An essay about hometown customs, no less than 400 words.

The Chinese New Year custom in rural areas of southern Fujian is different from that in cities. Rural farmhouses have many houses and doors. In addition to posting Spring Festival couplets, there are two red paper sugarcane trees on both sides of the door, which are called "door sugarcane". The dialect "sugarcane" is similar to "Jia", which means to enter a good environment. In the hall, there are New Year's Eve dinners, long vegetables and cakes on the table, and "spring branches" tied with red and yellow paper are inserted, which means that food is abundant all year round, auspicious and rich. Every household should pile sweet potatoes, vines and sticks outside the door and light them until there is smoke around the fire. The man jumped over this pile of flames according to his generation, thinking, "Jump in and make a fortune every year;" Jump out, carefree * * *; Skip the east, the grain is not empty; Skip the west and money will roll in. " This is called "fire group", which symbolizes burning the evil spirits of the old year, eliminating disasters and welcoming a clean and prosperous New Year. After the "fire jumping", we must clean the hall with a new broom. After sweeping, put the broom cupboard together and dump it by the door, hoping to get out of the broom again and help make a fortune. At the same time, we must collect some ashes from the jumping fire and put them in the charcoal stove, which is called "Tianwang", symbolizing more prosperity. Parents lead their children to sit around the stove, which is called "keeping watch around the stove". It is best to stay up late. It is said that this is to add longevity to parents. At this time, the elders give the younger generation lucky money, which is called "dividing the circle". With the progress of society and the acceleration of the pace of life, some complicated customs in rural areas of southern Fujian are gradually abolished, but the custom of farmers looking forward to a good year still exists. Especially in the cold winter of December, the whole family gathered around the warm little stove and talked about how warm and happy it was to look forward to the future in the old year.

Xiamen folk custom

There are many folk customs in Xiamen, which have changed greatly with the progress of the times in recent years. In order to do as the Romans do, we hereby introduce the following:

On the first day of the first month, the door opened at dawn, and the Vatican burst into flames, saying "open right." It's a day to worship ancestors in the morning, and the manure doesn't pour out.

On the third day of the first month, it is the day of mourning (that is, burning a new bed). Anyone who has never been to a friend's house on the first day and the second day of junior high school should not visit on this day. Visiting is disrespectful. There is a saying that "the first day is early, the second day is early, and the third day is full of food and clothing", which means that there are no guests at home on the third day, and it is okay to get up late. So how did this custom come from? According to legend, pirates occupied Wuyu, the outer island of Xiamen, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. One year on New Year's Eve, officers and men were busy celebrating the New Year and neglected their defense. A large number of Japanese pirates seized the opportunity to attack the city, and the soldiers and civilians rose up against the enemy. After two days and three nights of fierce fighting, the Japanese army was defeated, but the soldiers and civilians in the city suffered heavy casualties. On the third day, people buried their relatives and friends, mourned the dead and cried loudly, so they didn't have time to go to other families to pay New Year greetings. On the third day of the second year, Xiamen residents took this day as a taboo day, and over time, it became a routine.

On the fourth day of the first month, worshippers will burn paper, silk and horses to meet God, that is,1February 24 to meet God.

On the ninth day of the first month, the Jade Emperor was born, and the incense table was dedicated to God. However, if you lose your family, you will stop offering sacrifices for two years.

On the tenth day of the first month, the earth was born. We don't chop wood or dig soil every day. And offer sacrifices to ordinary objects.

On the 13th day of the first month, on Guan Jun's birthday, merchants paid homage to him.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, Lantern Festival, the birthday of Emperor Sanguan, was celebrated with lanterns.