Chinese New Year Customs in Dongfeng Town, Chaoan County

Dongfeng Town attaches great importance to agricultural production, actively adjusts the structure of agricultural production, and completes the agricultural planting project of "one township, one product". Dongfeng people take rice as their staple food, so all villages in the town attach great importance to rice cultivation. Town agricultural technicians often go deep into the grassroots to guide agricultural production. The "10,000 mu rice high-yield demonstration base" held in Aotou county of Zhen 'an has been producing high yield year after year, which has played a very good role in promoting agriculture in this town. Farmers in this town actively plant other agricultural and sideline products, such as Euryale ferox, vegetables, raw oranges, lychees, bananas and other crops to increase family income. Among them, Euryale ferox planted in Zhang Cun and Litchi planted in Kunsan and Kunwu are particularly famous, which are well received by people at home and abroad.

Rice is divided into early cropping and late cropping, and the seeds are soaked in the early cropping after "rain" all the year round. There is a saying that "rain is planted in water", rice is transplanted in Qingming and harvested on the summer solstice, and there is a saying that "rice can be tried on the summer solstice". Late rice should be sown slowly first, usually in "Miscanthus", transplanted seven days after "Summer" and harvested after "beginning of winter". After transplanting, weeding and field management should be carried out to prevent and control pests and diseases in time to ensure stable and high yield of rice.

Food, clothing and daily life

Agricultural customs

In the past, guests were invited to weddings, funerals, weddings and celebrations. Usually, they are invited by the host. When guests sit down, they give up their seats to each other, with elders, seniors or people with higher social status as the chief. When marrying a woman, my uncle "accepted the oil", and when recruiting a son-in-law, it is natural and necessary for the son-in-law to be the chief. Whether wine and food are rich or not depends on the owner's economic ability. These habits are still common in many villages in our town.

People like to live in a house facing south. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, I lived in old houses or painted bungalows. With the implementation of the national reform and opening-up policy, the economy is well-off, most people have built new houses, more quadrangles, bungalows or two or three-story cement frame buildings, which are spacious and comfortable, and the living conditions of the people have been greatly improved.

Respect for the old and love for the young, modesty and hospitality are the traditional virtues of this town. The masses pay more attention to etiquette, greet each other when they meet, and exchange greetings during festivals; Respect for elders or superiors; Generally, guests are treated with cigarettes, tea, sitting up or staying overnight, and they are warmly received to show politeness.

With the improvement of the economic level of each village, the spiritual life of the village has also jumped to a new level. Every village has a cultural room and an activity center for the elderly, which has become a place of entertainment for the masses. On holidays, the atmosphere is lively, some perform big plays, some engage in cultural gongs and drums parades, and various entertainment competitions, effectively rendering the festive atmosphere.

Marriage, Funeral, Happiness and Celebration

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1, get married

Before liberation, due to the shackles of feudal marriage system, men and women got married according to the words of marriage and the orders of their parents. Before and after the Republic of China, the main procedures were six links: asking names, betrothal, Naji, dispatching, inviting parties and getting married. In advance, the woman's relatives and friends send wedding gifts, commonly known as "sending pollen." Men prepare banquets, paste couplets, decorate lanterns and receive gifts, and welcome relatives and friends. In the evening, the bride wears a civilized flower hat, and friends and relatives congratulate or frolic with "four sentences", which is called "disturbing the new house". On the third day of marriage, the bride goes back to her mother's house, calling it "the first time" and "the second time", and the full moon chooses an auspicious day to go back to her mother's house, calling it "the third time". In addition, when a man marries a woman's house, it is called "adoption".

After liberation, the government promulgated the "New Marriage Law", and men and women married independently. After falling in love or being introduced by others, the two parties fall in love and get married, and apply to the town government for marriage registration, get a marriage certificate and establish the relationship between husband and wife. Simply getting married is a common practice.

Step 2 be fertile

In the old society, when a boy was born, the husband's family had to "report the birth" to the husband's family instead of celebrating the birth of a girl. When a boy is born, he should worship God on 10- 12, commonly known as "in-laws" or "jealousy". On this day, sweet glutinous rice is cooked, sweet black beans and noodles are sent to relatives and friends, and the donee returns eggs. Rich families hold grand banquets for their guests and friends. When a child has a full moon, she gives a name, and grandma prepares clothes, shoes and hats for the child to make a full moon, commonly known as "chicken pot". At present, the way for boys and girls to celebrate is relatively simple.

3. Birthday

Parents let their children eat eggs and dry rice on their birthdays. On parents' birthdays, there is always a banquet at home, among which shredded beans and eggs are essential. When you marry your daughter, come back for your parents' birthday. The general form of birthdays depends on the economic situation, and the birthdays of wealthy families in their later years are more grand and lively.

4. Funeral

In the old society, when the residents of this town died, it was popular to bury them in the ground. Seven days after death, monks and Taoists were asked to fast and cross over for the dead, which was called "doing things". The coffin of the poor is thin, the funeral is simple, and the coffin of the rich is thick. In 7749, the funeral was called "slow fasting". After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the funeral customs were reformed and memorial ceremonies were advocated. At present, the town implements cremation of the dead, new funeral services, building an urn hall, storing the urns of ancestors, or planting trees with ashes, or scattering ashes in rivers and other funeral forms.