莆田元宵节的庆祝方式与全国各地不太相同,具有浓厚的地域特色:在这期间,无论是城区街巷或是农家小院,家家户户张灯结彩。人们燃放爆竹焰火,敲锣打鼓,表演歌舞、踩高跷、游龙灯、划旱船等文艺节目,而最热闹的莫过于庙会活动,将庙里面的神像抬出去巡游,队伍成千上万人,浩浩荡荡,人们举五色旗、装童子、跑十警、扮故事、打口鼓、奏十音八乐,鸣炮放铳,热闹非凡。巡游队伍必须进入各家各户赐福,每到一户人家,定是鞭炮锣鼓齐鸣,主人还会分烟和糖果给每个人。各乡镇村落都做莆仙戏“大棚”(戏班演大型连台剧)、演木偶戏、游灯、舞龙、戏狮等,几乎通宵达旦。明代户部尚书仙游人郑纪曾写诗赞道:“最爱春光浮合月,好将福夜殿元宵。” The celebrations of the Lantern Festival in Putian are not the same as those in other parts of the country. They have strong geographical features. During this period, both the urban streets and lanes or the small homesteads of farmers have their homes full of colors. People put firecrackers on fireworks, gongs and drums, performing singing and dancing, stilts, traveling lanterns, rowing boats and other literary programs. The hottest event is the temple fair, carrying the gods in the temple to the parade. There are tens of thousands of people in the temple. Mighty, people give five colors flag, loaded with boys, running ten warnings, playing stories, playing drums, playing ten tone, music release, bustling. Parade teams have to enter the blessing of every household, each to a family, will be set firecrackers drums, the owner will be divided into tobacco and candy to everyone. All towns and villages are doing Puxianxiu “greenhouse ” (drama series with large-scale drama), played puppet show, travel lights, dragon dance, opera lion, etc., almost overnight. Ming Dynasty, the book is still immortal Zheng Ji wrote poetry praise: “favorite spring floating in the month, good night blessing Night Lantern.”