The traditional customs of the flower festival

1, wishing God temple, flower God's birthday, many places, a lot of farmers have to gather in the flower God temple to set up offerings, to wish God Jubilee, the Northeast area also pay attention to the use of vegetarian food to offer, people come in droves, the formation of the temple. On this night, to carry a variety of shapes of the "flower god lamp", in the flower god temple near the parade, to extend the entertainment of God's activities.

2, spring butterfly, in ancient times, every flower dynasty, the literati invited three or five confidantes, enjoy the flowers, drinking, singing and each other, chanting after the day. In the Song Dynasty, Kaifeng around the flower of the dynasty was popular "Butterfly Club", is then quite interesting folk entertainment activities.

3. Sacrifices are offered to encourage farmers to express their gratitude for the gifts of heaven and earth and the creation of yin and yang to mankind.

4, planting flowers and picking vegetables, this day, the custom of planting flowers and trees, picking vegetables, that is, digging wild vegetables - white artemisia, chestnuts is the time of freshness.

5, sun seed pray for abundance, flower dynasty auspicious day, is brewing at the time, the family stalls all kinds of seeds, it is said to get together its "hundred kinds of seeds", to pray for a good harvest.

6, flower hairpin flowers, "Flower Dynasty Festival" this day, the folk there are women cut colorful flowers inserted into the head of the custom, such as the Ming Ma Zhongxi "Xuanfu Zhi": "Flower Dynasty Festival, the city women cut colorful flowers, inserted in the sideburns of the bun, thought the festival."

Floral Festival, at least since the Spring and Autumn Period, referred to as the flower dynasty, commonly known as the "Flower God Festival", "Hundred Flowers Birthday", roughly in the "hibernation" to "equinox" between. At this time, spring returns to the earth, everything is recovering, grass and trees budding green, flowers or buds, spit bloom or bloom, in China's ancient times is a very important folk traditional festival. Because of the vastness of our country, the flower letter letter period is different, the flower dynasty festival period also varies from place to place.