What are the traditional festivals and customs in Shandong? Let's take a look at the sharing of Xiaobian!

1. Spring Festival

Time: the first day of the first lunar month

Introduction: In the old custom, the Spring Festival begins at : on the first day of the first lunar month. In all parts of Shandong, parents usually get up first to "hand out paper", put a fire whip before opening the door, and then speak. Men worship the gods of heaven and earth under the guidance of their parents. Their first meal during the Spring Festival is jiaozi. When cooking jiaozi, they should set off firecrackers. In order to drive away evil and seek good luck, sesame stalks are used to cook jiaozi in some areas, which means that the new year is like sesame blossoms, and the days are getting better and better. Jiaozi has to cook much more, and there must be more than enough. After dinner, steamed bread should be put in the pot, which means more than enough. After the dumplings are cooked, first hold a bowl of respect for heaven and earth, and then hold a bowl of respect for the kitchen king. When eating, besides one bowl for each person, one or two bowls should be served, which is intended to make people prosperous. Eating jiaozi is full of festive atmosphere. Many places eat vegetarian stuffing jiaozi on the first day of the month, which means "a quiet year". In Linqing, we eat all kinds of steamed buns, jujube cakes, sticky nests, etc. for breakfast on the first day of junior high school, supplemented by all kinds of meatballs, vermicelli and Chinese cabbage, which is called "eating all-year meals".

2. Lantern Festival

Time: 15th day of the first lunar month

Introduction: 15th day of the first lunar month, commonly known as "Lantern Festival" or "Lantern Festival". In Jinan, the annual Lantern Festival is extremely spectacular. At this time, all kinds of lanterns are hung in parks, factories, mines, enterprises and streets. At night, palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, fish lanterns, basket lanterns and horse racing lanterns are radiant and beautiful. Especially the annual Baotu Spring Lantern Festival is unique. All kinds of flower lanterns, bird and beast lanterns, lantern lanterns, story lanterns, riddle lanterns, etc. are either magnificent, simple and elegant, or ingenious and unique, with distinctive local colors. On this day, it is popular for every household to eat Yuanxiao. In addition, around the Lantern Festival, the streets and lanes of Jinan are full of stilts, roller coasters, dragon lanterns and lions. People put some myths and legends, historical stories, strong love and hate and good wishes into this folk art rich in national traditions, which adds to the festive atmosphere.

3. The dragon looks up

Time: the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar

Introduction: The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the Spring Dragon Festival, is commonly called "the dragon looks up", which means that it is prosperous to control the rain and the weather is favorable. "A Textual Research on Old News in the Sun" by Zhu Lizun in the Qing Dynasty says: "People call February 2nd as the dragon's head rises". On this day, Shandong citizens get up early and fry "scorpion claws" (that is, beans are marinated) to avoid insects biting scorpions. Old men and children all have haircuts to see the spirit and avoid disasters; In rural areas, it is popular to use furnace ashes to "smash" and wish a bumper harvest. These customs have been continued by people to this day.

4. Tomb-Sweeping Day

Time: around April 5th, Gregorian calendar

Introduction: The customs that have been preserved up to now in Jinan are "hiking", "sweeping graves", "swinging", "inserting willows" and "planting trees". Jinan has beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery. Every time you go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring is bright and the weather is beautiful. People climb thousands of Buddhas in the south, travel to Ming Lake in the north, have picnics and spring, and tourists are everywhere. This custom of spring outing has been preserved until now. In urban and rural areas of Jinan, the custom of swinging is still popular. On this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, men and women, old and young, dressed in new clothes, or in the square in front of the street, set up a wooden frame, put up a crossbar, hang two ropes, and tie a board horizontally under the rope. People can sit and stand on the board, and they can float up and down with two ropes in their hands, which is very fun. Qingming is the season when "green willows are yellow and half are not even". In the past, there was a custom in Jinan that women and children wore willow branches and balls. There are many temples in Jinan. In the past, the release of Buddhas on the eighth day of April also became a habit. On this day, the monks and Taoist priests in Dongyue Temple and Arctic Temple all set up altars to recite scriptures, and many good men and women flocked to the temples to compete for money.

