What are the traditional folk customs

Storage of wealth Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in Sichuan. Folk in the night of New Year's Eve, all objects at home are regarded as "wealth" should be "stored" to ensure that the next year's wealth, auspicious and prosperous.

Robbing silver water Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in the eastern part of Sichuan, the western part of Sichuan. On the first day of the first month of the year, people scramble to get up early to take the well water, known as grabbing silver water. Folk believe that: who is the earliest back to the water, who will be the most prosperous this year. Full tank of silver water, symbolizing the influx of wealth. Some places also used to grab back the silver water tea, dedicated to the shrine in the hall, praying for God's blessing to get rich.

Burning incense Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in parts of Sichuan. In the old days during the Spring Festival, people used to go to the temple incense. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many people rushed early, scrambling to the session on the first column of incense, that can bring good luck.

Chengdu lamp public Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in the Chengdu area. Held annually around the Spring Festival. As early as in the Tang Dynasty, Chengdu has been popular Lantern Lantern viewing custom. After the Chinese people's **** and the country into production, Chengdu Lantern Festival centralized to Qingyang Palace. Once a year, the new Lantern Festival in the retention of the original Lantern Festival features on the basis of the varieties, styles, scale, impact, etc. have greatly developed, become an important place for people to play during the Spring Festival.

Zigong Dinosaur Lantern Festival Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in the Zigong area. Held every year before and after the Spring Festival. At that time, Zigong City People's Park is brilliantly lit, bustling. In the lanterns used in the traditional paper lanterns, silk flower lanterns, glass lanterns, as well as the use of new technologies and new materials manufactured porcelain lanterns, neon lanterns, underwater lanterns, low-voltage water lamps, gas discharge lamps, program-controlled lamps and so on. The content of myths and legends, historical stories, film and television stories, folklore and science fiction characters. In the shape of colored lanterns, the form of dinosaurs is essential, and the most characteristic and charming, and famous at home and abroad. Ohio custom is still popular.

Chengdu flower will Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in the Chengdu area. Held every spring. Evolved from the Chengdu Flower Market. Chengdu Flower Market in the Tang Dynasty is very prosperous, held on the 15th day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the folk believe that this day is the birthday of the flowers, flowers in full bloom, the most to travel and enjoy. On that day, flower farmers from near and far transported their own carefully cultivated famous flowers to Chengdu for centralized exhibition and sale. During the festival, famous snacks from Chengdu and nearby counties are set up in the park for visitors to taste.

The rain festival back to the mother house Han festival customs. Popular in the western Sichuan area. Folk to the rainy season, married daughters have brought gifts back to their parents to visit their parents. Women who have given birth to children must bring gifts of meat and chairs to thank their parents for raising them. Women who have not been pregnant for a long time will have their mothers sew a pair of red pants for them and wear them to the body, which is said to ensure that they will get pregnant and have a child as soon as possible. The custom is still popular in rural areas.

Zitong Temple Festival Han Chinese festival customs. Also known as Zitong Temple Fair. Popular in Zitong County area. Every year in the lunar calendar in February and August the first to the 15th has been held twice. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the temple fair was once banned. since the 80s, the custom has been re-circulated, the content of the activities in the inheritance of the traditional basis, in order to watch and participate in recreational activities beneficial to physical and mental health and tourism is given priority to.

The Spring Society Bridge Stomping Han Chinese festival custom, popular in Anxian see the water around the area, held every year after the spring of the fifth e, when the masses from Deyang, Mianyang, Shifang City, Beichuan, Jiangyou, Maoxian County, etc., gathered in the see the water field, to the Taiping Bridge bridge bridge stepping activities.

Dujiangyan Water Release Festival Han Chinese festival custom. Popular in Dujiangyan City. The festival is held on the Qingming Festival every year.

Master Zhang Hui Han Chinese traditional festival. Popular in jiejiang county around the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar held every year, according to legend, the day is Zhang Fei's birthday. At that time, the butcher's door have prepared offerings, go to the temple to worship and pray for chicken blessing business prosperity.

