Introduction of traditional culture of Zhuang hydrangea

Hydrangea symbolizes love in Zhuang nationality, so do you know the hydrangea culture of Zhuang nationality? Here I will introduce the traditional culture of Zhuang hydrangea, and welcome everyone to read it.

Introduction of traditional culture of Zhuang hydrangea

Hydrangea is a token of love for Zhuang men and women. On traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, March 3rd and Mid-Autumn Festival, young men and women of Zhuang nationality are invited to get together in the village and in the wild, and they are divided into two groups to sing. In the dialogue, men and women become more and more familiar, and girls will throw hydrangeas at their favorite boys.

The young man caught the hydrangea, enjoyed the taste and threw it back to the girl. After several rounds of throwing, if the young man has a crush on the girl, he will tie his little gift to the hydrangea and throw it back to the woman. If a girl accepts a gift from a young man, it means accepting the pursuit of this young man.

Since the Song Dynasty, there have been many records about the custom of Zhuang people using hydrangea to express their feelings and courtship. However, the custom of showing love and courtship with hydrangea of Zhuang nationality goes far beyond the Song Dynasty. No matter from literature records or modern folk materials, throwing hydrangea was originally an activity in Xu Ge, which was formed in the period of exogamy in primitive society. Because throwing hydrangea for courtship is an inseparable part of Gewei's courtship, its origin may be traced back to primitive society.

Jiuzhou, Jingxi, the hometown of hydrangea in Guangxi, and Guilin, a Zhuang town with "the best landscape in the world", all have beautiful legends about hydrangea. These legends were passed down from mouth to mouth, and hydrangea gradually became the mascot of Zhuang people, and then became a custom, and evolved into the token of love of young men and women.

Typical expression of cultural interaction between strong men and strong women

According to textual research, in the old state of Jingxi, hydrangea changed from an early cloth bag to a patterned ball, because the old state was originally the seat of the state city and was greatly influenced by the advanced technology and culture of the Han nationality. Hydrangea is flower-shaped and spherical. On the one hand, it is influenced by birds and flowers in nature, on the other hand, it is also related to the worship of flower girls.

The warm colors such as red, yellow and green are the main colors of Zhuang hydrangea. First, make them into petals with cloth, and each petal is embroidered with colored thread or cloth into various patterns that Zhuang people are familiar with and love. Then according to 6, 8 or 12 petals, they are combined into a flower ball, and the lower end is tied with a colorful silk pendant or heavy tassel. An important function of hydrangea is to express one's will and feelings. Generally speaking, the traditional patterns of hydrangea mainly include three categories: flowers and fruits, auspicious birds and animals, and written symbols: first, flowers and fruits, including peony, chrysanthemum, plum blossom, banana, litchi and so on; Second, auspicious birds and animals, including dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, cranes, zodiac animals, frogs and so on. The third is written symbols, including "all the best", "peace through the years" and "harmony through the centuries". Among them, the themes of flowers, fruits and trees account for the most in the patterns of hydrangea.

Inheritance and development of Zhuang nationality's hydrangea culture in the interaction with China culture. Until 1950s, hydrangea was always a token of love and commitment between Zhuang men and women, and it was made by Zhuang girls in the boudoir, which was very private. 1958 After the establishment of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, hydrangea crossed the "privacy" and became public-throwing hydrangea became a sport.

In the late 1970s, the re-enactment of the movie "Sister Liu" was another driving force for the transformation of hydrangea from a "private" object to a public object. After the film was broadcast, hydrangea was recognized as a symbol of Zhuang nationality. After the reform and opening up, hydrangea has been developed into a national handicraft and gradually industrialized.

From "local knowledge" to the sublimation of human cultural enjoyment.

The inheritance and development of hydrangea has gone through the process from boudoir privacy to Guangxi cultural symbols. In this process, the guidance of local government, the traction of market economy and the drive of embroidery technical elite have played a key role, and "cultural commercialization" has become the core. Hydrangea is inherited and innovated with the advocacy of the government and the support of government cultural institutions.

Traditional culture must follow the logic of the market when it goes to the market. The traditional hydrangea culture, which almost disappeared, was excavated in the process of industrialization, endowed with new connotation and presented new vitality and vigor. It is with the help of the power of the market that hydrangea culture has been sublimated from "local knowledge" to human cultural enjoyment.

Interpretation of Zhuang nationality hydrangea legend and March 3 legend

Legend of hydrangea of Zhuang nationality

A long time ago, in a small village under the ancient town of Jiuzhou in Jingxi County, there lived a poor family. Adi, the son of a poor family, fell in love with Axiu, a girl from a neighboring village. Axiu is beautiful and kind, and deeply loves her honest, hardworking and brave brother.

One spring, when Axiu was at the fair, he was attracted by a wealthy and powerful villain in the town and wanted to marry Axiu. Axiu threatened to die, which he would never do. When the rogue learned that Axiu loved his younger brother in the neighboring village deeply, he rolled his eyes and made a plan to make Axiu give up. He bribed the government, sentenced Adi to death on trumped-up charges and put him in a dungeon, waiting for him to cut him in the fall. When Axiu heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. He cried all day in Lacrimosa.

After Axiu cried blind, Axiu started sewing hydrangeas stitch by stitch for Adi, who will be beheaded in autumn. The needle pierced his hand and blood flowed on the hydrangea. After being stained with blood, the flowers on the hydrangea become brighter, the leaves are greener and the birds are brighter. After 998 1 day, the hydrangea filled with Axiu's deep love for Adi and soaked with Axiu's blood was made. Axiu paid off the jailer with the money he sold all his jewels and the family savings. Accompanied by his family, he met a scrawny Adi, who had been tortured in a dark and humid dungeon for so long. Axiu was desperate. He fumbled for a hydrangea and put it around Adi's neck. At this time, a miracle appeared. In a flash, Axiu, Adi and his family disappeared. When they woke up, they were lying at the foot of a beautiful and rich mountain, far from the devil.

Later, Axiu and Adi got married, gave birth to a son and a daughter, and lived a happy life with their hardworking hands.

The Legend of March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality

A long time ago, there was a man named Wei in Zhuangshang who was a minister under a local tyrant. Da Gui is young, but he is knowledgeable and talented. Moreover, he is very concerned about the sufferings of the Zhuang people. He took the salary given to him by the emperor and distributed it to the people when he returned to his hometown. He has nothing he can call his own. One year, there was a drought in Xiangxiang, and the villagers begged Da Gui to explain to the local emperor that he could be exempted from paying imperial grain. Da Gui knelt down and said, "The people in Xiangxiang have no food. I will accompany Chitose to inspect." When Da Gui and his driver came to Zhuangxiang, he saw the fields cracked, the ears of grain withered and scorched, and groups of sallow and emaciated people kneeling on the mountain road complaining. Da Gui knelt down and said, "Chitose has seen your relatives. I hope to avoid food." Local tyrants can only be exempted from the imperial grain of villages and towns. Since then, he hated Da Gui, but in view of Da Gui's reputation, he couldn't find anything wrong with him, so he used a deadly trap and plotted against Da Gui.

One day, he called Da Gui to his side and said, "Da Gui, you have always been very capable. Now I want you to do something for me." Da Gui knew that the local emperor was up to no good, but he said quietly, "Please come to Chitose." Half squinting, the local tyrant said, "I'm building a pavilion, and I'm short of tiles. It is said that human skin can prevent cold and heatstroke, be waterproof and fireproof and be durable. I want you to get me 900 pieces of human skin as tiles in two months, and there will be a big reward then. If it fails, it will be severely punished. " Da Gui replied easily: "Then please go to the city gate to order in person."

