I know the customs of festivals.

How time flies! I have spent more than ten new years in a blink of an eye ... it's not, it's going to be the New Year again.

On New Year's Eve, our whole family get together for New Year's Eve dinner, which is our common custom of keeping the New Year's Eve. According to historical records, this custom originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and gradually became popular. In the early Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, wrote a poem "Shousui": "Cold words and winter snow, warm with spring breeze." Until today, Chinese people are used to setting off firecrackers on New Year's Eve, sitting around the house watching TV, and the whole family is laughing and laughing again and again. ...

It is said that the earliest rice cakes were used to worship gods and ancestors on New Year's Eve, and later became food for the Spring Festival.

During the Spring Festival, we also have an indispensable food-jiaozi. Eating jiaozi means "making friends when I was young", while "Zi" means "Zi Shi", which is homophonic with "Jiao" and means "Happy Reunion" and "Good luck". But why is it indispensable? One reason is that jiaozi is shaped like an ingot, and eating jiaozi in the Spring Festival means "getting rich". Another reason is that jiaozi has stuffing, which is convenient for people to put all kinds of auspicious things in it to pin their hopes for the new year. In some areas, when people eat jiaozi, they have to match some non-staple food to show their good luck. If you eat tofu, it symbolizes the happiness of the whole family; Eating persimmons symbolizes all the best; Eating three fresh vegetables symbolizes the prosperity of Sanyang. People in Taiwan Province Province eat fish balls, meatballs and seaweed, symbolizing reunion and wealth.

After cleaning the house on the 28 th of the twelfth lunar month, I have to post a blessing! The word "fu" is now interpreted as "happiness", but in the past it meant "good luck" and "good luck". Whether it is now or in the past, people's yearning for a happy life and their wishes for a better future are pinned. In order to fully reflect this yearning and wish, the people simply turn the word "blessing" upside down, indicating that "blessing has fallen" and "blessing has arrived" There is also a legend that the word "fu" is posted upside down among the people. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, used the word "fu" as a code word to prepare for murder. In order to eliminate this disaster, kind Ma Huanghou asked all the families in the city to put "Fu" on their doors before dawn. Naturally, no one dares to go against Ma Huanghou's will, so the word "Fu" is posted on every door. If one of the families can't read, turn the word "fu" upside down. The next day, the emperor sent people to the streets to check and found that every family had posted the word "Fu", and another family had posted the word "Fu" upside down. When the emperor heard the news, he was furious and immediately ordered the body guard to cut down the house. When Ma Huanghou saw that things were not good, he quickly said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "The family knew that you were visiting today, and deliberately turned the word" Fu "upside down. Isn't this what' Fudao' means? " When the emperor heard the truth, he ordered his release, and a great disaster was finally eliminated. Since then, people have turned the word "Fu" upside down for good luck and in memory of Ma Huanghou.

During the Spring Festival, people in many areas like to stick various paper-cuts on their windows. Window grilles can not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also bring people beautiful enjoyment, integrating decoration, appreciation and practicality.

Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art, which has been loved by people for thousands of years. Because it is often pasted on windows, people generally call it "window grilles". Window grilles are rich in content and wide in subject matter. Because the buyers of window grilles are mostly farmers, window grilles have quite a lot of content to express farmers' lives, such as farming, weaving, fishing, herding sheep, raising pigs and chickens. In addition, there are myths and legends, drama stories and other themes. In addition, the images of flowers and birds, insects and fish, and the zodiac are also very common.

There is a folk saying in China that "open the door and set off firecrackers". The first thing in the new year is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year.

Firecrackers are a specialty of China with a long history of more than 2,000 years. Now, most of us think that setting off firecrackers can create a festive atmosphere, is a kind of entertainment in festivals, and can bring happiness and good luck to people.

Chapter II: Customs and habits related to the Spring Festival.

In addition to firecrackers, the spring breeze brought warmth to Tusu. It's Spring Festival again ... New Year's Eve, so lively! People are busy putting up couplets and hanging New Year pictures. Crackling firecrackers are like frying sesame seeds in a pot. The sound of fireworks is like a grand celebration in Tiananmen Square. They walked through the streets and high-rise buildings, making the night look like day, and everywhere was full of festive scenes. Looking forward to, it is important to look forward to the Spring Festival. So what are the customs of the Spring Festival? Go and find it! "Wow, it smells good!" I just wanted to go out, but I was attracted back by the smell. At first glance, it turned out that grandma was cooking wonton. I quickly ran into the kitchen and asked, "Grandma. Why do we eat wonton today? " Grandma said, "You want to eat wonton on New Year's Eve 10, which is called" jiaozi ". It's time to celebrate the turn of the old and the new! Also, wonton is homophonic with wonton. The bathroom is full of food! " Oh, I see, I found a custom _ "Eat jiaozi"! Walking out of the house, I saw a golden dragon rolling constantly. It turned out to be a dragon dance to celebrate the New Year! Look, the golden dragon is constantly changing its shape in the hands of dragon dancers: rolling dragon and panlong, and the dragon body fluctuates up and down with the faucet, shaking its head and wagging its tail, which is beautiful! Hehe, how can such an important custom be forgotten? Found another custom _ "Dragon Dance".

