Who knows the folk customs of Zhuji?

Three villages in Yaogongbu Town are located between lakes. As the saying goes, the lake is along the lake and the grass slope is contiguous. In the long years before liberation, most of the villagers here lived in huts, so fires often occurred and the villagers suffered greatly. In order to let the villagers live and work in peace and contentment, at that time, the village chiefs of Sancun decided to set up a voluntary fire brigade of Sancun, and selected 100 mature villagers to organize three hoses to undertake the task of voluntary fire fighting and disaster elimination in Sancun. In order to eliminate the fire in time and improve the children's fire prevention awareness of all villagers, Sancun decided to designate May 20th of the lunar calendar as the Water Splashing Festival from the 10th year of the Republic of China (i.e. 192 1). On that day, the hoses (made of wax or wood) in the three villages will be pulled out for competition practice. Its purpose is threefold: first, check whether the performance of the hose is good; The second is to test whether the players can pull out and play loudly; The third is to arouse the fire prevention awareness of all villagers, thus forming the traditional water dragon festival. In recent years, in order to further improve the voluntary fire control work, on May 20th of the lunar calendar every year, the town government takes the lead in organizing a large-scale fire drill with the participation of the town voluntary fire brigade, and the municipal fire brigade sends personnel to give on-site guidance. The traditional water dragon festival has been given a new meaning. Of course, in the fire fighting equipment, also changed the shotgun. At present, more than 10 volunteer fire brigades have been established in Bu Zhi town, and the number of volunteer firefighters has grown to more than 500, which has laid a solid foundation for the volunteer fire fighting work in the town. Zhuji Marriage Customs Zhuji marriage customs have a long history, and many things are well preserved. For example, Shaoxing and Hangzhou are not so particular now. Pay great attention to the dignity of Yukio Edano. An eight-person sedan chair, with six people on each side, behind the house, a six-person dressed in a military uniform. At the invitation of the man, Hanglang carried a sedan chair and greeted each other at the beating wedding banquet, which was particularly eye-catching and sang the man's vanity show.

Therefore, the conditions for the master to select Lang are as harsh as recruiting etiquette players. The requirement is that the young man must be tall, handsome, articulate, good at drinking and have public relations skills. Of course, there is a reason for this requirement, especially in the case of many "crashes" of wedding teams at that time, whoever has strong strength will have the preemptive right.

However, the most difficult thing is the gown, which requires absolute unity. At that time, it was an advanced and "big name" country costume. Peasant families, usually naked, have no choice but to borrow money from rich people. Although careful, it will inevitably slip away, leaving oil stains or holes burned by cigarette butts on the "wardrobe", causing trouble of "eating compensation".

With the disappearance of the sedan chair, Hanglang also gradually disappeared. However, in rural Zhuji, the young man carrying dowry in the wedding procession is still called "Hanglang". Now most rural boys can take out one or two suits. They are chic and fashionable, laughing and ready to take a boat, without the pain of their predecessors.

There is also an interesting custom in Zhuji's marriage, which is called "cattle management". The local people call the cowshed "Niutuan", so "Guanniutuan" means Guanniupeng. When did the custom of "managing the cattle regiment" begin? Because there is no written record, there is no way to verify it. However, judging from the numerous folklore in Zhuji, there is a unified view that the matchmaker is an industrious "old ox", and the custom of "managing the cattle regiment" is probably related to the matchmaker's nickname.

Different from other places, the matchmakers in Zhuji are amateurs. They believe in the old adage "Be three matchmakers, and Yan Xihui will worship the king when he sees them". Matchmaking has always been regarded as a virtue and kindness, and it never earns a penny. Therefore, the matchmaker here is widely respected by people, especially when welcoming weddings and attending meetings. It is the first, accompanied by elders, offering tea and lighting cigarettes, and is specially treated by both men and women. However, the "cattle management group" is a barrier for the matchmaker to feel sad about the woman.

Zhuji people, cheerful, like to do good deeds, always think that marriage will be "noisy", and the woman is no exception. On the auspicious day of the zodiac, after the wedding procession is settled, regardless of age, even chefs and coolies will go into battle, pestering the matchmaker and asking him for candy, cigarettes and red envelopes, but the figures are not large. When you meet a "stingy" or "stingy" matchmaker, people usually call him a "cow management group". However, at this time, it is "literature and art". Instead of herding him into the herd and interacting with the cows, people put three pieces of straw cores in their hearts in a bowl to make people laugh and play for a while, and people achieved their goal.

In the old society, many families married women like splashing water, and it was inevitable to be ripped off when they got married. Zhuji folk proverb "Cows are needed in front of the car" is a true portrayal at that time. When encountering these dissidents, the matchmaker can't escape the bad luck of "Guan Niu Tuan". The woman detained the matchmaker and repeatedly demanded extra bride price. If she doesn't allow it, it's really "forced" This is to drive the matchmaker out of the bullpen and keep him under strict supervision until he lets go.

In the colorful wedding customs in various places, the matchmaker is the protagonist in Zhuji area, and has become the object of teasing, teasing and banter, and even been temporarily taken hostage and put into the bullpen. This custom may be rare in other places.