Marriage Customs in Quxian County, Sichuan Province

Du fu's sacrifice to the beliefs and customs of the han nationality. Popular in western Sichuan plain and other places. According to legend, Du Yu, the founding king of Shu, retired to Xishan and became a cuckoo. Du Fu howled to remind people not to forget the farming season until "tears of blood". People think that he has made great contributions in teaching people to farm, and he is sacrificed every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and the first day of July. Today, there is a tomb of him and Cong Di in the south of Pixian County, called Wang Cong Temple. On the day of the festival, people compete for sacrificial activities, and at the same time, songs and dances, performances and entertainment are very lively. In western Sichuan plain and other places, when cuckoos sing, people think it is the emperor's hope, reminding everyone not to miss the farming season.

Beliefs and customs of the Han nationality in offering sacrifices to silkworms. Popular in western Sichuan plain. According to legend, Can Cong, the founding emperor of Shu, taught the people to raise silkworms, and made thousands of gold silkworm heads for the people every year. Whoever gets the home of gold silkworm will surely get a bumper harvest in sericulture. After his death, people offered sacrifices to him to show their gratitude.

King of Medicine Bodhisattva King of Medicine is a folk name for Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in Tang Dynasty. Sun Simiao was originally a Jingzhao Chinese. Proficient in medicine and noble medical ethics. The book "Preparedness", with 30 volumes and 5300 square meters, is considered as one of the earliest medical encyclopedias in China. Sichuan is close to Shaanxi, and Sun Simiao went to Sichuan twice to practice medicine and collect herbs for alchemy, which had a great influence in Sichuan. Therefore, the popularity of folk sacrifice to the King of Medicine in Sichuan is quite famous all over the country. Many famous Chinese medicine shops. Such as Tong Ren Tang. Everyone worships the statue of the drug king. Xindu, Guangyuan, Santai, Pengxi, Shishu and other places in Sichuan have drug kings, and Sun Simiao is enshrined as a drug king bodhisattva.

Beliefs and customs of Han nationality in Baoguang Temple. Popular in Xindu County. There are 577 Buddha statues in Luohan Hall of Baoguang Temple in the county. People who come here to burn incense and browse are used to counting arhats. The first step to step into the threshold is to count from the left if it is left foot, and from the right foot if it is right foot. Count the arhats of the same age and judge whether you are blessed or not by their good, evil, beauty and ugliness.

Bribing the eyes and ears of Han people's beliefs and customs. Popular in parts of Sichuan. Eyes and ears are kitchen gods. People think that the Kitchen God is the eyes and ears of the Jade Emperor, whose duty is to observe what happens on earth and then play in the sky. In order not to speak ill of the jade emperor in front of him and bring disaster to the world, people burn incense and light candles every night in the twelfth lunar month and bribe him with wine and meat, which is better than him.

On New Year's Eve, Han people sacrifice trees. Spread in Yuechi County. Every year on New Year's Eve, after every meal is served, we should first worship our ancestors. Then, take a little from every meal and cut it carefully and evenly. Then parents will take it to the biggest and best tree with a plate or dustpan and sacrifice it. It is said that in this way, the fruit trees in the coming year will be fruitful and bring rolling financial resources. After the tree festival, the whole family sat around the table for a reunion dinner.

Beliefs and customs of Han nationality in suburbs. Popular in Quxian County, East Sichuan. Every year on the evening of the 30th day of the seventh lunar month, farmers in every village set up incense tables, set up offerings, burn incense and light candles, and bow down to heaven, praying for a bumper harvest and prosperity. After the sacrifice, observe the astronomical phenomena and their changes, so as to predict the harvest in the coming year.

Han people's belief and custom of burning symbols. Popular in all parts of Sichuan. It evolved from burning paper money. Every year, when people worship their ancestors on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month or pay homage to the dead at ordinary times, they will burn the word Fu. It is intended to send money to ancestors, let them spend money in the underworld, and better protect future generations.

Han's belief in qingtan. Popular in most parts of Sichuan. In the past, people often regarded an old stone in a house or temple as a god, while celebrities were altar gods. Burn incense paper and pour chicken blood on festivals. Children, chickens and dogs are not allowed to step on it at ordinary times. In case of disasters, diseases, plagues, or good luck, monks and Taoist magicians should be invited to dance in the "altar celebration".

Beliefs and customs of the Han nationality in Xiayi. Popular in all parts of Sichuan. It means going down to the underworld to communicate with ghosts. The host is a magician such as Duangong, Taoist priest and witch. If you haven't recovered from a long illness or everything goes wrong, you need to hold this ceremony to ask the undead why and how to solve it.

The belief and custom of painting water by the Han nationality are popular in all parts of Sichuan. In case of illness at home, please ask the wizard to hold this ceremony at home. Playing a bowl of clear water, the wizard gesticulates in the water with his fingers and recites a spell in his mouth, claiming that there is spirit in this water, and the patient can get rid of the disease after drinking it.

The beliefs and customs of Han people in sending flower trays. Popular in all parts of Sichuan. In the past, when a family member was ill, it was necessary to invite Duangong or his family to hold this ceremony. At this time, prepare fragrant paper money, put some rice in a bowl, put it on a big plate, and then send the plate to the pedal in front of the patient's bed for Duan Gong or his family to pray. After the prayer, send the tray to the fork in the road, and throw away the items in the tray after the prayer. It is said that this can send away the plague and make the patient recover soon. This custom is still popular in some mountainous areas.