Where are Minnan people from?

Minnan people are an ethnic group of Han nationality. They are mainly distributed in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Longyan in Fujian, Chaoshan, Hailufeng and Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong, most of Taiwan Province Province, most of Hainan and the southeast of Wenzhou in Zhejiang.

Spoken language is a branch of Fujian dialect, called Minnan dialect; The sub-dialects of Minnan dialect are also quite complicated, including Zhangzhou dialect, Quanzhou dialect, Xiamen dialect, Longyan dialect, Chaozhou dialect, Hailufu dialect, Leizhou dialect, Shanghai dialect, Taiwan dialect and Hainan dialect. Only residents who speak Zhangzhou dialect, Quanzhou dialect, Xiamen dialect, Longyan dialect and Taiwan dialect can communicate.

Architectural custom

Architecture is closely related to people's lives, so it has also formed a series of folk customs. For example, before building a house, choose the ecliptic to break ground, worship the beam and complete the ceremony. For example, before breaking ground, choose the auspicious day of the ecliptic, put on record to set up offerings for the pig's head, burn incense and light candles, set off firecrackers, and worship the gods and the ground, commonly known as the groundbreaking ceremony or the groundbreaking ceremony. After the ceremony, the owner who built the house was treated with a sumptuous table. In addition, there are customs such as nailing bamboo boards on wooden thresholds and digging wells in selected places to find springs.

marriage customs

Since ancient times, the marriage customs in southern Fujian have followed the basic procedures of the traditional "six rituals" of the Han nationality, namely, accepting gifts (that is, proposing marriage), asking names (that is, female surnames), Naji (engagement and funeral), accepting gifts (giving gifts after marriage), inviting invitations (informing the wedding date) and welcoming relatives (getting married). Among them, special attention is paid to the custom of "marriage".

The bride usually goes back to her mother's house on the fourth day after marriage, which is called "guest" and "Hui Zi". A "guest" must go back to her husband's house that day, and it must be dark when she gets home. As the saying goes, "It is black to the touch and dry to live." This means that doing so will give birth to boys.