A month later, nothing happened in Da Gui. After 59 days, nothing happened to Da Gui. By the deadline, Da Gui called 900 strong men, each with a catty of glutinous rice, a catty of rice wine and a catty of Chili noodles, and came to the foot of the imperial city to cook glutinous rice and Chili vegetable soup in a pot. They took off their shirts one by one and sat at the gate with bare arms, drinking, drinking Chili soup and eating glutinous rice. Just as everyone was sweating with food and drink, local tyrants came in eight sedan chairs. Da Gui hurried forward to salute, saying, "The goods have been sent to Chitose, but all these poor bastards got away with it. Can they be used? " When the local tyrant got off the sedan chair, he saw that his black and red skin was wet, like being fished out of the water, and the smell was pungent. The local tyrant covered his nose with his hand and frowned. He stepped back and said, "It's leaking and smelly. Can't use it. Can't be used. " Say that finish, turned on the sedan chair back to the palace.

If one plan fails, two plans will be born. Tomb-Sweeping Day is coming, and the local tyrants have replaced Da Gui with him, pretending to be very sincere: "Da Gui, you have always been smart, and now I have something you have to do." Hearing this, Da Gui knew that the local tyrant was malicious again, but Da Gui said fearlessly, "Please tell the emperor." The local tyrant squinted and said, "Tomb-Sweeping Day, I need a pig's head as heavy as the mountain behind the palace to worship my ancestors. You can bring it to me within a month, and there will be many rewards. If you miss the activity, you will be severely punished. " Da Gui smiled easily: "Easy, easy."

Twenty days later, nothing happened in Da Gui, and thirty days later, nothing happened in Da Gui. After the deadline, the local emperor sent troops to catch Da Gui. Da Gui took a big scale and soldiers to see the local emperor: "Your Majesty, there are many pig heads bigger than mountains here, but I don't know how heavy the mountain behind the palace is. Please weigh it with this scale so that I can go back and get it. " "This ..." Local tyrants were speechless.

Seeing that Da Gui was clever, the local tyrant had to get rid of him. Because staying in the palace was a curse, he came up with a deadly trap. One day, he called Da Gui to his side: "Da Gui, you have always been smart and capable. In another month, the queen will sit on the moon. It is said that the male eggs of the Zhuang family are very nutritious. You can get me 490 male eggs in 20 days, and there will be a lot of rewards. " Da Gui readily promised. When the deadline came, the local emperor sent troops to capture Da Gui. He quickly saluted and said, "I'm very sorry for delaying my confinement. According to the banker's rules, I have to take care of it for 7749 days before I can go out and then send the male eggs to the emperor. " The soldier shouted, "How can there be children in the world?" "If a man doesn't have children, how can a cock lay eggs?" The soldiers were speechless. I must go back and report to the emperor. The emperor was furious and ordered the arrest of Da Gui.

When the Zhuang people heard the news, they immediately sent them to Guangxi and hid in the maple forest on the mountain. Imperial soldiers searched the mountain and surrounded them. They saw glutinous rice left in the forest, but no one was there. The emperor ordered the release of Yamakaji, which happened to be March 3rd. After the imperial soldiers left, the villagers went up the mountain and found Da Gui's body in a hole in a maple tree. Everyone buried him with tears in their eyes. Men, women and children burst into tears at the grave. Cry! Cry! Tears spilled on the grave, and suddenly a small green maple tree and a clump of green, red and blue grass grew on the grave. In memory of Da Gui, the villagers built a temple next to the tomb and named it "Da Gui Hall". Because Da Gui liked drinking and eating glutinous rice before his death, he defeated the emperor by drinking and eating glutinous rice, and was later killed because he could not get male eggs. Therefore, on the third day of March, every family in Xiangxiang came to Da Gui's grave with rice wine, glutinous rice and boiled eggs to pay homage. While people were mourning, the sky suddenly thundered and a colorful snake rushed out of the temple. The snake nodded to the villagers and went straight to the palace to kill the emperor.

Since then, in order to commemorate Da Gui, the Zhuang people will set up a shed in the village on the third day of March every year. Because it is said that the dead outside can't enter the house, people should put five-color glutinous rice and other sacrifices at the hem of the tent, offer sacrifices to the dead in Da Gui, and sing praises around the tent, thanking Da Gui. It has been passed down from generation to generation, forming the custom of catching March 3 songs.