Married caterpillar Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in Sichuan. Held on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar every year. Early in the morning people have to get out of the house, in the field to collect grass, seedlings, leaves on the dew, bring home to grind ink. Then, on the red paper cut into strips, they write words such as "The caterpillar is getting married today, marrying deep into the mountains and never returning home". After writing, the two strips of paper will be cross-pasted on the wall of the house, which, it is believed, will keep the crops free from insect pests and bring in a good harvest.

Wang Cong song will Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in PI County area. Held every year end line festival. At that time, people from near and far have to go to look from the ancestral temple of incense, sacrifices to look to the emperor, the Cong emperor virtuous survivors, blessing crops are equal to a good harvest.

June 6 sun clothes Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in Sichuan. According to legend, the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar is the day of Buddha Shakyamuni sunshine, so the folk believe that this day of sunshine is easy to save things. Folk song: "June 6, sun clothes." People are accustomed to that day to take the clothes outside to dry, that clothing will not be moth-eaten.

Cai Hou will Han Chinese festival customs. Popular in jiejiang county around the annual lunar calendar held in August. Jiejiang is a famous paper township, workshop numerous. The vast majority of paper artists Cai Lun as the master, home enshrinement Cai Lun statue in August of the lunar calendar is the end of the composting of the new bamboo, the old material has been used up the leisure period, the artists will be pooled to do Cai Hou will.

Daughter Festival Han Chinese festival customs. Popular in the Guangyuan area. According to legend, the Tang Dynasty empress Wu Zetian's mother in Guangyuan tour of the Bay met the black dragon sense of pregnancy, in the first month of the lunar calendar on the twenty-third day of the birth of Wu Zetian. Therefore, the old folk this day for Wu Zetian will period. On this day, the people gum in groups to Shengze Temple, Zetian Dam and the Jialing River to play. Women dressed up and invited each other to swim along the river bay for good luck. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this activity was once interrupted. 1988, the Guangyuan Municipal Government decided to restore this folk festival, and named "Daughter's Day", the festival will be set on September 1 of the Gregorian calendar.

Preparing ZaoShen MaKe Han festival customs. Popular in most parts of Sichuan. Folk will be the 24th day of the waxing moon known as the small new year or small exceptions, this day to burn lamps and candles in the stove side of the ritual Zaoshen, send the Zaoshen master to heaven.

Ghost City Temple Fair Han Chinese holiday customs. Popular in the area of Fengdu County, in the old days, every time to the birth anniversary of the main god of the temple, will be held temple fair. Fengdu ghost city temples, numerous sessions, up to 35 times throughout the year. Such as the first nine of the first month of the Jade Emperor Hall to do Jade Emperor Christmas temple fair, the first two days of February, the Prince of Heaven Hall for the Yanluo King Prince of Heaven Christmas and the Prince of Heaven Niangniang incarnation into the sainthood period of the Prince of Heaven will be held, the first eight days of April in the Hall of the Great Xiong Shakyamuni Christmas to do the Lord of Buddha will be held in the first eight days of September, the Fungdu Emperor of the Christmas on the land will be held, and so on. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the ghost city temple fair was once interrupted. 1988 April 18, Fengdu County held the first ghost city temple fair, in retaining the original characteristics of the temple fair on the basis of the increase in economic and trade negotiations, material exchanges and other content. The custom is now popular.

Torchlight Festival The traditional festival of the Yi folk people for sacrificing to the gods and praying for the avoidance of evils. It is usually held on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month every year. There are many legends about the origin of the festival, some of which say that torches can drive away calamities and evils, some of which say that "the ears of grain should be drawn out to see the torches", and some of which say that the festival is in honor of an ancient woman of the Yi ethnic group. Now, liangshan state will torch festival and the implementation of open to the outside world, strengthen horizontal ties, promote trade exchanges closely integrated, every year in the festival held during the torch festival material trading and grand celebration activities, and successfully organized '94 China liangshan yi international torch festival, for the traditional festival added with the characteristics of the times of the new meaning.

