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

1. Spring Festival

Time: the first day of the first lunar month

Introduction: On the first day of the New Year's Day, everyone wears new clothes, and the younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders. Everyone pays New Year greetings to their ancestors in turn, and peers also congratulate each other. On this day, pay attention to taboos, don't move knives and scissors, don't take needle and thread, don't fry in the pan (don't make noise), don't touch the broom, don't splash water outside the door, don't break cups and bowls, and don't beat and scold children. It is considered unlucky to violate taboos, and there will be financial ruin, illness and other disasters this year. Qimen County, Anhui Province also has the custom of "calling the Year". That is, on the first day and the second day of the first month, the foreman, who is the oldest person in the village, organizes young people and boys to form a long snake array and shout New Year greetings from house to house. Every time they arrive at a house, the foreman shouts the names of the parties who have been paid New Year greetings and adds a title, or says, "Pay New Year greetings to Baoting", or shout goodbye with a title. The worshippers immediately said, "Thank you all for coming", and the people who called Nian Fu said, "You should come", which was not interesting.

2. Lantern Festival

Time: the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Introduction: Lantern Festival is played on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and every household eats it. In the evening, we have to send our ancestors back to the mountains, put food and wine in front of their portraits, burn incense and worship, and hang lanterns in every household. Lantern Festival lanterns are the most popular in Yansi Town, Huizhou District, Anhui Province.

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 is the birthday of the landlord, and Huizhou in ancient times was called "the dragon looks up". It's probably because in midsummer, there is more rain and thunder can be heard, so there is this saying. In rural areas, farmers are forbidden to go to the fields on this day, and women are forbidden to spend the day with needlework. It is the custom in Jixi County, Anhui Province that zongzi wrapped with glutinous rice for a lifetime is cooked on this day to worship the land god. February 2 is also the birthday of Baihua, so it is also called "Flower Festival". On this day, scholars decorate Baihua, hold Wenchang Fair and compete for poems.

4. Dragon Boat Festival

Time: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month

Introduction: In central Anhui, southern Anhui, western Anhui and other places, one or two days before the Dragon Boat Festival, monks and nuns in temples often send Dragon Boat Festival symbols to nearby families. The symbols are engraved on yellow paper, and there are images of old people holding swords, and there are "Jiang Shang is here at noon on May 5" or "Taigong is here." On the day of Dragon Boat Festival, every family sticks the symbol on the walls of the kitchen and other rooms, and the image of Zhong Kui or centipede is hung in Xishan District of Anhui Province. There is a proverb in Shucheng, Lu 'an, western Anhui: "Eat an apricot at Dragon Boat Festival, and you will not get sick when you are old;" Eat a peach at the Dragon Boat Festival, and don't worry when you get old. " In Huaibei area, on the Dragon Boat Festival, the mother used various kinds of silk threads to synthesize colored ropes, which were tied around the children's wrists, ankles and necks. They were called "tying flowers", also called "tying flowers", "longevity thread" and "playing with red thread". It is said that it can prevent drowning, and this line will not be removed until July 7, and it will be thrown on the roof. Legend has it that the magpie will fly to the sky to build a fairy bridge so that the cowherd and the weaver girl can meet.

5. Mid-Autumn Festival

Time: August 15th of the lunar calendar

Introduction: In the old days, in addition to eating moon cakes, ordinary people baked pastry and bought fish and vegetables for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Pomegranate in Huaiyuan, Anhui Province was the best fruit in this festival. In addition to settling current credit accounts, stores should give gifts and entertainment to important people in the chamber of commerce and people with contacts in society before the festival. After the 193s, it became fashionable to use cigarettes, wine, canned food, tin biscuits and other packaged gifts sold by Simei Tea Shop on Erma Road. Small The Rich House in the countryside usually sets up a case to burn incense, and presents such as moon cakes and pomegranates to worship the ancestors, and the whole family sits around under the bright moon to get together in the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are also young people who pick wax gourd and paint facial features, send infertile couples and wish early children. Some children go to the fields to "steal green" (peanuts, radishes, sunflowers) and have fun while eating. After 195s, many old customs of Mid-Autumn Festival in urban and rural areas were gradually abandoned or faded, and some habits such as eating moon cakes and improving holiday meals were preserved. Young and middle-aged families often give gifts to their parents on this festival and have a "reunion dinner" with their families. If it is close to the National Day, the two festivals will be the same.

