First, the traditional cultural elements and folk activities in Taizhou
Xianju acupuncture boneless lamp
Xianju County is known as "the land where immortals live". In addition to the charm of fairyland created by beautiful scenery, the boneless lamp, as a national treasure, is gradually becoming a household name card in Xianju, and the acupuncture boneless lamp in Xianju Village is also known as the pearl of the sea. Xianju is the hometown of China folk art (acupuncture boneless lamp), and the traditional folk art has a long history and rich contents. Folk lanterns, such as carp lantern, vault lantern, dragon lantern, long flag lantern and lantern lantern lantern, have a long-standing reputation for their exquisite skills and the reputation of "China Yi Deng".
Linhai Huangsha Lion
The "Yellow Sand Lion" was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty and mainly distributed in Huangshayang, Baishuiyang Town, the northwest mountainous area of Linhai City, Zhejiang Province. The folk customs here are fierce, simple and ancient, advocating martial arts and the custom of lion dancing has a long history. At that time, boxers from Huangshayang, Shuang Gang and Linhai, Yang Xianqiang and others set up the Lions Club in Huangsha, named "Huangshashi", which was held in urban and rural areas as far away as Suzhou and Hangzhou on holidays. In Linhai, the "Yellow Sand Lion" is famous for its unique style.
Wenling dagougu
The tradition of drumming began in the early Qing Dynasty, and now it is spread in Li Ruo Village, Shitang, Wenling. "Drumming" dance is the ancestor of Japanese fishermen, from Gaoshan nationality in Taiwan Province province. The fisherman was dressed as a woman, with makeup on his face, blue stripes and horns on his head, "gold" earrings on his ears, bracelets on his hands and anklets on his feet. It was very beautiful.
Linhai shangpan flower drum
Shangpan ancient painting is a popular form of song and dance in coastal areas. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, singers in coastal areas were inspired by Fengyang Flower Drum performed by Fengyang victims who came to sell arts and beg for food, and created a two-person dance "Flower Drum on the Upper Plate". Among them, the flower drum girl wears a rockhopper, a red robe, big underpants, flat-bottomed round shoes, a small cylindrical drum in her left hand and a double drum in her right hand; The flower drum wears a red tassel hat, carries a butterfly gong in her left hand, and plays a small gong in her right hand, singing and dancing.
Chinese new year custom
Offering sacrifices to a stove is the god of offering sacrifices to a stove, and Taizhou people call it "the Bodhisattva who offers sacrifices to a stove". Legend has it that the Jade Emperor ordered the Kitchen God to manage the fire on earth, so he was regarded as the patron saint of the family. Because the kitchen god wants to tell the good and evil deeds of the year on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, he held a sacrifice to the kitchen stove on the 23rd. Sacrifices are mainly "sacrifice sugar" (made of a sticky sugar), as well as other cakes and fruits. The purpose of people offering sacrifices to stoves with candy is to please the kitchen god, paste his mouth and let him say more good things when playing; So as not to report in front of the jade emperor. Nowadays, with the change of people's concept and the disappearance of old stoves, the custom of using gas stoves and "offering sacrifices to stoves" at home has become history.
In the old society, there were some poor people who made a living by working for rich families for many years. They were called "long-term workers", also known as "long-term workers". They live in their master's house all the year round, and they have to do chores besides farming and sideline. Wages are calculated on an annual basis, including food and accommodation. On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, long-term workers receive one-year salary and go home for the New Year. According to local customs, a married daughter must return to her husband's house on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, and cannot stay at her parents' home. This statement is similar to "twenty-five long-term workers."
Neighbors used to meet and ask each other, "How many mortars did your family smash?" "My family has been paralyzed for five times." To show off their wealth. Similar to mashed potatoes, it is a mashed potato rice cake (rice cake), but the difference is that the raw material is late rice, as the saying goes, "glutinous rice mashed potatoes late rice cake". After tamping, put it on the table and knead it into a cylinder by hand. At this time, it is ingenious, and you can also make small animals of various shapes with cake heads. Every year, cakes are used to make ingots, and the first day of the first month is used to set the three realms.
It is called "Xie Nian" because it has been frozen for 29 times. Throughout the first month, the food custom of New Year's greetings is steamed bread or zongzi. It is common knowledge for ordinary people to make steamed stuffed buns or zongzi before New Year's Eve, and it is usually chosen one or two days before New Year's Eve. On the 28th, nave set up a case and offered three prayers, which was called "Xie Nian". Frozen nest means burning pig's head.