5. Dragon Boat Festival

Time: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month

Introduction: People in Jinan mainly have the custom of painting door symbols during the Dragon Boat Festival. On this day, people make paper-cuts with the images of "five poisons" (scorpions, centipedes, poisonous snakes, toads and geckos) into door symbols. It is said that this is done to drive away the "five poisons" and prevent the plague. Similarly, they also inserted mugwort branches and hung Ai Hu. On the morning of Dragon Boat Festival, people put mugwort sticks on doors, or weave mugwort into "Ai Hu", and wear them in the middle of the lintel to ward off insects and avoid evil spirits, so as to protect health. Customs include drinking realgar wine, eating zongzi, wearing sachets and tying colorful silk thread. "Wearing a sachet on the lapel makes the doll cute", wearing a sachet for children and tying colorful silk thread on the wrist are also popular customs in Jinan Dragon Boat Festival. On the Dragon Boat Festival, some celebrities in Jinan go boating on the Ming Lake, get together and drink, and sing together in poems. Some of these customs have continued to this day, such as inserting mugwort sticks and making zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival, which is still very prosperous in Jinan today.

6. Baotu Spring Lantern Festival

Time: starting from the first day of the first lunar month and lasting for one month

Address: Baotu Spring

Introduction: Baotu Spring Lantern Festival has a long history. Since Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival, there has been a custom of putting lights on in Jinan, and Baotu Spring is even more brightly lit. For thousands of years, the lighting activities in Baotu Spring have continued, and there are many kinds of lamps and candles everywhere on the roof, trees, water and so on. At the same time, there are also cultural programs, such as walking on stilts, boating and playing with lions. In Jinan, the spring city, there has been a saying that "it is not a Chinese New Year until you see the lights in Baotu Spring".

7. Tianhou Palace Folk Temple Fair

Time: the first day of the first lunar month to the 3th day of the first lunar month

Address: Tianhou Palace

Introduction: Tianhou Palace was built in the third year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty, and it is the oldest existing brick and wood building complex in Qingdao, with a history of more than 5 years. It has been repaired and expanded to its present scale after seven times in Ming, Qing and Republic of China. In 1996, the Qingdao Municipal Government completely restored it and turned it into the "Qingdao Folk Museum", where folk temple fairs are held every year. The activities include the bell ringing ceremony on New Year's Eve, giving red belts and small gifts to friends in this year, a photo contest of folk customs, collecting couplets to welcome the Spring Festival, a lantern riddle contest, a famous chicken contest at home and abroad, a darts prize-winning contest, a folk art variety show of "People's Music", a folk performance of "Sacrificing to the Sea", a folk paper-cut contest, a Lantern Festival, and worship of folk beliefs.

8. Qingdao Radish Club (Yuanxiao Mountain Club)

Time: from the ninth day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Address: Yunxi Temple

Introduction: Yunxi Temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty and belongs to a Taoist temple, which is famous for its crisp radish. There is a folk saying that "eating radish on the ninth day of the first month can prevent all diseases", so radish has become the main commodity at the temple fair, and gradually the temple fair has been called "radish fair". Nowadays, the radish festival is crowded with people and all kinds of goods are dazzling, which has become the first influential folk festival event in the island city after the Spring Festival. Activities include the opening ceremony, radish art carving contest, folk handicraft production contest, Lantern Festival production exhibition and evaluation, closing ceremony, etc.

9. Penglai Fishing Lantern Festival

Time: 1th day to 14th day of the first lunar month

Address: Penglai City

Introduction: It is the 13th and 14th day of the first lunar month every year. At that time, fishermen went to the Dragon Palace in Penglai Pavilion to send lanterns and offer tributes, praying for safety at sea and a good harvest in fishing. Later, they set up sacrificial boats, sent fishing lanterns, set off firecrackers and held entertainment activities.

1. Haiyun 'an Sugar Ball Club

Time: 16th to 18th day of the first lunar month

Address: Haiyun 'an

Introduction: Haiyun 'an was founded in the Ming Dynasty. In the old days, the 16th day of the first lunar month was the temple fair. Because there were so many hawthorn candy balls sold at the temple fair, it was called "Haiyun Temple Sugar Ball Club". In 1986, Qingdao resumed this folk festival for three days. There are folk art activities such as Maoqiang, Liu Qiang, Shadow Play, Acrobatics, Paper-cutting, New Year Pictures, Yangko Competition, Gong and Drum Competition, as well as cultural performances in large squares, special performances of local operas, photo capture competitions, live performances of calligraphy and painting, and martial arts performances.