6. Laba Festival

Time: the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month

Introduction: The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival, hence the name "twelfth lunar month". As soon as the "Laba" is over and the Spring Festival is approaching, every household should clean the house dust from the day of Laba. Laba porridge was eaten that day, and tofu was dried in yi county and Beixiang, Xiuning County, Anhui Province, which was called Laba tofu. After Laba, every family began to slaughter Nian pigs, and invited each other to eat pig-killing wine, wrap glutinous rice dumplings, make rice, fry oil tofu, stir-fry peanuts and broad beans, and make sesame sugar and frozen rice sugar. It is also necessary for people to arrange their wedding activities on this day, so there is a folk saying: "Laba Laba is a good day, and how many older women change into older women?"

expanding knowledge: large-scale festivals

1. Daughter-in-law's Day

Time: 17th day of the first lunar month

Location: Hefei

Introduction: The dialect is used to calling women "grandmothers", so it is also called "Grandmothers' Day". In the old days, traditional folk customs lasted from the Spring Festival to the 15th day of the first month. During this time, all household chores such as washing, cooking and so on are undertaken by the daughter-in-law. After the fifteenth day of the first month, it is the daughter-in-law who has been busy for a long time. At this time, it is time to take a break and relax. Therefore, on the day of the daughter-in-law's day, the family cooking and other cooking are all undertaken by men.

2. Buddha Bath Festival

Time: the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar

Location: Gion Temple

Introduction: On the birth day of Sakyamuni, Buddhists celebrated the Buddha's Birthday Festival on this day, which is the biggest festival in Buddhism. When Sakyamuni was born, a dragon sprayed fragrant rain to bathe his body. Therefore, on the Buddha's Birthday, the monks and nuns of Jiuhuashan Temple gather in the main hall to offer sacrifices to Buddha and recite scriptures, and wash the Buddha statue of Sakyamuni with fragrant soup, which is called the Bathing Buddhist Association. During the bathing Buddhist meeting, in addition to offering vegetarian food to monks, the temple also held activities such as turning over the dead (setting fire to the mouth and burning the boat).

3. Self-indulgent day

Time: July 15th of the lunar calendar

Location: Jiuhuashan whole scenic spot

Introduction: Self-indulgent day means to check one's practice in the past year, which is another important Buddhist festival, also known as the Yulanben Festival. During this festival, the monks and believers in Jiuhuashan Temple not only offer sacrifices to the Buddha, make confessions and indulge themselves, but also worship the "confessions of the Emperor of Liang" and "confessions of the Earth", offering sacrifices to ancestors and turning over ten hungry ghosts.

4. Jiuhuashan Temple Fair

Time: It usually lasts for one month around the 3th day of the seventh lunar month (the auspicious birthday of Dizang Bodhisattva)

Location: Tiantai Peak (Tiantai Temple) and temples of all sizes

Introduction: Since 1983, various grand activities including Buddhism, tourism, culture and entertainment have been held to commemorate Jiuhuashan, a treasure trove. Among them, the major temples on the mountain successively held Buddhist activities such as "Opening the Buddha's Statue", "Ascending the Abbot to the throne", "Hiding the Seven Earths", "Playing the Seven Buddhas" and "Land and Water Dafa". Believers and pilgrims from all directions gathered in Jiuhua Mountain to worship the incense, the pagoda and the rooftop. Many mountaineers and craftsmen took this opportunity to do business with each other, and folk artists also came here to perform. There are also exhibitions of Jin Dizang's life stories and tourism products.

5. Jiuhuashan Dizang Dharma Meeting

Time: July 3th of the lunar calendar (29th month), which usually lasts for seven days

Location: Huacheng Temple, Body Hall

Introduction: On that day, various temples in Jiuhuashan will hold a grand ceremony, reciting the Bodhisattva Dizang Sutra and guarding the Body Tower, which is called Dizang Dharma Meeting. During the Dharma Festival, pilgrims also organized an ancient philosophers' meeting to make pilgrimages to the mountains. The Ancient Chinese Philosopher's Association is organized automatically by good men and women, and they are devout vegetarians, carrying flags, beating gongs and chanting, and going in and out together. The number of people who are over 1 forms a meeting or group, which is called the hundred philosophers' meeting; When it reaches 2 people, it is called the Double Hundred Philosophers' Club. But there are also groups of 2 or 3 people, which are called the small hundred philosophers' association. This Dharma will be the birth day of the Tibetan Bodhisattva, and it is said that Silla monk Jin Qiaojue also became a Taoist on this day.

6. International Poetry Festival

Time: the ninth day of the ninth lunar month

Location: Maanshan City

Introduction: In order to carry forward the excellent national culture, inherit and carry forward the legacy of Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, enhance international friendship and cultural exchanges, and promote local economic development, Maanshan City, Anhui Province has held the annual China International Poetry Festival since 1989 during the annual Golden Autumn Double Ninth Festival. Since 1995, the "China International Poetry Festival" has been changed to be hosted by the Anhui provincial government and co-organized by Maanshan City, which has improved its specifications, expanded its influence, revealed a strong cultural heritage, and greatly promoted the romantic poetry style and excellent national culture of this ancient great poet.

