Hometown customs and traditions essay 300 words Tongliao City

The sound of firecrackers is the beginning of a new year,

The spring breeze sends warmth to the people TuSu.　

Thousands of households have their pupils in the sun.　

The new peach is always replaced by the old one.　

Depicts the grand festive scene of the Spring Festival of our people. The sound of firecrackers is a sign of resignation and welcome to the new, the flow of the festive mood. Business people. Firecrackers have another meaning: they are in the New Year's Eve firecrackers is for the new year big hair big profit. However, according to the old custom that, to honor the God of Fortune to compete first, firecrackers to the back. Legend has it that for those who want to make a fortune, the firecrackers have to be set off at the end of the night to be considered sincere.　

My hometown of Zhejiang and many other parts of the country, the New Year have the same customs. For example:

Watch the New Year

China's folk in the New Year's Eve has the custom of watching the New Year's Eve, commonly known as "boiled year". Year-end vigil from the beginning of the New Year's Eve dinner, this New Year's Eve dinner to eat slowly, from the palm of the lamp into the table, some people have to eat until late at night. According to the record of "Jing Chu Yearly Records", there was a custom of having New Year's Eve dinner at least in the North and South Dynasties. The custom of keeping the New Year's Eve is not only a way of saying goodbye to the passing years, but also a way of expressing hope for the coming New Year.　

Eating New Year's Eve dinner

Children playing with firecrackers, but also the housewives in the kitchen the busiest time, New Year's dishes are done a few days before, and New Year's Eve dinner always have to be in the New Year's Eve on the day of the kitchen to do out. In the north, the dumplings on the first day of the New Year are also wrapped up on the evening of the thirtieth. At this time the cutting boards of the families are thumping and busy chopping meat and vegetables. At this time, the sound of chopping boards coming out of every household, the sound of firecrackers coming out of the streets and alleys, small stores coming out of the "chopping and popping" sound of the abacus and the rhythmic sound of the accounts, mixed with the sound of laughter everywhere, one after another, the ocean is full of ears, interweaving into the New Year's Eve joyful music.　

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Besides these, my hometown has some different folk customs. Let me cite one of them.　

Shining the field silkworms

Also known as "burning the field silkworms" and "burning the field of wealth", it is a folk custom of praying for the New Year that is popular in the south of the Yangtze River. On the 25th day of the Lunar New Year, a long pole tied with a torch is set up in the field, and the flame is used to divine the New Year, and a strong flame is an omen of a good harvest in the coming year.

The Dragon Boat Festival in my hometown

I was born in the south of the Yangtze River, and I am only interested in the Dragon Boat Festival in my hometown.

The Dragon Boat Festival in my hometown from the first day of May on the lunar calendar will be considered the beginning of the first day of the morning, get up early, the first day of the day to prepare the calamus aiye, with red paper and black line a tie a tie good, generally a calamus and a clump of aiye for a tie. Each two zhang for a pair, placed on both sides of the door, placed on both sides of the door will be particularly large, thicker. It is said that these calamus leaves are placed in order to drive away evil spirits, good peace to meet the arrival of the Dragon Boat Festival. Door by door placed, set off a string of firecrackers, the Dragon Boat Festival odor can be smelled.

The housewife is busy preparing the dumplings leaves, wash and cut off the hard corner, Amoy good glutinous rice with red beans, take out some of the fine with, please on the neighboring housewives to help tie up the dumplings, laughing and joking, a string of angular dumplings tie up the good. The next step is to cook in the pot, to be five or six hours later, the fragrance of the dumplings will be floating all over the hut small yard. Walking in the village will always unexpectedly smell this unique flavor, people can not help but think of the Dragon Boat Festival has come.