Zhejiang folk custom

Introduction of Lake View Festival: August 18, an old custom, is the birthday of Chaoshen. People often go to salt officials to watch the tide, which is more prosperous in modern times. Before the Revolution of 1911, local officials prepared three incense sticks every day to offer sacrifices to the tide god in Daguan Pavilion next to zhenhai tower, and the imperial court sometimes sent dignitaries to the Temple of the Sea to offer sacrifices. Caption: The first month and February are the seasons for flying kites. There is a proverb: "In the first month, fly kites in February, and only broken kites are released in March." After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), flying kites became a mass entertainment activity. On March 20th, 1990, the first suburban kite competition was held in Jiaxing Gymnasium. The largest "baton" is 1 10, with a length of 55 meters. Description: It is a custom to roll silkworm eggs at Qingming Temple Fair every year in Hanshan, Shanlian, Deqing and Xinshi, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and there are many large-scale folk art performances. Every year from Tomb-Sweeping Day (commonly known as "Touqing Festival") to the third day of Tomb-Sweeping Day (commonly known as "Sanqing Festival"). The mind is clear and the most lively. In addition to the silkworm people in this province, there are also tourists from Wujiang, Jiangsu, Suzhou and Hangzhou who flock to Hanshan, mostly farmers in silkworm townships, with as many as 70,000 to 80,000 people. Legend has it that the Goddess of Silkworm Flower became a village when she was in Tomb-Sweeping Day ... Introduction to Dragon Boat Festival: The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May is a traditional folk festival, whose real name is Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang, and it is called "Hong Tong" all over the country. Acorus calamus and wormwood are inserted at every door, commonly known as "Pu Jian kills thousands of demons, and the banner of wormwood attracts hundreds of blessings", and some even hang a garlic under the banner of wormwood. Acorus calamus roots can be cut into lovers' children and hung on the bed. According to legend, this day is the day when Qu Yuan, the doctor of Chu patriotic poet, died in the Miluo River. In memory of Qu Yuan, there are folk customs of hanging sachets, eating zongzi and racing dragon boats. The sachet indicates that Qu Yuan's moral integrity is fragrant. Zongzi, originally to prevent fish from eating Qu Yuan's body, later evolved into a festival ... Qingming content description: the integration of agricultural solar terms and customs. In the old society, willows hung on doors and windows, women had hair and willow tips on their heads, and children wore willow rings on their heads, meaning "thinking about youth (pro)". As the saying goes, "Qingming wears a willow, and there is an uncle in the afterlife." The custom in Ningbo attaches great importance to sacrifice, especially to sweep graves to worship ancestors and cook clear soup and plain rice. Most of the wanderers at home and abroad go back to their graves. In the old society, the seasonal food for going to the grave was green cakes and mashed (black rice) cakes, and they sacrificed to their ancestors. Rich people also hire trumpeters to play. Weeds are removed when going to the grave, new soil is shoveled to press the top of the grave, and bamboo shoots are inserted with paper balls for future generations to see ... Description of the Lantern Festival: The fifteenth day of the first month is the Lantern Festival, so it is called Shangyuan Festival because it is the earliest full moon in a year. 13 is a "light-on night", 18 is a "light-off night", and the period is the Lantern Festival. In some places, the Lantern Festival will be held and the "Lantern Festival" will be performed. Ancestral temples and people hang lanterns, which is called "Lantern Festival". There are many kinds of lanterns, the best is the serial lantern in December, and the most is the rabbit lantern, which means that the Jade Rabbit is accompanied by the Moon Palace (Guanghan Palace) Chang 'e, and the rabbit lantern on the ground echoes the "Jade Rabbit Dongsheng" to comfort its loneliness. Light up the night and eat reeds? ] Tang Guo. Fourteen nights, there is "According to Snakes and Insects" ... Spring Festival content introduction: the first day of the first month is the Spring Festival, formerly known as New Year's Day. On that day, people get up early and put on new clothes, hats and shoes to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. It is said that in the new year, you can walk lightly by putting on new shoes that have never been on the ground. After the host gets up, he opens the door by reciting auspicious words and sets off firecrackers at the door, which is called "opening the door gun". Generally, there are three guns when you open the door, so you should "take four and let three go" and leave one as a "backup gun". The "backup gun" in Ningbo dialect is published here. The higher the firecrackers are set, the louder the sound, which indicates good luck in the new year. If it is a "blow, blow, blow" squib, it is unlucky. You should say at once, "Oh, blow it, you will make a fortune this year." And immediately ... Wuxie Guanpu Festival content introduction: Wuxie is a provincial-level scenic spot in Zhejiang Province, and the main scenic spots in the scenic spot are: Wuxie, Wuxie Temple, Seventy-two Peak and Thirty-six Ping. Five drains are five waterfalls connected up and down. These five waterfalls are different from each other in terms of smooth water flow, splash flow or avalanche. Every April and May, due to abundant rain in the south of the Yangtze River, Wuxie Waterfall is still spectacular. The waterfall festival held here makes tourists feel the beauty of five discharges strongly. Description: Dayu became a hero of the Chinese nation and has always been revered by all walks of life. Since the son of Yu began to offer sacrifices to Yu, the activities of offering sacrifices to Yu have lasted for a long time, and there have been sacrifices in all dynasties. Emperors such as Qin Shihuang, Kangxi and Qianlong also offered sacrifices in person. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), Yu Temple was restored and a grand ceremony was held to offer sacrifices to Yu. After the founding of New China, the CPC Central Committee and the people's government have always attached importance to Dayu's tomb, and folk sacrifices to Yu have also been intermittent. During the period of 1995, Dayu Tomb held the "Ceremony of Sacrificing Dayu Tomb in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province", and briefly introduced the watermelon lantern festival: watermelon is a famous specialty of Pinghu, and a large-scale tourism festival is held every June to celebrate the watermelon harvest with cultural performances with local characteristics such as Jiucailong. At the same time, a commodity fair will be held in Guandi Temple Mall, and activities such as tasting melons (watermelons), visiting gardens (Mo's manor), climbing the tower (climbing the tower) and viewing paintings (Lu Painting and Calligraphy Institute) will be held. ... Nanbei Lake Tourism Festival and Begging Skills Festival