What are the customs in Luoyang?

Due to its long-term position as a political, economic and cultural center in the history of China, the history and culture of Luoyang, the ancient capital, has a long history and is profound, and folk culture is an important part of it. The content of Luoyang folk culture is very rich, whether it is material production, food, clothing, housing and transportation, life etiquette, festivals and temple fairs, or handicraft skills, game juggling, folklore and dialect slang, all of which are spectacular. There are four representative categories: traditional opera performing arts represented by Heluo Drum, Paigu Drum, Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, Dry Boat, Stilts, Shadow Play and Acrobatics, festival temple fairs represented by traditional festivals such as Guanlin Temple Fair, Luoyang Folk Culture Temple Fair and Lantern Festival, as well as Luoyang water mat and folk snacks (such as paste noodles, instant noodles, non-boiling soup and various festivals). These contents all show unique personality and touching charm. \x0d\ The culture of any society can be divided into two cultures: one is the mainstream culture, that is, the elegant culture; One is non-mainstream culture, that is, popular culture. If people only care about the study of mainstream culture, they will lose the richness of culture. Luoyang folk culture is an important part of Heluo culture, which has lasted for thousands of years. In a sense, Luoyang folk custom is the origin and epitome of China folk custom. Su Dongpo said: "Luoyang is an ancient native with elegant customs." \x0d\ (1) Luoyang Tang Sancai \x0d\ Tang Sancai is the essence of Tang art, which has a history of more than 1000 years. Tri-color in Tang Dynasty refers to the glaze color on pottery figurines and pottery in Tang Dynasty. Tri-color is a generic term, not limited to three colors. In the Tang Dynasty, red, green and yellow were the main colors, so it was called "Three Colors of the Tang Dynasty". In fact, in addition to the above three colors, there are white, black, blue and purple. This artistic treasure of the Tang Dynasty was first excavated in Luoyang, so it is known as the three colors of the Tang Dynasty in Luoyang. The copying and imitation technology of Tang Sancai has a history of one hundred years in Luoyang. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, Jin Meng Nanshan Gaos thought began to imitate. Through the development of artists in past dynasties, the craft and artistic level of production have reached a certain height, ranking among the best in the national craft product appraisal. Luoyang Tang Sancai, with numerous manufacturers and sufficient market supply, has become a valuable gift for relatives and friends at home and abroad. \x0d\ (2) Luoyang Palace Lantern \x0d\ Luoyang Palace Lantern has a long history, simple and elegant, with strong national and local characteristics. There are many kinds of palace lanterns in Luoyang, including white hat square lanterns, red gauze garden lanterns, hexagonal dragon lanterns, lantern lanterns, butterfly lanterns, dragon ball lanterns and arhat lanterns. The red light is the most famous. Luoyang Palace Lantern is beautiful in shape, suitable for painting and calligraphy, freely supported and easy to preserve. Luoyang palace lantern production began in the Han Dynasty and has been handed down from generation to generation, and it is still very popular today. Guzhen people and Zhu became a generation of famous palace lanterns, and more than 10 thousand palace lanterns were exported to both inside and outside the province. After liberation, Luoyang Palace Lantern was still hung on Zhongnanhai, the Great Hall of the People and Tiananmen Gate. Since 1983, the annual Peony Lantern Festival in Luoyang has pushed the lamp-making technology to a new height. Mechanized, electrified and automated palace lantern art is dazzling and breathtaking, and has become a charming landscape in Luoyang. \x0d\ (3) Cheng Ni inkstone \x0d\ Yellow River Cheng Ni inkstone is one of the four famous inkstones in China history. It was a tribute in the Tang and Song Dynasties, originally from the Zhou Dynasty, but later it was lost. Folk artists in Xin 'an County began to dig and study the production technology of Cheng Ni Temple from 1987. After repeated experiments, the antique yellow river mud view made by firing has the characteristics of being as beautiful as jade, knocking like a bell, and storing ink without decay. The style of inkstone has changed again, from a single ink storage function to a collection of treasures. The