Spring Festival Customs in Chifeng

1, fire sacrifice

Mongolians have long welcomed the Spring Festival with the custom of fire sacrifice, because the burning fire symbolizes all the luck and good fortune in the year. The fire festival was more popular in the past, and the date and manner of the festival varied from family to family. "Harichudo (poor people) usually offered fire on the 23rd day of the lunar month, while Taiji (nobles) offered fire on the 24th day of the lunar month.

At present, the traditional fire festival is seldom held among the new generation of herders, but in the grassland tourist spots and celebratory days, people still light a bunch of bonfires for fun.

2, roasted whole sheep

Roasted whole sheep production requirements are strict, must be selected?1 ~ 2 years old Inner Mongolia white big head capricorn, after slaughter, scalding, depilation, marinade, seasoning, and then hung into the oven, seal the mouth with a slow fire baked to maturity, the finished product is yellowish-red color, bright oil, crispy skin and tender meat, fat and not greasy, crispy and tasty, a distinctive flavor.

3, the flower plate

New Year's Eve, the herdsmen's homes are to be placed "flower plate" that is, snacks, milk, sweets, etc., neatly placed in a large plate, placed in the form of most of the cylindrical, there are square, each layer of a kind of, very regular. This custom, not only in the herder's home has been retained, but also in the city of Mongolia home, also inherited this tradition.

4, New Year's Day

The Spring Festival on the prairie is the most solemn activity, New Year's Day in the first day of the first month when the morning sun begins to show, herders first sacrifice Ovoo, and then began to pay tribute to the New Year within the family, first of all, the younger generation to the elders greeted the kneeling, and then by the elders blessed elders a happy and long life. When paying homage to the New Year, the elders should be properly dressed, holding a hatta in their hands to carry out.

After the family worship, the herdsmen worship each other. Mutual worship, first to the home of the elderly, with the mutual worship, people automatically companion.

5, drinking horse milk wine

Neighborhood gatherings, festivals and celebrations, reception of guests and friends, the table is always a unique horse milk wine. People who have drunk horse milk wine, all praise its mellow and delicious.

China Civilization Network-Mongolian Spring Festival Food Customs