What are the general customs and habits in Xiamen?

On the third day of the first month, New Year greetings are forbidden in Xiamen. On the third day of the first month, you can't go home to pay homage to the dead. There is a saying that "the first day is early, the second day is early, and the third day is full of food and clothing", which means that there are no guests at home on the third day, and it is okay to get up late. So how did this custom come from? According to legend, pirates occupied Wuyu, the outer island of Xiamen, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. One year on New Year's Eve, officers and men were busy celebrating the New Year and neglected their defense. A large number of Japanese pirates seized the opportunity to attack the city, and the soldiers and civilians rose up against the enemy. After two days and three nights of fierce fighting, the Japanese army was defeated, but the soldiers and civilians in the city suffered heavy casualties. On the third day, people buried their relatives and friends, mourned the dead and cried loudly, so they didn't have time to go to other families to pay New Year greetings. On the third day of the second year, Xiamen residents took this day as a taboo day, and over time, it became a routine. Before the "Father", on the ninth day of the first lunar month, every household in Xiamen would burn incense and hang lanterns, and put on record a confession to sincerely respect the "Father". The birth of Providence is illusory, but the formation of this festival has an interesting story. More than 300 years ago, the Qing army attacked Minnan, and in the case of weak strength, it abandoned the islands of Jin and Xia and retreated to Taiwan Province. Legend has it that in that year1February, the Qing government issued two orders: first, the people of the whole country asked every household to light lanterns and make colorful decorations on the first day of the first month. One is the "hair-shaving order", which requires people to change their habit of keeping all their hair. At that time, people all over the country were unwilling to change the habit of having full hair, thinking that cutting hair was a sign of treason and unfilial. As a result, a struggle against shaving quickly began. Due to strong opposition from the people, the order of lighting lanterns and tying colored ribbons on the first day of the first month was not carried out, so the Qing government had to announce the cancellation of the "haircut order" on the eighth day of the first month. People in Xiamen and neighboring counties were very happy after hearing the news. On the ninth day of the first month, they all killed pigs and sheep, lit lanterns, made decorations, burned incense and fired guns to celebrate the victory in the struggle against the "haircut order". When the officials of the Qing Dynasty knew this, they asked what festival it was, so people cleverly deceived them and said it was God's birthday. Celebrating every year, even the officials in southern Fujian are no exception, so the ninth day of the first month became "Tianshou". On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, Xiamen people have an old custom of offering sacrifices to their ancestors, which is called "three or three festivals", also called "dog days". The origin of "March 3" is closely related to the brilliant achievements of national hero Zheng Chenggong. One legend is that Zheng Chenggong fought the Qing Dynasty at bases in Xiamen and Kinmen. In order to realize the desire of "fighting against the Qing Dynasty and regaining sight", we are determined to win by uniting with the enemy. Even when he heard the word "Qing", he felt uncomfortable. At that time, some people said that "drinking tea" meant "drinking green tea". He was very angry and immediately reprimanded and corrected. Especially for "Tomb-Sweeping Day", putting the word "Qing" on the word "Ming" made him even more annoyed, so he ordered the local people not to sweep graves in "Tomb-Sweeping Day" but to worship their ancestors on "March 3". Another legend is that the Qing army bears a grudge after being defeated by Zheng Chenggong's army many times. Later, Zheng Chenggong sent troops to expel Holland and recover Taiwan Province Province. The Qing army took the opportunity to invade Xiamen and Kinmen, destroying cities and demolishing houses, burning and looting, resulting in the tragedy of "Jiahe broken family". The survivors of Xiamen and Kinmen didn't return to the island until the third day of March, and the date of death of their dead relatives could not be found. Therefore, on the third day of March, it has long been a custom to sacrifice together. Fuming cake has many stories of resisting oppression in Xiamen's folk food customs. "Smoked cake" is an example. According to legend, Tongan City was breached in the early Qing Dynasty, and the people rose up and fought flexibly with the Qing soldiers. A pastry shop in Chengguan is the contact point of the anti-Qing secret organization. Before each action, the host will make a special rice cake with a note clearly indicating the time, place and code of joint action. It was called "tomorrow cake" at that time. In order to prevent the secret from leaking out, this cake is not sold to children. There is a saying among Tongans that cowboys and children who collect pig manure should not eat tomorrow's cakes. "Fuming cake" is steamed with rice flour and white sugar, and later poria powder is added, so it is homonym for "Fuling cake".