"New Year's Eve" is the last day of the year. One year is over, and a new year is coming, which is commonly known as the Chinese New Year. Therefore, New Year's Eve is very particular. As soon as I was lucky, I set a console table in front of the hall, put tea and other harvested fruits, and lit incense and candles. Write Spring Festival couplets and door gods and stick them on both sides of the house. Every household should invite the elderly, put offerings, light incense, put candles, toast and burn paper money, and invite the elderly to look after the home to celebrate the safety of the family. After ancestor worship, it is the most lively and happy time. A sumptuous meal, family reunion, sitting around the table to have a reunion dinner, commonly known as "New Year's Eve", * * * enjoys family happiness. Previously, people who went out generally rushed home to reunite with their loved ones and celebrate festivals. On New Year's Eve, children at home should bow down to their elders, which is called "resignation". The elders wrapped the "lucky money" in red paper and distributed it to the children. Setting off firecrackers in the middle of the night is called "turning off firecrackers"
Wedding custom
Xiaoding, the man went to the woman's house to "visit relatives", and the woman's house prepared some hospitality. When the man thinks he is satisfied, he happily eats it and gives it to the woman as evidence of engagement, which is called Xiaoding. The so-called "lottery winning". At this point, it means engagement.
After the big day (also called the delivery day) is set, the date will be set again. The coal man sends the woman's life paper to the man's house to express his willingness to get engaged. The man's family wrote the word "Xian Er" on the bride price, jewelry, clothes and Khmer Rouge, and sent it to the woman's family on an auspicious day in the ecliptic. The woman wrote the word "Ji Yun" in her reply, calling it "seeing the head off" or "accepting the appointment" or "Najib".
Three days before the wedding, the man's house sends pollen, colored thread and all kinds of food to the woman's house, so that the bride can dress up vertically, which is called the "vertical head box".
Dowry, the woman prepares clothes, bedding, household utensils, jewelry, etc. Dowry for the four seasons, and make a list the day before marriage, asking the matchmaker to send a man to carry it. That night, the matchmaker, relatives and deacons at the man's family banquet were called "greenhouse", commonly known as "noisy room"
Marry, the man's family will marry. At noon, the woman gave a banquet to see her off, and in the afternoon, she was welcomed to the man's house. The bride is accompanied by two (or four) aunts to the man's house.
When getting married, the bride's sedan chair enters the door, firecrackers explode, and a young woman and her aunt are sent to help the bride, and the best man helps the groom with the wedding. After the ceremony, a banquet called "Zhengchang Wine" was held, and the bride was led into the bridal chamber by her aunt. On the wedding night, relatives and friends can sneak out of the bridal chamber and ask the bride and groom for cigarettes, sugar and red eggs. This is the so-called "noisy bridal chamber".
Back to the door, three days after marriage, the bride and groom went back to their parents' home to visit.
Send a festival, after marriage, New Year's Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, the man's family should send a festival gift. New Year's Eve is the most abundant, called "Sending New Year's Eve", and the woman's family also has a gift in return. In the year of gift giving, there is a saying called "one year, two years, three years, and four years of interest".
Taizhou Taizhou Taizhou is located in the central coastal area of Zhejiang Province, bordering the East China Sea in the east, Wenzhou in the south, Lishui and Jinhua in the west and Shaoxing and Ningbo in the north. The total land area is 94 1 1 km2, and the area of territorial sea and internal water is about 69 10/km2. Taizhou has a unique geographical position, with mountains and seas, plains and hills alternating, forming a pattern of "seven mountains, one water and two fields". The terrain is inclined from west to east, with Yandang Mountain as the screen in the south, and there are main peaks such as Kuocang Mountain, Rada Mountain and Tiantai Mountain, among which the height of Kuocang Mountain is1382.4m, which is the highest peak in eastern Zhejiang. Jiaojiang River system flows through the urban area from west to east and enters Taizhou Bay. There are three plains in coastal areas, namely Jiaobei Plain, which is the main grain-producing area in Taizhou. The coastline of the mainland is about 740 kilometers long and there are 928 islands. The coastline of the islands is about 94 1 km, and the land area of the islands is about 273.76 square kilometers, mainly including Taizhou Islands and Dongji Islands. The largest island is Yuhuan Island, which is now connected with the mainland, with a population of 6,069,800, including urban population of1636,300. The urban area is composed of Jiaojiang, Huangyan and Luqiao, and governs three county-level cities, namely Linhai, Wenling and Yuhuan, and three counties, namely Tiantai, Xianju and Sanmen.