Steam lamp

Steamed Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, also called Lantern Festival. On this day, in addition to all kinds of lanterns hung by every household, there are also steamed lanterns, dragon lanterns and river crossing lanterns, showing lively scenes of celebrating the festival everywhere. The custom of steaming lanterns was very common before the Anti-Japanese War. Usually, wheat flour and yellow bean were mixed together, kneaded into dough, kneaded into nests and steamed. When lighting at night, insert a wick into the lamp socket and pour vegetable oil to light it. There are many kinds of face lamps, the main ones are "zodiac lamps", such as tiger lamps and free lamps, which give full play to the skills of folk arts and crafts and are all lifelike. In addition, there are blessing lanterns, Qianlong lanterns, Canglong lanterns, and haystack lanterns ... in order to wish a bumper harvest. All the steamed noodles are lit on the night of the Lantern Festival. First, point to the "zodiac light", hold one hand and bless each other; Then light the nest lights with seats and put them by the door respectively; Haystack lanterns, dragon lanterns and dragon lanterns are placed on livestock pens, granaries and cashboxes respectively. In this way, indoor and outdoor lights are brightly lit. Children holding zodiac lanterns are happy to run east and west. Old people carry nest lights and shine all over the place. It is said that such a photo will not be stung by scorpions or bitten by insects. Grandma also checked "snuff" one by one, and if snuff is big, it indicates a bumper harvest of cotton. People who are in mourning do not steam lanterns, but relatives and neighbors can send lanterns to show their condolences. Steamed noodles lamps are also a delicious staple food, and some people can eat steamed lamps until the Dragon Head Festival on February 2nd.
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