Customs and habits in Xiamen

Xiamen is located in southern Fujian, with a long history of Minnan culture and many unique customs, especially on holidays. In addition to the traditional festivals in China, such as Lunar New Year, Lantern Festival, going to the streets, dancing dragons and lions, there is also a sacrifice to heaven on the ninth day of the first month in Xiamen, an outing to sweep graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day (the grave-sweeping activities in southern China reflect the ancient people's cultural psychology of being cautious in pursuing the distance), eating zongzi to catch ducks on the Dragon Boat Festival, and making cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15.

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0? Also known as "Lantern Festival" or "Lantern Festival", this is the birthday of Emperor Wei Zi. On this day, Xiamen people will pray for the Heavenly Palace. Every family will put five sacrifices, fruits, dining tables and paper money on the table early in the morning, burn incense and worship the God of Heaven, and predict the good or bad luck of the year. After offering wine, they will burn gold paper, and then complete sacrificial ceremonies, withdrawal of offerings and other ceremonies.

0? At this time, the streets and alleys are covered with beautiful lanterns, and there will be dragon and lion dances, walking on stilts, boating, fireworks, Yingzi Valley, solve riddles on the lanterns and eating jiaozi in public places such as Zhongshan Park, temples or Workers' Cultural Palace. ? 0? 2

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0? Also called "May Festival". The Dragon Boat Festival in Xiamen has the same contents as other places in China, such as eating zongzi and rowing dragon boats, and also has unique local characteristics, such as catching ducks and pigs.

0? Dragon boat races are usually held in the Dragon Boat Pool in Jimei. If you just go to Xiamen before the Dragon Boat Festival, you might as well go there.

0? Duck catching is a folk sports competition that tests physical strength, perseverance and skills. The arena is located on the water. Participants have to walk through a log covered with lubricating oil, open a wooden box containing ducks, and then jump into the water to catch the fallen ducks. The scene is hot, the atmosphere is warm, and there is a strong Minnan style. ? 0? 2

Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, accompanied by the full moon, is a time for people to reunite with their families or miss their distant relatives and friends. Xiamen people pay special attention to Mid-Autumn Festival. Many folks living abroad and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan will set foot on their way home, reunite with their families and friends, enjoy family happiness and talk about their friendship after parting.

0? When Zheng Chenggong was stationed in Xiamen, the soldiers began to miss their families around the Mid-Autumn Festival. In order to inspire the soldiers' fighting spirit, Xu Hongbu skillfully set up the "Mid-Autumn Festival Pancake Champion", using six dice and a bowl to let the soldiers roll the dice in turn. According to the number of dice and red beans, you can get the first place, the second place, the flower exploration, the scholar, the juren and the scholar. If the six volumes are the same, you can include all the moon cakes on the table. Because the champion is lively and interesting, Zheng Chenggong approved that from August 13 to August 18, the non-commissioned officers would take turns to watch moon cakes in batches on single and double days.

0? This custom of winning the Mid-Autumn Festival cake has been circulating among Xiamen people for more than 300 years. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, every family will have this fun-filled activity. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, cake shops in Xiamen produced a large number of social cakes, including pies, Cantonese cakes, biscuits or a combination of the three. ? 0? 2

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What are the taboos of Xiamen people? 0? 2

0? Don't say "monkey" in front of the baby. I am afraid that my baby will be harmed by monkeys. If you want to say monkey, you should change it to "climb a tree" or "mountain man" ? 0? 2

0? When you see a baby is fat, don't taste it personally, but say "good-looking". Don't say "heavy" when hugging. ? 0? 2

0? It is extremely impolite to point at people with "middle finger". ? 0? 2

0? It is the most shameful to hit people with a broom. ? 0? 2

0? It's a shame to sweep the floor when guests come, and it's also a shame to drive them away. ? 0? 2

0? It is the most disrespectful to entertain guests with six bowls of dishes. (Under the old system of the Qing Dynasty, the official asked for six salaries for all death sentences to show the emperor's kindness. )? 0? 2

0? Relatives and friends have a holiday feast, breaking plates in a hurry. Wedding day is especially taboo. ? 0? 2

0? When the matchmaker comes home to talk about marriage, it is difficult to serve tea. ? 0? 2

0? You are not allowed to enter the delivery room before the full moon. ? 0? 2

0? It is impolite to eat with people and put chopsticks on the rice in a hurry. This is called offering sacrifices to ghosts. ? 0? 2

0? Those who wear mourning clothes or hemp clothes after mourning should not enter people's homes indiscriminately. You can't go to other people's homes to pay New Year's greetings. ? 0? 2

0? Children should wear two hats in a hurry so as not to look tall. ? 0? 2

0? An umbrella at home leaks easily. ? 0? 2