What are the customs in Sichuan?

Folk customs in Sichuan. Popular in all parts of Sichuan. In case of happy or funeral events among the people. People who hold weddings or funerals will hold banquets for a few days. The invited person will bring a hand gift and have a meal. Because it is held in the dam, it is commonly known as the dam banquet.

2. Mobile families

Folk customs in Sichuan. Popular in all parts of Sichuan. Folk festivals or weddings, the completion of new homes, etc. Everyone has to visit relatives' homes, which is called going home. At that time, you usually have to bring pig's trotters, many gifts that you can't bear to buy, good wine and other gifts, and put on clothes that you usually can't bear to leave. The host family cuts meat to buy wine and treats them warmly.

3. Sacrifice to Du Zhu

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.

4. Sacrifice silkworms

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.

5. Sacrifice trees on New Year's Eve

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.