Folk composition of Tanabata?

The most common custom of Valentine's Day in China is all kinds of begging activities carried out by women on the evening of July 7th. Most girls try their best to make small things and put some melons and fruits on them. Different regions have different ways to please others, and each has its own interests. Let's enjoy the composition about writing Qixi folk customs with me.

Chapter 1: the customs of Valentine's Day in China.

The most representative custom of Tanabata is to pray for the Weaver Girl, hoping that she will have the same dexterous hands as the Weaver Girl and weave better. In the morning, women put melons, cucumbers and other fruits on the table to kowtow and pray. Women's knitting skills are getting better and better. After a while, if you see cobwebs on the food on the table, you think the fairy has agreed to their wishes. Or they will put the first bucket of well water brought by Beijing water in the morning on the sauce jar table, put the ash on the plate and lay it flat on it to pray for their needlework skills. I believe that any traces on the ash will definitely work the next day. This custom is because the Weaver Maid is regarded as the god in charge of needlework in the sky, and it originated from the custom of begging for cleverness, which was very popular in the Han Dynasty in China. This custom spread to neighboring nationalities in the Tang Dynasty.

Korean Qixi customs are somewhat different from those in China. On Tanabata, families put on wheat pancakes and fruits harvested for the first time this year, and women put well water on the platform of sauce jar to pray for their families' longevity and safety. Moreover, some places in South Korea also worship on that day, holding field sacrifices and praying for a bumper harvest. In central China, there is a custom of "welcoming Chinese Valentine's Day", which is a ritual for witches to pray for their children's safety. In addition, July is a period when the hot weather gradually disappears, and it is also a period when farmers wait for the autumn harvest after busy farm work. They spend a little leisure time. Therefore, at this time after the rainy season, farmers have the custom of drying clothes and books in the summer rainy season, which is called drying books and clothes. Therefore, every family's yard is full of clothes and books that are taken out to dry. It is recorded in "Dongguo Age" that clothes are aired at home on July 7. According to the number of clothes and books you take out to dry, you can see whether your life is good or not.

Cui Nanshan's Common Sense of Korea records that Tanabata was originally a custom in China, and later spread to South Korea. King Gong * * * of North Korea, the 3rd1generation king * * *, paid homage to the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl together with the Mongolian Queen, and handed over their salaries to the officials on the same day. During the Korean dynasty, a banquet was held in the court to give Confucian scholars a festival-based imperial examination.

With the diversification of life and the change of values, today's Qixi custom has only evolved into adding a dream to a childlike world with the legends of Petunia, Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Nowadays, young Koreans don't pay much attention to the traditional Tanabata either. They only regard this day as an opportunity for dating, eating and giving gifts to each other.

Korea Qixi diet

Traditional foods for Valentine's Day in China include noodles, wheat pancakes and steamed cakes. Because the cold wind began to blow after this day, it was necessary to put noodles and wheat pancakes on the table. The last chance to try a diet made of wheat was Tanabata.

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Chapter two: the customs of Valentine's Day in China.

Speaking of the beautiful Tanabata, people are most familiar with the legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl and the custom of begging for cleverness. However, Valentine's Day in China has a history of more than 1000 years, and the customs are naturally more than that. Although many exquisite festivals and customs are only circulated in a small area, they are not so famous, but they are also vivid and lovely, so they are simply called the "miscellaneous customs" of Qixi.

Customs 1. Jora

In the past, China's Valentine's Day, Long Island, was famous for Rachel's custom. The so-called Rachel is actually hitting Joe. Girls get together before Tanabata and decorate their smart shed carefully. Handicrafts made by girls themselves are all placed in smart sheds, including lions, cockfighting, phoenix, carp yue longmen, lanterns, cakes, generals and so on. If a girl works beautifully in a smart shed, it is something to be proud of, so such a clever girl can naturally be called a good woman. On Tanabata, all the girls put beautiful and smart sheds in their own yards. You can tell at a glance whether the craft is good or not. What's more, they simply put the smart shed ostentatiously at the door.

There are naturally activities on Qixi night. During the day, the Qiao shed is on display, and after dinner, the girls get together, light candles and sing hi-fi songs. Young girls are singing and dancing, and the audience is endless. The celebration of Valentine's Day in China has reached a climax. Jorah is not only held in the village, but sometimes the girls have to perform in other villages. This kind of activity can last for four or five days, which is simply a carnival for girls. Custom 2. Celebrate the cow's birthday

Valentine's Day in China is an out-and-out "Daughter's Day". Almost all kinds of festivals and customs are centered on women, but there are exceptions. In some places, people think Tanabata is Cowherd's birthday. On Tanabata, Wudi Cowherd will pick wild flowers and hang them on the horns, and feed them with good materials, which is called "Happy Birthday".

Qufu, Ningyang and other places are used to drying clothes on Tanabata, which is also the deadline for removing and washing quilts. This custom is related to the season, because after Valentine's Day in China in early autumn, the weather began to get cold, which reminded women to prepare for the cold.

Women in Rizhao wash their hair at festivals. It is said that after washing my hair this day, my hair is bright and soft, and there is no smell of sweat. I wonder if this has something to do with the legend that Weaver Girl met Cowherd while bathing by the river. In some places, oil tanks should be washed on Tanabata. It is said that the oil tank is particularly easy to wash on this day, and it will be cleaned with a light rinse. Coincidentally, in areas with such customs, it is often difficult to distinguish the sounds of "oil" and "cow" in their dialects, while "oil tank" is homophonic with "cowherd", which naturally refers to cowherd.

Custom three, clever lighting

Qufu wants to make a clever lamp on Tanabata. Deng Qiao has a variety of shapes, including chrysanthemum, lotus, rose, peony, peony, Hosta, orchid, begonia, bergamot, official fruit, magnolia, plum blossom and other lanterns, as well as auspicious lanterns for the Eight Immortals to cross the sea, the group of immortals to celebrate their birthdays, and boys to worship Guanyin and Fu Lushou. Confucius often gave clever lanterns as holiday gifts to their families, relatives and friends. On Tanabata night, all the scenic spots in the park are decorated with smart lights, with different shapes and scattered lights, which look like the Tianhe River on the earth, from the gate of Confucius House, along Zhong Yi Road to the gates of the courtyards of Houtanglou.

Custom 4. Looking at the smart clouds, eating noodles.

In some places, Tanabata is supposed to "see a clever cloud". Legend has it that cowherd and weaver girl meet on Tanabata, and the clouds in the sky will be particularly beautiful. Qiao Yun's "Qiao Yun" in terms of styling, women either go upstairs to see it or go out to see it. There are many kinds of clouds, which change rapidly, especially when it is raining all over the sky. The air is fresh and the mood is cheerful. Qiao Yun in the sky is as beautiful as birds and beasts.

Jiaodong people eat proper fruit on Tanabata, and Linyi people eat cloud noodles on Tanabata. Cloud noodles look no different from ordinary noodles, but there are many doorways. The real cloud surface should be composed of stored dew. Looking at the smart clouds, eating noodles. In some places, noodles are not made of noodles, but of noodles. Taking the shape of noodles means clever clouds.