Rongcheng, at the eastern end of Shandong Peninsula, has the custom of pinching the zodiac on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. People call it "pinching children". The traditional practice is to rub the zodiac with soybean powder as the material. Exquisite modeling, the posture of the zodiac animals or standing, lying, running and flying are improvisation. However, no matter how you shape it, you should design and arrange some seeds and leaves of vegetables to symbolize "bumper harvests". On the back of each zodiac, there is a lamp bowl filled with oil, and then a small stick wrapped in cotton wool is inserted, commonly known as "Yaonian". The shapes of lamp bowls are different; The horse and pig carry the "Yuanbao Bowl" and ask for the lottery ticket of "Golden Horse and Silver Pig Carrying Bora". Other zodiac animals carry "twelve-petal" lamp bowls, symbolizing twelve months in all seasons of the year. The rule of pinching the zodiac is to pinch one for each person according to the family's zodiac, put it on a plate and light it in the hall on the fifteenth night. Everyone will look around and hope that snuff will break out. The bigger the snuff, the more auspicious it will be, which indicates a bumper harvest in the new year. According to the custom, whoever lights the zodiac lamp for the longest time will have good luck and longevity. In recent years, the local people have changed to the white flour kneading zodiac, which looks more beautiful. There are no lamps and bowls, and they are no longer lit. After enjoying, eating separately can also arouse the joyful atmosphere. First, Chinese New Year. The first day of the first lunar month. On this day, jiaozi is eaten in the morning, and some of them are wrapped in money, depending on who eats more money, it means making big money this year. After breakfast, people put on new clothes and pay New Year greetings to their elders. Minors who don't work can get red envelopes from their elders.

Second, the Lantern Festival. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Every household is decorated with lanterns, and the children who work outside the home go home for reunion. Old people will knead dough into various animals according to the zodiac at home, which are called "steaming genus" and "steaming lamp".

Third, stir-fry the mouse's eyes. The 24th day of the first lunar month. Legend has it that this is the day when mice get married. On this day, every household in Weihai will fry soybeans, which means to fry the eyes of mice so that they dare not steal to eat.

Fourth, the dragon looks up. The second day of the second lunar month. The birthday of the dragon god. On this day, people will cut out dragon-shaped window grilles and stick them on the windows. There is also the habit of getting a haircut on the day when the dragon looks up.

Verb (short for verb) Tomb-Sweeping Day. On this day, people go back to the cemetery to sweep the graves for the dead, trim the graves and plant trees and flowers in front of the graves to show their respect for the dead. In Tomb-Sweeping Day, the elderly will also make swallows out of flour, which are called "steamed swallows" to welcome swallows coming back from the south for the winter. It was on this day that swallows came to Weihai one after another.

Sixth, Dragon Boat Festival. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month. On this morning, people will go to the mountain to collect some wormwood, wheat and peach branches and hang them above the gate, which means to ward off evil spirits and pray. People also make jiaozi and boil eggs. It is said that eating the eggs of the Dragon Boat Festival will not cause stomachache for a year.

Seven, steamed stuffed bun festival. The sixth day of the sixth lunar month. Every household cooks steamed buns to eat. "June 6, a corner of steamed stuffed bun, a corner of meat."

Eight or seven ingenious festivals. The seventh day of the seventh lunar month. This is a festival for cowherd and weaver girl to meet. On this day, Weihai people celebrate the meeting of cowherd and weaver girl, and every family bakes fruit to eat. Legend has it that on this night, sitting under the grape trellis or sitting on a rolling pin placed at the wellhead, you can hear the love story of the cowherd and the weaver girl. In addition, on this day, there were no magpies in the air in Weihai. The old people said that all magpies went to heaven to build a colorful bridge for the cowherd and the weaver girl. I have carefully observed that I really can't see magpies on this day. )

Nine, Mid-Autumn Festival. The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. This is also a reunion festival. Families get together, drink, eat moon cakes and enjoy the moon.

10. Double Ninth Festival. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is also called the festival for the elderly. On this day, people will visit the elderly, add winter clothes for them and prepare a warm and safe winter for them.

On the first day of October. Like Tomb-Sweeping Day, pay homage to the dead relatives.

Twelve, Laba Festival. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. People use rice, millet, sorghum, corn, red beans, cowpeas, peas and mung beans to make eight-treasure porridge.

