when monks would light lanterns to symbolize the honor of Buddha. The ceremony was later hold by the lots of population and spread to China and other country in Asia. This article tells the story of the origin of the Lantern Festival in a very specific way, which is of great significance for the study of a festival.

Chinese Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month. The article discusses the origin of the festival and its features, including traditional festival activities such as lantern and eating tangyuan, which is well known to everyone. However, China is so vast that each region has its own ways of celebrating the Lantern Festival. The article also describes the altar in Liulin County, Shanxi Province, the lanterns in Dongshi town, Fujian Province, and the mountain-climbing ceremony in Yu County, Hebei Province. This paper makes a full comparison of the different celebrations and sacrificial activities during the festival between the south and the north of China and describes the characteristics of each region in detail.

Nagasaki's Lantern Festival grew in popularity through cooperation between Chinese settlers (Kakyo) and the city of Nagasaki. It is mainly due to the migration of the Chinese, which formed a unique way of life. In this paper, the author discusses the development of Nagasaki and studies the relationship between the unique characteristics of the Nagasaki area and the change of Kakyo community's racial sense in the wave of globalization. By the Meiji period, the Chinese community in Nagasaki consisted of immigrants from Fujian Province mainly. Now, Nagasaki has been transformed not only into a strategic pivot for multilateral trade in East Asia but also as a trading center for the entire country. All these changes have an important impact on the activities of the Lantern Festival. This article describes the unique customs generated by the integration of Chinese traditional festivals and Japanese local culture. This article is very helpful for me to know more about the Lantern Festival.

The lantern festival is on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, its origins from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25). During Western Han Dynasty, in order to celebrate the Buddhism bloom, the emperor noticed that the monks would express their respect to the Buddha through appreciating sarira which is remained from the cremation of Buddha's body and lighting lanterns on the roof. Nowadays, people still hold the lantern festival but every area develops their own ways to celebrate this holiday. Guessing lantern riddles and hanging the lantern are the most common activities during the lantern festival. Guessing lantern riddles is an interesting activity to connect people; people hide their answer of the riddles inside the lantern and the people would obtain the gift when they get the correct answer. This activity emerged in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to ignite people’s thinking and wisdom and then be kept until now. This book is very specific about the origin of the Lantern Festival and the forms of celebrations, which is very helpful for my research.

Lantern festival is a special holiday in Asia culture. People usually celebrate this festival in different ways. The most common ways to celebrate this day is lighten the lantern and put it on the roof. Then, in this article I would introduce the local special way to celebrate. Overall, the purpose of this holiday is to connect the family members closely. Take my hometown for instant. The local residents obtain some candy and cookie when they said something good during lantern festival.