The holiday custom of June 6th.

On the sixth day of June, Jinnan area is called "Mother's Day".

According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jin Qing Hu Yan was arrogant and angered her in-laws. There was a disaster in one year, fox.

Yan went out to release grain and agreed to go home for her birthday on June 6. The son-in-law decided to take advantage of Hu Yan's birthday to assassinate his father-in-law and avenge his father. The daughter found out about it and rushed back to her family to report it. When Hu Yan returned from releasing grain, he saw the sufferings of the people, regretted not listening to his in-laws' advice, and hated himself for doing something wrong. Not only did he not blame his son-in-law, but he also admitted his previous mistakes in public. On the sixth day of June, I brought my daughter Hu and my son-in-law home for reunion. It spread to the folk people and followed suit. Tracing back to the source, Jinnan is rich in wheat. Around June 6th, the wheat has been harvested, and it is in the slack season, which is an excellent opportunity to visit relatives. There is a folk saying "Go on June 6th". On June 6th, when the girl returned to her parents' house, she wanted to steam a jiaozi in the shape of a big moon with newly produced wheat flour, which meant that she had another bumper harvest. My mother-in-law entertained my uncle and cooked seven or eight meals. The staple foods are bean jelly, cold noodles, steamed stuffed buns, pancakes and so on. In Anyi and Xiezhou, children are proud to eat "Hu cakes". According to legend, it was brought back by Zhang Qian when he went to the Western Regions. Because Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Western Jin Dynasty, was chosen as her husband by Dong Chuang, sleeping naked and chewing "Hu Bing" in her mouth, it became a custom. This kind of "Hu cake" is made of shredded pumpkin and refined flour. Soft and delicious, very delicious. Wanrong district wants to eat pancakes with Chili leaves and five colors, which means that Nuwa tries to fill the sky with five-color stones, which means that her daughter is smart and capable. If it is a newly-married girl, on this day, her parents will also send steamed stuffed buns with minced meat to her in-laws. After steaming, it must be open-mouthed, which is called "open-mouthed steamed bread", which symbolizes the early birth of your son to your husband's family. This special folk custom originated from the primitive worship in ancient times and belongs to the legacy of female genital worship.

On the sixth day of June, the northern part of Shanxi is customarily called "Insect King Festival". This season is the time when crop pests breed. "The king eats for the sky, and there is no moth and no natural recreation; People look forward to the sky as old as the year, and thieves are lucky to drive them away. " This period is also the season when farmers look forward to rain. As the saying goes, "money can't buy a drought in May, but a full meal in June". And rain can effectively curb the spread of pests. On that day, farmers will hold a meeting to offer sacrifices, offer sacrifices, burn incense and worship paper. In the (insect) (insect side) temple, the king of insects will be worshipped, and in the Wang Long temple, the hail god will be worshipped to pray for a bumper harvest. As a couplet said, "The locust's life, agriculture, rural areas and Thailand have all been destroyed, and Sulagami is unknown in all fields." . Sacrifice is no longer held nowadays, but people are used to holding garden opening activities on this day. Where there is a vegetable garden, invite friends to drink. On June 6th, people in the northwest of Shanxi are used to having an outing, which is called "outing".

On the sixth day of June, people also call it "clothes drying festival" or "book drying festival". On that day, we will take all the preserved fur coats, holsters and sweaters to the sun for exposure. It is said that this can prevent maggots and moisture regain within one year. Composition is still popular among farmers on this day. It is said that the koji made this day was mixed with vinegar, and the vinegar made was particularly sour and delicious. On this day, in addition to printing books, scholars also pay attention to giving gifts to their husbands, or making pancakes and buns, making lunch boxes and inviting their husbands to dinner. The gentleman pays attention to giving students feedback on a peach, or a peach, or a fresh peach, which means that peaches and plums are all over the world. Buddhism and Taoism also call the sixth day of June "the sun". Legend has it that there was a heavenly book arrival on this day in the Song Dynasty. Later, all the monks and Taoists waiting in the temple wanted to turn over the scriptures on this day. It is said that they can gain aura and deep understanding after reading it.

On the sixth day of June, people also call it "Cattle and Sheep Festival". On this day, the host will hold a banquet to invite herders.

On the sixth day of June, it also evolved into a temple fair in many places.

