The eighth day of February and the third day of August are the birth and death days of Hui Neng, a Buddhist Zen Buddhism, and are known as the "Second Birthday in Spring and Autumn". Buddhists, tourists and believers from all over the world came to celebrate their birthdays, visit and pay their respects, and the number of people at the peak reached as many as 100 thousand. The "Six Ancestors' Birthday" event was mainly held in Longshan Guoen Temple in Xinxing County.
According to records, the "Six Ancestors' Birthday" began in 7 14 of the Middle Tang Dynasty, which was initiated by the disciples of the Six Ancestors and participated by folk believers spontaneously. During the birthday, Buddhist activities were held in Longshan Guoen Temple, Liuzu's former residence, Longtan Temple and other temples in Xinxing County. For thousands of years, the Six Ancestors' Birthday activities have been continuous, and formed a fixed time and traditional forms of expression. It is a large-scale religious belief activity with local characteristics in Xinxing County and even Lingnan area, and a traditional folk culture characterized by folk religious beliefs.
2. Zhanggong Temple Fair
Zhanggong Temple, located in Liantan Town, Yunan County, was built to commemorate Zhang Yuanxun, the general who fought against Japanese invaders in Wanli years of Ming Dynasty and the chief soldier of Guangdong Province, for more than 400 years. Every year on the 20th day of the first lunar month, it is the temple fair of Zhanggong Temple. People from Yunfu, Zhaoqing, Wuzhou and other neighboring areas spontaneously come to pay homage and pray, and hold various cultural activities. The main contents of the temple fair include: paying homage, burning incense, burning firecrackers, dipping, singing folk songs, acting, traditional parade, general's patrol, eight-tone greeting and so on. At the peak of the temple fair, as many as 100 thousand believers came to participate. Dayuanshou is the organizer and commander of the temple fair. During the Cultural Revolution, temples were damaged and temple fairs were closed. In the 1980s, temples were restored and restored. 199 1 year, the local government held a folk art festival based on temple fairs, which has been held for 12 times and has developed into a large-scale cultural activity in Yunfu city.
Zhanggongmiao Temple Fair retains the traditional folk auspicious culture characterized by folk beliefs in western Guangdong. It is an important basis for studying people's world outlook and living conditions in Nanjiang River basin, and plays an important role in the study of folk customs in Yunfu City.
3. Liantan folk songs
According to the Records of Xining County, Liantan folk songs began in the Qin Long period of the Ming Dynasty, and were named after their origins in Liantan Town, Yunan County. Mainly spread in the neighboring rural areas of Guangdong and Guangxi. The content of singing is mainly about love and working life, and most of them are sung in bumper years, gatherings, festivals and weddings. There are three main forms of performance: solo, duet and gallants. Deeply loved by the people, it is a folk song for the people to entertain themselves and express their feelings, and it is a folk folk folk song with unique local characteristics in Yunfu City. The inheritance of Liantan folk songs is mainly taught by mentoring. At present, there are not many people singing Liantan folk songs.
4. Longzhou Song
Longzhou Song is named after its origin in Luoding (known as Longzhou in ancient times). It is a kind of folk song with unique local characteristics, which is different from folk songs and close to Zhuzhi Ci. It plays a certain role in studying the politics, economy and culture of Nanjiang area, the combination of classical Chinese and dialects, and the integration of metrical poems and folk songs. At present, Longzhou songs are in an endangered state.
5. Tone of words
Tone of words, also known as bride's song and crying wedding song, mostly contains complaints about arranged marriages and confided feelings when parting relatives and friends. It is an old folk custom in Nanjiang area that unmarried women in the same village are invited as "bridesmaids" a few nights before their marriage, and the married people sing words to say goodbye to relatives and friends. The contents of the lyrics are often expressed immediately by the bride according to the different objects she sings, or praise and pray, or say goodbye, or complain and condemn, or expose the curse.
The tone of words is mainly popular in rural areas of Yunfu City, Xinyi County and Cenxi, Guangxi. It is an important basis for studying the social folklore of Yunfu City, and the word tone is in an endangered state at present.
6. Yunfu Stone Art
Stone carving art is a traditional folk craft in Yunfu city, and its origin date can not be tested. During the Ming Dynasty, stone carving was divided into architectural practical decoration, household goods, slate painting, stone tablets and other craft industries, which had a unique artistic style and played an important role in studying Yunfu folk culture. At present, due to the impact of modern science and technology, traditional craftsmanship is on the verge of extinction.
7, lantern production process
The production of lanterns in Xinxing County has its own characteristics. In the past, every festive day such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, wedding, wedding, new house occupation, etc., the folk people had the habit of hanging lanterns, which is a unique form of folk celebration and folk auspicious culture. The emerging lantern production technology mainly flows from the Central Plains, and the varieties of lanterns mainly include red lanterns, palace lanterns, lantern lanterns, colored lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns and so on. Various forms, bright colors and unique aesthetic value are the basis for studying folk cultural life. At present, the production technology of lanterns in Xinxing County is in an endangered state.
8. Helou Dance
Helou Dance is said to originate from Liantan Town, Yunan County, and it is a sacrificial dance of the ancient Baiyue nationality.
The dance movements of Helou Dance are primitive and rough. The dancers dress up as women, wear black shirts and skirts, wear black cool hats, tie scarves around their waist and wear Ma Xie on their feet. The leading dancers hold the ear of grain in their hands, while singing the song of Helou, they pose, shake their hands and step on their feet, dancing towards the southeast and northwest. The melody of Helou Song is fixed and melodious.
Helou Dance plays a certain role in studying Lingnan folk culture. At present, the dance is in an endangered state.
9. Tea porridge
Leicha porridge mainly originated from Chadong Town, Yun 'an County, and it is a health food circulated among the people. It is said that it has a history of 400 years. It is a distinctive folk knowledge in Yunfu City.