Yi Year The annual festival of the Yi people. The festival lasts for three days at different times, usually in October or November of the lunar calendar, and is determined by sorcerers' divination. If there is a good harvest that year, then the previous year can be used to celebrate the New Year. Otherwise, another auspicious day. On the morning of the festival, people fired guns and cannons to congratulate each other on a good harvest and a happy holiday. Middle-aged men in groups of three to five, visiting friends and relatives, pay their respects to each other, women do not go out to stay at home to invite guests. People in addition to singing and dancing, but also held a grinding fall, horse racing, archery and other athletic activities.

Duyang Festival A traditional festival of the Yi people. It is popular in Leibo County. The festival is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, and its content is similar to the Dragon Boat Festival of the Han Chinese. On the day of the festival, every family hangs calamus and moxa leaves in front of the door, children wipe their faces with xionghuang wine, and young people bring zongzi, wine and emery meat to the mountain lawn to sing and dance, wrestle and race horses, and enjoy the entertainment.

The traditional Tibetan festival, also known as Mu Buddha Festival, honoring the mountain god. Popular in Ganzi, Aba Tibetan areas. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar birth, there are nine dragons leaf water for its bath, so it is also known as Mu Buddha Festival. Every year on this day, Ganzi Tibetan area near and far the masses dressed in national costume, gathered to run on the mountain and folding more river. People first go to the temple to burn incense and pray, burn paper money. Then they turn to the mountain and offer sacrifices to the gods, praying for the blessing of the gods. After turning to the mountain, they set up tents for picnic and perform Tibetan opera. Singing folk songs, dancing potshuang dance, string dance, riders also horseback archery competition. During this period, people also hold material exchange activities and other cultural and sports activities.

Flower Picking Festival A traditional Tibetan festival in the area of Boyu, Nanping County. Held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, the festival lasts for two days. Legend has it that a long time ago, Boyu was a deserted mountain valley, people to collect and hunt for a living, to leaves and animal skins to make clothes. One day, from afar came a girl called Lianzhi, she is beautiful and kind, dexterous, taught the local people to open up the land and planting and weaving sewing, but also pick the lily for people to cure. One year, on the fifth day of May, Lianzhi went up the mountain to pick flowers and was swept down the cliff by the nickel wind and died. People were so sad that they went up the mountain to pick flowers on that day to honor her. Over time, the Flower Picking Festival was formed.

Huanglong Temple Temple Fair Aba Tibetan, Qiang, Hui, Han and other nationalities of the traditional festival. Every year on the 15th day of the sixth month of the summer calendar in Songpan County Huanglong Temple held. On the day of the festival, Huanglong Temple and the surrounding hillside forest rows full of a variety of local products, forming a grand exchange of materials. The old people into the temple to burn incense, praying for a lifetime of peace: young people singing and dancing, enjoy the fun.

Pastoralists Festival Aba Tibetan pastoralists' traditional festival. Held annually at the beginning of the next month of the lunar calendar, the festival is generally a week. Before the festival, families clean up, in the sun is going down, the garbage to the west, intended to let the sun's flame will be all ominous things burned. Then, each family prepares barley wine, yogurt and other festival foods. On the morning of the first day of the festival, fathers and daughters of each family compete to carry auspicious water. Then, wash your face and hands with the auspicious water with milk, and burn cypress incense with your clean hands to pray for abundant water and grass, and prosperous cattle and sheep. Then, the whole family sits around and feasts together. The first three days of the festival, the villages dance and sing, wrestling competitions and various recreational activities, do not go out of the village. After three days, people begin to go from village to village to congratulate each other on a happy festival. Every night, people gather outside their villages, light bonfires, sing and dance.

Oxi Festival Tibetan traditional festival. Popular in the area of Muli County. The festival is held on the seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year. Legend has it that, in ancient times, the Muli area is very affluent, Tibet and Yunnan's eight Tibetan tribes from thousands of miles to move to live, settled that day, is the seventh day of the first month of the Lunar New Year, the people gathered together to sing and dance, indulgence and joy. Later, this day every year to hold commemorative activities, passed down from generation to generation, become a fixed festival. The day before the festival, families were busy preparing sumptuous food. On the day of the festival, the whole family sits together and drinks. It is customary to let the cats and dogs have a full meal, and if they eat meat first and then eat, it is a sign of good weather and a good harvest in agriculture and livestock in the coming year. Night. People gather around a pile of bonfires. Singing songs and dancing.

