What is the custom of Haifeng people?

Commonly known as "old age", it is the most grand festival in a year.

1Sacrifice to Kitchen God on February 23rd or 24th, then sweep the dust, buy new year's goods and make rice cakes. In most areas, rice cakes are made of sweet fruits, fried fruits, pine cones, small deserts and goose ports.

New Year's Eve, commonly known as "Thirty Ghosts". On this day, every household posted couplets and pictures, and some even put oranges and flowers. In the afternoon, they prepare sacrifices to worship the heavens and the earth and their ancestors. In the evening, they sit around the fire. After dinner, the elders at home give their children "lucky money", and in the Great Lakes and other places, the elderly also give their children "continuation". When handing in children, open the door, say "open the door", light firecrackers and call it "open the door". Chikeng also has the custom of lighting "An Gengbao" on New Year's Eve in August and September to show that it has been safe and smooth in the past year. After the fire, most places will go to the temple to fight for the "first incense" and pray for peace and prosperity in the new year.

On the first day of the first month, get up early, worship ancestors, wear new clothes and eat two or three vegetarian meals, which varies from place to place. After breakfast, friends and relatives communicate; Pay New Year greetings to each other and bring some pairs of oranges as gifts. Guests come to the door, and the host treats them with sweets such as candy; To show perfection and sweetness. If you have children, you should give them red envelopes. Meilong, the back door and other places, when the guests leave; The host returned the same gift, saying "Big Orange (Ji) will come and Big Orange (Ji) will go", which means to send good luck to each other.

From the second day to the fifth day, people pay New Year greetings to relatives all over the country, commonly known as "visiting", and the host holds a banquet to entertain guests.

On the third day (some on the fifth day), Hakka area is "send the poor day". People clean up the dirty things in their homes, send them to fields and other places to burn, light a few incense sticks at the same time, kowtow and bow, and say a few auspicious words, thinking that they can "become rich from poverty."

During the Spring Festival, there are activities such as dancing tigers and lions, singing songs, guessing games and chess (ball) competitions.

Second, man-days

In ancient times, the seventh day of the first month was called "Man Day". On this day, we should eat "seven kinds of dishes", namely Chinese cabbage, celery, garlic, onion, leek, radish, spring vegetables and so on. Add ingredients and cook together. People think that eating this dish can ward off evil spirits and cure all diseases, and it can also be said that good luck can lead to wealth.

Third, Yuanxiao.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was called Shangyuan in ancient times and Xiao at night, hence the name. From the 10th day of the first month, it is convenient for some places to "turn on the lights" and "make lights and make tea" and entertain each other. /kloc-On 0/3, lights were turned on in most places, and children marched in the street like "vegetable headlights". Nowadays, setting off fireworks has become a fashion. At midnight snack, there are parades and lanterns in Haicheng and other places. Those who want to have children will go to the river to "carry lanterns" (it is no longer passed on) and "string lanterns" in front of the temple. Izayoi, who plays with men and women, is called "away from all diseases"; Unmarried girls ran to the garden and sat on a big plate, saying "sit on a big plate". It is said that she can choose a good husband.

Fourth, the twentieth day of the first month.

The 20th day of the first month, especially Meilong, is another prosperous festival after the Spring Festival. According to legend, in the 12th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1734), Meilong Tang Wang was completed and Meilong Xu Wei moved to a new address. There are performances, lantern festivals, solve riddles on the lanterns and other activities among the people, and there is also the custom of "worshipping God" in the old society. The host entertains his relatives and friends on this day. Shanwei, Jiesheng and other places also have the custom of hosting a banquet to entertain relatives and friends on this day.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Tomb-Sweeping Day

The Gregorian calendar is around April 5. The folk custom of sweeping graves is called "ancestor worship" or "hanging paper". The Qianlong edition of Haifeng County Records said: "Qingming has ancestors and tastes more. Ancestors handed down, are sacrifices. The sacrifice was placed in the tomb, and the mountain was covered with red and white, which read' hanging paper'. " There are two forms of folk grave-sweeping: private ancestor worship and Gong Zu. When worshipping, we should offer sacrifices or have meals, burn paper money, and in some places, we will also offer seashells. The official school is equal to Tomb-Sweeping Day's martyrs cemetery to sweep the grave two days ago and cherish the memory of revolutionary martyrs; There are also ceremonies such as wreaths and speeches.

