On the Folk Customs in Sichuan

Marriage Custom of Liangshan Yi Nationality-Premarital Etiquette Before the democratic reform, Liangshan Yi nationality had a strict marriage system. Can't marry other people; No intermarriage between different grades; Can't get married in the same branch; Cousins can't get married, but aunts, uncles and cousins have the priority to get married. If you violate it, you will be reviled for life, and if you lose face, you will be executed. With the development and progress of society, some restrictions have been relaxed, but most of them have been inherited. Yi men and women are generally ... singing and dancing-Yi Torch Festival Torch Festival is the largest traditional festival of Yi people in Liangshan, Sichuan. The time is June 24th of the lunar calendar every year. Every family drinks, eats meat and kills animals to worship their ancestors. People put on new clothes and carry out cultural and sports activities with national characteristics. Men take part in bullfighting, herding sheep, raising chickens, horse racing and wrestling. Women sing, play strings and play Qin Yue. Swim the flashlight around the house at night; On the third night, I traveled around Shan Ye in groups with torches, and then I focused on a strange and romantic wedding custom. The wedding of Mosuo people is a wonderful flower in all kinds of wedding customs in the world. 1, married couples, love is the most important. Marriage customs prevail among Mosuo people along Lugu Lake, and more than 90% of Mosuo men and women still practice marriage customs. Only less than 10% of men and women regard women as "roots" because they need to live together or because there are men and women at home; Mosuo people value women and have to marry a daughter-in-law to continue the incense. Their ... Liangshan Yi wedding is interesting. Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan is the largest Yi area in China. For thousands of years, the industrious and brave Yi people have displayed their unique ethnic customs, among which the most striking is the unique and charming wedding scene of the Yi people. All Chinese and foreign tourists who have witnessed the wedding scenes of the Yi people will leave unforgettable memories in their minds ... No matter how far the journey is, the wedding customs of the Yi people in Liangshan are regional, but they are similar, with their own strengths and characteristics. After changing clothes, the girl began to wait for the arrival of marriage and fate. In the past, the marriage of Yi girls was decided by their parents, but some rebels broke away from their parents and fought for the freedom of marriage. Now the times have changed, and both parents and individuals have to participate in the decision of marriage. 1, engagement is generally done by men ... Before the democratic reform of marriage customs in Sichuan, the Yi society in Ebian implemented strict hierarchical marriage, family support marriage and Yi marriage, and marriage by sale prevailed, and Yi people were not allowed to intermarry with foreigners. My aunt's daughter has priority to marry my uncle's son. If she wants him to get married, she should give my uncle a gift. The age of marriage is not limited for young men, but for women, it must be seventeen, nineteen and twenty-one, and the general age of marriage is seventeen. Yi people are monogamous and have the concept of having more children and more wealth. A collector's moon cake-Tao Fu's "Hua Mo" Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, enjoying the moon and tasting moon cakes is a long-standing traditional folk custom of Han nationality in China. Tibetans don't have this custom, but the Mid-Autumn Festival is as popular among Tibetans in Xianshui Town and Xiede Township of daofu county as the Han nationality. On this day, every household will make a kind of "Tibetan moon cake", commonly known locally as "Hua Mo". What is "Hua Mo", as the name implies, is a kind of sandwich made of flour ... Dechang county customs, customs, the Year of the Yi people, the Torch Festival, the Gelao people's stone festival, the weddings and funerals of the Yi people and the Gelao people are all very distinctive. The large sarcophagus tombs along the Anning River and Zida River are the tombs of the ancient Duqiong people and are listed as the focus of Sichuan Province. Dechang is the county with the largest population of Yi people in Sichuan Province, where the folk customs are primitive and the most complete traditional customs of Yi people are preserved. The traditional festival of the Yi people in Dechang has always been popular. "Kuoshi" is your pinyin translation ... Is it coincidence or tradition behind Arbor Day? Last year, I noticed that near Lanzhou, willows mostly germinated around March 20 in the solar calendar. When we think of Lanzhou, which was called the land of bitter cold in ancient times, the phenology in Lanzhou area should be very different from that in the Central Plains. How big is it? So, I went to look up the book and found that Lu Chunqiu/Rendi recorded: "On the fifty-seventh day after winter, Acorus calamus sprouted, ranking first among the hundred herbs. At this time, spring ploughing began. " This record should be based on the phenology of the Central Plains ... Tian Peng Peony Club is located in Pengzhou City, north of Chengdu, which was called Tian Peng in ancient times. It is a peony planting base in Sichuan. Historically, it was once known as the four peony production bases in China, together with Luoyang, Cao Zhou, Shandong and Boxian. The poet Lu You once said: "Luoyang is the first peony, Zhongzhou is the first, and Peng is the first". It shows that it is quite famous to grow peony in Pengzhou during the Tang and Song Dynasties. In order to carry forward this local folk culture tradition, Pengzhou is scheduled to hold an annual tea shop in old Chengdu around Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the old Chengdu folk town in the western suburbs of Chengdu is beautiful in spring. After drinking wine, there is a faint scent of Sichuan-style pork in the corner of my mouth. Mr. Feng Shuimu, a member of the Provincial Writers Association, and Mr. Wang Dawei, an expert in literature and history, walked into the teahouse in this city. Two "Old Chengdu" told tea drinkers the story of Old Chengdu and recalled the old teahouse in Chengdu more than half a century ago. Civilians Tea Shop and Overtime Tea 1935, Chengdu's best-selling "Xinxin ..." Chengdu Lantern Festival is a traditional folk activity developed on the basis of the Lantern Festival. Lu You, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, described the grand occasion of the Chengdu Lantern Festival in his poem "Going to the Yuan Dynasty": "The magnificent peak of the winding stadium has thousands of tourists and ladies; Advocating the boiling at noon, the evening lights move. " From 1962, Chengdu resumed the Spring Festival Lantern Festival, which lasted for one month. During the Lantern Festival, there was folk art in the garden. The stone statue of Li Bing in the Eastern Han Dynasty unearthed at Dujiangyan Qingming Water Festival provided strong evidence that the people in the irrigation area began to commemorate Li Bing in the Eastern Han Dynasty more than 1800 years ago. When Qi Jianwu (AD 494-498), Yizhou Secretariat Liuji Company moved the head of Dujiangyan Canal to Dan County, and renamed the original temple as Chongde Temple as Li Bing. During the reign of Emperor Taizong (AD 7 12-756), Li Bing was made a "warrior". Xuanzong was lucky in Shu, and Li Bingfeng was late ... Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province. Every year, a water release ceremony is held in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Li Bing presided over the creation of Dujiangyan, making the Sichuan Plain, which has suffered from floods and droughts for a long time, a rich and world-renowned "land of abundance", and the people's feelings for him are unforgettable. Dujiangyan is the source of abundance, and Li Bing is the first hero to build a weir. Dujiangyan will live forever and shine forever, and Li Bing will be respected by the world forever. As the Spring Festival of South China Ice and Snow Festival is approaching, Sichuanese don't have to go to the north to enjoy snow skiing. The first China (Sichuan) South China Ice and Snow Festival will be held in Xiling Snow Mountain, Chengdu, Sichuan on 200 1 year 1 6/month. At the same time, Jiuzhaigou, Emei Mountain, Hailuogou, Longchi, Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve and Wawushan National Forest Park will set up ice and snow festivals. This activity jointly sponsored by seven scenic spots in Sichuan will be the first large-scale event held in southern China ... The Lantern Festival in Chengdu is one of the traditional customs in southern China. Chengdu Lantern Festival is a traditional folk activity developed on the basis of Yuanxiao viewing custom. According to historical records, Chengdu Lantern Festival originated in the second year of Jing Yun, Tang Ruizong (765,438+065,438+0). At first, it was only held on the fifteenth day of the first month, and it increased to 3 nights in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, 5 nights in Northern Song Dynasty, 6 nights in Southern Song Dynasty and 10 nights in Ming