1. Overview of Zhoushan Folk Customs As the saying goes: "There are different winds in a hundred miles, and different customs in a thousand miles."

Due to the different natural environment and social conditions, each region has its own different customs and habits.

No matter which nation we belong to, each of us is accompanied by various etiquette and customs from birth to the grave.

It can be said that folk custom is one of the important contents of Chinese traditional culture.

Folk customs are the customs and habits formed by the people in production and life for thousands of years. Customs formed by the natural environment are called "wind", and customs expressed by social and cultural constraints are called "customs".

The development of culture is inseparable from customs.

Nowadays, there is a "root-seeking" culture at home and abroad, which is to trace one's ancestors and cherish the culture passed down by one's own nation.

Folk customs are one of the contents of this "root-seeking" culture.

Therefore, studying local customs and customs is of great significance for studying history, understanding folk customs, transforming society, and even contacting overseas compatriots to find their roots and recognize their ancestors.

Zhoushan customs are rich in fishing town characteristics.

For example, fishermen respectfully call fishing boats "wooden dragons", Zhoushan fishing boats have "boat eyes" and "boat souls", shipbuilding requires "fixing the color", new boats need to "throw steamed buns" when launching into the sea, "invite the dragon king" when the fishing season begins, and "thank you" when the fishing season ends.

"Dragon King", the "Tianhou Palace" was built on the island, the "Ship Bodhisattva" was worshiped on the boat, the three major incense festivals of the "Guanyin Temple" in Mount Putuo, and the "Sacrifice to the God of the Sea" in the winter solstice; while working, he lifted the anchor, pulled the net, sang chants, and went overseas

, ferrying and blowing conches; in terms of folk entertainment, there are boat lantern dances in the first month, temple operas in August and September, and folk entertainment customs such as "Zhoushan Luo and Drum", "Wengzhou Walking Book" and "Zao Dance"; in terms of clothing

, fishermen wear "dragon trousers" in winter and back slips in summer, and wear slippers in winter and go barefoot in summer. Women like to wear various headscarves and tie their waists with rags; unlucky words are not allowed on board; and Zhoushan fishermen are warm and hospitable, "One ship is in trouble, many ships are in trouble"

Traditional virtues such as "helping each other", "hospitality to the whole family", "sheltering refugees from the wind and two meals a night", as well as some customs that mark resistance to aggression and resistance to foreign aggression, are not only very rich in content, but also have their own regional characteristics and era characteristics.

All are closely related to the island's history, geographical environment, natural conditions and external influences.

We study Zhoushan customs in order to carry forward good customs, change bad customs and bad habits, and promote the construction of socialist spiritual civilization.

According to historical records and examination of cultural relics unearthed in recent years, the Zhoushan Islands have a development history of more than 5,000 years.

As early as the Neolithic Age, there are traces of human activities.

Many unearthed cultural relics such as pottery sherds with original imprints, spinning wheels and plowing tools used for weaving and farming, and stones used for fishing and hunting all reflect to a certain extent the production and life of humans on the island at that time.

Custom.

According to ancient records: During the Shang and Xia Dynasties, Zhoushan belonged to the southeastern territory of the Yue Kingdom.

During the Zhou Dynasty, it belonged to Judong, Yue State, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was named "Yongdong".

According to legend, during the reign of King Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty in the 9th century BC, King Xu Yan, a prince of the Xu State, was attacked by King Mu of Zhou. He fled and built an earthen city (called "Xucheng" in ancient times) at the head of Huangshan Mountain in the city of "dong Yong" (today's Dinghai Lincheng Street).

I want to rely on the benefits of sea and mountain to establish a lasting foundation.

Later, King Yan was defeated at Yuecheng in eastern Zhejiang, and he abandoned the national treasure "Jade Inkstone" in Kuaiji Lake and died on the battlefield himself.

Later generations once advocated the construction of a "Yanwang Temple" in Dinghai Feng for worship.

Wu Lai, a famous writer in the Yuan Dynasty, wrote a poem describing the custom of islanders at that time building temples to pay homage to their predecessors.

By the fifth century BC, after "ten years of gathering together and ten years of lessons", King Gou Jian of Yue raised an army to attack Wu. Fu Chai was defeated and was besieged in Yuhang Mountain.

When Gou Jian was dealing with Fu Chai, he thought of this island mountain standing far away in the sea, and ordered Fu Chai to "live in the east of Yongong and rule hundreds of families." Fu Chai committed suicide because he was unwilling to be humiliated.

"Zuo Zhuan" made a note when recording this incident: "Yongdong is the middle continent of the East China Sea in Juzhang County."

Today, Dinghai Chengdong Street still has the village name "Yongdong".

In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (738 AD), which is what historians call the "Heyday of Kaiyuan", Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty allowed the interview envoy Qi Han to petition, and the county government was established for the first time on this "continent in the sea".

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty believed in Taoism. It was rumored that during the Three Kingdoms period, Ge Xuan (known as "Ge Xianweng") came to Zhoushan to refine alchemy and attain Taoism, so he named Zhoushan "Wengshan County" and named the Daishan and Qushan areas where the alchemist Xu Fu of the Qin Dynasty visited.

"Penglai" Township was named "Anqi" Township because there were traces of the alchemist An Qisheng in Taohua and Liuheng areas.

Since then, every sea and mountain has been regarded as a "blessed place" where gods live.

After the "Anshi Rebellion" broke out, Yuan Chao, a small official who was escorting "Ding Fu" on the way to eastern Zhejiang, rose up and gathered more than 200,000 people to raise an anti-Tang banner in Wengshan County, which was beyond the reach of the imperial court.

Later, Yuan Chao's uprising was suppressed, and the newly established Wengshan County was abolished and placed under the jurisdiction of Mingzhou Ruan County (today's Ningbo Yin County).

In the sixth year of Xining in the Song Dynasty (AD 1073), the imperial court approved Wang Anshi's petition and agreed to rebuild the county and named it "Changguo".

During the Southern Song Dynasty, as the political and economic center gradually moved southward, Changguo, a land of seas and mountains, also gradually developed, with considerable development in the fishery, agriculture, salt industry, and culture and education.

Xiaofeng, Changguo, Dongjiang, Luhua, Daishan, Gaoting and other salt fields were successively established on the island; Wengzhou, Hongqiao, Yongdong, Daishan and other academies were established; fishery production further developed.

In the fifteenth year of Yuan Dynasty (AD 1278), the imperial court promoted Changguo County to a state on the grounds that "the seaway was dangerous".