7. Fuyang Torch Festival

Time: August 15th of the lunar calendar

Location: Fuyang City

Introduction: Fuyang Torch Festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival in Fuyang, and it is a torch tour in the countryside at night to commemorate the uprising of the Red Scarf Army led by Liu Futong. According to legend, Han Shantong and Liu Futong organized peasant uprisings, and they raised their torches in succession to respond, taking the lead in Yingzhou. There are nursery rhymes: "The city is full of fire, and the government is scattered; There is no one in the city, and the red scarf is sitting on the bench. " Shortly thereafter, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, young people in Yingzhou imitate the Red Scarf Army, wrap straw with straw and sunflower straw, and burn it in the wild, rocking it around until it is burned out. The local custom is called "burning torches", which has never failed.

8. Buddha's Daoism Festival

Time: the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month

Location: Jiuhuashan whole scenic spot

Introduction: Buddha's Daoism Festival means the day when Sakyamuni became a Taoist. Jiuhuashan people have the habit of drinking Laba porridge on this day, cooking porridge with red spines, longan, mushrooms and beans, or eating or giving alms to show their gratitude to the Buddha.

9. Chaohu Peony Festival

Time: April every year (depending on the flowering period)

Location: Chaohu City

Introduction: The biggest attraction of Chaohu Peony Festival is the wild Bai Mudan, which is called "the first exotic flower in China" on Yinping Mountain in Chaohu Lake. This peony has lived for thousands of years, and the number of flowers that bloom each year varies. It is said that it can be accurately predicted according to the number of flowers. By the end of 26, Chaohu Peony Flower Festival has become a tourism festival with functions of flower viewing, tourism (red tourism), entertainment, business and so on, and the content of the festival is more abundant. In addition to flower viewing, there are more than 2 activities such as "Peony Flower Lantern Show" and "Ten Thousand People Climbing and Watching Flower Competition".

1. Tongling Bronze Culture Festival

Time: September to October every year

Location: Tongling City

Introduction: Tongling City is the copper capital of China. In order to promote copper culture and develop copper economy, the first China Tongling Bronze Culture Festival was held in 1992. Festival activities include opening ceremony, cultural performances, cultural activities, bronze cultural relics exhibition, copper treasures auction, international trade and investment fair, patent technology and product exposition, etc.

11. Huangshan International Tourism Festival

Time: October every year

Location: Huangshan City

Introduction: The activities of Huangshan International Tourism Festival include a tour of Huangshan scenery, a tour of Huangshan ancient dwellings, a tour of Shexian County, a famous historical and cultural city in China, a tour of Qiyun Mountain, a tour of Taiping Lake-Qiandao Lake to win water, as well as Huizhou folk performances, Huangshan calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and so on.

12. Xuancheng Four Treasures of the Study Cultural Tourism Festival

Time: October every year

Location: Xuancheng

Introduction: In order to strengthen the overall planning and promotion of Xuancheng's tourism image, the "China Four Treasures of the Study Cultural Tourism Festival" is held regularly to further expand the influence of the event. Excavate rich human history, strengthen publicity through modern media, innovate tourism promotion methods, and strive to expand overseas markets. Domestic tourism promotion activities are mainly organized in the Yangtze River Delta region to enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of tourism promotion and marketing. Promote the construction of tourism informatization, strengthen cooperation with communication service providers, portals and other marketing channels, and enrich the forms of online publicity.

13. Boat Show

Time: Every lunar leap month

Location: Yuliang Village, Huicheng Town, Shexian County

Introduction: At that time, Yuliang boat people in Shexian County will use two wooden boats in parallel to form a pair, remove the awning, use bamboo wooden frames, wrap gauze, and tie them into pavilions, towers, buildings, pavilions, archways. Next to the lamp is a band, playing with songs and gongs. There were six pairs of bright boats, followed by several wooden boats. The meeting will be held in the upper and lower reaches of the Lianjiang River in Yuliangba, and each will travel for one night. The sparkling lights and shadows are spectacular. Bright boats are also called water tours, and there are also dry tours, that is, villagers on the shore play with lights and worship various bodhisattvas. On the bank of the river, the water tour and the dry tour are reflected in each other, which is full of fun, and the people in the four townships gather to watch it, which is very lively.

14. Huangmei Opera Art Festival

Time: every two years (November)

Location: Anqing City

Introduction: As early as 1992 and 1995, Anqing City successfully held two Huangmei Opera Art Festivals, and launched a number of influential works nationwide, which effectively expanded Anqing's popularity at home and abroad and promoted local economic development. Therefore, the art festival has become a window for Anqing to open to the outside world and a platform for attracting investment. Now, the Anqing municipal government has decided to continue to run the Huangmei Opera Art Festival better, which has become an opportunity for the city's further development.

15. Huangshan yi county Rural Tourism Photography Festival

Time: November every year

Location: yi county

Introduction: It is held from November 8 to 9 every year, which coincides with the best photography creation opportunity of Tachuan Autumn Color, one of the three major autumn colors in China. Sapium sebiferum is all red and the forest is all dyed. During the photography festival, there will be a grand opening ceremony, folk performances, and the theme film exhibition of "The Charm of Ancient Bamboo", and 2 photographers and enthusiasts will be organized to participate in the large-scale photography creation competition of "Village in Painting".