What folk customs are there in Shanxi?

Folk paper-cutting: Folk paper-cutting is a very common mass art in Shanxi. Paper-cutting is such a folk art form rooted in the people and closely related to people's lives, which adds color and joy to thousands of families. From generation to generation, a set of relatively complete and mature procedures in aesthetic significance and artistic expression has gradually formed over the years.

2. Shanxi folk social fire

Shanxi folk social fire is a folk self-entertainment activity during the traditional Chinese New Year-Spring Festival, which has a long history and originated from the worship of land and fire by ancient people. Society, land god; Fire is the ancestor of fire and the legendary Vulcan. As a result, the custom of offering sacrifices to social fires has emerged among the people and has been handed down year after year.

3, prestige gongs and drums

Power and prestige gongs and drums: Power and prestige gongs and drums originated in the Yao and Shun era and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. According to legend, in 6 19 AD, Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong fought with Weichi Gong of Liu Wuzhou in Huozhou, and won a great victory in one fell swoop. Later, it was circulated among the people and used for festive ceremonies, parties, social fires, and welcoming the gods to ward off evil spirits.

4. Kang painting

Shanxi has the custom of painting on the wall around the kang. These paintings are used to decorate rooms and protect painted walls. Kang's paintings are rich in content, from scenery, flowers and birds, wild animals to history and legends. Murals similar to modern Kang paintings were found in the ancient tombs of the Song Dynasty excavated in Yuanping, which proved that Kang paintings have a history of at least 800 years.

5. Opera

Shanxi is the cradle of China opera. Three of the four masters of Yuan Qu were from Shaanxi: Guan Hanqing, author of Dou Eyuan, Zheng Guangzu, author of Ghost Story, and Bai Pu, author of The Great Wall. Today, there are still competitions and operas in Shanxi. Ancestral temples have to sing operas to worship ancestors, and droughts and rains have to sing operas to avoid disasters and diseases and provide for the elderly. Sing "Wish" drama.