How to write a paper on Zhanjiang folk customs

The festival customs in Zhanjiang are different in ten miles and customs are different. Zhanjiang, located in the south of China, has formed a folk custom in the long historical development process, which is obviously influenced by the folk custom of the Central Plains and has strong local characteristics.

Like other parts of the country, the Spring Festival is the most grand and rich traditional festival among the people, but the Spring Festival in Zhanjiang also has local characteristics. Generally speaking, it takes about one month from the preparation to the end of the Spring Festival in rural areas, starting from the middle of December of the lunar calendar, including decorating houses, purchasing furniture, purchasing new clothes and purchasing various new year's goods. New year's goods include cane sugar, glutinous rice, New Year pictures, couplets, candy, biscuits and firecrackers. Most of the money earned in one year is used for the New Year. On the 29th or 30th of 2008, the most lively scenes were killing pigs, catching fish in ponds, catching New Year's Eve, and sending out men, women and children together. In the evening, every household posts "Year Red", which includes both New Year pictures and traditional "door gods". Most of the couplets are related to wealth, while the families of military martyrs post couplets issued by the civil affairs department at the gate, while the kitchens, pigs and chicken stalls post "Eat Enough" and "Six Livestock Flourish". After the reunion dinner, it is lucky money. 12: 00, every household set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. On the first day of New Year's Day, three taboos are popular in rural areas: no killing, no pouring water and no sweeping the floor. Some rural areas are still accustomed to fasting. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I began to visit relatives and friends. You come, I'll leave. During this period, most villages and towns had lion dances, wandering souls, parades, dramas, martial arts performances and ball games, and various folk activities lasted for more than half a month.

Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, is the most distinctive traditional folk festival in the local area. Lantern Festival has a long history. In ancient times, Leizhou celebrated the Lantern Festival as grand as an imperial ceremony. The traditional Lantern Festival is mainly about wandering gods, but now it is much richer in content. Generally speaking, the village began to make preparations for beating gongs and drums at the beginning of the month, with January 15th being the most lively, and some areas extending to the 16th and 17th, all centered on the county seat, and the whole activity was very lively. As for Lantern Festival activities, the Suixi County Chronicle compiled during Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty records: "In the Yuan Dynasty, lanterns were decorated, lion dances were like zaju games, fire trees were made, fireworks were set off, swings were played, and scholars enjoyed a tour in solve riddles on the lanterns." The Marriage in the East China Sea by Yuanxiao Gray, which was popular in Suixi in the 1920s, said: "Tourists look from the slope" and "a hundred eyes look at Zhang Dou"; Another Gray said, "The golden hairpin always falls on her head, which really makes the Lantern Festival lively.". It can be seen that in addition to wandering, there are also games for watching people and entertainment. In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Chuan, a juren in Wuchuan, had a famous saying, "The scene of the Lantern Festival is just clear and harmonious, and the girl is like a cloud crossing the team." At present, all counties in Zhanjiang have activities to celebrate the Lantern Festival, mainly in county towns and ancient towns, with wuchuan city being the largest, and Leizhou County, Lianjiang County and Anpu Town also having their own characteristics. There are small-scale activities such as setting off fireworks, setting off firecrackers, lighting lanterns and doing big plays in rural areas. Lantern shows and other activities are also held in urban areas.

During the Qingming Festival, the scenery is clear, which is a traditional festival for people to "chase the distance". Grave sweeping in this city is the same in both urban and rural areas. Most of them are concentrated in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and some are around Tomb-Sweeping Day. In folk sacrificial activities, the main sacrifices are roast pigs, fat geese, rice balls, duck eggs, crabs and cakes. During his stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, organs, organizations and schools also concentrated on sweeping graves, laying wreaths to the martyrs and remembering them.

Dragon Boat Festival, that is, the fifth day of May, is generally regarded by local people as a festival to "drive away evil spirits and kill evil spirits". From the first day of junior high school, most rural people put moxa sticks on their doorsteps to ward off evil spirits. By the fifth day of junior high school, some people hung incense symbols (symbols made of flowers wrapped in spices in triangles or animal shapes) on their children's chests. In the city, since the first day of junior high school, mugwort leaves and herbs have been sold in the streets, and citizens are scrambling to buy doors to boil water for a bath. Bathing is usually arranged at 12. It is said that bathing with wormwood syrup can wash away evil spirits and skin diseases. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, zongzi is widely eaten everywhere, and kite performances or dragon boat races are held in some areas. This activity is related to the memory of Qu Yuan. The most distinctive activity of Dragon Boat Festival is Anpu in Lianjiang Ancient Town. The town holds a grand dragon boat race every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, which has a long history and is enduring. Especially in recent years, the scale of the event is more grand and the content is richer. Tourists are not only from this town and county, but also many foreign tourists, which are very lively.

Mid-Autumn Festival is also a grand traditional festival. In cities, the main contents are as follows: first, from the first half of the festival, a large-scale moon cake exhibition will be held, and residents will buy and give each other, with moon cakes from provinces and Hong Kong as precious; 2. Moon-watching activities on Mid-Autumn Festival night are mainly held in major parks or amusement places in the city. Most residents flock to various activity places, or three or five young people, or the whole family barbecues and eats moon cakes to enjoy the moon, while children play with small lanterns in fashion and stay up all night. In rural areas, villagers eat moon cakes, sweet potatoes, taro and bean candy. Some young women play "floating needles" under the moon, put a bowl of clear water on the table of the Eight Immortals, gently put a new needle on the water, observe the ups and downs of the needle and predict marriage.

Double Ninth Festival, which is popular in some areas of this city on September 9th, is a festival for literati, especially in Wuchuan and Leizhou. Once upon a time, scholars from the two places got together and were very interested in this festival. "Leizhou County Records" contains: "Chongyang ascends the mountain, which is a day to collect medicine and make wine songs." Leizhou West Lake, Sanyuan Tower and Meilong Denggao Slope are the main venues for activities. The Double Ninth Festival in Lumei Town, also known as the Poetry Festival, was donated by businessmen. Preparations began in May, and the literati introduced a teacher to write a topic. Participants write poems according to the topic, and August poems are collected and evaluated by teachers. On the first day of September, people from all walks of life and cultural circles sent representatives to the label factory on Gaodengpo to build elegant and exquisite bamboo houses on the slope and post poems, which was called "Poetry Club Factory". At that time, lanterns were decorated, lions were played, and scholars climbed high to drink and write poems, which were watched by tens of thousands of people in a few days. This activity lasted for 200-300 years and was suspended after liberation. 1985 After the establishment of Wuchuan Branch of Zhanjiang Poetry Society, this activity resumed, with poets gathering to enjoy chrysanthemums and drinking and writing poems. The wind of climbing mountains in Leizhou City is also flourishing. Teachers, students and tourists from all walks of life have visited Sanyuan Tower and Leizhou West Lake to show their pride. On this day, urban areas and counties organize the elderly to carry out cultural and sports activities.