What are the customs in Shanxi?

1, Tim Cang Festival, Tim Cang is to wish farmers enough food in the granary. Tim Cang Festival falls on the 25th day of the first lunar month every year, which actually refers to adding things to the granary in the hope of increasing production and income that year.

On June 6th, Jinnan area was called "Back to Mother's Day". Around June 6, the wheat harvest has ended, and it is in the slack season, which is an excellent opportunity to visit relatives. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "June 6, leave the wheat." On the sixth day of June, it evolved into a temple fair in many places in Shanxi.

3. Temple Fair: Shanxi people sell surplus agricultural products in exchange for things they can't produce, such as farm tools, and also participate in various folk social fire performances, such as gongs and drums, yangko, car and boat chairs, pavilion stilts, lights, etc.

4. Wanghuo is a custom in the north of Shanxi. Every New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival, every family should build a tower with large pieces of coal in front of the courtyard, called Wanghuo, for good luck.

5. Face people, Shanxi folk face people mainly worship and pray for heaven, earth and god, which is the embodiment of life ideals.