Flower Appreciation Festival A traditional Tibetan festival. Also known as the flower festival. Popular in the Malcolm area. Held every year in June of the lunar calendar, the time is usually 3 days -5 days, some places up to more than 10 days. People with food, tents, riding horses, groups of people to the field to play, enjoy the mountain flowers. They set up tents, boil ghee tea, fill green pear wine, eat and drink while enjoying the flowers and blessings. At night, lit a bonfire, singing and dancing. During the festival, but also held wrestling, horse racing and other activities. It is also an opportunity for young men and women to talk about love.

Sheshui Festival Tibetan traditional festival. Popular in coronation county area. Held on the sixth day of the third month of the lunar calendar every year. Its main content is to seek rain and pray for children. On this day, the lama brought with him frogs, snakes and toads made of tsampa, and each family went with one or two people. Came to the side of the ditch, the lama while chanting while the tsampa made animals into the water. When they returned, everyone was playing with rain gear and yelling, indicating that the rain had fallen. Next, people go to honor a round pagoda. Inside the pagoda is a knife and a small gong pot, representing fertility. Women who have been married for a long time without children make a wish to the pagoda god for a child. If a woman has a child after honoring the pagoda, she must go to the pagoda on that day to return the wish.

Shangjiu Festival Tibetan traditional festival. Also known as the flower festival. Popular in Baoxing County area. Held on the ninth day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year. On the day, people gathered to the mountain, organized lanterns and performances such as lion dance, dancing and singing. At night, held a unique male and female wrestling, the results are often men lose women win, causing laughter, will be the climax of the festival activities.

Sun Buddha Festival Tibetan traditional festival. Time varies from place to place, generally in the Tibetan calendar in early February and April, June in the middle of held. At that time, the temple will be treasured by the huge cloth paintings and brocade woven into the Buddha out of the display in the monastery near the hillside on the domain of the tall stone wall, so that the general public to look at. Monks recite Buddhist scriptures and devotees pay homage.

The horse race Tibetan traditional festival. Popular in Hongyuan County and other places. Held on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, the festival period of one day. At that time, the county and nearby Tibetan people dressed in traditional national costume, from all directions until the racecourse, a variety of forms of horse racing activities. There are collective race speed, there are teams for relay race, there are performances of horse running and archery, there are performances of horse racing skills, very lively. After the horse races, people exchange local products with each other.

Plugging the roof flag Tibetan holiday customs. Every new year, each family will be engraved with a Tibetan scripture red, yellow and white cloth flag inserted on the roof. The new year, each family will insert a red, yellow and white cloth flag engraved with Tibetan script on the roof to avoid disasters and pray for luck. Cloth flag height and size varies, the color also varies from place to place. Some white cloth with red edges, some red and yellow and decorated with black stripes. Most of the flags are rectangular, but there are also square and triangular ones. Some flags are tied to a flagpole, while others are tied to a tree pole. Some insert a flag, some insert several flags.

The Qiang New Year A traditional Qiang festival. It is also known as the Little Year. It is held on the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar every year. In Mao County, there is a special rule for the Qiang New Year: if there is no adult death in the village, the Qiang New Year can only be celebrated in the Spring Festival.

Niuwang Hui A Qiang traditional festival. It is held on the first day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar and lasts for one day. On this day, the oxen are allowed to rest and are fed with flour buns and wheat grass. In some places, the sun and moon shaped buns are hung on the horns of the oxen, and then the oxen are let out of the circle to move freely. The owner goes to the Cow King Temple to burn incense and paper, and slaughters a sheep and a chicken to pray for the Cow King's blessing on the plowing oxen to be safe from the plague.

Jaw Song Festival The Qiang festival. It is mainly popular in the northern part of Tianmao County where the Qiang people live. It is held every year on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar and only women participate in it.