Dynasty. The grand occasion of the Lantern Festival in Chengdu, according to the Chronicle written by Chengdu people in the Yuan Dynasty ... The local feature-"sitting in a teahouse" is a special hobby of Chengdu people, so there are teahouses everywhere in urban and rural areas. Chengdu Teahouses not only have a long history and a large number, but also have their own unique style. No matter which teahouse you enter, you will appreciate a strong Chengdu flavor: bamboo chairs, small square tables, three-headed tea sets, tiger stoves, copper pots, and the waiter's efforts to add water, all of which leave a deep impression on you. It is one of the traditional customs of southerners in China that Chengdu Teahouses compete for dragon boats. Although Chengdu is north of the Yangtze River, it is also a land of water towns, so the history of dragon boat racing is also very long. Until the 1960s, the dragon boat race in Chengdu was still held on the Jinjiang River near Wangjiang Park. However, after the 1970s, the rivers in the urban areas were no longer suitable for holding dragon boat races. Therefore, Nanhe, Xinjin County, Chengdu, with its superior geographical conditions (wide river surface and gentle water flow), calls the Dragon Boat Festival "Rima", "Ribiao" or "Ruma" and "Ermayina", both of which belong to the same name. "Qiang" belongs to him, from sheep to man, meaning "Xirong Shepherd". In history, the Qiang nationality is famous for raising sheep, so the relationship between the Qiang nationality and sheep is very close, and the custom of offering sacrifices to "God sheep" is still preserved. Qiang language belongs to the Qiang branch of Tibetan-Burmese language family, which is divided into two parts: north and south ... A probe into the folk custom of "beating pigs with sticks in forty-eight villages". Historical materialism holds that man's social existence determines his consciousness. A nation's natural, social and living environment determines its spiritual world, living habits and social customs. Because the living environment of the same nationality and different nationalities is very different, it determines the diversity and particularity of the living customs and social customs of different nationalities. The folk custom of "beating pigs with sticks in forty-eight villages" mentioned in the article is a unique Tibetan culture of Beichuan Qiang people ... Jiuzhai is profound and has a long history. Five hundred years ago, the ancestors of Jiuzhaigou moved here from the distant "third place in the world"-Ali, Tibet, and flourished for generations, working hand in hand with the surrounding Qiang, Hui and Han nationalities to create a unique Kangba culture. Today, Jiuzhaigou people's daily necessities, weddings and funerals, and modes of production still maintain a rich and simple Tibetan tradition: exquisite costumes, fierce waist knives ... The concept of clothing jewelry is generally considered as "embellishment" of human body and clothing in Chinese culture, but in Tibetan culture, especially for women, the word "dressing up" is more appropriate. All kinds of jewelry and pendants are all over the body. Hairpins, hairpins, bone rings, jade plates, hair bead chains and various earrings worn on the head; Necklaces, beads, brackets (ancient metal sacred objects), Gawu and other protective ornaments worn on the chest; Tied waist ... Tibetan diet Tibetans mainly smoke and barbecue, supplemented by highland barley wine, butter tea, yogurt and other drinks. Tibetans in Jiuzhaigou have lived in cold areas since ancient times, forming a complete habit that is completely different from other fraternal peoples. Tibetan people have deep feelings for their traditional food and customs, just like customs. While tourists covet the beautiful mountains and rivers here, if you take another bite of sweet Baba, rich buttered tea and a cup of mellow pear wine, you can taste this land ... There are many types and characteristics of Tibetan architecture, which can be roughly divided into four types: temple palace, garden, folk house and tower. Tibetan and Qiang festivals Mazi Festival The first month of the lunar calendar is an annual festival for Tibetans. The biggest festival in Jiuzhaigou is Mother's Day on March 15 of the lunar calendar. On this day, men, women and children all dressed up and went to Zharu Temple to attend the temple fair, burn incense and worship God, turn to Buddha, and present Hada to teachers, relatives, monks and lamas to express their good wishes. There are also singing, dancing, Tibetan opera and other celebrations at the temple fair. Young men and women often look for bosom friends and make friends on this day.