Walking on the streets during the Lantern Festival Jimo has always had the tradition of celebrating the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On that day, every house lights up lanterns and lights, sets off fireworks and firecrackers; people dressed in festive costumes flock to the streets in groups to watch folk performances such as dragon lanterns, lion dances, stilts, Yangko and other "street walking" activities in the form of singing and dancing. In recent years, this traditional "street walking" activity has developed from small-scale spontaneous scattered performances among the people to organized and large-scale grand festival activities. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the entire Jimo city is filled with a festive atmosphere. More than 100,000 residents of the city and tourists from neighboring areas gathered around several main streets and the central venue in front of the city hall to watch the magnificent "street stamping" activity. Accompanied by the earth-shattering sound of New Year's gongs and drums and the melodious sound of suona and flutes, beautifully decorated and colorful floats, carrying the image of modern corporate culture and traditional folk art, slowly drove towards people. The floats have beautiful shapes of "Double Dragons Soaring" and "Phoenix Spreading Wings", majestic figures of "Planes Soaring" and "Rockets Ready to Take Off", as well as slogans such as "Inviting Investment and Developing the Economy" and "Revitalizing Jimo, Promoting Agriculture through Science and Education". It is eye-catching, showing off the prosperous situation since the reform and opening up and the grand blueprint that heralds the Jimo economy to take off again. The yangko team, stilt team, and land boat team that displayed folk songs and dances sang and danced and jumped for joy. People danced about the peaceful and prosperous times and sang about the joy of harvest. "Zhu Bajie carries his wife on his back", "Jiang Lao carries Jiang Po on his back", and "the old matchmaker talks about marriage", the costumes are humorous and funny, which makes people happy. The "Tang Monk Master and Disciple" who has returned from Buddhist scriptures and the smiling "Jigong Living Buddha" look elegant and graceful He was polite and kept bowing to the audience along the way and congratulating him on the new year. The "big-headed doll dance" and "boy drum" performed by children are even more lively, cute and childish. The Lantern Festival float parade and folk song and dance performances not only lose the charm of traditional culture, but also have the flavor of modern life. Tianheng Sea Sacrifice Folk Culture Festival "Tianheng Sea Sacrifice Folk Culture Festival" is held every year on March 18 in the Gregorian calendar and lasts for three days. Tianheng's folk customs of sea worship have a history of more than 500 years. On the day of the Sea Festival (Internet Festival), almost every house in Zhougezhuang Village was packed with guests. The whole village was bustling with people coming and going, and it was full of a strong festive atmosphere. The temporary huge pine gate is decorated with red colors, which looks magnificent and spectacular; the japanese flags (standing tassels) standing on the beach are fluttering in the spring breeze; auspicious couplets are posted on the renovated fishing boats. The huge East Beach is bustling with people. Dozens of altar tables arranged in the character "一" are filled with sacrifices such as three animals (whole pigs, whole chickens, and whole fish) and carefully made noodles and peach pastries, especially the dozens of shaved heads covered with red and flowered heads. Whole pigs and ingenious handicrafts such as "Peacock Spreading its Tail", "Lotus Fairy" and "Carp Jumping over the Dragon Gate" made on longevity peaches have attracted people's admiration for a long time... Surrounded by a sea of ??people, dressed in classical costumes The pretended gongs and drummers beat the cheerful gongs and drums so loudly that the land boat racers, stilt walkers, and yangko dancers cheered and jumped, making it very lively. The joyful atmosphere was like a surging spring tide, with each wave rising higher than the other. Following the order of the host of the sacrificial ceremony, hundreds of firecrackers were lit one after another on the beach and on fishing boats. The thunderous sound of firecrackers, accompanied by the sonorous and exciting sound of gongs and drums, resounded throughout the harbor, bringing the sacrifice to the sea (online) The festival reaches its climax. In recent years, under the leadership of the town government and the cultural department, sea sacrificial activities have evolved from a spontaneous folk sacrificial activity in Zhougezhuang Village, a fishing village, into the largest sea sacrificial activity in northern my country; in form, it has The traditional worship of gods has evolved into a grand festival with rich folk cultural connotations and a series of folk cultural activities - "Tian Heng Sea Folk Culture Festival". In order to further promote excellent national culture, promote the development of marine folk tourism and economic and trade investment activities, and strive to meet the spiritual and cultural needs of the people, the "Tianheng Sea Folk Culture Festival" is now organized by the Tianheng Town People's Government, Qingdao Folk Museum, and Jimo City The Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Jimo Tourism Bureau jointly planned and hosted the event.

