The ____ Festival in my hometown (Shanxi)

Shanxi special festival Qinglong Festival on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, also known as dragon head-raising. It is related to the "hibernation" of the 24 solar terms. After the hibernation, the earth is revived, Yang Qi rises, Shanxi folk proverbs have "February 2, the dragon carries the head" said. There are differences in the way the festival is celebrated. Jinnan region people carry wine and food, came to the countryside, choose a place to sit around, but also singing and dancing, drinking, also known as "spring", "trekking", this day to eat sesame, deep-fried noodle cake, called "gnawing dragon bone "In the south-eastern area of Jin, it is customary to make pancakes with broomcorn millet flour to comfort women; in the central area of Jin, children are used to flying kites; in the northern area of Jin, they like to eat noodles and vermicelli, which is called picking the tail of the dragon, and they have to eat cake and paste the mouth of the wolf, and eat pears to defeat the fire and beat the dirty gas; in the area of Lvliang, they like to eat pancakes, which is called "unveiling the skin of the dragon"; and in the area of the northwestern part of Jin, they pay special attention to Qinglong Festival, a big social fire Yangge, the base of the fire, the spectacle is like the Lantern Festival in other places.

The most distinctive is the Ruicheng Fenglingdu Hehe Ancient Society, so far more than 1,800 years, to commemorate the Dongyue Emperor Huang Feihu successful in water control and the three societies to celebrate the ceremony, it is also known as the "three societies can". On this day, the mountain people have fun and carnival, and the most precious treasures in their respective homes are displayed, also known as the folk "bright treasure will be". At that time, the women dressed in colorful costumes, singing traditional folk songs, men play rugged and tough gods, gods and goddesses, military generals and civil servants, the eight immortals, common gods, etc., or riding horseback in sedan chair, riding cattle, carrying poles; or naked, the waist tied wild cloth; or cloth pants, carrying guillotine, ice, purlins, stone mill, holding a gong, very masculine. Local theater called "Hehe two rod". The special program of the ancient meeting is also going "Shenma". The atmosphere of the social fire is made up of gongs and drums, and the striking method is simple and primitive, commonly known as "skimming gongs and drums". Other traditional programs include lion juggling, dry boat running, stilt walking, and carrying people on their backs. The whole event starts from the outside of the village and goes on until it ends at the old Taishan Temple site.

The Peach Blossom Festival on the first day of March in the lunar calendar, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, unmarried women, young daughters-in-law, and even small children tie embroidered "peaches" on their lapels, which are filled with garlic and herbs, etc., and are sewn with peach-colored fabric and decorated with spikes of silk threads of various colors to symbolize the youthfulness of the beautiful and metaphorical avoidance of disaster because the peach's resonance is "escape", which means that the peaches can be used to avoid disaster. It is also a metaphor for avoiding disaster, because the harmonic sound of peach means "to escape", and it serves as an amulet. The folk saying is that with the "Peach Amulet", you can safely pass the year. Cold Food Festival The day before the Qingming Festival This is one of the more interesting festivals in Shanxi, originating from the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Chong Er, the son of Duke Xian of Jin, became the king of Jin and became Duke Wen of Jin. When he divided his ministers, he forgot about Jie Zi Tui, a veteran minister who had "cut off his shares to serve the king". When he sent someone to invite Jie Zi Tui, Jie Zi Tui had already hid himself on Mian Mountain in Wu County with his old mother on his back. Chong Er then ordered to burn the mountain, trying to force Jie Zi Pui mother and son to come out of the mountain, but it did not work out as expected, Jie Zi Pui did not come out of the mountain until he died, and died with his mother holding a tree in the forest. Jin Wendong regretted, that is, the Mianshan Mountain changed to Jieshan, Wu County changed to Jiexiu County, and set fire to death Jie Zi push the day, that is, the day before the Qingming Festival, designated as the "Cold Food Festival". This day, Jinzhong area of the people's households do not make fire, do not cook, a day to eat cold food; Jinnan area folk used to eat cold noodles, cold noodles, cold cake, etc.; Jinbei area used to fry Qi (that is, the cake or white flour after steaming and cut into dice-sized square, sun-dried with the soil after frying yellow) as a cold food; some mountainous areas of the family this day to eat fried noodles (that is, the five grains and miscellaneous grains fried and mixed with various types of dried fruit preserved, ground into a noodle). ).

