Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

This day is also called Diwali. In the morning, the "hedgehog mouse" steamed the day before should be enshrined in front of the statue, on the windowsill and on the dock. In the morning, the head will turn outwards, and in the afternoon, it means carrying the treasure home. Tangyuan is ready for dinner, and it is enshrined in front of the Buddha statue. The street is full of lights and fireworks, which is very lively.

Longtaitou second day of the second lunar month

Folk call this day the dragon looks up, which means that the dragon will come out on this day. Every household eats pancakes, braised pork, scrambled eggs and mung bean vegetables (also called asparagus). Don't sew this day, lest you hurt the dragon's eyes.

Laba Festival is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

There is a custom of eating Laba porridge on this day. Laba porridge is made of various Mi Dou and small ingredients, which are not only eaten by oneself, but also enshrined in front of the Buddha statue. Some people still soak garlic in vinegar on this day, which is called "Laba vinegar" and eat it when eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival.

Tianhou Palace will be held on March 23rd of the lunar calendar.

The activities held to commemorate the birthday of Tianhou Niangniang have a long history. Later, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty visited Tianjin to enjoy the Tianhou Palace Flower Show and awarded the national flag. Since then, it has been renamed "Huang Hui".

Because Tianjin is located by the sea, there are many people who depend on the sea for food from generation to generation, and sailing is a very dangerous thing, so people have to pray for the blessing of the gods on the ill-fated sea. Tianhou Niangniang, called "Mazu" in the south, is a sea god. In Tianjin, incense is very popular and there are many sacrificial flowers. On the legendary Tianhou Niangniang's birthday, there are various performances such as French drums, lions, China banners, flower drums, etc. everywhere, and sometimes they stay up all night.

Taiping huagu club

According to legend, it first appeared in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, and was passed from Fengyang people to Xigu, hence the name "Fengyang Flower Drum".

During the guild, eight children aged thirteen or fourteen performed according to the story of Water Margin. There are four people on the stage. They take turns singing. The tunes are mainly Fengyang Hua Gutiao or Kunqu Opera, and sometimes they sing new lyrics, which are novel and interesting. Behind the stage are two gongs, three gongs, a flute player and a martial arts congregation to protect the young congregation. The four pairs of musical instruments in the guild are overlord whip, small Taiping drum, small gong and flower drum.

Gufahui

Originally it was Buddhist music, and the musical instruments consisted of drums, cymbals, cymbals, cymbals, chromite and bells. When playing, the drum is in the center, the cymbals and cymbals are on both sides, and the chrome and clang are behind the drum. At first, the drums were played several times, followed by four cymbals, and then all the instruments were played together according to the score. There are about a dozen sets of qupai of French drums, among which Laoxihe and Yaogu are commonly used.

There are also famous drum clubs in Tianjin, such as the silent drum in Longting, Huayin drum in mustard garden and Yongyin drum in Houjia.

Wuhu barbell club

The plot and costumes of the characters are all based on the Beijing opera "Ba Wu Jia Hu". The five tigers barbecued and were arrested and killed together with those who came to rob the barbecue box.

The best performer in the guild is the box porter in front. In the difficult marching process, he has to make difficult movements such as somersaults and jumps, but also take care of the barbecue box bamboo pole on his shoulder. Every time he lands, the bamboo pole will fall on his shoulder, and the lights and flags on the box will be intact. The difficulty is so high that it deserves to be a martial arts performance.

Chong ge Lao hui

Legend has it that it was founded in the light years of the Qing Dynasty, also known as "Risheng". It's like a pyramid, but it's not that high, only two floors. During the performance, an adult male character stands below and a girl dressed as a boy stands above, so there are eight groups of two people who perform a play together.

What is rare is that in the performance, people at the upper and lower levels have to dance while walking, and they have to cooperate with each other. Therefore, performers should not only sing at the dance, but also master some acrobatic skills.