Which region's custom is "prairie-laundering"?

Launching a prairie fire is a custom in Shaanxi.

North Shaanxi is located in the junction of the four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Mongolia, is the famous "dry dock", is the transition zone of the grassland culture to the loess culture, "prairie prairie" and grassland people around the fire side of the song and dance habits are very similar, perhaps "prairie prairie" is the most important part of the "prairie prairie". Perhaps the "prairie fire" is a symbol of the integration of national cultures.

In the northern Shaanxi province, the 23rd of the first month of the fire has become a traditional custom, this night, families hung up red lanterns, in front of the door lit a pile of firewood, adults and children are jumping from the fire, the name: "prairie prairie", that a prairie prairie Hundred will be clean, no disease. With the end of the day, is really finished "year".

One, poly wealth (Chai)

Shaanxi's "prairie hundred disease" is a very lively festival, this day, people first go to the field to pick up some firewood back, can not be taken out of their own homes Chai "prairie hundred disease", take the "poly wealth (Chai)". The meaning of "gathering wealth (firewood) or entering wealth (firewood)".

Two, light the fire

Fire is an important manifestation of mankind's use of nature and the conquest of nature, when a pile of roaring fires in the early spring night sky on the Seychelles is still cold lit, bringing warmth, enthusiasm and light, but also on the outlook for the new year.

Three, jumping fire

Jumping fire is "prairie fire" climax, is the happiest time for children and adults. Jumping fire is a kind of wish, people hope that through the "fire" to make themselves and their families healthy and safe; jumping fire is a kind of mood, in the process of jumping, so that people forget the troubles and worries, more a kind of openness and confidence; jumping fire is a kind of game, so that people's jumping in the activity of the lazy a month of the sinews, so that in the new year can be The fire jumping is a game to let people jump to move a lazy month, so that in the new year can show their strength.

Four, spread the star

Burning firewood after the star, to use the iron milling in all directions to spill open, the stars of the red light like stars flashing crystal, blooming out of people's passion for life and hope. Some of the old farmers also want to spread while shouting "buckwheat blossom, wheat blossom, yam (taro) blossom, caraway blossom ......" praying for good weather and a good harvest.

Five, step on the mouse

Fall on the ground of the sparks, to use their feet to step on the extinction of the name "step on the mouse", men, women and children on the battlefield, like jumping collective dance, while laughing and joking, while stepping on the extinction of all the sparks ......, both a meaningful activity, but also a simple, simple and honest way of life. Meaningful activities, but also a simple fire awareness. After stepping on the "rats", in the bright fireworks and the ear-splitting sound of firecrackers, after the Shaanbei unique happy, peaceful and meaningful "prairie hundred disease".

Procedure:

On the night of the 16th day of the first month of the year, the townspeople cleaned up their yards, and when night fell, a pile of wildfires were lit in front of every house, illuminating the mountain village.

The whole family of men, women and children are happy and smiling around the jumping wildfire, some holding a quilt, some holding a pillow, some holding clothes, especially those monkey dolls scrambling in the flames on the shuttle jumping, and even the silver-haired old lady, living with a walking stick of the old man came to see the wildfire, and even couldn't help but in the support of their children and grandchildren across the three times the fire.

What's even more touching is that some women are also holding babies, to join this happy crowd, they jumped the wildfire while chanting: "prairie prairie, prairie prairie clean, all year round, no harm." Some naughty children, deliberately thrown into the fire small guns, fire "on the ground" sound, then the host will say: "wildfire, firecrackers, send away all the diseases to protect the health.

When the wildfire is strong, the master of the surrounding walls carefully watched to see if there is a small insect called the row of yellow cattle cattle. If there were a lot of cows and oxen, it was said to be a good year; if there were not many, it was said to be a bad year. When the wildfire is about to go out, the master will bring rice cakes, steamed buns, flour flowers buried in the fire to burn and eat, the legend ate the cake, the steamed buns do not start yellow sores. Wildfire extinguished, the master and shoveled some firewood ash to the outside, and then shoveled back to some yellow soil, the ash pile pressure, called "drive away evil spirits to receive blessings.