What are the customs of Jianyang Spring Festival?

Unique Spring Festival Customs in Jianyang

Spring Festival is a very important festival in China. There are many folk customs all over the country. In addition to the same customs as everyone else, Jianyang has some unique holiday customs.

Welcome to God-Folk Performance of Water Chicken

Before the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was rare to meet God in the first lunar month in Fujian Province. It not only lasted for more than 20 days, but also escalated day by day, reaching the level of empty lanes day and night on the second day of the first month. Here, there are competitions not only every night, but also during the day.

On the first day of junior high school, it started at 9: 00 a.m. in Yongjing Hall of Shantou Square. Several young people in the village beat gongs and drums, carried statues to shape themselves and ran along the street. Young people in every square can grab the road, play, and hide when they get it. The staff in the main square need to look for it alone, get it back and continue the game, commonly known as "Le Weng Dad". From day till midnight, until the players are exhausted.

On the evening of the second day of junior high school, Xu Zhenjun, who was originally scheduled to participate in the Jiangxi guild hall, was removed from the competition because of every fight, which caused public anger. Since then, there has been no competition on the second night of every year.

On the third night, the first game of "Wenchang Dijun" in Qitoufang lasted until the 21st night, * * * twenty nights and four days. The gods who participated in the contest were Hou Ling, Emperor Wenchang and the old Buddha of Gong Zu. The most common one is "Shijie Hou Ling", which takes up nine nights and three days. The biggest and most grand event is "Gong Zu Old Buddha". There are five or seven dragon lanterns, two or three groups of fish lanterns, more than 20 colorful tables (commonly known as iron machines, two children dressed as ancient figures and four people wandering the streets), dozens of gongs and drums, hundreds of direct participants, and thousands of people from various towns and villages came to watch the lanterns. At this point, Shui Ji's first Moon God Meeting (commonly known as watching lanterns) ended.

According to the survey, Shuiji God Meeting began in the middle of Ming Dynasty, because the people in Shifang Town basically belong to the "Top Ten Surnames", and most surnames were moved from other provinces or provinces after the middle of Ming Dynasty. Among the seven gods, "Wenchang Emperor", "Guan Sheng Emperor" and "Marshal Shen Gong" are public gods; The five brothers in Historical Records of Hou Ling lived in the local area and had great influence. Others are sectarian and local. For example, the "Gong Zu Old Buddha" was brought in by Zhou Kaiji, and the temple before entering the water base was in Qingtianyan, Liping, and entered Fujian from Jiangxi. "Our Lady in the Sky" is the title of "Mazu", commonly known as "Mazu's mother-in-law", which is enshrined by people in Fuzhou (Sanshantang) and Tingzhou (Tingzhou Hall). The former takes part in the competition on the 13th day of the first month, and the latter goes on patrol on the 15th night. Therefore, the comparison in Meeting God is mainly based on their respective status, power and financial resources, so that their respective status and sphere of influence will not be shaken and violated. This custom was abolished in 1950, and most temples were used for other purposes.