11. "On February 2nd, the dragon heads up" Culture and Art Festival

Time: On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar

Location: Beihai Fishing and Salt Culture Folk Museum in Weifang Binhai Economic Development Zone

Introduction: There has been a proverb "On February 2nd, the dragon heads up" in China since ancient times, indicating that spring is coming, everything is reviving, and the dragon-stinging activities will begin soon, which indicates that a year's farming activities will begin soon. In the north, February 2 is also called Dragon Head Up Day, also known as Spring Dragon Festival. On the northern coast of Weifang city, before fishermen go out to sea in the spring every year, the metropolis spontaneously holds some sacrificial activities on the second day of the second lunar month to worship the Dragon King, praying that those who go out to sea can return safely and get a good harvest. In order to protect and develop these folk cultures, in 27, the local people raised their own funds to build the Beihai Fishing and Salt Culture Folk Museum, which was opened to the public free of charge, and successfully held the first "February 2, Dragon Head Up" culture and art festival as the venue.

12. Qingtan Temple Fair

Time: spring (Tomb-Sweeping Day) and autumn (September 19th of the lunar calendar)

Address: Qingtan Temple Fair

Introduction: The temple fair of Qingtan Temple is hosted by Yicheng District Government and undertaken by the District Tourism Bureau, which is a local traditional folk activity integrating tourism, economy, trade and culture, with Buddhist worship, amusement and amusement. Every time in Tomb-Sweeping Day, a temple fair is held in Qingtan Temple Scenic Area, and the urban and rural residents of Fiona Fang Baili come here for an outing to catch the temple fair. Spring Temple Fair is an ancient temple fair with a history of more than 4 years, with a maximum of more than 1, visitors. Since 1998, the local government will hold an autumn temple fair and autumn commodity exchange conference here on the 19th day of the ninth lunar month, which has also attracted a large number of merchants and tourists.

13. Jinan Qianfoshan Temple Fair

Time: Shangsi Festival and Chung Yeung Festival

Address: Qianfoshan

Introduction: Jinan customs, every year on September 9th in the summer calendar, people go to Qianfoshan to climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemums on the "Chrysanthemum Watching Rock". Since the Yuan Dynasty, September 9th has been designated as the Thousand Foshan Temple Fair. Persimmons abound in the vicinity of Qianfo Mountain, especially in large boxes. During the temple fair, large boxes of persimmons are ripe for listing, and those who rush to the temple fair will buy more persimmons and return home. Therefore, the Qianfo Mountain Temple Fair is known as the "Persimmon Fair". During the temple fair every year, there are more than 1, fixed and mobile booths on both sides of the mountain road more than one kilometer from the foot of the mountain to Xingguo Temple on the mountainside, dealing in daily necessities, local products, flavor snacks, arts and crafts, etc. Folk art groups from inside and outside the province perform acrobatics, circus, songs and dances, etc. at the temple fair, and the crowds are like a tide, which is very lively.

14. Mount Tai Dongyue Temple Fair

Time: March to May every year

Address: Mount Tai

Introduction: It started in the Tang Dynasty, and originally celebrated the birthday of Dongyue the Great (March 28th) as the main content of Mount Tai Temple Fair, and later added activities to celebrate the birthday of Bixia Yuanjun. The present temple fair, apart from retaining traditional religious activities, combines material trading, cultural entertainment and tourism, and is a folk temple fair that embodies the characteristics of Mount Tai. Activities include folk customs performances, Wangmu Pond Flat Peach Festival in Taishan, Peach Blossom Tourism Festival, Pear Blossom Tourism Festival, Spring Tourism Friendship Association, performance of Mount Taishan closing ceremony, and Yan Qing Beating Performance in Dongyue Temple.

15. Feicheng Peach Blossom Festival

Time: April every year

Address: Feicheng

Introduction: Feicheng Peach is a scenic spot of peach culture. Feicheng Peach is well-known at home and abroad, famous for its size, fat meat and delicious taste. It is a royal tribute of past dynasties, with a planting area of 1, mu, and has won the title of "the largest peach garden in the world". In order to publicize and carry forward the peach culture in Feicheng, Feicheng Municipal Government holds Feicheng Peach Blossom Festival every year. Activities include large-scale opening ceremony, folk art exhibition, flower viewing, economic and trade activities, etc.

