The custom of the fifteenth day of the first month in Chaoshan

The customs of the 15th day of the first month in Chaoshan are swinging, playing She songs and solve riddles on the lanterns.

Chaozhou people have a long history of swinging, and the swing activities in Chaoshan are famous in Chengchenggang Township, Taoshan Township, Chenghai District, Shantou City, Paotai Town, Xianxi Township, Anbu Town, Chaoan County, Xiating Township and other places, and many swing masters have emerged. Playing She songs is also a unique traditional entertainment activity in Chaoshan Lantern Festival. She folk songs were originally She folk songs, which were later absorbed by chaozhou people and became popular in Chaozhou folk songs. Chaozhou people has a long history.

Chaoshan riddles are all midnight snacks, and riddles written on lanterns are used for guessing. The genre of Chaozhou riddles is not only crossword puzzles, painting puzzles, printing puzzles, but also physical riddles, which is the most interesting genre for guessing people.

Chaoshan geographical location

Chaoshan area generally refers to Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. Located on the southeast coast of Guangdong Province, it is adjacent to Fujian Province in the east, Shanwei City in the west, Nanhai City in the south, Meizhou City in the north and Taiwan Province Province across the sea. The total area is about 109 18.5 square kilometers and the total population is about 139 10000.

Chaoshan is a national historical and cultural city, the jade capital of Asia, the medicine capital of China, and the industrial base of textile, hardware, stainless steel and daily-use ceramics. Shantou 1 1 Taobao Town ranks first in Guangdong. Since the Song Dynasty, it has enjoyed the title of "Linghai Famous State, Southland County and Zou Lu by the Sea".

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaoshan