The Folk Custom of Chinese New Year : Burning Colorful Candles

During the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, or on the day of marriage, the people of all Chinese nationalities like to light red longevity candle, as a festive luster. In receiving god and blessing, worship heaven and earth, ancestor worship are inseparable from candles and incense. Therefore, every festival, when people prepare for the New Year, always buy some festive supplies, candles and incense is one of them. On the market candle color incense, thickness, size, length variety complete with your needs.

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Candles are also called “flower candles”. When it comes to “candle”, people will naturally think of, the ancient astronomers studies, letter of “wedding night” is a beautiful poem. Thus, “candlestick” has a long history in our country. In general, candles and “incense” are often used together, and candles should be lit with colorful incense.

As far back as the Six Dynasties ago, the daily candle was made into a variety of landscape figures, feathers, flowers, birds and animals, which not only has the practical value of lighting lights, but also has the role of embellishment and decoration.

In addition to major festivals in the folk, but the point of candles on the color incense, increase the festive atmosphere, on weekdays for children, for money, for peace, education, future, business, etc., also want to incense to seek joy God’s blessing. In ancient times, people believed that when the incense was lit and the cigarette was emptied, the gods in heaven would know the sufferings of the human world and bless people with good luck and avoid evil.


Post time: Jan-28-2023