Should China's folk customs be passed down?

Folklore is the sum total of fashions, customs and habits gradually formed by people of different nationalities and regions in their long-term lives. China is an ancient civilization with a long history, with a long history of 5,000 years, which has given birth to extremely rich and colorful folk culture. However, the educational function of folk customs has been neglected for a long time, especially the young people's knowledge of China's traditional folk culture is very poor.

The main reasons for the lack of folk culture are: first, the influence of social and economic transformation on folk culture; Second, the infiltration of foreign cultural input into folk culture; Third, the rise of mass media has squeezed folk culture. In addition, there is another important reason: the neglect of folk culture in school teaching. After decades of exam-oriented education, school education, especially the teaching of literature and history, has long been memorizing the knowledge points of textbooks, ignoring the cultivation of students' humanistic quality. Lack of edification of traditional culture and art in China and correct understanding of folk culture in China has led to the indifference of contemporary teenagers' folk concept, lack of folk knowledge, lack of folk culture and low overall humanistic quality.

Adolescence is an important stage in the formation of outlook on life and values. China has paid special attention to the educational function of folk culture since ancient times. This kind of education is to use the binding force of folk culture to educate and standardize individuals in order to get rid of bad habits and carry forward good atmosphere. Confucius said, "I am not good at music." : Not good at treating people with courtesy. "Infiltrating it is the role of folk culture in social stability and control. Xunzi said: "On rites and music, be upright; Extensive education and beautiful customs. "This is to emphasize the use of folk culture to shape the noble personal qualities and behaviors recognized by a public group. Therefore, for young students, folk culture education plays an irreplaceable role in education of other disciplines. It is very important to transform the essence of folk culture into students' understanding and guide their behavior to cultivate their good moral quality. Integrating folk culture into school education can help students understand the fashion, etiquette and habits of the Chinese nation, and on this basis, make them correctly understand the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, especially its essence-traditional virtues. We should use the traditional Chinese culture and traditional virtues such as "self-discipline and self-cultivation", "benevolence and filial piety", "honesty and courtesy", "loyalty to the country", "the world is public" and "self-improvement" to help students learn to be human, cultivate national spirit and improve their quality.

Strengthening folk education is helpful to cultivate teenagers' aesthetic consciousness. Folk custom is a social collective creation, rooted in the soil of people's lives and has a deep mass foundation. In the folklore of a certain folk custom or region, the likes and dislikes and aesthetic tastes of the people of that ethnic group or region are generally retained. Folklores that have survived to this day have stood the test of time and have many beautiful things. Strengthening this aspect of education in folk education will help students to understand the aesthetics of ancestors, and then enhance their aesthetic consciousness. For example, the introduction of dragon boat racing, Mongolian horse racing, Miao bullfighting, Lusheng dance and other competitive folk customs can enable students to see the pursuit of active and healthy life by people of all ethnic groups through lively folk activities.

China folk culture is rich and colorful, extensive and profound, which is the most vital branch of China traditional culture and the driving force of national cohesion and spiritual civilization. Educating teenagers with folk culture to re-establish the banner of national culture can cultivate and stimulate their national pride, self-confidence and national pride, and shoulder the historical mission of inheriting and carrying forward the splendid culture of the Chinese nation for 5 thousand years. (