Taiwan Province life customs
--------------------------. The living customs in Taiwan Province are basically the same as those in the mainland of China, especially in the southern region, and more Fujian and Guangdong ancient customs are preserved. Traditional folk festivals in Taiwan Province are similar to those in mainland China. The most important festivals are Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice, Cooking Delivery and New Year's Eve. The form of festivals is also similar to that of the mainland. For example, there is a custom of visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival, and eating Yuanxiao, lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns during the Lantern Festival. Eating zongzi and racing dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival; Enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival; Climbing and hiking on the Double Ninth Festival; Family reunion on New Year's Eve, etc. Among them, the most famous landscapes in Taiwan Province folk customs are the "bee cannon" in Yanshui Town, Tainan, the "sky cannon" in Pingxi Shifen Village and the "begging for turtles" in Penghu.
In the Lantern Festival, the most famous thing in Yanshui Town of Tainan is to set off "bee cannons", that is, firecrackers made of tens of thousands of cupolas. The cores of each cupolas are connected together, and one cannon is lit, and ten thousand cannons are ringing, sparking, and the sound and light work together, which is deafening and spectacular. "Bee Cannon" has become a tourist attraction program in Taiwan Province.
The sky lantern is lit at the lower part of a paper-paste lamp-shaped sphere, and it is sent to the night sky by using the principle of hot air rising. Because it is shaped like a Kongming hat, it is also called "Kongming Lantern". According to legend, it has a history of more than 2 years in Taiwan Province. One of its early important functions was to report peace signals to each other, and now it has become an activity of entertainment and blessing.
The custom of "begging for turtles" at the Lantern Festival in Penghu is interesting and mysterious. Every year when the Lantern Festival arrives, various kinds of "tortoises" are placed on the sacrificial tables of temples in Penghu, including "fragrant tortoises" molded with sugar and glutinous rice flour to pray for peace. A "noodle turtle" made of thread and noodles with the meaning of "longevity"; There are "egg cake turtles" made of flour and eggs; Useful "golden turtles" made of gold. People came to worship one after another. "Begging for a turtle", that is, after obtaining the tacit approval of the gods through praying for longevity, the "Begging for a turtle" people reported to the temple deacons, inserted incense, and claimed the "turtle" they begged for, in order to seek the blessing and gift of the gods.
The wedding and funeral customs in Taiwan Province are similar to those in mainland China. Today, many traditional customs are still maintained in Taiwan Province, especially in rural areas. Not getting married with the same surname is still popular in Taiwan Province, and three surnames, Zhou, Su, Lian, Chen, Hu, Yao, Xu, She and Tu, and two surnames, Xiao, Ye, Xu and Ke, are considered to belong to the same ancestor and do not marry each other. Although the wedding ceremony has changed and the ways are gradually diversified, it still pays more attention to the traditional wedding in China. Folk funeral customs are complicated and full of superstition, and there is a set of traditional practices from dying, mourning, burial, mourning to funeral and burial. Up to now, burial is still popular among the people in Taiwan Province, and the cemetery is chosen to emphasize geomantic omen. There is also the custom of "picking up bones" among the people in Taiwan Province, which is commonly known as "picking up feng shui" or "second burial". That is, the first funeral is relatively simple, and the tombstone is not formally erected. After five to seven years, the tomb will be opened on an auspicious day to pick up the remains and be formally buried again. In the southwest coast of Taiwan Province, "bone picking" is a specialized industry. Therefore, there is a saying in Taiwan Province that "nine burials and nine relocations will last for ten thousand years", that is, the more reburies, the better. However, nowadays, Taiwan Province's festive weddings and funerals are more popular with modern "float dancing".
There are many local festivals in Taiwan Province. The more grand ones are the offering of the "ancestor of Qingshui" on the sixth day of the first month (the main temple is in Qingshui Rock, Wanhua, Taipei, and there is a grand ceremony in Taiwan Province on this day, which used to be a 2-day drama), the grand "Mazu Festival" around March 23, and the "Yulan Festival" in July (all localities take turns to do Purdue).
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Taiwan Province Cultural Festival
When you first arrive in Taiwan Province, you will be amazed at what you see, because the rich and diverse historical background has created colorful Taiwan Province culture. The development of Taiwan Province includes aborigines, early Minnan in Chinese mainland, Hakka immigrants, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese and recent immigrants from Chinese mainland. The people here pay great attention to the preservation of traditional culture and gradually develop new culture. At the same time, in Taiwan Province, you can see aborigines, native land and China culture, and you can also enjoy the historical sites left by the Netherlands and Japan.
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Temples and architecture
The traditional architecture in Taiwan Province is a confluence of folk arts, with particularly exquisite decoration. Colored paintings, calligraphy, wood carving, stone carving, clay sculpture, ceramics, shearing and gluing are all elements of the building, from which we can deeply understand the rich connotation of Taiwan Province culture. In addition, in Taiwan Province, you can see the traditional buildings of China inherited by the early immigrants of Minnan and Hakka in Chinese mainland (such as Banqiao Linjia Garden), and the temple buildings in China can also be seen everywhere. Among them, Longshan Temple in Lugang, Tianhou Palace and Chaotian Palace in Beigang are the most famous temples with a long history in Taiwan Province, which have high artistic value.
Folk culture and art
Important New Year's seasons in Taiwan Province include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Qixi Festival, Zhongyuan Festival, etc. In addition, there are also important folk activities in Taiwan Province, such as the worship of the mysterious God in Songbailing, the pilgrimage of Mazu in Dajia, the patrol of Mazu in Beigang, the welcome to the city god in Taipei, the worship of the ship of the king in Donggang, the excessive fire of the two princes, and the aboriginal festivals. In addition, in addition to inheriting the traditional opera art of China, Taiwan Province has also developed Taiwanese opera and puppet show, which are unique to Taiwan Province. Taiwanese opera is a performing art that combines various local operas and music in Taiwan Province. Recently, puppet shows have been combined with sound and light effects and are widely loved by young people.
In recent years, Taiwan Province's film and performance groups have gradually emerged on the international stage, once again showing the inheritance and innovation of China tradition and Taiwan Province local culture.
-----------. Taiwan Province's aborigines belong to austronesian family, the northernmost part of Austronesian language family, and belong to Malays in race. At present, most of the aborigines in Taiwan Province live in mountainous areas, which are divided into: Saixia, Atayal, Ami, Bunun, Beinan, Rukai, paiwan, Yami, Cao and Shao. They have their own languages, customs and tribal structures, but they are currently facing the problems of assimilation and cultural preservation. Among them, the Yami people in Lanyu, the outer island of Taiwan Province, were the last to contact with the Han people because of geographical isolation, thus preserving the most complete aboriginal culture.