On June 6th, in Xiangning County, a "Town God Patrol" was held to offer sacrifices to the river gods. On June 6th, Lingqiu County will celebrate Christmas for Nanyue Mansion. According to "County Records", "When the scholar offered sacrifices, merchants from all directions poured in, and the people in the city needed food all the year round, and the brocade for men and women to marry was bought in Kaya Hioki. After staying in the city for three days, the residents will return to agriculture. Merchants can also get used to it. " 1984 During the temple fair, as many as 660,000 people rushed to the fair. Datong people catch up with the temple fair in June, and it is indispensable to stroll and sing. You can ride a horse or take a car when you are in a hurry. Bring wine, rice, fruit, cakes and tableware, men, women and children, and go out together. After arriving at the destination, use the Woods and open spaces to set up tents, set up stalls and open umbrellas. According to local conditions, it varies from place to place. Then take turns to go to the temple fair to burn incense and worship Buddha, buy snacks, watch acrobatics and listen to big plays. Children play with each other, flapping butterflies and catching grasshoppers. Girls are used to collecting wild flowers, picking other peppers and filling sachets. At noon, they each have a hot pot and a picnic. After dinner, the singer sang heartily and the painter painted at will. Everyone is having a good time, having a good time. Except for some opera fans who wanted to stay to watch the evening show and stay at the temple fair, most of them came back that day. In terms of time and scale, Wutai Mountain is the most famous temple fair in June, which lasts for one month from the first day of June to the end of June. There are Han, Mongolian and Tibetan people, as well as international friends. In recent years, there are more than 10,000 people every day. It is a comprehensive grand gathering of religion, culture, tourism, material exchange and scientific investigation. Within a month, the villagers in the mountains put all their energy into the service event, and their income often accounts for more than half of the total annual income.

On the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, besides being "menstruation Festival". In ancient times, it was another festival called "China". Paradise Day originated in Zhao Heng, Song Zhenzong. On June 6th, one year, he claimed that God had given him a gobbledygook, so he decided that it would be the sun, and built a magnificent Temple of Heaven at Dai Temple at the foot of Mount Tai.

Although the folk activities of Tianen Festival have been gradually forgotten by people, there are still remnants in some places. People in Dongtai County, Jiangsu Province congratulated each other this morning and ate a cake crumb made of flour mixed with sugar and oil. There is a saying called "June 6th, eat bread crumbs and grow meat". There is also a saying, "On June 6th, every family basks in red and green". "Red and green" refers to all kinds of brightly colored clothes. The last sentence of this proverb is also called "Every family basks in a dragon robe". In Yangzhou, there is an explanation that Emperor Qianlong was caught in a heavy rain on his way to Yangzhou. His coat was wet and it was difficult to borrow someone's clothes to replace it. He had to wait until the rain stopped and dry his wet clothes before wearing them. This day happens to be June 6, so it is called "drying the dragon robe". In Jiangnan area, after Huangmeitian, clothes hidden at the bottom of the box are easy to get moldy. Take it out and dry it to avoid mildew. In addition, there is an interesting story about bathing cats and dogs, which is called "On June 6th, cats and dogs bathed together". "June 6th, when the morning grass is ripe", Dong people regard this day as the New Year's tasting festival, and some places choose auspicious days to taste new things. On June 6th, relatives and friends came to celebrate. There are fierce duet competitions and Dong Opera performances during the day. In the evening, the Lusheng team will appear on Gulou Ping. Lusheng sounds beautiful. The burning bonfire in the center of Gulou Ping shines on every hospitable Dong people. The Dong people danced while playing the lusheng, and the whole stockade was full of joy. After playing Lusheng, it is the last program "Wild" on the evening of June 6, that is, stepping on church songs. Doyle is usually performed by the main village, where men and women form a circle hand in hand, sing and repeat one sentence, then move one step and dance while singing.

In Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, it is called "Taste the New Year Festival", commonly known as June 6th. Many Dong villages make zongzi on this day, also known as Zongzi Festival. In particular, the Dong people in Zhaoxing, Cenjiao, E Long, Shuikou, Donglang, and Xinping townships have a particularly grand life, second only to the Chinese New Year.

