The origin of flower festival

Flower Festival has a long history, which was first recorded in Tao Zhugong in the Spring and Autumn Period. As for the "flower god", it is said that it refers to Nu Wa, the female disciple of Mrs. Northern Wei. It is said that she is good at planting flowers, and is honored as the "Flower God" by later generations, and attached a flower festival as her festival.

Flower Festival is very popular all over the country. It is said that it began during the reign of Wu Zetian who was addicted to flowers. Every year on February 15th in the summer calendar, she always asks maids to collect flowers, mash them with rice, steam them into cakes and give them to ministers. From official to folk, the Flower Festival is very popular.

At that time, the Lantern Festival on January 15th, the Flower Festival on February 15th and the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th were regarded as equally important traditional festivals.

Customs before and after Flower Festival

1, Zhuang Flower Festival

Zhuang Flower Festival is also called "Hundred Flowers Fairy Festival". Folk festivals of Zhuang nationality. Popular in Longzhou, Ningming and other places in Guangxi. It is held every year on the second day of the second lunar month. During the festival, young men and women gather around the kapok trees in Pingba to sing. There must be something in the song that praises the flower fairy. Young men and women have deep feelings for songs, which are used as a medium to introduce flowers. When they present flowers in sincere songs, they throw hydrangeas and give gifts to each other.

Hydrangea will not be taken home. When we hold hands at sunset, it will be hung on the kapok tree (people believe that the Baihua Fairy will live on the kapok tree forever), so that the Baihua Fairy can bless eternal love and keep her heart white. 2. Hundred Flowers Festival

The Bai people at the foot of Dali Mountain celebrate the Spring Festival on February 14th of the lunar calendar. By then, potted flowers will be placed in front of every household to form a "flower street", which is colorful and spectacular. Residents and farmers in the ancient city and its suburbs dressed up and went out to visit the flower street and enjoy the flower scenery on the streets of the ancient city of Dali.