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“正月里,正月正,正月十五鬧花燈?;艋?,花燈紅,雪打花燈好年景?!贝汗?jié)的鞭炮聲剛過,中國老百姓的“狂歡節(jié)”——元宵節(jié)便來臨了。
這一天的濟南,張燈結彩,魚燈、元寶燈、聚寶盆燈等各色花燈扮靚城市,“猜燈虎”、踩高蹺、扭秧歌、耍龍燈、四蟹、舞獅子、跑旱船、抬芯子、“偷菜節(jié)”“迎紫姑”“送孩兒燈”等各種民俗活動紛呈上演。
身為泉城,自唐朝開始,元宵夜到趵突泉賞泉觀燈就是濟南城一大盛事。如今,趵突泉公園更是每年都會舉辦迎春花燈會。元宵佳節(jié)、良辰美景,徜徉在游人如織的趵突泉畔,欣賞著眼前的精美花燈,讓人心曠神怡。
另外,“走百病”也是明清以來一項頗有特色的民俗活動。“紛紛老幼喜相呼,一走人間百病無?!眿D女們穿著節(jié)日盛裝,成群結隊走出家門、過橋,有的地區(qū)到文廟、寺廟,有的登城墻或樓閣,直到夜半。小閨女們在這天以跳繩為戲,名曰“跳百索”。
需要特別提出的是,因為濟南泉眾水多,元宵那天燃放河燈的習俗也蔚然成風。據(jù)清修《濟南府志》記載:“元夕張燈,食湯圓,散燈浮諸流水,謂之放河燈。”濟南正月十五放河燈的獨特習俗,可謂全國無二。
The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It is a continuation of celebrating the Spring Festival. The day leads to the first full moon night of the year, and is also the night when the earth returns to spring. It is tradition that people hang lanterns everywhere, in their house or in the streets. The lanterns depict various characters, showing an atmosphere of joy. People will come out and appreciate the beautiful scene. Besides watching lanterns, there are many traditions for the festival in Jinan, such as floating river lanterns, walking on stilts, performing Yange dance, dragon dance and lion dance and so forth.