The folk customs of Anhui include

1. Jiuhuashan Temple Fair

Since the Tang Dynasty, every year on the 30th day of the seventh lunar month (the auspicious birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) ), Buddhists and the local business community jointly held grand commemorative activities, attracting worshipers and tourists from far and near. The temple fair system was restored in 1983, and 7 sessions were held until 1989. The temple fair in 1989 lasted for one month and held 12 various activities.

Large-scale Buddhist activities include: the consecration ceremony of the Buddha statues and the flawless body in the Golden Hall of the Centennial Palace, the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, the Dharma Assembly to commemorate the 1294th anniversary of the birth of Jin Jizo (Jin Qiaojue), and the three altars of the Gion Temple. The address of Master Huike’s dojo, Zhenghui, etc., is the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism. Social activities include the first China Four Major Foshan Friendship Association, a symposium of eminent monks at home and abroad, etc.

2. Fuyang Torch Festival

Fuyang area calls the Mid-Autumn Festival the Torch Festival. Tour the countryside with torches at night to commemorate Liu Futong's leadership of the Red Turban Army uprising. According to legend, Han Shantong and Liu Futong organized a peasant uprising and responded with torches, conquering Yingzhou for the first time. There was a nursery rhyme from time to time: "The whole city is on fire, the officials are hiding in all directions; there is no one in the city, and the Red Scarf Army is sitting on the banquet." Soon afterwards, in Yingzhou, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, young people would imitate the Red Scarf Army and use Wrap straw and sunflower straw in straw, burn them in the wild, and shake them around until they are burned out. The local custom is called "putting down the torch", which still exists today.

3. Huizhou weddings

In the old days, Huizhou weddings strictly followed the orders of parents and the words of the matchmaker. Generally, there are nine procedures: matchmaking, appointment, request for date, moving to the wedding, making love, welcoming the bride, paying homage to the bride, making the bridal chamber, and returning home. The matchmaker is usually an older woman, called a "matchmaker". The marriage ceremony is commonly known as "giving away the burden". After the woman receives the gift, she returns the gift on the same day, and the marriage is confirmed. On the wedding day, the aunt or uncle will use two silk threads to twist off the hair on the bride's forehead, which is called "face-opening", also known as "ramen".

The next step is to welcome the bride, visit the church, and have a wedding ceremony. On the third day after the wedding, the groom accompanies the bride to pay homage to her parents, which is called "returning home". This is "the clear matchmaker's true marriage". There are also special forms such as child marriage, concubinage, marriage exchange, bride snatching, bride-in-law, wedding ceremony, and pre-spiritual marriage. After the 1950s, marriages arranged by parents were gradually replaced by free love, and marriages were simplified. After the 1980s, some took the form of travel weddings and group weddings.

4. Wumeang Fair

The first day of the fifth lunar month is the day of the Wumeang Temple Fair in Haiyang, Xiuning County. At that time, people from all over the country gather in Haiyang to burn incense and pray to the five rampant gods to drive away ghosts and evil spirits, and turn bad luck into good luck. During the temple fair procession, the "front guide" banners opened the way, and the "deacons" managed the handymen along the way. Blue, white, black, red, yellow, green and blue flags were flying, followed by Shijingdan, Jingpai, Wanmin umbrella, paper idols of pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, archway, followed by local opera team and juggling team. This temple fair originated in the early Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought in southern Anhui for several years, and the soldiers and civilians died in their homes. After Zhu became emperor, he ordered the people in the south of the Yangtze River to build "chiwu small temples" in every village, and the soldiers who died in battle were worshiped by the people in "five groups". "History of the Ming Dynasty" records that there are "five rampant gods in front of the array and behind the array" in royal sacrifices. This has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has developed into the five temple temples with extremely popular incense.

5. Fuyang paper-cutting

The paper-cutting in Fuyang area of ??Anhui Province has a wide range of applications. One is used for decorations cut from red paper during festive festivals, such as window grilles, door placards, lanterns, wedding flowers, etc. The content is often a symbol of good luck and joy, or a metaphor; the other is used as a shoe scarf, bib, or douche. The embroidery patterns on children's clothing are generally made of flowers, birds, insects, etc.

Fuyang paper-cutting is good at using combinations of thick and thin lines and alternating yin and yang carving techniques, integrating the thick and vigorous paper-cutting in northern my country and the delicate and beautiful style of southern paper-cutting, forming local characteristics that are both hard and soft, rhythmic and harmonious, simple and beautiful. .

1. China Chaohu Fishing and Fire Music Festival

The China Chaohu Fishing and Fire Music Festival will be held in Chaohu, Hefei, Anhui. The fishing fires on the Chaohu Lake from Zhongmiao to Laoshan Island reflect the beautiful scenery of the lake; the "Great Lakes" event will be held on the lakeside "Night" concert, Lake Food Carnival, Dragon and Lion Dance Competition, Light and Shadow Chaohu Photography Grand Prix and many other exciting activities presented an audio-visual feast to the citizens of Hefei.

2. China Huangmei Opera Art Festival?

It is a cultural and art festival focusing on Huangmei Opera, one of the five famous opera types in my country. It was born on October 6, 1992 in Anqing, Anhui Province. City, is the first Huangmei Opera Art Festival in China. It is one of the important art festivals for the exchange and display of Chinese traditional culture and art. It is the most representative cultural brand and the most iconic cultural image in Anqing City, Anhui Province. ?

3. The Fuyang Festival in China (Xiao County)

The Fuyang Festival begins every year during the Fuyang season, that is, on the day of the first Fuyang, and lasts for one month. Calculated according to the solar terms of the lunar calendar, the third Geng day (one Geng nine days) after the "Summer Solstice" is the "Chu Fu", the fourth Geng day is the Middle Fu, and the first Geng day after the Beginning of Autumn is the "San Fu", that is, the "Last Fu". volt". During this month, people from Xiaoxian, Suzhou, Huaibei and other places gather in various hotels, restaurants, special mutton restaurants, and barbecue stalls to eat mutton and drink mutton soup, so it is called Fuyang.

4. China International Poetry Festival

In order to carry forward the excellent national culture, inherit and carry forward the legacy of the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, enhance international friendship and cultural exchanges, and promote local economic development, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province, has held the annual China International Poetry Festival during the Double Ninth Festival every year since 1989.