What are the habits of Chinese New Year in Taiwan Province Province?

Living customs in Taiwan Province Province

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According to the definition of "Cultural Assets Protection Law" in Taiwan Province Province, folk customs refer to the customs and habits related to residents' life, such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, ancestor worship, beliefs, festivals and entertainment. The living customs in Taiwan Province Province are basically the same as those in the mainland, especially in the southern region, where more ancient customs of Fujian and Guangdong are preserved. The traditional folk festivals in Taiwan Province Province are similar to those in Chinese mainland. The most important festivals are Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, China Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice, Delivery and New Year's Eve. The form of festivals is similar to that of the mainland. For example, there is a custom of visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival, and eating Yuanxiao, lanterns and riddles during the Lantern Festival. Eating zongzi and racing dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival; Enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival; Climbing and hiking on Double Ninth Festival; Family reunion on New Year's Eve, etc. Among them, the most famous folk scenery in Taiwan Province Province is the "bee cannon" in Yanshui Town, Tainan, the "sky cannon" in Shifen Village, Pingxi, and the "turtle begging" in Penghu.

On the Lantern Festival, the most famous thing in Yanshui Town of Tainan is to set off "bee cannons", that is, firecrackers made of tens of thousands of gongs. The core of each cupolas is connected together, and one gun is lit, ten thousand guns are ringing, sparks are everywhere, and sound and light cooperate, which is deafening and spectacular. "Bee Cannon" has become a tourist attraction program in Taiwan Province Province.

The sky lantern is lit at the lower part of the paper-paste lamp-shaped sphere and sent to the night sky by the principle of hot air rising. Because it is shaped like a Kongming hat, it is also called "Kongming Lantern". According to legend, it has a history of more than 200 years in Taiwan Province Province. One of its early important functions was to report peace signals to each other, and now it has become an activity of entertainment and blessing.

The custom of "begging for turtles" at Penghu Lantern Festival is interesting and mysterious. Every year when the Lantern Festival comes, all kinds of "turtles" will be placed on the sacrificial tables of temples in Penghu, including "fragrant turtles" made of sugar and glutinous rice flour, praying for peace. The "face turtle" made of thread and flour means "longevity"; There is an "omelet turtle" made of flour and eggs; A "golden turtle" made of gold. People have come to worship. "Begging for turtles", that is, "Begging for turtles", after obtaining the tacit approval of the gods by praying for longevity, reported to the temple deacons, inserted incense, and claimed the "turtles" they begged for, in order to obtain the blessing and gift of the gods.

The wedding and funeral customs in Taiwan Province Province are similar to those in Chinese mainland. Today, there are still many traditional customs in Taiwan Province Province, especially in rural areas. It is still popular in Taiwan Province Province that different surnames don't get married. Three surnames, Zhou, Su, Lian, Chen, Hu, Yao, Xu, She and Tu, and two surnames, Xiao, Ye, Xu and Ke, are considered to be unmarried. Although the wedding ceremony has changed and the ways are gradually diversified, it still pays more attention to the traditional Chinese wedding. Folk funeral customs are complex and full of superstition, and there is a set of traditional practices from death, mourning, burial, mourning to burial. Burial is still popular among the people in Taiwan Province Province, and the choice of cemetery emphasizes geomantic omen. There is also a folk custom of "picking bones" in Taiwan Province Province, commonly known as "picking up geomantic omen" or "second burial". Is the first funeral is relatively simple, there is no formal tombstone. Five to seven years later, the tomb will be opened on an auspicious day, the body will be taken back and buried again. In the southwest coast of Taiwan Province Province, "deboning" is a specialized industry. Therefore, there is a saying in Taiwan Province Province that "nine burials have moved for ten thousand years", that is, the heavier the burial, the better. However, today's festive weddings and funerals in Taiwan Province Province are more popular with the modern "float dance".

There are many local festivals in Taiwan Province Province. More grand are the "ancestor of Qingshui" on the sixth day of the first month (the main temple is in Qingshui Rock, Wanhua, Taipei, and there is a ceremony in Taiwan Province Province on this day, which used to be a 20-day play), the grand "Mazu Festival" around March 23, and the "Magnolia Festival" in July (all localities take turns to do Purdue).

