๐ฎ Lantern Festival Emojis Collection
The Lantern Festival is the day that marks the end of the ๐ฒ Chinese New Year (๐ธ Spring Festival) celebrations. It is also called Dengjie or Yuanxiaojie. It is celebrated traditionally on the 15th day of the first month of the ๐ Lunar ๐
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Interesting Facts:
- A ๐ฎ Red paper lantern is a traditional red lantern that is hung near ๐ฏ๐ต Japanese bars izakaya, where you can enjoy ๐ฅก Food and ๐ถ Drinks. In 2010, it appeared in the 1.0 emoji version under the name Izakaya Lantern, but in 2015 Unicode changed its name to Red Paper Lantern.
- Japanese bars hang red paper lanterns on purpose to attract the attention of passers-by. Therefore, there are often hieroglyphs on the lanterns denoting the name of the bar or words such as โalcoholโ, โsakeโ, โizakayaโ.
The ๐ฎ Lantern Festival Emojis Collection page provides the following information:
1. History of the ๐ฎ Lantern Festival
The tradition of lighting red lanterns dates back to around 180 BC. The first belief tells about the ๐ Emperor Wendi of the Western Han Dynasty, who ordered to hang red lanterns everywhere during his coronation. This became a tradition and already in 104 BC, the lantern festival became a public holiday.
According to the second legend, this holiday comes from the old Festival of Torches, the essence of which was the display of lighted torches by the peasants of the Han dynasty against ๐ Animals and ๐ฆ Insects. Also, this ritual was needed to attract a ๐ Good harvest. Therefore, people in the villages of China still celebrate the lantern festival in the fields, surrounded by ๐ฅ Torches.
Interesting fact: The lantern festival is described in the most detailed and vivid way in the Chinese ๐ Novel โJourney to the Westโ.
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2. Traditions and symbols of the ๐ฎ Lantern Festival
Traditionally, the Lantern Festival is incredibly enchanting as it completes a period of the ๐ New Year celebration. The main symbols of this holiday are ๐ Lanterns of all shapes and sizes that are hung everywhere.
This is accompanied by crowded festivities, folklore music, performances by ๐ Dancers, as well as carnival processions, and incredible ๐ Fireworks. So, at the festival, for example, you can see walking on stilts, ๐ฆ Lion dance, Yangge dance, etc.
Traditionally, during the Lantern Festival, a solemn ๐ช Family dinner is held, where yuanxiao is served, which is a ๐ฒ Soup with sweet dumplings and tangyuan, which is boiled ๐ฅ Cakes in the form of ๐ Balls or gingerbread made of rice flour with different fillings inside: dates, beans, ๐ซ Chocolate, etc.
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