Dongfang Shuo said: "The God of Fire loves to eat glutinous rice balls, so he can order people to make high-quality glutinous rice balls and offer them to the God of Fire on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to ask for forgiveness. He also ordered every household in Chang'an City to hang up lights and set off fireworks on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to deceive the Jade Emperor. Afterwards, the emperor thought that the dumplings, hanging lanterns and fireworks skillfully made by Yuanxiao eliminated the disaster, so he decreed that the dumplings should be changed to "Yuanxiao", and the Lantern Festival would be eaten every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month with lanterns and colorful decorations. … Continue readingThe Legend Of Lantern Festival