The calendar year varies from place to place, generally from the second day of the first month to Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the peaks are 15 and 16. In other periods after Tomb-Sweeping Day, there were years in some places, and the year after beginning of autumn was called "Autumn Year". In terms of days, it is usually one day, and there are also two or three days. For example, the calendar of Wu Chuanmei's beginning is the 16th and 17th of the first month. In terms of frequency, it is usually once a year, and some villages have two or three times a year. For example, many villages in Shi Lan Town, Wuchuan have three or more festivals in a year, among which Shi Lan Village has six festivals, namely, the 13th of the first month, the 3rd of March, the 4th of April, the 16th of June, the 7th of July and the 9th of September. Among them, the annual festival on the 13th day of the first month is the most grand, and every family has a big banquet, wandering around and singing big plays. Other festivals are smaller in scale.
Why is the year different from the day?
First of all, the annual festival, also known as "God's birthday", is a day to worship God and ancestors. The selected date may be related to the birthday of the gods, the relocation of clans and the completion of ancestral temples.
Second, cultural totems are different. There are common totems such as dragons, lions and Nuo in folk activities, but the degree of attention varies from place to place. For example, Suixi County is the hometown of lion awakening, and most of them dance with dragons and lions, but there is a custom that "lions are not allowed to enter the village" in Yin Wu Village of Suixi, so the village can only dance with dragons and eagles. Wushi, Leizhou is a port, where there is centipede dance. After the dance, burn fire with bamboo sticks to drive away the epidemic, so as to pray that the sea will not catch waves and the population will flourish. Wuchuan Lu Mei dances to ward off evil spirits in towns and houses and absorb all the wealth in the world. Songzhu County and Mazhang County in Leizhou danced in order to drive away the epidemic and celebrate the harvest.
Third, the number of gods worshipped varies from place to place. For example, there are 94 statues in the ancestral hall of Meitoutou Village in Wuchuan, including Kang Wang, Fairy Lady, Guandi and Huaguang. In the new year, the team of wandering gods is vast and spectacular; Sanbao Hall in Shanwei Village, Songzhu Town is dedicated to Bodhisattva, Tan Xuan Leitou and Sanshan Gong. There are two generals, Raytheon and Maichen, in the Lei Mai Chensan Hall in Dongling Village, Baisha Town. Dishuai Temple in Xiatian Village of Nanxing Town is dedicated to the Northern Emperor, Antarctic, plough, Tan Xuan and Shangyuan. Dongan Village in Taiping Town consecrates Sanguan Gong, Guan Gong Sheng and Guanyin, and every household consecrates Lei Shougong; Diaolang Village in Taiping Town is dedicated to the gods Wan, Shoubao Yuntian Army, Five-Star Fireboat Emperor, Guanyin and Zitong. The village of Kelu Town is dedicated to Ji, Wang, Yu, Banshi, Ling Guan, Land, China and Wenchang Zitong. Kelu Town is surrounded by girls such as Emperor Ren Yongguan, Emperor Ren Yongguan, White Horse, Famous Mountain, Viper King, Green Snake King, Master, Master, Third Master, Kang Nong, Tianhou Palace, Chen, Huang, Li and Tan, as well as local land in-laws. Qilin Village, Taiping Town, Mazhang County is dedicated to gods such as Wu Xing, Wu Wang, Baima and Lei Shou. Nanbianyuan Village, Taiping Town, Mazhang District enshrines the five sea gods and three lords; Caokeng Village in Taiping Town is dedicated to teachers and Guanyin gods; Xianpo village in Taiping town worships the gods and white horses; Nanbianyuan Village, Caokeng Village and Xianpo Village are dedicated to Lei Shou. No matter which god you worship, you foresee the people's admiration for the spirit and culture represented by God, so as to pray for good weather, prosperous industry and prosperous people to carry forward the past.
Fourth, there are different ways of wandering, including land cruise, sea cruise and air cruise. Most of the wandering gods in a year cruise in the area under the jurisdiction of the village, not on land. Villages by the sea also have sea cruises. It is said that Ma Xie once invited the gods to go to sea by boat, but this kind of cruise has ceased to appear in recent years.
In 2005, when Mazhangman held its annual grand ceremony, there was even a spectacular plane parade, which was really an eye-opener. The main purpose of the annual regulations is to respect God, go around God, offer sacrifices to the country, and pray for good weather, prosperity of all industries, and peace of the country and the people. When we look through various cultural representations such as gods and totems, we can still see the historical origin behind them-Leizhou culture is a blend of indigenous culture, Yuechu culture, Han culture and marine culture. Lei culture is the original culture of Zhanjiang. Leizhou worships Raytheon and follows the ancient Yue people's worship of natural thunder. According to historical records, Leizhou in ancient times was a place where ancient Yue people lived together. Ancient Vietnamese slang worships Raytheon and is good at casting bronze drums in Yun Leiwen to reward Raytheon. They built Leigong Temple, held sacrificial ceremonies and rewarded Thor with bronze drums to show their respect for Thor. 1989, a Han Dynasty Beiliu bronze drum was unearthed in Yingli Qindian Village, Leizhou City. There is a sun awn pattern in the center of the drum surface, and Yun Leiwen and the drum body have Yun Leiwen. 1999, a bronze drum of Wanjiaba type in the Spring and Autumn Period was unearthed in Maishu Village, southwest of Leizhou City. The drum surface has a sun canopy and moire, the drum body has moire, and the drum feet are round. Today, Leigong Temple, Leizu Temple, China Huang Lei Temple, Nantian Temple, Xintian Temple, Deng Temple, Dishuai Temple, Zhu Shuai Temple, Zhenhai Leici Temple and other monuments dedicated to Leizu Raytheon Department still remain in Leizhou. In addition to the exclusive worship of Mazu Tempel by coastal ports, many temples in Leizhou worship the combination of Raytheon, Mazu and Guanyin, which is the result of the wide spread of Mazu culture in Leizhou after the Song Dynasty. Kang Wang, Fairy Lady and Mazu are very popular in Wuchuan, which is the most popular year. This is related to the historical formation of Wuchuan. According to historical records, Fujian people have moved south twice in history. For the first time, in order to escape the pursuit of Yuan soldiers, the descendants of the Southern Song Dynasty royal family entered Guangdong from Fujian and Qionglai from Lei, and their 100,000 Fujian soldiers and civilians were scattered in western Guangdong. The second time was the Ming Dynasty sea ban, Fujian people who reclaimed the sea were forced to go ashore, and many people were stranded in Gaolei. Fujian people worship the sea god Mazu (that is, Tianhou) and pass this belief on to future generations. Nowadays, Tianhou Palace is widely respected among the people. Kang Wang, a famous anti-Liao soldier in the Northern Song Dynasty, was born in Kangbao, a famous soldier in the Central Plains, and was revered in Wuchuan. Kang Wang was enshrined in Lumei Ancestral Temple. According to documents, Kangbao was born in Luoyang, Henan. He was born in Jiangmen, made great achievements, and finally died in the battlefield! People in the Central Plains built many Kang Wang temples in memory of Kang Wang. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the national strength was weak, and the population moved southward constantly, which brought the "gods" they worshipped, such as Guandi and Kang Wang, to the western part of Guangdong. As for Mrs. Xian and Wu Chuan, they are more related. Wuchuan Qin, Han belongs to South Vietnam and Southern Dynasties belongs to Gaoliang County. Gaoliang culture is a branch of ancient South Vietnamese culture. Up to now, there are still many clans in Wuchuan that originated from sorghum and set up shrines for the fairy lady.