16. Liucun Pear Flower Festival in Chaihudian

Time: April every year

Address: Liucun Pear Garden

Introduction: Liucun Pear Garden has a long-standing reputation, which originated in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. The pear garden is large in area and good in pear quality. It is close to the Cross River and Guxue River, and is connected with Beixin Cultural Site, the old city of Xue State, Maosui's hometown and Huanglianshan Scenic Area. The local government takes advantage of this unique regional location to hold a spectacular pear blossom festival around Tomb-Sweeping Day every year.

17. Grain Rain Festival in Rongcheng, Weihai

Time: April (Grain Rain Day) every year

Address: Docks in coastal villages and towns such as Shidao and Lidao

Introduction: The "Grain Rain" in the 24 solar terms marks the official start of fishermen's annual offshore production. In order to pray for peace and wish a bumper harvest, fishermen should hold a grand ceremony and make a pious sacrifice to Poseidon before going out to sea. Fishermen have celebrated the Grain Rain Festival for more than 2, years. The celebration is divided into three days. On the first day, they invited God to go home to the Temple of the Sea to celebrate the Grain Rain Festival. On the second day, the activities of offering sacrifices to the sea and ships were held; On the third day, fishermen held various celebrations to celebrate the festival.

18. Qingdao Cherry Blossom Club

Time: April to May every year

Address: Zhongshan Park

Introduction: It is the cherry blossom season from mid-April to early May every year. There are three major brand activities in the Cherry Blossom Festival: first, a spring outing in the garden from April 1 to April 1; Second, from April 1 to April 25, the traditional cherry blossom viewing event appeared, and thousands of cherry blossoms, 2, tulips, bauhinia and begonia entered the full bloom stage one after another, showing the grand occasion of "Oriental Garden Flower Sea"; The third is the celebration of May Day from April 26th to May 7th. The cherry blossom party in Qingdao began in the 193s. The cherry blossoms in Zhongshan Park, known as the "East Garden Flower Sea", have been listed among the top ten scenic spots in Qingdao.

19. Qingdao Dead Peach Blossom Club

Time: April to May every year

Address: Dead Peach Community of China and Korea in Laoshan

Introduction: Dead Peach Village originated in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. At that time, several brothers came to Laoshan from Yunnan. After a long journey, they were exhausted and looked trance-stricken. They found some dying peaches on a big peach tree, and these dead peaches saved their lives. At present, Kutao Village has nearly 1, kinds of flowers and tree turf, mainly including dozens of rare flowers and trees such as rose, cyclamen, chrysanthemum, tulip, rose, cedar, cypress, carnation and Tang Changpu. Whenever flowers are in full bloom, Kutao Village becomes a sea of flowers. At the same time, with the continuous growth of the dead peach flower industry, it has also solved the resettlement of rural surplus labor and increased the economic income of the surrounding people.

2. Qingdao Laoshan Tea Culture Festival

Time: April to May every year

Address: Laoshan District

Introduction: Laoshan Tea Culture Festival is held from April to May every year to explore the connotation of Laoshan tea culture. It is a festival that integrates leisure, tea tasting, fitness and entertainment. Visitors can participate in activities such as picking and frying tea in the tea fields of Xiaowang Community and Dunshan Community, and they can also enjoy the customs of tea country and taste the peasant banquet of tea country.

21. Sophora japonica Festival in Daqingshan, Laixi, Qingdao

Time: May every year

Address: Daqingshan, Laixi

Introduction: There are 1, mu of Sophora japonica forest planted on Daqingshan, Laixi. In May, when it is in full bloom, bees fly and butterflies dance, flowers are bursting, and clusters of white Sophora japonica flowers are competing to open, so visitors can have a look at "Ten Miles of Daqingshan, 1, mu of Sophora japonica". The Huaihua Festival is co-sponsored by Laixi Municipal People's Government and Qingdao Tourism Bureau, with the theme of establishing Laixi's tourism brand and showing Laixi's resource advantages, and strives to take this opportunity to integrate Laixi into Qingdao's tourism as soon as possible. During the Sophora Festival, activities such as parachute flying show, Sophora japonica photography exhibition and Sophora japonica series green food exhibition were also held.

22. Qingdao Beizhai Cherry Festival

Time: May to June every year

Address: Beizhai Street, Laoshan District

Introduction: Beizhai Cherry Festival is held in Beizhai Street, Laoshan District every year during the cherry ripening period (May to June). At that time, there will be a wonderful opening ceremony and special customs performances, and visitors can go to the cherry circle after enjoying the wonderful programs.