What are the customs in Henan?

1, Dragon Head Lift Festival (the second day of February). The second day of the second lunar month is a traditional festival of the Han nationality. People think that this day is the day when the dragon will ascend to heaven, so it is called "Dragon Head Lifting Festival" or "Qinglong Festival". On this day, women in rural areas of Henan generally don't move scissors or do needlework, for fear of cutting off the dragon's body with a knife. According to the old people. This is to show respect for the dragon. On this festival, people go to the fields to pick wild vegetables, make jiaozi, fry pancakes, fry soybeans, fry bacon and steam jujube buns to improve their lives.

2. Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of May). The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the traditional Dragon Boat Festival in China. In Henan folk, there are two versions about the origin of Dragon Boat Festival. One is to commemorate Qu Yuan, and the other is from Tian Wen's new regulations on the Dragon Boat Festival. With vivid and interesting legends, the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in Henan has become more and more colorful. There is a folk song that says, "On May 5th, when the wheat is ripe, dumplings will be wrapped for the Dragon Boat Festival." It shows that wrapping and eating zongzi is an important folk activity of Henan Dragon Boat Festival. In terms of shape, other provinces and cities include Bao jiaozi, Niujiao jiaozi, Cone jiaozi, Diamond jiaozi, Barrel jiaozi, Weighing Hammer jiaozi and Jiujiao jiaozi, while Henan is dominated by Niujiao jiaozi, with triangles and four corners.

3. Spend the off-year (sixth day of June). The first day of the sixth lunar month is a festival that people in the Central Plains pay more attention to. In eastern and southern Henan, there is a saying that the first day of June is a small year. Especially in rural areas. People regard this day as a festival to celebrate the harvest and worship the harvest year. At this time, the wheat has just been planted, and the joy of harvest is full of farmers' hearts and eyebrows. People set tables in houses, yards and wheat fields, and put five kinds of melons and fruits, such as steamed bread, jujube hill, peaches and plums. They filled the barrels with newly harvested wheat, wrote the word "Fu" on the barrels, and then burned incense and set off firecrackers, praying for good weather and abundant crops in autumn. After that, people happily ate a "chop suey" made of meat, vegetables, vermicelli and kelp. Adults are guessing in the wheat field, while children are eating and playing.