Folk customs of Zhejiang people celebrating the Spring Festival

The "Pig Snatching Festival" consists of two parts: "Meeting God" and "Snatching Pig". Before the pig snatching, the village would invite the troupe to perform for seven days and seven nights, and it was not until the last day that firecrackers, gongs and drums and music were prepared, and a sacrificial banquet was arranged to sacrifice the fairy Ma Niangniang. Pigs raised by every family are required to be slaughtered the day before meeting God.

2. lanterns

The villagers made bamboo sticks into the shape of horses, then pasted the horses with various kinds of cotton paper, went to the mountains to find a kind of rattan called Gaoshanlong, braided it on the iron ring made of bamboo sticks, and made hats to wear on the dancers' heads. On holidays, the villagers should take it out for a dance to exorcise evil spirits and bless peace.

3. Clouds and fire

Yunhe is a comprehensive folk belief activity, which is based on the belief in immortals in Xuan Nv for nine days and centered on seeking new fire. The activity is centered on Shaxi Village and Xugao Village, involving more than 40 fire stations (and surrounding villages) in the county 10. It is a traditional folk activity with wide participation, large scale and far-reaching influence during the Spring Festival.

Step 4 sacrifice

Sacrifice is also called "blessing sacrifice" in the local area. On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, every household sets dishes to worship the kitchen god for two days. In the local area, it is believed that the Kitchen God is not only in charge of the kitchen fire, but also inspects human peace and informs the Heaven Emperor. The annual sacrifice is to "bribe" Kitchen God, let him say a few more good words in front of the Emperor of Heaven, and bless the good weather in the coming year.

5, send the kitchen god.

On the 23rd night of the twelfth lunar month, every household will send the Kitchen God to heaven, offer a sticky candy and glue the Kitchen God's teeth so that he can't tell the Jade Emperor Chen about people's fault. After sending the Kitchen God, before New Year's Eve, every family always chooses an auspicious day to pray, which is the most solemn festival in every family year.

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