On this day, the girls in Jiazhai Village will stop a rope in front of the village entrance, put some eighty cents on it, and put a table on the ground with wine on it. The boys in the second village want to enter Jiazhai Village, and the girls sing the song of blocking the road: "Where are the beautiful boys from?" Does the eagle fly far away or come to play? Excuse me, where is my brother? The first song disc that didn't enter Dongcun. "The young man replied," The younger generation is destined to be partners, and Shuang Yanfei has a home to return to. Nesting under the eaves downstairs, leaving early and returning late for reunion. "In this way, the young man is not allowed to enter the stockade until the girls have finished singing many songs. At dinner in the evening, the song will continue, and every time I drink a glass of wine, I have to sing a song. If young people don't do well, they will be fined for drinking, which is the so-called "dumb cup". Later, girls and boys got together. Girls either embroidered or received insoles. Boys played pipa and calf piano and sang love songs with girls in a low voice. This kind of antithesis is called "singing and sitting on the moon", and Dong dialect means "singing and expressing feelings under the moon". It was almost dawn after singing, and the girls took out oil tea to greet the young man. After eating, everyone dispersed. Before leaving, the girls sent the boys to Zhaimen, singing and sending them away. June 6th, please aunt. In the past, on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, rural customs invited married girls, old and young, to receive them well and then send them back.

According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a prime minister named Hu Yan in the State of Jin. He is a hero who protects and follows Wen Gong Zhong 'er into exile in other countries. He is very clever and respected by the state of Jin. Every time Hu Yan celebrates his birthday on the sixth day of June, there are always countless people giving him birthday gifts. In this way, HuYan slowly became proud. After a long time, people are not satisfied with him. However, Hu Yanquan is so powerful that people dare to get angry with him.

Hu Yan's daughter and in-laws were the heroes at that time. He was disgusted with what Hu Yan had done, so he called a spade a spade.

Suggestions. But Hu Yan refused to listen to the well-meaning words and scolded her in-laws in public. Zhao was old and weak, and soon he died. His son hates his father-in-law and is determined to avenge his father. In the second year, the summer grain in Shanxi suffered a disaster, and Hu Yan left Beijing to release grain. When he left, he said that he would definitely come back for his birthday on the sixth day of June. Hu Yan's son-in-law got the news and decided to hold a birthday party on the sixth day of June to kill Hu Yan and avenge his father. Hu Yan's son-in-law sees his wife. Ask her: "Does everyone in the world hate people like my father-in-law?" Hu Yan's daughter was also very angry with her father's behavior, so she replied smoothly: "Even you and I hate him. Why should we say others?" Her husband said that. On hearing this, his wife turned red and white and said, "I belong to your family, and I don't care about my mother's family." It's up to you! "

June 6th Festival

Since then, Hu Yan's daughter has been in fear all day. She hates her father for being arrogant and heartless to her in-laws. But then I remembered my father's kindness, and my own daughter was not immune from destruction. She finally ran back to her mother's house on the fifth day of June and told her husband's plan. Mother was frightened and quickly wrote to Hu Yan overnight. Hu Yan's son-in-law saw his wife escape and knew that the secret was exposed. He stayed at home and waited for Hu Yan to clean himself up. On the morning of the sixth day of June, Hu Yan personally came to her in-laws' house. When Hu Yan met his son-in-law, as if nothing had happened, Weng Xu and his wife immediately returned to the Prime Minister's office. At that year's birthday party, Hu Yan said: "I have been delivering meals all this year, witnessed the sufferings of the people, and I know that I have done something wrong in recent years. Today, my husband tried to hurt me. Although he was too vicious, he didn't do it. He is endangering the people and revenging his father. I will never blame him. The daughter saved her father at great risk and did her filial duty. She deserves my worship. And I hope that my good husband will look at me, regardless of hatred, and the two sides will make up! " Since then, Hu Yan has really changed, and Weng Xu is closer than before. In order to remember this lesson forever, Hu Yan invites her daughter and son-in-law to reunite every June 6th. The matter was publicized, and the people followed suit. They also took back their daughter on June 6, which should be good luck to eliminate hatred and avoid disaster. As we grow older, we become accustomed to each other, which has been passed down to this day. People call it "Aunt's Day". June 6th is also a festival of Buddhist temples, which is called "Turning the Sutra Festival". Legend has it that Tang Priest accidentally threw all the scriptures into the sea when he came back from the Western Heaven, and then picked them up and dried them before they were preserved. So the Buddhist scriptures in the temple were also inspected and exposed on this day.

