What are the folk customs in Mianyang?

Chenghuang Temple Fair, also known as Nuo Ceremony Fair, is one of the traditional temple fairs in Miancheng, Xiantao, Hubei. From the name, such a temple fair is hosted by the City God Temple, but its significance should be examined from its other name "Nuo Instrument". Cihai: "Nuo, the ritual of driving away epidemic ghosts in the twelfth lunar month." The Analects of Confucius? The township party tied up "villagers' Nuo" Stand in order. ""Lu Chunqiu? Ji Dong; "Life events." As can be seen from these records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, villagers held a ceremony to expel epidemic ghosts. After Kong knew it, he had to put on his royal clothes and stand on the east steps to show his piety. The Qin Dynasty further ordered relevant officials to hold and expand this ceremony. These early civilizations of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor have been handed down continuously, forming an annual "Nuo ceremony" in Yuncheng, a place of Jingchu under the jurisdiction of Guzhou County.

The Town God Conference in Miancheng was held on April 28th. In addition to the city god, there is also a Bodhisattva Jin Rong, who is a Vulcan and is in charge of fire. It seems that the "Town God Meeting" on April 28th was a grand meeting to "drive away epidemics and eliminate disasters". The dragon boat race in Xiantao City, Hubei Province has always been very popular, especially in Miancheng. From the past to the present, it is different from other places.

Competition time: Most other places only compete on the fifth day of May, while Miancheng competes on the fifth day of May (small broken sun), 15th day of May (big broken sun) and 25th day of May (broken sun) in the old days.

Venue: In the past, Miancheng Dragon Boat Race was only allowed in nine places, such as East Gate, South Gate, North Gate, West Gate, Jiuhemen, Xiaoqiao, Jiangbei, Qilicheng and Honghuati, and other places were not as good as self-pity. Later, this rule was broken, and ships from anywhere could come to participate in the competition. 1998 Among the dragon boats participating in the Dragon Boat Festival, two are from honghu city.

In the arrangement of dragon boats: other places are not so particular. Most of them only install a faucet at the bow and a "guard" at the stern. Miancheng not only installed a faucet at the bow, but also erected a "bucket" in the middle cabin before, tied the color in the middle, hung a gong, and the stern was equipped with shackles and a "tip". It looks beautiful and imposing.

About the regulations of the radial hand: In the past, Miancheng could invite the radial hand to row in the four townships, but now it is not done, and the radial hand is in the boat place. Radiator wears uniform clothes and hats on every ship. Boating is also different from other places. In other places, the prison is longer, and the prison in Miancheng has only two words: "Pai! Row! " It sounds tall and nice. In the competition style: Miancheng can play by the rules, achieve "friendship first, competition second" and never fight. People in other places are amazed at it.

Reward form: The winning or losing of Miancheng Dragon Boat Race is marked on the pearl platform of Xiaolianchi. In the old society, there was a habit of "winning the steamed stuffed bun and losing the cucumber". Whoever wins the boat, the businessmen hang red stripes on the boat and put steamed buns to eat; Whose ship lost, the radial hand felt that there was no light and slipped away. It's different now. It's all decided by the town government, and there are rewards.

Because of the uniqueness of Miancheng Dragon Boat Race, many people are attracted to visit it. 1998 During the Dragon Boat Festival, there was an endless stream of people visiting by coach all over the country. From May 1 1 to May 15, more than 30,000 people visit every day. Mr. Cao Dapai, Vice President of Xiantao Poetry Society, improvised poems after his visit;

Dragon Boat Race in Duanyang/Let's strive for the upper reaches with one heart and one mind. /The sound of gongs and drums urges the tiger generals,/and the flag wins. /Around the swimming pool, people gathered to watch,/rolled and boarded the boarding school. /Qu Zi has the spirit of laughing and comforting,/The children of the ancient city are fighting for love.

Miancheng Dragon Boat Race is famous not only in this city and surrounding counties and cities, but also in national competitions. 1In the autumn of 995, the Fifth National Minority Games was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Miancheng Hui Town organized a women's dragon boat team, led by mayor Ma Jisheng, representing Hubei minority sports teams. Miancheng Women's Dragon Boat Team (known as Hubei Women's Dragon Boat Team because it represents Hubei Province) left an unforgettable impression on the audience in Dianchi Lake, Xishan. Sun Zhongquan, a poet in Kunming, wrote a passionate poem ―― praising the Hubei women's dragon boat team: is it the lotus in full bloom in Dianchi Lake/or the butterflies flying in butterfly spring/Ah ―― it's the Hubei women's dragon boat team/driving the dragon to leap forward/dazzling/flying the red flag/roaring back/colorful dragons breaking the waves/glittering thousands of thunder/see? d？ D/ Hubei Women's Dragon Boat Team/Style Shake/Outstanding/Cross-Strait Praise/Shocking Man!

Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. Like other traditional festivals, it develops slowly. The ancient emperors had a system of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. As early as in Zhou Li, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" was recorded. Later, aristocratic scholars followed suit. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, they watch and worship the bright and round moon in the sky to express their feelings. This custom spread to the people and formed a traditional activity. Until the Tang Dynasty, people paid more attention to this custom of offering sacrifices to the moon, and the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival. Emperor Taizong recorded the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, which was very popular in the Song Dynasty.

The legend of Mid-Autumn Festival is very rich, and fairy tales such as the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang cutting Guangxi and Jade Rabbit smashing medicine are widely circulated.

One of the legends of Mid-Autumn Festival-the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon

According to legend, in ancient times, there were ten days in the sky at the same time, the crops died in the sun and the people were poor. A hero named Hou Yi has infinite power. He sympathized with the suffering people, climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, made full use of his divine power, drew his bow, shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and ordered the last one to rise and fall on time for the benefit of the people.

Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people. He married a beautiful and kind wife named Chang 'e. Besides hunting, Hou Yi spends all his time with his wife, and people envy this beautiful and loving couple.

Many people with lofty ideals came here to study as teachers, and Meng Peng with ulterior motives joined in.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek truth. He happened to meet the Queen Mother passing by and asked her for a bag of elixir. It is said that taking this medicine can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang 'e. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the dresser's treasure chest, but the villain Meng Peng saw it. He wants to steal the elixir to make himself immortal.

Three days later, Hou Yi led his entourage out hunting, while Meng Peng with ulterior motives pretended to be ill. Shortly after Hou Yi led the crowd to leave, Meng Peng broke into the backyard of the back room with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Meng Peng. In times of crisis, she made a decisive decision, turned around and opened the treasure chest, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew into the sky. Because Chang 'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.

In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was surprised and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villain. Meng Peng escaped early. Angry and heartbroken, Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and shouted the name of his beloved wife. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon is exceptionally bright and bright. There is a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e. He chased the moon desperately, but he chased it three times, the moon retreated three times, he retreated three times, and the moon advanced three times. He couldn't catch up anyway.

Hou Yi had no choice but to miss his wife, so he had to send someone to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, put on a table sweetmeats, put on her favorite honey and fresh fruit, and offer a sacrifice to Chang 'e who was attached to him at the Moon Palace. After hearing the news that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon became an immortal, people made an incense table under the moon and prayed for good luck and peace to the kind Chang 'e.

Since then, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai has spread among the people.

WU GANG, the second legend of Mid-Autumn Festival, won the laurel.

There is also a legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival: It is said that osmanthus trees in front of Guanghan Palace on the moon are flourishing, reaching more than 500 feet. There is a man who often cuts down, but every time he finishes cutting, the cut place closes immediately. For thousands of years, this laurel tree can never be cut down. It is said that this tree-chopping man named WU GANG, a native of Xihe in Han Dynasty, once went to heaven with the immortal, but when he made a mistake, the immortal banished him to the Moon Palace and did this kind of hard work in vain every day as a punishment. In Li Bai's poems, there is a record that "if you want to be in the middle of the month, you will pay for the cold."

Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival III —— Zhu Yuanzhang and Moon Cake Uprising

It is said that eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rose up against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the imperial court searched very closely and it was very difficult to pass on the news. Liu Bowen, a military strategist, came up with a plan and ordered his men to hide a note with the words "Uprising on the 15th of August" in the cake, and then sent people to the uprising troops in different places to inform them to respond to the uprising on the 15th of August. On the day of the uprising, all the rebels responded together, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire.

Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly sent a message saying that all the soldiers should have fun with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and give the "moon cakes" secretly sent at the time of the war as seasonal cakes to the ministers. Since then, the production of "moon cakes" has become more and more elaborate, and there are more and more varieties, such as dishes, which have become good gifts. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of eating moon cakes spread among the people.

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals of the Chinese nation, which has a unique national style and strong local color in Jingsha. Its custom of dragon boat racing and eating zongzi has been passed down from generation to generation and is deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.

There are different views on the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. Modern scholar Wen Yiduo believes that the Dragon Boat Festival is a dragon festival. Eating zongzi and running are all related to dragons. But as far as Jingchu ancient customs and national customs are concerned, the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a Chu man in the Warring States Period. He was framed by treacherous court officials and exiled by Xiang Wang for putting forward the political proposition of "uniting Qi against Qin" to unify China. After hearing the news that Chu was attacked by Qi, Qu Yuan couldn't bear the pain of national subjugation, so in 278 BC, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he threw a stone into Luojiang and died. Wu Jun, a A Liang in the Southern Dynasties, wrote in "The Peace of Continuation": "The Chu people mourned it and saved their boat. Duanyang Competition is a legacy. " He also said, "Qu Yuan threw himself into the gurgling stream on May 5th, and the Chu people mourned it. On this day every year, he uses barrels to sacrifice rice. " Today, dragon boat racing and eating zongzi have become popular all over Beijing and Sha.