Doumen folk custom

Guangdong people all think that "the solstice in winter is the New Year". On the solstice of winter, families get together to set off firecrackers. Doumen people really pay attention to the New Year's Eve. On that day, people began to set off firecrackers and put up couplets at dawn, and firecrackers continued at night. Many children took to the streets to set off fireworks to celebrate. At midnight, the new year and the old year intersect. At this time, the density of fireworks and firecrackers reached a climax, and the noise was deafening. Doumen people hope to bring good luck to the New Year by saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

Visit the flower market

Although Doumen flower market is not as big as Guangzhou and Zhuhai, as a small county, its scale is enviable. More than ten days before the Spring Festival, many vendors placed all kinds of flowers and potted plants on several main sections of the county. The county government set up a flower market with colorful flowers and bright red oranges, and the citizens who entered the flower market were in an endless stream.

Dance the dragon and wake the lion

Nature is a must-have program for rural festivals. Dragon and lion dances are folk stunts. The Dragon Dance Team of Lianxi Town, Doumen County has participated in various parades in Zhuhai on behalf of Doumen County. Doumen lion dance is more common, and large and small celebrations must be staged. During the Spring Festival, lion dance teams from various towns and villages came to the city to perform, pray for various shops, and also received some benefits for the New Year. It is not easy to complete all kinds of difficult movements in the sound of gongs and drums, and it doesn't matter if you work hard.

Chinese chess tournament

Every Spring Festival, anyone who is interested can compete, either one-on-one or many-on-one. Many people take part in traditional chess in China, and many citizens come to the stage to learn from each other and make friends with chess.

Yingchunhui

From 1985, Doumen Spring Festival is held during the Spring Festival, usually from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to the 8th of the following year.

Rain or shine. A variety of orchid bonsai and exotic flowers and herbs were exhibited. In order to improve their skills, we also hired experts from Guangzhou to present prizes to the participating flower bonsai. In this flowery, peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, many citizens, large and small, go out together and linger among all kinds of flowers.

Beginning of Spring

As the saying goes, a year's plan lies in spring, and beginning of spring means the beginning of a year. Doumen attaches great importance to beginning of spring. In the spring, firecrackers are constantly ringing in the streets, and every household hangs vegetables and lettuce at the door in order to make a fortune.

the Lantern Festival

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lantern Festival, people have to watch lanterns and eat dumplings.

Doumen sports activities have always been rich and colorful, known as the "national advanced sports county", and large-scale table tennis competitions, chess competitions, table tennis competitions, small basketball competitions, badminton competitions and poker competitions organized by units and individuals. The combination of big and small, urban and rural music, dancing the atmosphere of the New Year, and playing the luck of the New Year.