Fuzhou, January 1 (Zheng Jiangluo) The 15nd "Two Horses in the Spring Lantern Festival" activity in Mawei District, Fuzhou City, presented Matsu lanterns in the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone on the 15th, is expected to be transported to Matsu on the 17th by Taiwanese freighter "Fuyun", the gift of lanterns will be exhibited in Matsu "Two Horses in the Spring Lantern Festival" lantern festival.
It is reported that the "Lantern Festival with Two Horses" has been held for 21 sessions this year, and has become a well-known brand of cross-strait cultural exchanges and cooperation.
On January 1th, the 15nd "Two Horses in the Spring Lantern Festival" activity of Mawei District, Fuzhou City, presented Matsu lanterns in Pingtan boxing. Photo by Chinanews reporter Zhang Bin
Cao Yibiao, a villager from Matsu, has escorted the lanterns many times before. He felt "very excited" about the resumption of the "Lantern Festival with Two Horses in the Same Spring" event after the epidemic, and specially participated in the "escort", hoping that the lanterns could be transported to Matsu safely and unharmed, "so that the villagers can feel the joy of the Year of the Dragon".
According to reports, the theme of this "Lantern Festival with Two Horses" is "Fujian and Taiwan are one family, and two horses are close to each other". This year, Mawei presented a total of 35 sets of lanterns to Matsu, mainly four groups of auspicious dragon shapes, two groups of 12 meters long and two groups of 6 meters long, showing the new atmosphere of the Year of the Dragon. The lantern also includes two sets of zodiac shapes of different styles, one is a paper-cut pattern and the other is a cartoon pattern, reflecting strong folk characteristics.
On January 1th, the 15nd "Two Horses in the Spring Lantern Festival" activity of Mawei District, Fuzhou City, presented Matsu lanterns in Pingtan boxing. Photo by Chinanews reporter Zhang Bin
Chen Huifang, director of the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Mawei District, Fuzhou City, introduced that the "Mawei Matsu Lantern Festival Customs" is the first national intangible cultural heritage project jointly declared by both sides of the Taiwan Strait. "This year is the Year of the Dragon, and the dragon lantern given to the villagers in Matsu represents the common good wishes of the people on both sides of the strait, and I wish everyone a leap in the new year. ”
This year, the Matsu Lantern Festival was set up at the Lantern Festival held in Mawei, which focused on traditional folk customs, blessings and prayers, harmony and joy, and integrated the respective customs of the "Two Horses". Matsu will also organize a group to come to Mawei on February 2 (the 20th day of the first lunar month) to participate in the Lantern Festival lantern lighting ceremony. (ENDS)