main styles are Shouxing, Panlong, Crouching Tiger, Lion Awakening and Crouching Bull, which have been put on the market and welcomed by domestic and foreign guests. \x0d\ (4) Antique bronzes \x0d\ Luoyang is one of the earliest areas where bronzes were made in China. In Erlitou in the east of Luoyang, not only bronzes were unearthed, but also bronze workshops were found. Luoyang antique bronzes not only reproduce the historical features, but also have become exquisite handicrafts. The main varieties of bronzes are feiyan, rhinoceros, drunken evil, Fang Yi, chariots and horses figurines, galloping horses, wine vessels, swords and so on, all of which are lifelike and reproduce the ancient style. \x0d\ (5) Luoyang Dukang wine \x0d\ According to historical records, Dukang wine is a traditional famous wine in Luoyang and a national famous brand wine. Du Kang, the creator of grain wine in China, is known as the wine saint for more than 3,000 years. Throughout the ages, the touching stories of "Eight Immortals of Dukang Wine" and "Du Kang Drunken Liu Ling" have been widely circulated among the people, and Du Kang has also become synonymous with good wine. Cao Cao in Jian 'an period wrote in "Short Songs", "How to relieve worries? Only Du Kang. " \x0d\ 1972 When Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka visited China, Premier Zhou Enlai hosted a banquet for him. Tanaka praised: "Du Kang is the only wine in the world." I hope I can drink Dukang wine next time I come to China. According to the news, Ruyang and Yichuan, the winemaking areas in ancient Du Kang, revived the lost Dukang wine after many experiments under the call of "reviving Du Kang and winning glory for our country". Since then, Dukang wine has enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad and has been rated as a national quality wine for many times. \x0d\ (6) There are many excavators and shovels in Luoyang \x0d\ There are many ancient tombs in Luoyang, and it was once said that Mangshan Mountain has no place for lying cows. Some Luoyang people in old China dug graves for a living. According to their experience, they made a semi-circular shovel with a long wooden handle. This kind of shovel is semi-cylindrical, with a drill tip and a lot of soil, which has good digging ability, can keep the original soil unchanged, is convenient to use and accurate in judgment. After liberation, it was adopted by the cultural relics department and named as "Luoyang shovel". Before liberation, four companies in Luoyang produced this kind of spade, among which Yanglin's family produced the best quality, so it was also called "Yanglin spade". During the period of 1955, Luoyang was designated as a national key construction city. Thousands of ancient tombs and sites were excavated in Luoyang with Yanglin shovel, which was later affirmed by the national cultural relics department and spread to the whole country, and then to the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asian countries, and was recognized as "Luoyang shovel". \x0d\ (7) Luoning bamboo curtain \x0d\ Luoning bamboo curtain, which originated in the Ming Dynasty. Luoning is rich in bamboo, and thousands of people are engaged in the production of bamboo curtains, most of which are skilled and ingenious in shape. Luoning bamboo curtain mainly includes door curtain, door curtain and building corridor cushion curtain. According to the situation of bamboo joints, the editors skillfully arranged and produced various exquisite patterns, which aroused great interest from domestic and foreign merchants. Luoning bamboo curtain is the most popular in Japan, with an annual export of 400,000. \ x0d \ x0d \ speaking of folk customs, it is the same as most customs of the Han nationality. . There are also some local characteristics. . \x0d\ For example: \x0d\ Women cry when they get married \x0d\ If someone in the family dies, how to hang couplets in three years is very particular. No couplets in the first year, purple couplets in the second year, and red couplets in the third year \x0d\ If someone in the family dies, there is also a reason to visit relatives during the New Year, and relatives are not allowed in the first year. . \x0d\ A woman returns home three days after her marriage \x0d\ Bring a three-color gift to her parents \x0d\ Baby should wear kitten shoes in the full moon \x0d\ Enjoy peony flowers in the middle of April \ x0d \ x0d \ In addition, the 24 solar terms of the China lunar calendar are determined according to the farming season in Luoyang, and each solar term has certain farming activities and other celebrations.