What are the folk customs in Guangshan?

The folk custom in southern Henan is unique to Guangshan-"Sending lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month" (commonly known as "sending lanterns on the fifteenth day" and "sending lanterns"), which reflects the traditional custom of "descendants offering sacrifices to their ancestors" that has been circulating in Guangshan County, Xinyang City, Henan Province for more than 200 years. This night is a night for people to communicate with their deceased ancestors and the world of Yin and Yang. It is the night to send money and gifts to ancestors; This is a night to report to the ancestors and wish the admirers the coming year. "Even if you don't go home for the New Year, you should send lights to the fifteen graves." On the day of the festival, the number of lantern-sending teams is unprecedented, all the busy commercial streets are closed, all the motor vehicles are dispatched, some families are dispatched, some are rushed back thousands of miles, walking, cycling and driving, and gathering in front of the ancestral graves with a goal, a time and a will-the centuries-old custom of "sending lanterns" and "sending lanterns", rain or shine, snow and ice as usual, never stopped. Fireworks bloom red in the sky, firecrackers resound through the valley, and ancestral graves are illuminated like stars, which means that all branches of the clan are prosperous. This unique scenery sprouted the idea of shooting last year, and I also tried several photos. The author and his wife filmed a series of shots in the rain this year, and directed and performed a series of shots. Today, I choose a few to publish.

Group photo sequence: buy lanterns, buy lampshades, buy candles, buy fireworks, transport fireworks, set off fireworks, buy money paper, play with money paper, distribute money paper, burn money paper, worship God, insert lampshades and light colorful grave lanterns.

1. Buy lanterns, lampshades and candles.

2. Purchase, transport and set off fireworks.

The folk custom of the 15th day of the first month in Guangshan County, a famous town in southern Henan, has a long history. More than 20 dragons are initiated by local clans and held on the 13th day of the first month every year. (The 14th day of the first month is the "main light", and the 15th day of the first month is the "sending light". )

Dry boat is a paper toy for folk entertainment. The production method is simple and complicated. The breeder is skilled and expensive, with a price of several hundred yuan; Easy is very simple, it can be done for more than three yuan (this price is from the 1980s). Our dry boat uses a simple method to tie a grate on the boat-shaped frame. There is a cabin on the boat, where one person can live, paste colored paper, put flowers and hang cranes. During the performance, the audience's sense of drifting about the ship was increased. There were three or five people during the performance. One person takes the boat as the "Mrs. Boat", a female role (in the past, men dressed as women), hangs the boat on the boat's wife, and walks back and forth with the boat's wife, making the boat swing easily. One person punting, male role, can do some martial arts, at least somersault. The boat was accompanied by a clown. One or three people will make fun of it, and when it is done, it will make people laugh. Dry boat performance has a plot. Although its plot is simple, it can also enlighten people from the trivial things of life to understand that life is the truth of struggle. Its main plot is: the husband punted the boat and the wife went to her parents' house, crossed the rapids and bypassed the reef. He accidentally ran aground. The husband was very anxious and tried many ways to get rid of it. The young couple went to her parents' house happily again. In the whole performance process, the boatman is the key, and all the plots are silently performed by him. The performance is good, sometimes it makes the audience thrilling, sometimes it makes the audience feel anxious, and sometimes it allows the audience to enjoy the joy of victory. Accompanied by gongs and drums, it is warm and compact, full of life interest. After the performance, sing a minor to express the joy of celebrating the victory. Guo Fan in Luowa Village, Popei River Town is the best place to play with dry boats.

There is an administrative village named Dongyue in Manjusri Township, which is named "the hometown of folk culture and art in China". There are 22 villagers' groups with 2026 people. This village is rich in folk culture. Some villagers sing Flower Drum Opera and Shadow Play all the year round, and people will gather to perform folk flower dances such as lion dance, dragon dance, bamboo horse dance and boat rolling during traditional festivals.

It is an indispensable traditional custom to celebrate the Spring Festival in Guangshan countryside. On the eve of the Spring Festival, farmers can be seen everywhere in the rural areas of Guangshan, and life is getting more and more prosperous. The picture shows a rural farmer in a town in Guangshan County.

Blind date-the child is tested by both parents.

Take care of the family-the man is thoroughly examined by the woman's jury.

Please go to the matchmaker-a communication tool for negotiation between the two sides.

Right moment-when the judges pass, the prelude to marriage begins.

Date of sending-send the numerology of both parties to the' immortal' for verification, select an auspicious day, and get married into the countdown.

Marriage-a ceremony for others to see, proves that there is no need to steal the forbidden fruit.

Dear folks: How many people have made a positive result according to this folk custom?

Folk wedding is a wedding held in accordance with national traditional wedding customs and various standardized processes. This kind of wedding procedure is complicated and exquisite, but it fully embodies the essence of folk culture.

One of the important contents of Lantern Festival is offering sacrifices to ancestors. Since the early hours of the morning, firecrackers have been set off to light incense for ancestors. Before lunch, offerings are placed on the altar, paper money is burned, and the spirits of ancestors are prayed to ensure the safety, health and happy life of family members.

The living should get to the ancestral graves before sunset and send light to the dead relatives.

I don't know where the custom of sending lanterns originated, but in Guangshan and Xinxian, it is extremely grand. If possible, you must go home to send lanterns on this day. If you can't go home, please ask your brother to take you. In front of each ancestral grave, a descendant lights a lamp, and as many descendants there are, so many lamps are lit. Whether a family is prosperous or not depends on the lamp in front of his grave. In addition to sending lanterns on ancestral graves, we should also burn paper money and send lanterns on the tablets of heaven and earth and the kitchen god, so that the gods can bless their families. It was also sent to warehouses, cattle and horses pens, well platforms, grinding houses and other places to burn paper and send lights, in order to make food Man Cang and beef fat Ma Zhuang safe, and food is often eaten; Finally, he was sent to the intersection to burn paper and send lights, praying for safe entry and exit, and the family came from all directions.

As a teenager, it is forbidden to send lanterns to the grave. Now, people are aware of the importance of traditional culture, and gradually seek the roots of their own culture and life. No wonder the Lantern Festival is so grand. As a tourist attraction, Guangshan Jingju Temple will not be described here.

Apart from being a historical relic, Ju Jing also has a strong heritage, one of which is a very important cultural part: Jingju Temple Ancient Temple Fair. There is no way to verify the origin, but among all the temple fairs in Guangshan, the ancient temple fair of Jingju Temple is the most important. March is spring, and everything is gray. Jingju Temple Ancient Temple Fair burns every year. It is particularly important to pray at ancient temple fairs, visit relatives and friends, go hiking in March, and trade agricultural products (to prepare for this year's production).

The ancient temple fair of Jingju Temple has its important cultural part, and many rare or about to be lost folk culture and art can be discovered and excavated.