The blessing of the Lantern Festival 元宵节

Yesterday was the Lantern Festival, so today I would like to share with you the painting of holiday.

Speaking of the Lantern Festival, it seems pointless today, but it was a very important holiday in China in ancient times. Do you know why it was so important at that time? Because there are two reasons. One is that on the day people can enjoy various lanterns, the other is that people can stroll in the evening on the street. This was unusual at that time. Because people used to stay at home on the evening, can't go out at night. So when the Lantern Festival was coming, thousands of people can walk on the street to enjoy beautiful scenery. So it was an enormous carnival.

But yesterday I didn't go out to enjoy lanterns and stayed at home with my family, eating the rose sweet dumplings, chatting with them, felt very comfortable.

昨天是一年一度的元宵节，所以今天给大家分享一幅节日里的小画。
几年前在元宵节的时候，我还会和朋友们一起去看花灯啊，但是最近几年我哪也没有去，就在家里和家人团聚，聊聊天，吃着最喜欢的玫瑰汤圆。

说起元宵节，在古代可是相当重要的一个节日，又叫上元节。其实所谓的上元，中元，下元，这都是道教的概念。上元正月十五在道教的说法是“天官赐福，所以这一天是普天同庆。

那上元节在古代最大的好处是什么呢？

可不是现在的我们吃元宵哈。吃元宵的习俗可是宋朝以后才有的哦！古代的上元节的两大好处：一是，点灯。二是不宵禁。这两个好处在今天看没什么意义，但是在古代可是不同寻常。因为古代没有路灯，晚上都黑乎乎的一片，只有上元节这一天，或者前后两天（据说唐朝时期可是放假3天呢），从达官贵人到普通百姓都是家家举火，户户点灯。一下子把天空就给照亮了。再就是古代平时都是宵禁的，一到了晚上大家都得规规矩矩得呆在家里，没事不准出去，街上是看不到行人的。所以到了上元节这一天，男男女女，老老少少都纷纷涌上街头，欣赏美景。因此它也是古代的狂欢节。

尽管现在没有古代那么热闹，但是昨晚的烟花爆竹声也是不断的响起，照亮了天空的同时，也给节日增添了一份欢乐。美好总是转瞬即逝的，当繁华褪尽，只剩宁静，我们的生活依然要继续前行。

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Material 工具：

Chinese brushes 毛笔 3 只
Chinese painting color :
Xuan Paper (raw) 生宣纸
Chinese ink 墨汁
Small tray for washing brushes 笔洗

The Process:

用墨线简单起稿。

上色。

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