Fujian Province Customs and Folklore Character Stories

Fujian is a multi-ethnic province, in addition to the Han Chinese, there are 31 ethnic minorities such as She, Hui, Meng, Manchu, Gaoshan and so on.

The main festivals are: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival.

In addition, the people of all ethnic groups in the long-term life and labor, the formation of colorful folk customs.

The most characteristic are: Dragon Boat Race.

Hui'an women's costumes, the wedding of the She tribe, the custom of revering snakes, and people and fish together.

Home of Oolong Tea

Fujian is the home of oolong tea.

Anxi "Tieguanyin", Wuyi Rock Tea "Dahongpao" is the oolong tea of the trickster, in the international reputation.

In 1996, Anxi "Tieguanyin tea king" in Xiamen, Guangzhou auction, every 500 grams of tea, up to 16 million 18 million yuan.

Oolong tea to Japan, Singapore, Malaya, Indonesia and the Philippines and other tourists are quite attractive, especially Japanese tourists to Anxi; "Tieguanyin" simply to the point of worship.

The custom of eating eggs

The custom of eating poultry eggs is said to be a remnant of totem worship, or rather the inheritance of totem worship.

Since ancient times, urban and rural families almost all raise hens, have eggs, eggs and very rich in nutrients, eating eggs and very convenient, so the wedding, funeral, pregnancy and childbirth, congratulations on the gift, friends and relatives to eat, etiquette and communication, are inevitably with eggs as gifts and food.

But there are many ways to cook eggs.

There are different ways to cook eggs for different people to eat.

There is also a common custom that pregnant women and women in labor eat a lot of eggs.

When a woman is three or four months pregnant, her mother gives her an egg, which is commonly called "seeing the fetus".

There are more than a hundred eggs that are given to a woman who is three or four months pregnant.

After the birth of the child, the mother has to send several more eggs to her.

Before and after the birth of the baby, there are hundreds of eggs sent to the mother.

The mother would eat scrambled eggs or fried eggs in oil, and put ginger or ginger, to keep her warm.

In the old days, during the maternal menstruation period, you must eat eggs with meals to strengthen nutrition and nourish the body.

At the same time, the child three Chao should be given to friends and neighbors scattered red eggs, boiled eggs with shells cooked and dyed red, so-called red eggs.

The scattered more to spend hundreds of eggs.

Children's birthdays, but also invited relatives to eat birthday cake.

Mid-Autumn Festival customs in Fujian Province

City County women walk through the Nanpu Bridge, eat for longevity.

Jianning Mid-Autumn Festival night custom to hang lamps to the Moon Palace for the auspicious omen of seeking children.

Shanghang County in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the children more in the worship of the moon to invite the moon aunt.

The method is to use a bamboo basket as a stand-in for the Moon Lady, and if there is a god coming, the bamboo basket will shake by itself, and the number of times it shakes will be used to divine the good or bad luck.

When Longyan people eat mooncakes, parents will control a round cake two or three inches in diameter in the center for the elders to eat, meaning that secret things can not let the younger generation know.

This custom comes from the legend that there are anti-Yuan killing *** messages hidden in the mooncakes.

The people of Quanzhou enjoy boating on the Shoot River.

It is said that at the third hour of the Mid-Autumn Festival night, the moon is reflected in every hole of the Bamboo River Bridge, and the mountains of Qingyuan and Zimao are reflected in the river, thus giving the name to the "Bamboo River Moonlight".

In addition, there are also activities such as "burning pagodas" and "releasing lanterns".

Quanzhou - Folk Customs of Tanabata

Similar to other parts of the country, Tanabata is also known as the "Begging for Coincidence Festival", with the black sound of "Seven Coincidences".

The Quanzhou women's custom of begging for money is mainly to build a colorful basket on the patio, prepare 7 plates of fruits and gourds, light 7 incense, 7 needles, 7 silk threads, under the moonlight race threading, who wears more threads faster, proving that the girl's hands are more skillful.

This custom is now rare in Quanzhou, but nowadays, many overseas Chinese return home and often bring silk threads from abroad as a gift to their hometowns.

Zhangzhou - Bubu Puppet Show

Fujian has preserved a lot of ancient traditional culture, including the most colorful theater culture.

Puppetry in Fujian is quite famous, with Zhangzhou "bag puppet show" and Quanzhou "string puppet show" as the most.

Fujian Nanyin is the oldest surviving music in China, and is called "hometown sound" by overseas compatriots.

Fujian Opera Xiang Opera, Liyuan Opera, Gaojia Opera, Putuxian Opera are the traditional dramas of Fujian.

Zhangzhou folk art of a miscellany of wonders, has been to Asia, Europe, the United States, Oceania, more than 20 countries and regions to perform, known as "the world's first-class art".

It is also known as palm theater because it is performed by artists who manipulate puppets with one or two hands that are 50 centimeters high.

Mainly good at performing two people fighting scenes, and horseback riding and archery, flying wall, lion and dragon dance, turn the dish top bowl and other stunts, especially the "tiger play", performance "tiger power", "tiger interest", is very good. "is more subtle, people are very good.

"Da Mingfu", "Lei Wanchun tiger" is a traditional play, if you travel to Zhangzhou, have the opportunity to watch the puppet theater troupe.