What are the customs of filial piety in Shanxi?

1, caught up in the first gathering.

Meeting in the last episode has always been one of the traditional customs of filial piety. "Hui" comes from the temple fair, which is a gathering for people to worship the gods. Temple fair appeared in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it was only a grand ritual activity at that time. Later, while maintaining sacrificial activities, it gradually integrated into market trading activities.

2. The marriage customs of Jiajiazhuang in Chiayi

The wedding custom of Jiajiazhuang in Jiayi is the basic rule of inheriting and inheriting the six rites of ancient wedding custom, and combined with the characteristics of local cultural customs, it deduces, refines and inherits the festive and enthusiastic wedding etiquette procedures. Its content is simple and rich, and the wedding custom ceremony can be roughly divided into three stages, with more than 40 ceremonies, each of which has profound cultural connotations.

3. Opening ceremony

The fifth day of the first month is the opening ceremony, which is commonly known as "breaking the fifth" by xiaoyi people. From this day on, housewives can start sewing and men can take part in labor. As a result, farmers began to repair farm tools, raise livestock pens, turn seeds and other preparatory farming activities; Factories, workshops, shops, hospitals, restaurants, hotels and other enterprises and institutions in the town also officially opened their doors on this day.

4. Chinese Valentine's Day

Farmers also regard the eighth day of the first month as a festival sacrifice, which is called Chinese Valentine's Day. Sacrifice the stars on duty and in the middle of the year to protect the whole family from the stars on duty. Burning a fire on the eighth night is called "burning stars". After the fire is finished, set up a table in the yard, burn incense and light the fire, and then the family can have a full meal. This festival was gradually eliminated after liberation, and now there are not many families to worship.

5. Masukura Festival

The twentieth day of the first month is Tim Cang Festival. According to the books recorded during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was called "heavenly clothes", that is, food and clothing were given to the people. Later, it was renamed "Tim Cang", which also means this. Xiaoyi's traditional jiacang festival is divided into two festivals: "small jiacang" and "big jiacang" to celebrate. "Small Tim Cang" is the 20th day of the first month, and "Big Tim Cang" is the 25th day of the first month.