What are the folk customs in Wenzhou?

1. mustard rice: On the second day of the second lunar month, Wenzhou has the custom of eating mustard rice, which is said to prevent scabies. "Rui' an County Records" records: "Take mustard to cook, the cloud can improve eyesight and cover the meaning of essence. "The seasoning of mustard rice is shredded pork, shredded mushrooms and dried shrimps.

2. Eat smart food: Eat smart food every Tanabata. "Qiaoshi" is made of rice flour mixed with brown sugar dipped in sesame seeds, with tongue-shaped and finger-shaped. In the evening, I threw "smart food" on the back of tiles to reward magpies for building bridges, hoping to give more good news to the world.

3. Three Dynasties: On the third day of marriage, when children are born, they are all called "Three Dynasties". The latter is commonly known as "dog days". Midwives should bathe, change clothes and check umbilical cord traces for babies in the "Three Dynasties". Grandma's family will send gifts, including birthday peaches, red eggs, peanuts, birthday cakes and clothes for the four seasons. There will be wine for midwives and female guests in the main room.

4. Blocking streets for blessing: Every year in Wenzhou, Wuma Street ends from the first day of February to the fifteenth day of March, and the main streets take turns to hold blessing activities, which are called "blocking streets for blessing" and are local traditional festivals. On the day of blocking the street and praying for blessings, the thoroughfare was set up with red mansions, flower doors, curtains and lanterns, and the atmosphere was warm. There are operas, tanci, puppets and various recreational activities in the street, such as rolling dragons, walking on stilts and solve riddles on the lanterns.

At night, the lights are brightly lit, the orchestra makes it together, the city gate is wide open, and people are not allowed to enter or leave until midnight. The next day, the street held another street blessing.

5. May bogey: In May of the lunar calendar, it rains continuously, clothes and things are prone to mildew, and rice fields are also prone to insects. People think that everything in May is unlucky, and it is called "bad month". Take evasive measures such as not getting married, building houses, cooking stoves, moving houses and building ships.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Wenzhou