Thirteen, off-year. December 23rd of the lunar calendar. From this day on, people clean up and buy new year's goods to prepare for the new year.

Fourteen, New Year's Eve. December 30th of the lunar calendar. Also called New Year's Eve. On this day, all the children who work outside will go home and stand guard with their parents to welcome the New Year together. Weihai seating custom folk banquets for guests, commonly known as "seating". When eating, adult men usually accompany guests, and female guests also need men to accompany them to show their solemnity. Women and children at home can't eat until the guests have finished eating to show their respect for the guests. On weekdays, tourists usually give way to kang. If a banquet is held, please pay attention to the seating arrangement and never be careless. There are official banquets and people's banquets. In the official banquet, China is the largest, with senior officials in the middle as the chief, two seats on the left and three seats on the right. People's banquets are based on seniority and age, and there are many seats. It is more common for high-level guests to sit in the chief (on the upper right), followed by two seats (opposite to the chief), three for the tiger head (on the left of the chief) and four for the tiger tail (on the right of the two seats), accompanying the guests at the table and "looking back" behind the table. If the seat arrangement is improper, it will make the guests unhappy, even if they "get up" (leave the table halfway) or "lift the table" at this time, the host should apologize or reschedule. At the banquet, please take the guests to their seats in order, and then pour the wine from the chief in turn. Guests are the first to eat vegetables and meals. From banquet tables to seating arrangements and serving orders, there are common rules, and offenders will be prosecuted. The banquet was held on the kang, with a rectangular table and a square table at the bottom. After the 1970s, round tables were used. The grain of the banquet table should face north and south. Usually there are 8 people in one seat. Arrange the seats according to the above food opening, one in front of the right head, three in the back, two in front of the left head, four in the back, five or six in the front and two in the food opening as accompanying seats. When the banquet is held at the round table, the two accompanying guests sit opposite each other, facing the serving port as the main companion, and facing the serving port as the auxiliary companion. The main escort has one seat on the right, two seats on the left, three seats on the right, four seats on the left and five or six other seats. One seat is the highest, sitting as the main guest. There is no fixed number of banquet dishes, but they must be even, usually 8 dishes and 4 soups. "Snacks" must be served before drinking, and six bowls of dishes should be served as meals after drinking. Drinking dishes should be served one by one, and eating dishes should be served at a time. Generally, the order of serving is chicken first, fish in the middle and cold dishes at last. Fish for banquets must be scaly, with the head facing five or six seats and the belly facing one or three seats (when placing a round table, the fish belly should face the host and guest). After serving fish, you must drink the wine in the glass before eating. There are three staple foods after drinking: noodles, rice and noodles for customers to choose from. After the 1980s, in addition to following the old rites, new wine customs also appeared. After serving fish, guests must toast several times according to the requirements of the host or hostess before eating fish. The menu is getting richer and richer. Four to six cold dishes should be served before serving, usually pork liver, pork belly, jellyfish skin, preserved eggs, ham sausage and peanuts, which are the bottom before drinking. Most of the drinks are jiaozi and noodles. Weihai Dragon Boat Festival Customs When it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, children are the happiest. According to folk custom, adults will make all kinds of small things for them on this day. Early in the morning, Aunt Sun Shuxiang, who lives in Tamura, got busy. Pick up the colorful silk thread and fly the needle. Soon, a colored broom for children was tied up. Aunt Li: On the Dragon Boat Festival in May, all the children at home hang brooms and play with children. As long as I can remember, this was handed down to me by my grandmother. Subtitle Folk Custom Two Cut Five Colors In the early morning of the Dragon Boat Festival in May, adults put "five colors" on their children's hands and feet, which is also commonly known as "cut five colors". Aunt Sun: This monkey means to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Everyone hangs monkeys to watch the door. Subtitle custom four children wear Chinese-style chest covering. There are also many exquisite red Chinese children's corsets. Chinese-style chest covering for children under five years old generally has patterns such as butterflies, toads, chrysanthemums and bergamot, which means longevity, while Chinese-style chest covering for children over five years old is mainly "tiger head", which symbolizes children's vigorous growth. Aunt Sun: Generally, children under the age of 12 are given a lift, saying that geese fly and toads walk, chrysanthemums help handrails, children live to 99 years old, and chrysanthemums have nine petals, which means 99. After the festival, eating delicious zongzi, I hope our life will get better and better.