Six, Dragon Boat Festival

Commonly known as "May Festival", it is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Send zongzi to each other before the festival. On holidays, there are customs such as eating zongzi, peaches and plums, inserting wormwood leaves, calamus leaves and fig leaves in the portal to exorcise evil spirits, receiving water at noon, and racing dragon boats (the back door is on the ninth day). After noon, I usually take a basin or bucket to add water to it and put it on the side of the road. After noon, it is said that this kind of water can be preserved for a long time without decay for future dispensing. And those calamus and the like are put in a pot to boil water for bathing and wiping the body. Folk beliefs can drive away diseases and evil spirits. According to legend, the dragon boat race was gradually formed to commemorate Qu Yuan (in fact, it originated from the religious ceremony of the ancient Yue people to drive away the plague god). The forms of the competition are "Cattle Stepping on Rice" in Haicheng, "Cutting Rope" in villages and towns, and the back door is marked with a green square, which is called "Four Points of Gold"; Those who won the first prize, accompanied by suona, swam across the river (sea) and performed the "first prize drama" to celebrate.

Seven, June 6th.

Commonly known as "the sun was born". In ancient times, there was a custom that the rich basked in silver and the poor exposed their books and clothes; Now most people dry their clothes on this day. People believe that water can be used to prepare medicines at noon on this day.

August, July 7th.

Commonly known as "Shiva Sheng", it is said that it is the night of the gathering of cowherd and weaver girl. The custom is to cook powder food every day, receive water at noon, play "floating needle on the water" at night, and "listen to whispers", "receive tears from cows and women" and "wash water" under the grape trellis at dawn.

Nine, Mid-Autumn Festival

Commonly known as "July and a half", it falls on July 15th (or 13th and 14th) of the lunar calendar. Originally, it was a Buddhist birthday party to commemorate the lonely souls of ancestors. It is called "Bonihara Festival", and "Bonihara" means "to save the upside-down people". In the past, an altar was built for orphans, and all the sacrifices were taken away after the altar, which was called "robbing orphans"; In addition, a "Solitary Sacrifice Drama" will be held every three years. The custom now is to worship ancestors every day.

Mid-autumn festival

Commonly known as "August and a half", it was the lunar calendar. August fifteenth. Holding moon cakes and other congratulations before the festival is called "Worship Festival". This is the day of ancestor worship. In the evening, Yue Bai enjoys the moon, peels taro with crystal cakes, and listens to the story of "August 15th, the Yuan Dynasty fell". There used to be witchcraft activities such as "Guan Xian Gu" and "Guan Ge Zi". Now it is a fashion for young people to set off fireworks at night. Hakkas have the custom of sweeping graves on this day.

XI。 Double Ninth Festival

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month. There is a custom of climbing mountains in Haicheng and other places. Young men and women prepare food to climb mountains in Lianhua Mountain and Yin Ping on this day. The whole mountain area is holding banquets for relatives and friends. On this day, most places have kite flying activities. As the saying goes, "September 9, fly a kite for half a day." In recent years, the Double Ninth Festival has been established as a festival for the elderly to show respect for them.

12. October dynasty

On the first day of October in the lunar calendar. Meilong, Houmen and other places are powder food; All parts of the mountain area are full of hospitality, and the proverb says, "When people in the mountain are hungry, they will eat the October Dynasty." In rural areas, powder food is used to hang horns in return for their labor.

Thirteen. Winter solstice festival

Commonly known as "Winter Festival", it is around 65438+February 22nd in Gregorian calendar. On this day, the family get together, prepare delicious food and worship their ancestors; Sacrificial time, the Fulao people are mostly in the morning, and the Hakkas are mostly at noon. In most places, it is said that eating the "Winter Festival" (winter festival) the day before the Winter Festival is to keep out the cold; Eating "Winter Festival Pills" in the winter festival means adding one year. As the saying goes, "Qingming has no ancestors, and there is no wife in winter festival." Farmers want to "reward" dumplings wrapped in leaves to be filled in cattle's mouths.