Village customs in Nanyuan ancient village

Nanyuan ancient village has condensed Hakka culture for thousands of years, and its village rules and regulations all reflect the profound Hakka ancient charm. The local characteristics are as follows:

Commons: ancient village, all the dragon houses around it have chiefs. The chief's duty is to manage the internal and external affairs of the family. This series of work needs funds. In order to make the clan affairs run normally, the clan had to donate money to buy public property (such as villages and ponds). The income from these public properties is managed and used by the chiefs, which is mainly used for the expenses of clan sacrifice activities, office work and foreign litigation. If there is any money left, it will be used to finance people's study, living allowance or illness condolences, funeral condolences, etc.

Chinese New Year: Before New Year's Eve, the villagers are busy with four things, which are the prelude to the Chinese New Year: thanking God, preparing rice and fruit, cleaning the house and buying new year's goods. Nearly 30 days ago, every family had to steam sugar cakes, make rice fruits, kill pigs, make tofu and kill chickens. And educate children not to scold each other, not to say unlucky words, and to welcome the New Year with joy. On the other hand, on the first day of the first month, people generally don't go out to pay New Year greetings. After dinner, people praise each other with auspicious words. At noon, the children put on new clothes and enjoyed themselves, and some scrambled to pay New Year greetings to the elderly. On the second day of the first month, when visiting relatives, you should bring little hens, rice fruits, candy, incense sticks and firecrackers.

Lighting on the 13th day of the first month: Because the Hakkas prefer boys to girls, they regard giving birth to boys as a major event. In Hakka dialect, "Deng" and "Ding" are homophonic, and the ceremony of "going to the lamp" is held in the ancestral hall of the clan, which means that men go to the genealogy, so it is called "going to the lamp". All the families of boys born in the previous year will hold a "Lantern Festival" on the third day of the first month of next year. In this ceremony, ancestors are worshipped, firecrackers are lit, new people are put on lanterns, and relatives and friends are invited to congratulate them.

Birthday etiquette: Like other customs, Hakkas have a small birthday every year and a big birthday every ten years. Generally, it is their birthday when they are 6 1 year old. The married daughter will give a rooster, wear new clothes on her birthday, eat noodles and poached eggs, which indicates that she will live to be 100 years old. Birthday, but also beating gongs and drums, taking relatives to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors.

Moving to a new house: in the custom of "moving to a new house", that is, "moving to a new house" is mostly carried out on auspicious days. In the morning, on auspicious occasions, please open the door for our famous and kind old uncles and grandmothers. Men left and women right, standing at the door. In front of the new house, there is a big red cloth hanging on the top of the door, which is called "door red". Red couplets are pasted on the door, red lanterns are hung and decorated. Mr. geography and the owner are waiting for them, and the door is closed. When the "new house" team arrives at the front of the new house, it is the selected auspicious day. So, the old uncles and aunts opened the door and set off firecrackers. Clear voice bother to "huatang Qing Ji! Jade room is shining! The room is rich! Dai Changhui! Cai dingwang! Talents come forth in large numbers! " A kind of greeting, the main home is the introduction of lanterns, followed by furniture. Wealthy families will hold grand banquets and invite relatives and friends to celebrate. Even poor families should hold small ceremonies and customs, set two or three tables of food and wine, and entertain their relatives, indicating that they will start a new career and be happy and successful.

In addition, the village has some strict rules and practices in marriage, childbirth and sacrifice. However, due to the development of society and the change of people's ideas, many feudal village rules and regulations, such as strict rules and regulations, have withdrawn from the historical stage, but some traditional customs are still adhered to today, such as "hanging lanterns."