Buddha's Birthday Festival on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar is the Buddha's birthday, the Buddhist community has a variety of celebrations. Wutai Mountain is the most solemn. And in the folk world, it transforms into various forms of temple fairs. For example, Shouyang County, Tianfo Temple Fair, lively; Datong, Yanggao and some counties in Northwest Jin, called the Grandma Temple Fair, mainly to seek children to pray for blessings; Yuncheng area was held in the "Yellow Emperor war Chiyu" commemoration of the Temple Fair; Lingshi County to do a "look at the God of the flower fair", the peony flowers of the temple of Pinzhi; Xiangning County, the opening of the oil cake temple, the participants are full of oil cake as an honor; solution to the state will be held in Guandi Temple, both in memory of Guandi, but also to carry out a variety of economic and trade activities, the performance of a variety of traditional folk programs.

Walking wheat strike the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar in the southern region of Jinnan this day is "back to his mother's family festival", legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin doctor Fox Yan pride and arrogance, the in-laws of the Zhao Failure angry dead. One year Jin was hit by a disaster, fox Yan out of grain, said the sixth day of June to go home to celebrate his birthday. His son-in-law decided to take the opportunity of the birthday celebration to assassinate his father-in-law to avenge his father's death. The daughter found out about this and rushed back to her mother's home to report the news. Fox Yan put food back, saw the suffering of the people, regret did not listen to the advice of the in-laws, hate themselves for doing the wrong thing, not only do not blame the son-in-law, but also publicly recognized their previous mistakes. After the sixth day of June every year, fox Yan will be his daughter, son-in-law to pick up the home reunion. Folk people follow suit, customary. The reason for this, Jinnan wheat, June 6 around, wheat has been harvested and finished, is in a stage of agricultural leisure, is the perfect time to visit relatives. Folk have "June 6, go wheat strike" proverb. The custom is that the son-in-law to use the newly produced wheat flour, steamed a large moon shaped angle bun, meaning that the family and get a good harvest.

Shanxi folk also called this day for the "Sunshine Festival". Is the day, to save their own leather coats, leather sets, sweaters and so on all to the sun exposure, it is said that this can be a year without maggots, do not return to the tide. Farmers this day also prevails to do song. Said to use this day to do the song mixed with vinegar, made of vinegar, especially sour, especially mellow flavor. Xiangning County on this day to worship the river god, lifting the "city god on patrol". Datong suburban counties on this day to open the temple will be held on the green stomping and singing, that is, bring their own food for a picnic, and then watch the program to listen to the theater to have fun.

The Beggar's Nest on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar in the legend, this day is the cowherd weaver a year a day, Shanxi folk custom of celebrating, in the streets and alleys with branches and other things into a pair of young men and women on behalf of the cowherd, the weaver will meet.

The Tanabata Festival, the girl daughter-in-law has many activities to the Weaving Maiden to teach crafts, known as begging. Jinnan region used to pray, take seven embroidery needles, with colorful thread to wear needle holes, can once successfully through the seven needle holes is considered to be begging for coquettish; Jinbei region used to be embroidery needles coated with oil, gently placed on the water surface, able to float the person is considered to be begging for coquettish; Jindongdong region girls caught a spider spitting on Tanabata Festival, circling the box, the next day to observe the spider's web sparseness of the status of the denser the denser the beg coquettish! The more, there are still late at night, lying under the grapevine to listen to the cowherd, the weaving woman whispered the saying.

Midwinter Festival on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, also known as the "Ghost Festival", this day, people have to tie up the paper tie-ups, to the dead relatives to send clothes. Most of the families, in the "Zhongyuan Festival" is approaching, to steam a variety of shapes of steamed buns, dough figurines, most of the farmers want to go to the graves at this time of the year, tomb sweeping, burning paper money, to the deceased to pay tribute to, and in some places to put the river lamps, the Yellow River River lamps will be the most spectacular in Hequan County, the customs, has been continued for thousands of years.

Eid al-Fitr on the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar in Shanxi, there are many Hui people, the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Hui people to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Similar to the Chinese New Year. Islamic rituals, adult Muslims should observe a month of fasting every year. During the month of Ramadan, every day before sunrise to eat a good fasting rice, from sunrise to sunset during this time, is not allowed to eat anything, the purpose is to restrain selfishness, in order to show faith in God Allah. At the end of the period can be opened, known as Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr is both a religious festival and a national holiday, the mosque to post couplets written on the words of praise to Allah. Everyone takes a bath. They put on their cleanest clothes and go to the mosque to participate in the congregational rituals. Families prepare festive food and entertain their guests. After lunch, they visit friends and relatives to exchange greetings. It is customary for men to walk to their graves on this day.