About fishermen's customs

Coastal residents have lived by fishing for generations, naturally forming unique maritime rules and taboos.

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On New Year's Eve and the 13th day of the first month, fishermen set up offerings, set off firecrackers, burn incense paper and worship devoutly.

"Recalling the Wind" fishermen remember the time of strong wind and heavy rain by experience, so as to predict the local conditions and customs after 100 days.

"Pray for the wind" The 25th day of the first month is Dragon Wind Day. Fishermen often use the wind direction of this day to predict the harvest at sea, burn paper, incense and kowtow, and pray for "sail before the wind".

After the new ship docked, the owner chose "auspicious day of the zodiac", arranged offerings, lit candles, burned incense yellow watches at the bow, beat gongs and drums, set off firecrackers and presented gifts. The owner holds cinnabar to clean and light the new boat, paints the bow, hangs a red flag on the mast, and the boatman blows the horn of "All goes well" and sends the boat into the sea.

"surfing the internet" at the beginning of each year, the net that has been trimmed for a winter is first set on the coast, and gongs, drums and firecrackers are ringing. The fishermen carried fishing nets and shouted their songs, slowly boarded the ship, put the fishing nets in the cabin section by section, and saluted and blessed them.

Before "going out to sea", a pig was slaughtered, skinned and scalded, and the whole pig was enshrined in the bow, and colorful flags were raised in the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers. After the sacrifice, the pig was cut open, boned, cut into large pieces and stewed into "fat meat", and the fishermen gave a banquet and drank it. Outsiders don't need to be modest when they see the crew eating.

The fishermen who sacrificed to the Dragon King went out to sea for the first time to inspect their fishing nets. The fish they caught were cooked and put on plates, poured with wine pulp and burned with incense paper, praying for the Dragon King to bless the peace at sea.

It is forbidden to say "leak", "turn" and "buckle" in the Maritime Forbidden, but to say "clear", "turn", "row" and "span"; Say "high" and "low" instead of "far" and "near" when going out to sea; After unloading fish and shrimp, say "full" instead of "unloaded" or "no"; The sail should be called "Peng"; Jiaozi will say "earned" when cooking; "Litigation (irrigation)" means "complaining"; If the rope breaks, say "go up"; "The tenth day" (touching the stone) was replaced by "two fives"; Don't say "broken" when something is broken, say "laughed"; When you meet old fish such as sharks and whales, you should not call them by their first names, but should call them "old people"; When sailing, whistling and telling jokes are forbidden. Spoons and rice bowls are not allowed to be buckled, and chopsticks are not allowed to be put on the bowl. After eating, chopsticks should be rushed forward to show that the boat is tired and unimpeded; Women are not allowed to cross the bow, nor are they allowed to urinate on the bow.