The origin and significance of Maoming chronology

The annual example sprouted from the ancient sacrifices in Lingnan.

Maoming New Year is the biggest festival in rural areas of Maoming, which has developed from the initial ceremony into a comprehensive cultural festival integrating communication and entertainment activities.

Maoming people have a saying that "2008 is a big New Year". People who are away from home may not go home during the Spring Festival, but they must come back in time. The annual activities are colorful, such as wandering, lighting, fighting, lion dance, dragon dance, eight tones, martial arts performance, drama (Cantonese opera), puppet show, fireworks and firecrackers.

. Maoming's Chinese New Year, with Lingnan sacrificial culture as its core, is constantly developing and evolving in Maoming City in western Guangdong and nearby Wuchuan City in Zhanjiang, Lianjiang City in Guangxi and Beiliu City, with fairy lady culture as the main body and patriarchal culture as the maintenance. Influenced by sorghum culture, Pan Maoming culture, belief in gods and ancestor worship, they moved to the south many times in history, which brought the blending and supplement of multi-culture and local culture, and was precipitated, passed down and spread.

In Maoming and its counties (cities, districts), urban and rural areas, it is popular to formulate annual regulations. The dates of the annual regulations in various places mostly follow the old system, focusing on the first month of the lunar calendar to the end of February each year. Generally speaking, time sequence can be divided into three stages: the beginning of time sequence, the rules of time sequence and the end of time sequence, which lasts for one or three days. Its activities are colorful and slightly different from place to place.

Generally, the clan or the venerable elders in the village come forward and invite each household to contribute money, while the patrol team is composed of villagers drawing lots before the year, some are responsible for carrying colorful flags, some are responsible for beating drums and gongs, and the children in the village follow the team with homemade torches. Among them, the villagers who carry the Bodhisattva are considered lucky and will be blessed by the Bodhisattva in the coming year.

Function: 1. The traditional Han folk culture in Maoming area and its surrounding areas, which is characterized by Han folk beliefs, is an important basis for studying people's world outlook and living conditions in Maoming area and plays an irreplaceable role in folklore research.

2. Chronology is a fertile ground for Maoming Han traditional folk art, which is conducive to the inheritance and development of traditional culture.

3. The annual example has promoted the economic development of Maoming, which is conducive to the formation of Maoming's characteristic cultural brand. Some folklore experts and scholars believe that if Maoming can develop a tourism economy with the theme of "annual cases", the market potential is huge.

4. Annual activities are cohesive, can enhance the spirit of unity, friendship and mutual assistance among the masses, can create a stable and peaceful atmosphere, and play a great role in building a harmonious society.