Nanchang Xiangtang Lantern Festival

Jiangxi
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Xiangtang Lantern Festival, one of the local folk customs in Jiangxi, is commonly known as "erecting the god lantern". It originated from the Hu family in Gangtou, Nanchang County, and has a history of more than 320 years. It is mainly distributed in Nanchang, Xinjian, Anyi and other counties. The Lantern Festival is a form of sacrifice created by the people. It is a traditional custom in the village to worship ancestors, inherit ancestral business and pray for peace. Inviting friends, watching lanterns and plays, holding celebrations, gathering guests from every household, and setting off firecrackers are the most lively days of the year in the local area. The Lantern Festival is a fixed place to pray for God's blessing when the Lantern Festival is about to come and the spring farming production is about to arrive. At this time every year, villagers from neighboring villages will come here to watch and 1. The general characteristics of the Lantern Festival are spectacular scenes, grand momentum, and rich local flavor. It is a traditional custom that has been splendid for thousands of years after hundreds of years of belief, careful operation and development of more than a dozen generations. It symbolizes the prosperity of the descendants of the family, the emergence of heroes, and the gathering of talents and wealth. It embodies people's yearning for a better life, and the mood of promoting progress, development, grand undertakings, hard work on agriculture, and hope for a good harvest. It makes people united as one, with an energy that can never be exhausted, and is very popular among the local people.

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