What is folk custom?

Folklore, also known as folk culture, refers to a relatively stable cultural event that is gradually formed and passed down from generation to generation by a nation or a social group in the long-term production practice and social life, and can be simply summarized as popular fashion and customs.

Origin

Folklore is one of the cultures that people inherit most closely-there are folk customs of productive labor when working, folk customs of daily life in daily life, folk customs of traditional festivals, folk customs of social organizations, and folk customs are also required to be standardized at all stages of life growth-people who get married need wedding ceremonies or ceremonies to gain social recognition, and there are folk customs in the field of people's spiritual consciousness-as is the case with many taboos in life.

It is an obvious fact that China's traditional religious culture has been gradually restored. Especially after liberation, especially during the Cultural Revolution, traditional religions (including Taoism, Buddhism and folk beliefs) that were degraded, criticized and denied were partially restored and developed, but it is very difficult for the number of teaching staff and religious places of traditional religions to reach the level before 1949, although the number of Christians and Catholics has already surpassed any period in history. It is also an indisputable fact that contemporary school education is developed, science and technology are developing rapidly, material life is affluent, secular desires are expanding, and the number of people who believe in religion is shrinking. However, there are exceptions, such as the worship of the god of wealth. In recent years, with the rapid development of economy and society, the belief in the god of wealth has seen unprecedented prosperity. Taoist temples have temples of wealth, and some Buddhist temples have also added temples of wealth; Many independent temples of the god of wealth have also appeared in various places. This is not only reflected in the economically developed areas in the east and those big cities, but also in the rural areas in the central and western regions. For example, a survey in Zhoucheng Bai Village, Xizhou Town, Dali City, Yunnan Province found that the village "has seen the prosperity of the worship of the god of wealth, and many village households (especially those engaged in catering and tie-dyeing) have placed statues of the god of wealth in the main hall". Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth, also appeared among the traditional Nuo operas in Guizhou. This is an unprecedented phenomenon in local history. The belief in the god of wealth has shown a rapid warming trend everywhere. In the summer of 27, when I climbed Mount Tai, all the Buddhist and Taoist temples I saw along the way had temples of wealth. I went to Hangzhou to board north peak. There is Lingshun Temple on the top of the mountain, and outside the temple is Caiyuan Pavilion. The incense sold is known as "the first God of Wealth in the world"; The statue of Maitreya Buddha in the mountain gate shines with golden light, and the inscription on the throne is "harmony makes money"; The plaque in the main hall of the temple is "The God of Wealth is the True Spirit", which is mainly for Tathagata, but on the left is Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth; The left and right temples are the Temple of the God of Wealth and the Temple of Wu Caishen. The temple of the God of Wealth is dedicated to Fan Li, and the temple of Wu Caishen is centered on Guan Gong. The whole Lingshun Temple has become a temple of wealth! Every year, around the fifth day of the first month of the first month, in the Yangtze River Delta, the roar of setting off firecrackers by the God of Wealth is overwhelming, and fireworks, such as flaming trees and silver flowers, all declare the prosperity of the God of Wealth belief. It has been a popular practice in Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi and other places to place or hang the statue of God of Wealth in shops. In Beijing, Guangzhou and other cities, the same is true. Many families have shrines of wealth, which are filled with incense and offerings all year round. Since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the belief in the god of wealth has never been so universal, in-depth and diverse in any historical period.