"public holiday" is an activity of offering sacrifices to gods in Hainan Island for thousands of years, offering sacrifices to ancestors and visiting relatives and friends. Hainan people call it "the most Hainan Thanksgiving Day", especially around March. If you meet a village where a public holiday is being held in Hainan and there happen to be people familiar with it, they will definitely warmly invite you to "have a public holiday", and outsiders can sit down and have a big meal at any one of them. From this, we can start the most authentic cultural tour of Hainan, feel the hospitality of Hainan people, see the spectacular scene of "Junpo" and appreciate the shocking scale of hundreds to thousands of people!

the image is the "birthday" of each village, which is divided into two categories: the gods and ancestors. The top deities in Hainan villages are Mrs. Xian, Mazu (Tian Fei), Guandi, Dragon King, etc. Others, such as Bo 'ai Road in Haikou City, for the city god, and Meixiao Village of Meidong Village Committee in Yongxing Town for Raytheon, etc. Most of the ancestors were the earliest ancestors who settled in Hainan.

Eating public folk culture can open your eyes

? In addition to entertaining relatives and friends together, there are many commemorative ceremonies and activities. These folk activities are full of strong local culture.

In some places in Hainan, the public holiday is called "Junpo", which generally refers to the "military parade" ceremony of Mrs. Xian Tai. In other places where Mrs. Xian is not the main god, the patrol ceremony of the main god is also called "Junpo".

Gong Zu, a public prize in various places, blessed the "descendants" with incense, candles, wine, fruits, snacks and animals, presented with a command flag and a pennant, and invited the dragon and lion dance teams. Sacrificial ceremonies include "crossing the volcano", "climbing the knife ladder", "piercing the iron staff" and "military slope play". On the one hand, the whole village, old and young, can feast their eyes, on the other hand, they also expect greater protection from the "Gong Zu" in the future.

This kind of scene is very common in Hainan during February and March of the lunar calendar every year. I saw that the sedan chair followed the sedan chair, and people followed people. The people next to the sedan chair were eating incense or wearing long and short iron battles. The sound of gongs and drums sounded, as if there was a kind of magic that made those who were "upper body" by Gong Zu unable to help themselves. The rumbling sound of gongs and drums, burning incense sticks, shivering people and onlookers ... This is the portrayal of life in Junpo, Hainan.

This custom of public holidays and military slopes in Hainan has lasted for thousands of years. "Crossing the battle" is generally completed by the boy's feet, who are the carriers of the communication between man and god, and were selected by Gong Zu or Grandmother through special procedures. "Brewing a male" means looking for a boy's foot. Before the gods go through the war, they are required to eat fast. It has been said from ancient times that if they don't eat fast, they will easily bleed when they go through the war. If you are afraid of going through a battle, you can stop falling to the gods after a certain ceremony by Taoist priests.

have a big meal on public holidays

? The main feast of the public period is usually set at noon that day. In some places, dinner is also a regular table, and some even eat for three days. On the day of eating public holidays, every family in the village has a big banquet, and outsiders can sit down at any one and have a big meal. Anyway, the host and guests and guests don't know each other, and there is no need to introduce them. As long as someone comes to eat, the host will be happy.

once the table is opened, the host family will pay attention to it. First of all, the dishes should be filled with the table, usually six to ten dishes can fill the table; Secondly, as long as the table is open, there should be no empty dishes on the table at any time.

As for the ingredients and recipes for public banquets, they are different from place to place, showing their charm. For example, Ding 'an eats black pigs and scalpers, Chengmai eats white lotus geese, Qionghai eats Huodun pork elbows, boiled ducks and hot spring geese, and Haifu eats vegetarian dishes and boiled chickens.

? If you want to take an authentic cultural tour of Hainan, it is a shortcut to eat Hainan public holidays.

[ differences in the customs of "public holidays" in different places ]

? There are two different tendencies in Hainan's "public period", one is to emphasize ceremony, and the other is to emphasize eating and drinking.

? In ritual-oriented areas, every "public period" should be set up to pay homage to "Gong Zu", and there should be rituals such as "crossing the volcano", "climbing the knife ladder" and "piercing the iron staff", as well as "military slope drama". People can enjoy the sense novelty of vision and hearing by watching "public period". Although relatives, friends and strangers gather for dinner, eating is the secondary purpose, and watching is the main purpose. Every "public holiday" in the heavy eating and drinking area, relatives, friends, friends of friends and even strangers are invited to come to their homes to eat and drink, and then leave without looking at offering sacrifices to the gods.

? This is why the custom of "public holidays" in Hainan is so inclusive. Whether you have anything to do with your host or not, you should be entertained when you come to your home. "Is it a relative?" -This is the essence of Hainan's "public period" culture.

The dates of the latest edition of Qionghai Junpo in 2114 (according to the lunar calendar) are as follows:

On the 11th day of the first month, qionghai city Xitou South Tianshengniang Junpo was on the 9th day of February, qionghai city Hanlin Junpo was on the 11th day of February, qionghai city Longchun Emperor Junpo was on the 11th day of February, qionghai city New City Luoling Junpo was on the 11th day of February, and qionghai city Dali Junpo (in memory of Weide Emperor and Yadong Cave Master) was on the 11th day of February, qionghai city New City. Blue Mountain Hou Wang Junpo February 12th and 13th, qionghai city New City Jiawen Junpo February 13th, qionghai city Shibidong, Nanjian Dadi Junpo February 13th, qionghai city Shibi Town Junpo February 14th, qionghai city Jiaji Town Longge Junpo February 14th, qionghai city Dalu Junpo February 14th, Bowen Junpo February 15th, qionghai city New City Fengcun Junpo February 15th, qionghai city Duohe Zhongshui Hou Wang Junpo February 16th, qionghai city Dachun Slope Nantian. Qionghai city Longhe Town Shuizhu Village Junpo February 17th, qionghai city Chaobiao Houwang, Wenquan Nantian Wusheng Junpo February 17th, qionghai city Lvlin and Tianqun Junpo February 18th, qionghai city Zhongyuan Junpo February 18th, qionghai city Longjie Village Junpo May 11th, qionghai city Qiaotou Cave Master Hou Wangjunpo May 11th, qionghai city Nanjue Taizu Junpo May 12th, qionghai city Jianang Houwang Junpo May 13th, Qionghai Hot Spring Dragon.