"Ji'an Mid-Autumn Burning Pagoda Custom", derived from the Buddhist pontoon (stupa).

"Mid-autumn burning tower", is popular in Fujian, Guangdong and Gan areas of a folk prayer custom, also known as burning tile lamp, burning pagoda, burning tower, burning tower, etc.. Ji'an area "mid-autumn burning tower" has a long history. Anfu County, the ancient Luling County jurisdiction, is "Ji'an mid-autumn burning tower" custom of preserving the best areas. Chenshan River basin within the territory of Liao Tong, Gan Luo, Chau Lake, Jintian, Yangmen, Pengfang six townships are particularly prevalent, and the Jintian Township Tsuge Village is the most typical.

It is said that the custom originated from the ancestors of Tsuge Creek who worked as officials outside and brought it back to their hometown. Tsuge Village, the famous "scholar village", has been named provincial "historical and cultural villages", "Ji'an Mid-Autumn Burning Tower Custom" by the Buddhist pontoon (pagoda) derivation, become the Ji'an area to pray for good weather, prosperous days, celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival important folk activities, has an important folklore, historiography value. At the same time, it has important practical significance for enhancing social cohesion and promoting social harmony.

"Ji'an Mid-Autumn Festival burning tower custom" main content

1, base tower. Early in the morning on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the old man and the children pick up the broken bricks and tiles, in the village on the open field, with the bricks to play a good hexagonal base, each leaving a fire and an ash out of the stove, and then the top with the tiles layer after layer of the staggered seam stacking, slowly waisted, in the shape of a pagoda.

2, burning tower. At night, with the moon in the sky, firecrackers ringing, the village men, women and children have gathered in front of the tower. Each family brings its own fuel wood, the main burner is prepared on the old sour wine or rice soup. Villagers in front of the tower set up incense, lighted incense and candles, pomelo, mooncakes, and again firecrackers to the moon. After the sacrifice, with three gongs and drums, the burning of the pagoda began, the pagoda red, as if the fire dragon soaring general. In the warm atmosphere, the villagers began to sing songs about the good year and good life.

3, sealed tower. After midnight, people are exhausted, to seal the tower. The main burner to wait until the straw burned and then set off a string of firecrackers to congratulate the end of the event. Burning tower process is also accompanied by dancing dragon lanterns, holding up the dragon and phoenix flag, supporting the palace lanterns and other activities, distinctive.