What are the traditional festivals and customs of Sichuan? Let’s take a look at the editor’s sharing!

1. Huanglongxi Fire Dragon Festival Time: The second day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month Location: Huanglongxi Town, Shuangliu District, Chengdu City Introduction: The fire dragon lantern dance in Huanglongxi Ancient Town, Shuangliu County has a long history, originating in the Southern Song Dynasty, every year from the second day of the first lunar month to the first lunar month

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The activities include burning fire dragons, colorful dragon performances, Southern lion performances, floating river lanterns, setting off Kongming lanterns, setting off fireworks and firecrackers, listening to Sichuan Opera singing, etc.

2. Chengdu Lantern Festival Time: The 15th day of the first lunar month Location: Chengdu City Introduction: The Chengdu Lantern Festival is a traditional folk activity developed on the basis of the custom of appreciating lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

Lu You, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, described the grand scene of the Chengdu Lantern Festival in his poem "Ding You Shangyuan" as "the sudden and beautiful peak of the stadium, thousands of tourists and ladies; the clamor of the Meridian Gate is boiling all day long, and the lantern mountain is lit by thousands of torches at dusk."

Since 1962, Chengdu has resumed the Spring Festival Lantern Festival, which lasts for one month.

During the lantern festival, there are folk performances, acrobatics, and juggling performances in the park; there are various local snacks; there are also candy casters and windmill sellers. The number of visitors to each Lantern Festival exceeds one million.

3. Chengdu Flower Fair Time: The 15th day of the second lunar month Location: Chengdu City Introduction: Chengdu Flower Fair began in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The address is Qingyang Palace outside the west gate of Chengdu. By then, state-owned and collective flower gardens and flower farmers near Chengdu will

The precious flowers, home-grown potted flowers, bonsai, etc. that they have worked hard to cultivate are transported to Qingyang Palace, where tents are set up, stalls are set up, and sales are carried out.

It is said that the birthday of Li Laojun, the founder of Taoism, falls on the 15th day of the second lunar month. Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty, people have held annual temple fairs here.

And because February in Chengdu is the season with sunny weather, pleasant spring, and flowers in full bloom, it is also said that February 15th is the birthday of flowers.

Therefore, a flower party is held here every February.

4. Longquan Peach Blossom Fair Time: February of the lunar calendar Location: Longquan Mountain, Chengdu Introduction: February of the lunar calendar every year is the best time for Chengdu residents to go out for an outing.

At this time, the peach blossoms in Longquan Mountain are in full bloom, as bright as red clouds, and the pear blossoms at the foot of the mountain are like white snow covering the ground.

Together with various other seasonal flowers, the entire Longquan Mountain is full of spring and colorful.

The colorful flowers and the weaving of tourists make the Peach Blossom Festival come into being.

During the Peach Blossom Fair, the most distinctive project is the family reception station run by the flower farmers. Visitors can drink tea and enjoy the scenery in the flower farmers' homes, have fun and relax, and even have delicious rural home-cooked meals. What they eat is real green food, which has a unique atmosphere.

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5. Mazi Festival Time: The 15th day of the third lunar month Location: Zharu Temple, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Introduction: Mazi Festival is the religious ceremony of Zharu Temple and the most solemn festival in Jiuzhaigou.

Three days before the meeting, all the lamas in the monastery must gather in the monastery to eat fast, chant sutras and rehearse the program.

On the day of the temple fair, Tibetans from Songpan, Ruoergai, Baozuo, Dalu, Tazang, Longkang and other places around Jiuzhaigou dressed up to their heart's content, gathered like temples, participated in celebrations, presented hada, and watched Tibetan opera performances.

Then they dispersed in small groups on the banks of the Emerald River and in the pine forest, sitting on the ground, toasting simply, and chatting about friendship.

Young men and women pair up and go on a date deep in the jungle.

6. Zhang Ye Hui Time: The fourth day of the fourth lunar month Location: Jiajiang County, Leshan City Introduction: Zhang Ye Hui is popular in Jiajiang County.

According to legend, the fourth day of the fourth lunar month is Zhang Fei’s birthday.

On that day every year, the butchers in Jiajiang prepare sacrifices and go to Zhang Fei Temple to worship and pray for peace in the coming year and a prosperous business.

7. Mountain-turning meeting Time: The eighth day of the fourth lunar month Location: Paoma Mountain, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Introduction: According to legend, this day is the day when Sakyamuni was born. Tibetan customs have extremely frequent religious activities during this month. Buddhist believers believe that this day is the day when Sakyamuni was born.

If you do one good deed within a month and chant the Buddha's praises, you can get 100,000 times the merit.

Therefore, Buddhist believers take the lead in inviting neighbors, relatives and friends to carry Mani flags and prayer flags, hold Buddha beads in their hands and recite the Buddhist sutra "Zhuanshan", which means "turning the eight corners" in Tibetan Buddhism, with the purpose of praying for blessings and avoiding disasters.

After turning around the mountain, Tibetans gathered on Paoma Mountain, singing Tibetan songs, performing Tibetan operas, dancing in Guozhuang, and setting up tents. The mountain was crowded with people and very lively.

8. Tianpeng Peony Fair Time: Qingming Festival Location: Pengzhou, Chengdu Introduction: Pengzhou City, located in the north of Chengdu, known as Tianpeng in ancient times, is the peony cultivation base in Sichuan.

Historically, it was once known as the four major peony production bases in my country along with Luoyang in Henan, Caozhou in Shandong, and Haoxian in Anhui.