【Answer to Win Gift】The Most special Taiwanese customs of Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year

The Most special Taiwanese customs of Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year

The Lantern Festival is the first "full moon" day after the Chinese New Year, celebrated with activities such as eating sweet rice dumplings, admiring lanterns, and solving lantern riddles. Legend has it that, to avoid disasters, the daughter of the Jade Emperor suggested hanging lanterns and setting off fireworks from the 14th to the 16th day of the first lunar month, successfully averting calamities. Taiwan has unique events like releasing sky lanterns in the north, firecracker battles in the south, and the "Han Dan" festival in the east. Eating sweet rice dumplings symbolizes family reunion, lantern viewing originates from the tradition of deceiving the Jade Emperor, and solving lantern riddles stems from an ancient legend.

Chinese New Year in Taiwan involves various traditional customs, including the reunion dinner, putting up spring couplets, giving red envelopes, competing for the first incense, and paying respects during temple visits. The celebration traces back to the ritual by Emperor Shun to worship heaven and earth, later designated as the Spring Festival, symbolizing gratitude to deities and ancestors. Customs include wearing red clothing, hanging spring couplets, having a reunion dinner, giving and receiving red envelopes, and unique activities on different days, such as the New Year's Day parade, visiting the maternal family on the second day, and welcoming the God of Wealth on the fifth day. Shopping in bustling New Year markets, thorough house cleaning, and the joyous reunion dinner are all integral traditions of the Taiwanese Lunar New Year. We hope that people in Taiwan can ensure healthy lives and wellness by connecting these local customs with the third goal of SDG “Good Health & Well-being”.

台灣最特別的元宵節與春節習俗

元宵節是農曆新年後的第一個 「滿月」，慶祝活動包括吃湯圓、賞花燈、猜燈謎等。相傳玉皇大帝的女兒為了避災，建議在正月十四至十六懸掛花燈、燃放煙火，成功避過災難。台灣有許多獨特的節慶活動，如北部的放天燈、南部的爆竹大戰，以及東部的「韓蛋」節。吃湯圓象徵家庭團聚，賞燈源自欺騙玉皇大帝的傳統，猜燈謎則源自古老的傳說。
 

台灣的農曆新年有多種傳統習俗，包括吃團圓飯、貼春聯、送紅包、爭第一炷香，以及到寺廟拜年。慶祝活動可追溯到舜帝祭祀天地的儀式，後來被定為春節，象徵著對神明和祖先的感恩。習俗包括穿紅衣、掛春聯、吃團圓飯、送紅包、收紅包，以及在不同日子舉辦獨特的活動，如元旦遊行、初二拜年、初五迎財神等。在熱鬧的年宵市場購物、徹底清掃家宅、歡騰的團年飯，這些都是台灣農曆新年不可或缺的傳統。我們希望台灣民眾能將這些地方風俗與可持續發展目標的第三個目標「良好健康與福祉」相結合，以確保健康的生活與身心健康。

List of Vocabulary - Learn New Words:

1.The Lantern Festival(n.)元宵節

2.Sweet Rice Dumplings (n.)湯圓

2. Spring Couplets (n.)春聯

3. Sky Lanterns (n.)天燈

4. Firecracker Battles (n.) 蜂炮

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Answer to win gift:

Q: What are the two most famous customs when you think of Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year? Please share your views on why you chose these two customs!

(Minimum 50 words and please try not to copy words from the paragraphs).

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問：提到元宵節和農曆新年，最有名的兩個習俗是什麼？請分享您的看法，為何選擇這兩個習俗！

(最少 50 個字，請盡量不要抄襲段落中的字句)。

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