the Spring Festival; Chinese New Year
Formerly known as Yuanri, commonly known as New Year's Day. Set off firecrackers at dawn and say "open the door". Men make sugar soup and send longevity noodles to women. In the old days, ancestors were worshipped in front of the hall, parents went to the hall to worship their ancestors, and the younger generation offered eggs and tea to the elderly; People are also invited to hold a banquet in the watershed area. On this day, there are customs such as not sweeping the floor and not using sharp tools with knives and needles. New Year's greetings began the next day.
On the fifteenth night of the first lunar month; Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month；Lantern Festival；yuanxiao
It is called Shangyuan before the fifteenth day of the first month. On this day, dragon lanterns, lion lanterns and lanterns in urban and rural areas competed to tour temples and villages. The county seat is brightly lit and noisy all night. In rural areas, various social temples employ theatrical troupes to perform, which is called Lantern Festival.
The legend of flowers was born.
The second day of February, known as the Flower Dynasty, is also called "Hundred Flowers Birthday". In the old days, the peasant woman used incense sticks to invite the aunt in the pit that night to spend housework; People plant fruit trees on auspicious days. The county honored this day as the birthday of the city god, and the performance was very lively to meet the social fire.
Qingming Festival
During his stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, there were customs of inserting willow branches, eating clear fruits and sweeping graves. Go to the cemetery to weed and cultivate the soil, spend money on dragon boat, buy wine and food, light incense and burn paper ingots to worship the ancestors.
Early summer
On this day, every lunch table will have several conventional foods: eggs, smooth and not boils; Small bamboo shoots are powerful; Cauliflower, no blood stasis; Broad beans with clear eyes; Black rice, mosquitoes do not bite. In Tian Yang, farmers also have the custom of offering sacrifices to bodhisattvas with pine trees.
Dragon Boat Festival
Commonly known as Dragon Boat Festival. In the past, Puwenye was hung in front of the door, the room was smoked with Atractylodes lancea, the wall was sprinkled with lime, nave hung a portrait of Zhong Kui, and the door was affixed with seal characters. On this day, both urban and rural areas will make zongzi, and have "five links" (yellow croaker, eel, egg yolk, cucumber and realgar wine) for lunch, plus garlic cook the meat. Children hang sachets, eat realgar broad beans and coat their foreheads with realgar. On the day before Dragon Boat Festival, grandma gave her grandson a fan, a belly, a sachet and tiger-headed shoes.
neglect
Commonly known as God-given Day, it is called "June 6th, cats and dogs take a bath". Children in the countryside go swimming in the river this day, and their parents won't talk about him. I wish them as healthy as cats and dogs. On this day, every household turns over books and winter clothes, and farmers also have sauce.
Qiao Qi
On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, women wash their hair with molded leaves on this day, and girls play needle-threading games for exquisiteness.
Shen Yuan
That is, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, commonly known as Ghost Festival. Before liberation, every family offered sacrifices to their ancestors. In urban and rural areas, please ask monks and Taoists to make a bonsai to satisfy the lonely soul, or "feed" in the mouth of fire. The boatmen floated water lanterns on the river in memory of the dead. The activity will last until the end of the month.
Mid-Autumn Festival
Commonly known as reunion day. Before the Spring Festival, relatives and friends will receive moon cakes, while the son-in-law will present moon cakes, chestnuts and cross arms to the Yue family. On this day, families get together to have dinner, enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes.
diversiform-leaved poplar
That is, on the Double Ninth Festival, every family makes zongzi, makes sesame cakes, and has climbing activities. In the past, on this day, the fragrant market of Tongjun Mountain flourished, ships gathered by the river, and pilgrims from Fuyang, Deng Xin, Pujiang and Zhuji went on a pilgrimage. In recent years, the Double Ninth Festival has been designated as the festival for the elderly, and activities to respect the elderly have been carried out.
Winter solstice
Also known as the Winter Festival, there is a saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year. In the old days, the farmer was the kitchen god of the sesame seed cake machine. As the saying goes, "Don't worry about ploughing in winter." Women who are used to winter to day and night don't live in their parents' homes, saying that they "die after winter" is the day to sweep their relatives' graves and "send cold clothes"; Moving graves and repairing tombs are also handled in the winter festival.
New Year's Eve
Also known as China New Year. Years ago, "Gan San dusted four times and sent it to the Kitchen God"; Every family cooks tofu, wraps jiaozi, kills pigs, makes wine, changes the year and chooses an auspicious day.
"Happy New Year"
The family dinner on New Year's Eve is rich in dishes, which is called eating New Year's Eve. Sitting at the same table, old and young will leave seats for those who have not returned; Don't eat fish and jiaozi for dinner, to show "more than one year, contentment". Pigs, cows, dogs and cats also have New Year's Eve. After dinner, we will also pick up Kitchen God and put up Spring Festival couplets. Housework such as rice fights, as well as pigsty and chicken coop, will also be painted red to pray for prosperity. The elders give lucky money to the children. They are used to wiping their mouths with toilet paper and pasting a note saying "Children's words are free". I will sleep late that night, which is called "sitting old"; Sleeping is called "enjoying happiness". Close the door with sugar cane before going to bed. I hope to open the door next year.