During the Lantern Festival, one of the farmers 'few periods of respite from their normal toilsome routine, the eyes were treated to a glowing display of lions, tigers and prancing horses. Some lanterns were made to spin, while others illustrated stories and legends.
平時大門不出、二門不邁的深閨婦女，這天也都「解禁」了，來到市街，賞燈兼「賞人」，驚鴻一瞥、一夜邂逅的浪漫愛情故事，因此時有傳聞，並成為騷人墨客發揮的題材。