What are the unique customs in Chongqing?

The unique customs in Chongqing include Liangshan Lantern Festival, grass dragon custom, blowing dragon, Tujia waving dance, Tongliang dragon lantern, Kaixian witch dance and so on.

1, Liangshan Lantern Festival

Liangshan Lantern Opera, commonly known as Baotou Opera, is a unique folk opera in Liangping. It evolved from folk lanterns and yangko. By the middle of Qing Dynasty, Liangshan Lantern Opera had spread all over the countryside, and it was performed in Taiwan Province every festival.

2, comity grass dragon

The custom of dragon dancing, which has spread in Lirang Town and surrounding towns in liangping county, has a history of over 1000 years. Grass dragons are all made of straw. The dragon body is cylindrical, with 9 sections, 1 1 section, 13 section, 15 section. Every knot of the dragon is like a straw. There are routines such as "Shun Panlong", "Anti-Panlong", "Dragon Bites Tail", "Eight Characters" and "Avalanche" in the performance.

3. Card explosion

The folk percussion performances in Jielong Town, Banan District are all mountain customs and traditional cultural customs with a long history. With the development of society, folk percussion music rooted in the vast number of mountain people and constantly inherited, explored and innovated has formed the characteristics of different styles and bright colors, and has become a rising folk music force in mountainous rural areas. Solitaire folk percussion music is known as a wonderful flower of Bayu culture. Its characteristics: diverse varieties, rich tunes, music classes taught by teachers and schools.

4. Tujia waving dance

Waving dance is a representative form of Tujia folk dance, which originated from Youshui River Basin in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing. Hand-waving dance is called "Sheba Day" in the local language, and some are called "Sheba". It is an activity of Tujia people's sacrifice and prayer, which is usually held on the first day of New Year's Day. Now it has developed into a comprehensive folk activity such as sacrifice, prayer, song and dance, socialization, sports competition and material exchange.

5, copper beam dragon lantern

Tongliang Dragon Lantern is a kind of dragon dance lantern with "dragon" as the main prop, which rises in Tongliang County. From the production of dragon lantern ribbons to dance rehearsal, it is a comprehensive art that integrates national dance, music, art and handicrafts. Tongliang Dragon Lantern has a long history, which began in Sui and Tang Dynasties and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

6, Kaixian witch dance

Witchcraft dance has a long history and far-reaching influence, and has developed to a high level in history. According to the Book of Jin, during the Jin Dynasty, there were two witches (Zhang Dan and Zhu Chen) on the Moon. Not only do they all have beautiful colors and gorgeous costumes, but they also dance very lightly, imitating ghosts' voices and smiles, and dancing sleeves with high skills. Zhang Lihua, the favored concubine of Chen Houzhu in the Southern Dynasties, was also a witch. She often calls witches to drum and dance in the palace, which is called offering sacrifices to the gods. In fact, it is already a tool for entertainment.