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Taiwan Province Cultural Festival

When you first arrive in Taiwan Province Province, you will be amazed at everything in front of you, because the rich and varied historical background has created the colorful culture of Taiwan Province Province. The development of Taiwan Province Province includes aborigines, early Minnans in Chinese mainland, Hakka immigrants, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese and recent immigrants from Chinese mainland. People here pay great attention to the preservation of traditional culture and gradually develop new culture. At the same time, in Taiwan Province Province, you can see aborigines, local culture and China culture, and you can also enjoy the historical sites left by Holland and Japan.

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Taiwan Province Province is the center of China's traditional culture and art. Apart from the complete preservation of China's historical relics by the Palace Museum, we can also spy from the following aspects:

Temples and buildings

The traditional buildings in Taiwan Province Province are the confluence of folk arts and are beautifully decorated. Colorful paintings, calligraphy, wood carving, stone carving, clay sculpture, ceramics and scrapbooking are all elements of architecture, from which we can deeply understand the rich connotation of Taiwan Province culture. In addition, in Taiwan Province Province, you can see the traditional buildings of China (such as Banqiao Linjia Garden) inherited by the early Minnan and Hakka immigrants in Chinese mainland, and the temple buildings of China can also be seen everywhere. Among them, Longshan Temple in Lugang, Tianhou Palace and Chaotian Palace in Beigang are the oldest temples in Taiwan Province Province, which have high artistic value.

Folk culture and art

Important New Year holidays in Taiwan Province Province include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival and so on. In addition, there are also important folk activities in Taiwan Province Province, such as worship of gods in pine and cypress ridge, Mazu pilgrimage in Dajia, Mazu tour in Beigang, Taipei's welcome to the city god, worship of Donggang's king boat, two kings' fire, and aboriginal festivals. In addition, Taiwan Province Province not only inherits the traditional opera art of China, but also develops the unique Taiwanese opera and puppet show in Taiwan Province Province. Gezi Opera is a performing art that combines various local operas and music in Taiwan Province Province. Recently, puppet shows have been widely loved by young people by combining sound and light effects.

In recent years, films and performance groups in Taiwan Province Province have gradually emerged on the international stage, once again demonstrating the inheritance and innovation of China tradition and local culture in Taiwan Province Province.

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Harvest Festival, ancestor sacrifice, hunting sacrifice, totem, snake pattern, etc. The mysterious cultural color of the aborigines in Taiwan Province Province has added a different kind of vitality to the culture of Taiwan Province Province. The aborigines in Taiwan Province Province belong to Austronesian language family, which is the northernmost part of Austronesian language family. They are Malays in race. At present, most of the aborigines in Taiwan Province Province live in mountainous areas, which are divided into: Atayal, Ami, Bunun, Beinan, Rukai, paiwan, Cao and Shao. They have their own language, customs and tribal structure, but they are currently facing the problems of assimilation and cultural protection. Among them, the Yami people in Lan Yu, the outer island of Taiwan Province Province, came into contact with the Han people at the latest because of geographical isolation, and preserved the most complete aboriginal culture.

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You can see the shadow of the colonial era in many corners of Taiwan Province Province. Freshwater red Mao Cheng is where the Dutch and Portuguese occupied Taiwan Province Province. Baroque architecture left over from the Japanese occupation era can be seen in crowded places such as Dihua Street in Taipei, Daxi in Taoyuan and Xinhua in Tainan. At present, many important buildings in the Japanese occupation era in Taipei, such as the Presidential Palace, the Executive Yuan, and the old National Taiwan University Hospital in the west of Taipei, are all lit up at night, showing classical gracefulness and becoming decorations that adorn the night sky in Taipei, making Taiwan Province Province less sad in history and more romantic in art and humanities.

This is Taiwan Province Province, a cultural feast. Romance, legend, solemnity, fun … you can find it here.