Building houses by the people is a custom of "capping beams", which is called the Joy of Gai Lou. On the day of Liang Shang, the host made a banquet and relatives and friends came to congratulate him. When the beam was erected, Ji Hongtian had a large audience. Chicken blood is used as a sacrificial beam for carpenters. Dongfanghong worships Liang.
The carpenter clapped his hands and applauded: "Fuyi!"
Dong Cai: "Good!"
"portable golden rooster and phoenix call,
All right!
Sacrifice to the beam, the golden rooster is auspicious and rising,
All right!
……。 "
One call and one response, unique charm.
The carpenter cheered and threw out the numbness below, and the children in the village and the women in the countryside rushed to grab it, which was very lively.
After the founding of New China, people built new houses, which were designed and built according to the architectural planning. They no longer ask the "fairy" to choose the base according to the old custom. When choosing witches, Lu Ban broke ground in choosing teachers. However, on the bright day, they still talked about poverty. On that day, relatives and friends came to give gifts and congratulations, helped with the vertical fan work, and painted the beams red with the name and auspicious day of the building written on them. Today, in some places, there is still the wind of "offering sacrifices to the beam" and robbing hemp, while in others, candy is used instead.