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How ancient Chinese folklore was formed and developed

How ancient Chinese folklore was formed and developed is as follows:

Starting from the primitive sacrificial worship, and then standardized after the formation of the "Zhou Rites", until today folk culture has formed a cultural system.

Specific introduction:

Ancient Chinese folk culture is rich in content, and the customs and rituals of various ethnic groups and regions have their own peculiarities, and those seemingly familiar customs and scenes will always inspire infinite reverie and more varied topics, which will stimulate the readers' interest in reading.

Therefore, Chinese Traditional Folk Culture - Folklore Series: Ancient Chinese Folklore is a detailed exposition of ancient Chinese customs and rituals mainly from the aspect of content categorization, and tries to dig out the cultural connotation behind.

From the aspects of life rituals and customs, dress culture rituals and customs, dietary customs and etiquette, living customs and etiquette, festivals customs and etiquette, taboos and beliefs, etc., it displays the rich and colorful customs and etiquette of the Chinese nation, so that the readers can get the cultivation of thoughts and traditional culture while appreciating the colorful etiquette.

Cultural Introduction:

The sacrificial culture of ancient China occupied a very important position in life. People prayed for peace, good harvest and good luck, etc. by offering sacrifices to gods, ancestors and sages. Among them, the most famous ritual is the sacrifice to heaven. On the first day of the first month of the year, in the palace, the Son of Heaven would offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth to pray for good weather and national peace. The people would also worship the gods of the New Year and family ancestors in front of their homes.

Wedding customs in ancient China were very lively. After the newlyweds returned home, there would be a wedding night. On this night, the bride would change into a gorgeous wedding dress and be led to the bed by the old couple of the family, holding a red silk ribbon.

The groom will then light a candle at the foot of the bed, and the bride will also light a candle, which they will then blow out together. This symbolizes the beautiful blessing of a hundred years of happiness.

Tea culture is one of the unique cultures of China. In ancient times, people liked to have tea instead of meals, and tea became a regular drink. People met in teahouses to exchange culture and taste different kinds of tea. Tea culture also influenced the art of poetry, painting and calligraphy, which became an important part of Chinese culture.