June 6th is a traditional festival of Buyi people. Due to the differences in living areas, the dates of festivals are not uniform. In some areas, it is called June 6th. In some areas, China New Year is celebrated on June 16 or June 26th of the lunar calendar, which is called June Street or June Bridge. Buyi people attach great importance to this festival and have always called it "off-year".

When the festival comes, every village will kill chickens and pigs, make pennants with homemade paper, dip them in chicken blood or pig blood and put them in the fields. It is said that if you do this, the "Tianma" (locusts) will not come to eat crops. On the morning of the festival, several venerable old people in this village led young people to hold traditional activities to worship Pangu and clean the village to drive away ghosts. Except those who attend the sacrifice, all the other men, women and children, according to the Buyi custom, should wear national costumes and take glutinous rice, chickens and ducks, fish and water wine to the hillside outside the village to "hide from the mountains" (the local Han people call it the June market). After the sacrifice, the priest led everyone to the villages to sweep the graves and drive away the "ghosts", while people in the "Tibetan Mountain" talked about Gu Changjin outside the villages and conducted various entertainment activities.

When the sun goes down. People who "hide from the mountains" sit on the floor one by one, uncover rice baskets, take out mellow wines and delicacies, and invite each other to visit. Wait until the mountain god rings "divide the meat! Divide the meat! " After shouting, people selected able-bodied men, divided them into four groups, carried four legs back to the mountain god, and the rest of them carried them home together, and then each household sent people to the stockade to collect the beef sacrificed to the mountain god. In festive entertainment, throwing flower bags is the most interesting. The flower bag is made of various colors of cloth and looks like a pillow. It contains rice bran, adzuki beans or cottonseed. The edge of the flower bag is decorated with lace, and when the flower bag is thrown "with whiskers", young men and women stand aside and throw at each other several meters apart. Its methods include right throw, left throw and overhead throw, but horizontal throw is not allowed. It is required to throw far, quickly and firmly. Flowers are flying in the air. They are really beautiful. If a young man throws a flower bag at his beloved, and the bag falls to the ground over his shoulder, the girl will give him gifts, such as collars, rings and bracelets. This is regarded as a token of love, and the young man will keep it for a long time. June Torch Festival is a traditional festival of Yi, Bai, Naxi, Hani, Lisu, Lahu and Pumi. Torch Festival, called "Chinese Valentine's Day" in ancient times, has a long history. It was first seen in Jing Li's Yunnan Annals in the Yuan Dynasty: "On the evening of June 24th, the torch was lit with a high pole."

During the festival, different regions and different ethnic groups have different rituals and entertainment methods, but lighting the torch is no exception. On the night of the festival, torches are everywhere on the Yunnan Plateau, dazzling like stars falling to the ground. The village song and dance carnival is very lively and often stays up all night. However, there are many beautiful and touching legends about the origin of Torch Festival.

According to the Naxi legend, the Jade Emperor was jealous of the beautiful life on earth and ordered Vulcan to set fire to it. The gods have no heart to destroy mankind.

Suddenly, people were taught to light torches for three nights to cheat the Jade Emperor. Torch Festival is to commemorate the god who saved the world. The Sani people said, King Ashoka of heaven scattered grain on the earth, and the earth was well fed. The heavenly king was dissatisfied with this and sent Hercules to destroy crops. The hero Doaya wrestled with Hercules and won. Hercules scattered incense ashes and became various pests, so people lit a fire to chase the pests. Lahu people say that there is a wicked man who only eats people's eyes. The good man wrapped his horn with beeswax, lit a fire, found the wicked man and subdued him on June 24. So people designated this day as Torch Festival. The Samui people said that in the battle to defend the Samui people's homeland, King Samui was killed by people who invaded the tribe and set fire to find his soul. The legend of Lisu people is even more interesting: Zhuge Liang went to Weixi in the south to help people grow rice, and sent troops back to Sichuan to transport rice seeds. When encountering tigers and miasma on the road, people light a fire to disperse miasma and drive away tigers. On June 24th, they took back the soldiers carrying rice. Later, this day was designated as Torch Festival. These beautiful legends are as colorful as the Torch Festival itself.