It was created and arranged by Jimo folk artists in 1924. It was performed for the first time in Jimo City during the Lantern Festival the following year and was well received by the masses. Since then, it has been preserved as a traditional folk dance program to this day. The performance lineup of the Nine Lions Picture consists of 12 people and 9 lion props, of which 4 people hold 2 "lionies", 7 people each hold 1 "child lion", and the other person holds a hydrangea to induce the lions to dance. When the lions dance, they are accompanied by cheerful and exciting gongs and drums. The 7 "child lions" surround the 2 "mother lions" and jump in sync with the rhythm. Sometimes they roll and play with the ball, sometimes they shake their heads and tails and twist their waists. Every move is controlled by the lions. The powerful and ferocious habits of real lions are vividly displayed and breathtaking. The performance form of the Nine Lions Picture is divided into two parts: "walking on the street" and "circling the square". "Walking down the street" is a marching dance, in which movements such as "dragon wagging its tail", "twisting the rope", and "double pair of lions" are performed during the walking process. "Circle" is a local performance, which mainly includes dance moves such as "Four Door Fighting", "Hydrangea Playing with Lions", "Lions Fighting Balls" and so on. Jimo Dagu Jimo Dagu is the culmination of the three folk art forms of "Jiemen Dagu", "Gaomen Yugu" and "Limen Boom" that were popular among Jimo folk in the early years of the Republic of China. It was created through the integration of blind artists in Jimo. . His singing voice is beautiful and full of charm, his accompaniment is melodious, his language is interesting and vivid, and the chapters he sings are closely connected, full of suspense, and have strong artistic appeal. Through the innovation and development of several generations of artists, this form of folk art has become increasingly rich and perfect. Jimo Dagu belongs to a branch of the "Donglu School". It uses the accompaniment of the pendulum, and the lyrics pay attention to rhymes. There are three singing styles: "Adagio", "Four-Liu" and "Allegro". The form of performance is mainly singing, with occasional commentary. The commentary follows the characteristics of Donglu drum, and uses the Jimo dialect with a slight Anhui accent. Jimo Yangko Jimo Yangko has been active among urban and rural folk as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During farm breaks, New Year festivals and temple fairs, especially during the Lantern Festival in the first lunar month, the Yangko teams in each village perform mobile performances in the streets and alleys, which continues to this day. The accompaniment of Jimo Yangge consists of percussion and orchestral music. Percussion music is usually used for "big field" accompaniment, while orchestral music is generally used for "small field" accompaniment. The main musical instruments include erhu, suona, sheng, etc. Its main music "Church to the Temple", "Yangge Song Pai" and "Hanchuan Tune" were included in the "Shandong Folk Song Anthology". The surname Jimo was restored. In the Zhou Dynasty, all surnames came from official names. The ancients used place names as surnames during the Warring States Period. Jimo was a native of Qi State (Shandong). Single origin: derived from the surname Gui, which came from Tian Dan, the general of the Qi State during the Warring States Period. It was a surname based on the name of a feudal town. According to the historical record "Yanzi Chunqiu·Neipianwen": "The Jimo family, according to the Qi general Tian Shan, kept Jimo, and supported the Sun family Yan." In the historical book "Customs and Customs Yiwen", the "Surname Explanation" is quoted as recording: "The Jimo family In the Han Dynasty, Jimo Wei was the order of Xianyang... In the Han Dynasty, Shanfu ordered Jifei, who first ate Jimo, so he was named Ming. "It is also recorded in the historical book "Hanshu·Rulinzhuan": "Jimo was born in Yangxiang of the Warring States Period. , a native of Qi State. "During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were twenty-three surnames in Qi State including the Cui family, the Lu family, the Bao family, the Lai family, the Jimo family, the Tang family, the Tan family, the Yan family, and the Liangqiu family. After the Jimo clan, the provincial text was simplified to a single surname of Jishi and Mo clan.