Introduction of Jingjiang Spring Festival Customs

Jingjiang folk New Year custom, 24 nights to send stoves, 25 nights to ferment, 26 nights to steam steamed bread, 27 nights to fry broad beans and peanuts, 28 nights to clean up, 29 nights to wrap wonton in jiaozi, 30 nights to post couplets, the first day of the first month, women do not cook breakfast on the stove, so as not to pollute the gods, so that they can take care of their children without crying, and the picture starts well. Eating zongzi for breakfast is called "reunion" For New Year greetings, peanuts, broad beans, melon seeds, sweets, etc. It is called "sweet mouth". Eating wonton, jiaozi or leftover food on New Year's Eve means "more than a year". In the afternoon, three or five people throw dice together, play cards and mahjong for fun, wash their hands and turn off the lights (the 18th day of the first month). Throughout the day, people who "send the god of wealth" and "tune the black dragon" (begging in disguise) walked the streets, and folk cultural activities such as tuning dragon lanterns and dancing lions spread all over urban and rural areas. In the evening, all families tell their children to go to bed early and don't turn on the light, which means not to interfere with the "rat marriage". Households sweep the floor that night, but don't sweep the floor the next day. The next day is called a birthday. Since the second day of junior high school, I have gone out to pay a New Year call. The rule of New Year's greetings is to go first to close relatives, and then to distant relatives, which lasts until the seventh and eighth day of the seventh lunar month. As the saying goes, "On the seventh and eighth day of the New Year, there is still wine left." On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the god of wealth is respected, and merchant families in towns often offer sacrifices with heavy ceremonies.

On the Lantern Festival in Jingjiang, farmers made models of chickens, fish, pigs, ducks, cotton bags, fruits, etc. from rice scraps, painted them with colored steamed, and offered them to the Buddha in the morning, burning incense and lighting candles, praying that "the five grains will be abundant and the six livestock will flourish". Large market towns such as Beijing and Jishi also held lantern activities. Dragon lanterns and flower boats in rural areas are also gathered in cities. On this day, the temple is a natural incense period, and believers go to the temple to burn incense. Young men and women, especially women, flock to the market to see lights and plays. Therefore, girls born in rural areas are called "going to the streets on the first day of the first month". On the 13th day of the first month, every family lights candles and holds lanterns in front of the Buddha at night. Neighbors got together and invited the "Nine Girls" to the Buddha and asked the girls about their stupidity and wisdom. Or invite "Tianhe girl", "ash pile girl" and "shit jar girl" to predict the good or ill luck of people and animals in those years. If someone suffers from eye diseases, he also hopes to hang a "sky lantern" in the coming year.