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What are the customs of Hakka people?

1, Hakka crying for marriage

This woman has been crying since the night before the wedding. When the sedan chair of the man's wedding procession arrived at the woman's house, the sound of suona and gongs and drums made the girl and mother cry invisibly, so the first crying wedding took place. At dawn the next day, the girl was dressed up by her aunt, sister, brother and sister-in-law, called "opening her face" and ready to get married. At this time, she had a second crying marriage. After the breakfast banquet, the girl cried for the third time when she covered her red headscarf and waited for the sedan chair.

When crying for marriage, first of all, mother and daughter embrace and cry, as well as aunts, sisters, brothers and sisters, neighbors. Both the weeping person and the person accompanying the weeping are sitting on the bed or chair with handkerchiefs. The mother and daughter leaned back and cried, while the other partners were crying in a low voice. On the sedan chair, the crying wedding reached its climax. At this time, you should not only cry loudly, but also sing while crying. Really crying and moving.

2, umbrella customization

Hakka women in Sanming always cover their heads with umbrellas when they get married. Because of the homonym of "umbrella" and "life" in Hakka dialect, covering an umbrella means that the bride carries on the family line; A wedding party should hang a rice screen in front of the door, because Hakka people regard the rice screen as a "clairvoyant god" and use it to block the door, so that they can see through whether the bride meets evil spirits along the way and keep them out.

3. Hakka Spring Festival

Headed by the centennial festival, the Spring Festival has always been the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China. Hakka people who advocate tradition have strong feelings for Dragon House Spring Festival. Hakka people celebrate the Spring Festival in three stages. The first stage is1February 24th to New Year's Eve. The first day of the first month to the fifth day of the first month is the New Year; Lunar New Year's Day to Lantern Festival is the afterglow stage.

4. Hakka Folk Song Festival

Hakka folk song festival is a Hakka folk festival in Zhudong, Taiwan. It is held on the 20th day of the first month every year. On this day, Hakka people in Hsinchu and Miaoli will attend the grand Hakka folk song conference in Hangdong, Hsinchu County. Hakka folks who do business in other places to make a living will also come all the way to participate.

The song contest is divided into three groups: the old song group, the long street group, the folk song group, the flat tone group, the male and female duet group and the juvenile group. At the beginning of the song, the singing on the stage is loud and sonorous; The audience is enthusiastic. The duet began in the morning and lasted until late at night. It is held every year, and the wind and rain are endless.

5. Hakka fireworks

Hakka's "fireworks display" is a kind of "fireworks-grabbing" activity among Dong, Zhuang and Mulao ethnic groups in Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou provinces. Fireworks grabbing activities in these areas originated from Dongjiang and Xijiang basins in Guangdong, especially the "February 2nd" fireworks of Meilin Dong nationality in Sanjiang, Guangxi, and the "March 3rd" fireworks of Wuming Zhuang nationality in Guangxi. "Guangxi Tongzhi Sports Annals" said: "Fireworks and firecrackers are popular among Zhuang, Dong, Mulao and Han nationalities, among which Fulu Town and Guyi Town in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County are the most enthusiastic on February 2 every year." "

Fireworks snatching originated in Guangdong. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, it was brought to the Dong people's settlements adjacent to Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi by merchants. Once it is combined with the life of Dong compatriots, it is rooted in this land and passed down from generation to generation. "

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Hakka