Squeezing sugar is a traditional folk stunt, which is rare. This thing is not only beautiful and fun, but also edible after playing. Children usually like it when they see it, because they don't usually see it. Once you see it, you won't leave, either pestering adults to buy it or running back to ask for money. When they have no money, they eagerly surround themselves, with their fingers in their mouths, staring at how this sugar man has changed. At this time, the sugar kneading master took out a little syrup with a spatula, wiped it on his hands covered with talcum powder, quickly squeezed out the approximate shape of the characters to be made, and then put it in a wooden mold coated with talcum powder, and then blew it hard. After a while, the wooden mold was opened and the sugar kneading machine came out. At night, the originally silent sky suddenly becomes bright and lively. A series of tail-clamped flames soared into the sky, and in the roar, gorgeous and charming flowers bloomed in the night. Firecrackers in the air are one after another, which is exciting. The family got together at the table and had a big dinner. We all feel a warmth and sweetness in our hearts. In this prosperous new year, we eat happily, have fun and have fun.

Chapter Three: Interesting Customs

This summer vacation, my parents, brother and I traveled to Guilin, Guangxi. In the course of traveling, I found that Yao people in Guilin, Guangxi have many very interesting customs.

Students, do you know! If one day you travel to Yao nationality and see a little girl wearing a beautiful silver collar around her neck, and this silver collar can't be touched by outsiders, it means that she is not married. Because every little Yao girl is born, her parents will make this silver collar for her to wear, and only on her wedding day can her husband untie it. Then, if you see that there is no silver collar around her neck, it means that she is married.

If you want to ask how old a Yao girl is, you should ask, "How long has your sour fish been flooded?" She will tell you how long it has been flooded, and that is her age. As you said, "How old are you?" She won't talk to you. It turned out that from the day they were born, her parents had to go out to buy a big fish and drown it. Until her wedding day, the fish can be taken out for her uncle to eat, and no one else can eat it.

If you are a young man, you will want to visit Yao nationality one day! If a girl steps on you, don't be angry, kick her. Because, when she kicks you, it means that she likes you. The harder she kicks, the more she likes you. If you step on her, it means that you also like her and agree to marry her, then her family will soon invite the elders of the whole village to engage in betrothal, and you can't leave! Be careful! What if a young man has a crush on a girl? In the evening, he will sing in the bamboo house where the girl lives. If the girl likes him, she will sing with him. The girl didn't like her, so she poured cold water on it, and then he walked away.

Students, do you think Yao customs are interesting?

Chapter Four: Hometown Customs

My hometown is in Sichuan, where the customs of various festivals are different from other places, so let me introduce the customs of my hometown to you!

Spring Festival is the biggest and most lively traditional festival in China, commonly known as "Chinese New Year". This festival lasts from the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month. Before the Spring Festival, most urban and rural areas began to prepare new year's goods, killing pigs, sheep and rabbits. Make bacon, buy food and get new clothes. During the Spring Festival, everyone dressed up, hung New Year pictures, posted Spring Festival couplets, had a family reunion dinner on the 30th, and went to relatives' homes to pay a New Year call to their ancestors on the second and third days of the year. This is our custom in Sichuan! Tomb-Sweeping Day mainly carries out picnics and picnics around mid-February and April 5th of the Gregorian calendar. Some are activities such as ancestor worship and grave sweeping. This kind of custom activity is also a common activity in urban and rural areas. This is our custom in Sichuan! Torch Festival of Yi people: Torch Festival is the largest traditional festival of Yi people in Liangshan, Sichuan. The time is June 24th of the lunar calendar every year. Every family drinks, eats meat and kills animals to worship their ancestors. People put on new clothes and carry out cultural and sports activities with national characteristics. Men take part in bullfighting, herding sheep, raising chickens, horse racing and wrestling. Women sing, play strings and play Qin Yue. Swim the flashlight around the house at night; On the third night, they traveled around Shan Ye in groups with torches, and then they gathered in one place to light bonfires, burn torches, drink, sing and dance until the end of the morning. This is our custom in Sichuan! Our customs in Sichuan are very special. I like my hometown!

Chapter 5: New Year greetings/New Year greetings/gathering wealth on the first day of the first month.