Qiang Dragon Boat Festival A traditional Qiang festival. It is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year. On this day, men, women and children should drink a little Xionghuang wine and rub a little in their ears and noses, and sprinkle a little in front of their doors and windows to prevent mosquitoes, flies, insects and snakes from entering and to protect their families from harm. Anyone who can walk, as far as possible to the mountains to step on the green dew, that dipped in the Dragon Boat Festival dew can strengthen the body and bones.

Catch the traditional festival of the Tujia people. Also known as the transfer of annual meeting. Time in the annual lunar calendar the day before New Year's Eve, so than the Han Chinese Spring Festival a day earlier, so called. Now, the custom is only popular among a few Tujia people.

The Year of the Clan A traditional festival of the Tujia people. Popular in the eastern part of Youyang County. The local Tujia people celebrate the New Year on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year. In order to honor their ancestors, they have formed a unique New Year's Day custom.

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival of the Tujia people in Shizhi County. Also known as the Spring Festival of the whip, three altar festival. Held every year on the day of spring.

Catch Miao field Miao traditional festival. Popular in Xuyong, Gulin area. It is held twice a year on February 13 and July 3 of the lunar calendar. Regarding the origin of the Miao Festival, it is rumored that it was formed after a failed uprising of the Miao people. The government did not allow them to join the party. People then secretly contacted each other under the name of playing Lusheng for entertainment at the field dam, which later gradually evolved into a fixed festival.

Band Festival A traditional festival of the Miao people. It is popular in the area of Xiadong, Xuyong County. It is held on the fifth day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year. At that time, dozens of miles around the young men and women. If both sides are interested, they can give each other belts as engagement gifts. Those who regret afterwards can ask for the belt back and dissolve the relationship.

Sheep and Horse Festival A traditional Miao festival. It is popular in the Longchi and Shidi areas of Xiushan County. It is held from April 26th to 28th of the lunar calendar every year. At that time, people kill pigs and sheep, invite guests and give gifts to celebrate the festival.

Catch Autumn Festival Miao traditional festival. It is circulated in Tianxiushan County. It is held on the Autumn Day every year. At that time, people flock to the gathering place from all directions to attend and watch the activities such as playing the swing, lion dance, playing dragon lanterns, going up the knife ladder and so on. About the origin of Catch the gang festival, legend has it that in ancient times, a clever young man, looking for a beloved girl for the people, will be one person sitting in the swing changed into eight people sitting in the swing, attracting people from near and far to swing. On the swing, he finally found his beloved girl. From then on, every fall, people would gather together to swing. This was the first time that people came together to swing in the fall, and it was the first time that people came together to swing in the fall.

Washing Feet on New Year's Eve A Miao holiday custom. Every year on New Year's Eve, families go to the riverside to dig a few leaves against the water of the calamus, pull some Ubao leaves, peach blossom leaf branches, and at night they put them into a pot of simmering water in a pot. When the water is hot, pour it into a basin and wash your feet.

Broad pick up festival Lisu traditional festival. The Lisu language translation, meaning New Year's Song and Dance Festival, New Year's Day or Spring Festival. Popular in Dechang County and other places. Time in the lunar month at the end of the first month, the festival period of about 10 days. During the festival, people pay tribute to each other and wish each other well.

Baima Song Club Baima Tibetan festival customs. Popular in Pingwu County, held every year around the Qingming Festival. The Baima Tibetans can sing and dance well, and the traditional cultural activities are held during the Spring Festival in the Han area. With the development of the economy and the introduction of new culture, they developed the desire to create their own festival. The relevant departments of the situation, in 1982 held the first cottage song will be held. Since then it has been customary to organize once a year.

Tongliang Dragon Lantern Festival Performing arts. Also known as dragon lantern. Dragon lanterns are popular throughout Sichuan, Tongliang dragon lanterns are the most famous. Sichuan folk have always retained the custom of dragon dance Chonglong. Tongliang Dragon Lantern is famous for its exquisite tying, vivid image and beautiful dance, and has participated in many large-scale economic and cultural activities at home and abroad, and has been praised by the people.