Is the folk custom in China a traditional culture or a historical dross?

Folk custom is a part of traditional culture, and there is no dross in it. The so-called dross is the moral ethics that does not conform to and is not suitable for modern society.

The formation of a folk custom must conform to the social form at that time, and it is the concrete embodiment of the universally recognized values, outlook on life and world outlook (ideology). Folk custom is not static, it is constantly changing with the social transformation. Some of them have been handed down; Some are created; Some were eliminated. What is eliminated is not dross, but outdated.

Folklore refers to a stable cultural event that a nation or a social group has gradually formed and passed down from generation to generation in the long-term production practice and social life, and can be simply summarized as popular customs and habits.

Modeling must not be random, temporary or impromptu, but can usually span time and space, which is the premise of folklore inheritance, extensiveness and stability: an activity takes place here and now, and if its activity mode is not put into practice by another person, it is not folklore; Only when the way of activity transcends the situation and becomes the content implemented by many people at the same time can it become a folk custom handed down from generation to generation. On the other hand, folk customs are changeable. Folk custom is a life culture, not a classic culture. It has no words, mainly in the form of words and deeds, from person to person, from generation to generation. Even under basically the same conditions, it is impossible to repeat it unscathed. In the ever-changing life situation, the subject of activities must make appropriate adjustments, and folk customs will change immediately. This difference is manifested in individuals and groups, including professional groups, geographical groups and class groups, which leads to the industry, regionality and class nature of folk customs. If the time factor is highlighted, a generation or an era will inherit, change and innovate the previous folk customs. This change in time is the epochal nature of folk customs.