Spring Festival is commonly known as "New Year's Day", formerly known as "New Year's Day". Du Taiqing of Sui Dynasty said in "Five Candles Collection": "The first month is the end of the month, and one day is Yuan Day, which is also a cloud and a cloud." The original meaning of "yuan" is "head" and later extended to "start" Because this day is the first day of the year, the first day of spring and the first day of the first month, it is called "Sanyuan". Because this day is still the old dynasty, the moon dynasty and the Japanese dynasty, it is also called the "three dynasties"; Because it is the first Shuori, it is also called "Yuanshuo". On the first day of the first month, there are other nicknames such as Shangri-La, Zheng Chao, Sanshuo and Shisan, meaning that the first day of the first month is the beginning of the year, month and day.

China is an ancient multi-ethnic country. According to their own cultural traditions and customs, different nationalities in different historical periods have determined their own New Year's Day, that is, to change "Zhengshuo" to the first day of the first month. Emperor Zhuan Xu and Xia Dynasty took the first month of Meng Chun as the yuan, that is, they used Yin Jian's summer calendar and took the first day of the first lunar month as New Year's Day. The Shang Dynasty used the ugly lunar calendar, with the first day of the twelfth lunar month as New Year's Day. The Zhou dynasty used the weekly calendar, which was completed, and the first day of November in the lunar calendar was New Year's Day. The Qin dynasty used the Qin calendar to build the sea, with the first day of the lunar calendar as New Year's Day; In the early Western Han Dynasty, the Qin calendar was still in use. In the first year of Liang Wudi Taichu (104), it was changed to the calendar created by Sima Qian and Luo, and the summer calendar was re-used, with the first day of the first lunar month as New Year's Day. In the future, except for Wang Mang, the lunar calendar was once used to build ugliness, and after Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty and Su Zong, the Zhou calendar was used to build children. All previous dynasties used the summer calendar until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

The Revolution of 1911 overthrew the imperial system, and the day before Sun Yat-sen took office in Nanjing from Shanghai, the Nanjing Senate decided to use the solar calendar to mark the year with the Republic of China. But the lunar calendar has existed for a long time, which is conducive to arranging farming. Therefore, people still pay attention to the lunar calendar.

Chapter VI: The local customs of my hometown.

There are some customs in my hometown that no one can change.

Today, I want to introduce some customs of Xinjiang Uygur people.

Uyghur flower caps have a distinctive feature. They are very particular about wearing flowered hats. They should wear different flowered hats at different ages and on different occasions. Male elderly people generally wear Badam flower caps and Turpan flowers. Badan flower hat is a pattern decorated with badan nucleus deformation. Its patterns and postures are rich and varied, mostly with white flowers on a black background, and it feels solemn, simple and generous. Turpan flower hat is characterized by large flowers and small bottom, bright and bright colors. Girls and women like baby flower hats, which are embroidered hats with gold and silver coils. Embroidered flowers are mostly three-dimensional, shining in the sun, giving people a sense of luxury and dignity. Yili pear flower hat is a kind of elegant flower hat popular in Yili area, which is deeply loved by boys and girls. Five-petal flower hat, which is called "Baixitaladoba" in Uygur language. The general flower hat has four petals, but this kind of flower hat has one more petal than the general flower hat, and the hat is smaller and the pattern is simpler. Houses where Uighurs live are generally made of mud. Daylighting with skylight, room with fireplace, flat roof, can dry fruit and grain. The diet is mainly pasta, corn and rice. Daily food includes: scones, melons and fruits, noodles, pilaf, tea, milk and so on.

Uighurs are a hospitable, singing and dancing nation. I like Uighurs in Xinjiang.

Article 7: I know the Dragon Boat Festival.

My father told me about the custom and origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a traditional festival in China. On this day, people will insert "five tails": Acorus calamus, wormwood, pomegranate flower, garlic and dragon boat flower. The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the "Five Festival", and many customs are also related to the "Five Seasons". For example, tying red, yellow, blue, white and black silk threads on children's necks, wrists and ankles is called "longevity rope". In the south, we eat "Huang Wu" on Dragon Boat Festival: yellow croaker, cucumber, realgar wine and yellow bean paste zongzi. (I only remember Sihuang) Wen Yiduo, a scholar, thinks that the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival for southern minorities to commemorate the dragon god four or five thousand years ago. There is also a sad legend about the Dragon Boat Festival. The filial daughter Cao E jumped into the river to save her father. Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, Cao E was only fourteen years old, and her father drowned in the river. After many days, she didn't see the surface of the body. Cao E cried and searched along the river, but she had never seen her father's body. Seventeen days later, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, she jumped into the river to look for it. Five days later, she carried out her father's body and was passed down as a myth! Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, you can eat delicious zongzi and sing a children's song, "On the fifth day of May, it's Duanyang, planting wormwood, wearing sachets, eating zongzi and spreading sugar, and the dragon boat is happy in the water."