The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is China's traditional festival - the Lantern Festival. According to experts, the Lantern Festival has a history of more than 2,000 years, and many customs have unique origins.

Zhao Zhiheng, a member of the Tianjin Astronomical Society, introduced that the Lantern Festival originated in the Western Han Dynasty. After quelling the "Lü Rebellion", Emperor Wen of Han deeply felt that the peaceful era was hard-won, and he designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when the rebellion was quelled, as a day for people to celebrate together. In ancient times, the first lunar month was called "Yuan Yue" and night was called "Xiao", so Emperor Wen named the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival. Later, Sima Qian created the "Taichu Calendar" and listed the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

Zhao Zhiheng said that guessing lantern riddles is a unique literary form with distinctive national characteristics. It originated from folk riddles, and it was popular during the Three Kingdoms period. During the Southern Song Dynasty, riddles became a game form during the Lantern Festival. People tied riddle strips to colorful lanterns, allowing people to guess them, which were called "lantern riddles." After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, lantern riddles had developed into an essential form of entertainment for people in both urban and rural areas during festivals, especially the Lantern Festival.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, besides enjoying lanterns and guessing riddles, eating yuanxiao (glutinous rice balls), there are also folk customs such as dragon dancing, lion dancing, and high-foot walking.

Zhao Zhiheng introduced that "dragon dancing" is also known as "lion dancing" or "dragon lantern dance," a unique traditional folk entertainment activity in China. It was already quite common during the Han Dynasty and became even more prevalent during the Tang and Song Dynasties. After being continuously refined and created by folk artists, "dragon dancing" has now developed into a perfect form of performance art with considerable skills and a romantic style.

Lion dancing is a traditional folk sports activity, originating in the Three Kingdoms period and becoming popular during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In China, lion dancing is divided into "northern lion dance" and "southern lion dance." Today, lion dancing not only appears during festive celebrations but has also taken the stage. As a variety act, lion dancing is highly appreciated by audiences at home and abroad.

"High-foot walking" is an ancient folk dance in China. Performers, dressed in costumes, walk on wooden stilts that are three to four feet high, holding fans and performing rhythmic movements. There is a record of high-foot walking in the "Liezi · Shuo Fu," and it was already very popular during the Tang and Song Dynasties.