What are the living customs in Guilin?

The biggest custom in Guilin is to eat Guilin rice noodles. There are also some festivals, which can also be regarded as customs.

Dong Fireworks Festival: The dates of the Fireworks Festival vary from place to place, ranging from the first lunar month to October. Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County falls on the third day of the first lunar month, Meilin falls on the second day of February, and Fulu falls on the early March. Three, Linxi is October 26th.

Location: The residence of the Dong people in Guilin City

Activity introduction: On the day of the Fireworks Festival, the Dong people will set off fireworks. The first one means prosperity, the second one means good luck and prosperity, and the third one means good luck. Three guns means a good harvest.

After the fireworks event, young men and women gathered together to play the Lusheng and dance. At night, bonfires are lit, some are singing Dong opera, some are singing antiphonal songs freely, and there is a lot of joy and laughter.

Forbidden Wind Festival: the 20th day of the first lunar month

Place: Miaopingwei, Lingui County, Guilin

Event introduction: Miaopingwei, Lingui County, Guilin Pingwei traditional festival. Legend has it that in ancient times, the wind god was angry and the village was hit by disaster. Some gods gave guidance to everyone, and on the 20th day of the first lunar month, people were prohibited from making noises and winds to worship the wind god. It was indeed effective, and this day became the Wind-Free Festival.

Before the festival, people tie some crosses with straw, press them on the corners of the fields and hang them on the eaves. During the festival, all noise is prohibited, and even clothes can only be hung on the grass to dry. In order to avoid making noise due to the coming and going of people, the whole village leaves their homes to celebrate the festival in Miaopingwei. The festival activities are colorful, including gongs and drums, lion dances and operas, and when night falls, folk songs are sung. This day, which was originally a time for silence and wind, turned into a joyful event in Miaopingwei.

Zhuang Song Festival: the third day of the third lunar month

Place: Guilin City, the residence of the Zhuang people

Event introduction: March 3rd is the traditional song festival of the Zhuang people, and It is called "Ge Fair Festival" and "Ge Po Festival". It is divided into Rige Fair and Night Ge Fair. Rige Fair is in the wild, and its main content is to choose a match based on songs. The Yege Fair in the village features production songs, seasonal songs, pan songs and historical songs.

Before the Gewei Festival, people prepare five-color rice and colored eggs, and girls rush to make hydrangeas. On Song Fair Day, young men and women all wear festive costumes, men carry gifts and women carry hydrangeas, and go in groups. Some carried the statue of Sister Liu around the fair and began to sing antiphonally. In some cases, the girls set up a colorful embroidery booth, and when the young men arrive, they will sing to each other while evaluating each other's character and talents. In some cases, men and women compete. The girl throws an hydrangea to the person she likes. If the person likes it, he will tie a gift on the hydrangea and throw it back to the woman. There are various ways.

Now the government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has designated the third day of the third lunar month as the Zhuang Song Festival, which is gradually developing into the "March 3" Cultural and Art Festival.

Gongcheng Peach Blossom Festival: Every March

Held: Gongcheng County

Event introduction: Every March, in Gongcheng, where the peach blossoms bloom Every county holds an annual "Peach Blossom Festival". During the Peach Blossom Festival, villagers sing and dance, dance with friends, and express their love with flowers. They "appreciate the peach blossoms in Gongcheng, live in ecological homes, eat green food, and be happy gods." It is an excellent place for tourists to enjoy the flowers and appreciate the strong breath of spring. .

The Gongcheng Peach Blossom Festival has gone through four years. The main venue is usually located in Taoyuan, Dalingshan. At this time, tourists from all over the world gathered in Gongcheng to enjoy the peach blossoms in Xiling, taste peach blossom wine, sing peach blossom songs, dance Yao Nuo dances, and taste Yao cuisine. (If you want to visit the grand event, please refer to the transportation in Dalingshan Taoyuan)

Yao Longsheng Red Clothes Festival: Every year on the 15th day of the third lunar month or the eighth day of April

Place: Guilin Zhuang villages and counties in Longsheng area

Activity introduction: The Red Clothes Festival is a unique national festival for Hongyao compatriots in Longsheng. It is held once a year in Zhaina (Sishui Township) or at the foot of Longji Mountain. Has a long history.

As early as the Yuan Dynasty, on the fifteenth day of the third lunar month every year, Hongyao compatriots, men, women, old and young, dressed in festive costumes, shouldering their own local products, came to the Tears Street in groups to hold a festival. Extravaganza. On this day, unmarried young people take the opportunity to sing folk songs, blow wood leaves, and use elegant and beautiful love songs to meet their loved ones. There will also be traditional programs such as long dance and drum dance, sports competitions, long hair competitions, and appraisal of village flowers, as well as folk sports activities such as holding a bamboo pole, tug-of-war, and flag-fighting.

With the development of tourism, the Red Clothes Festival has become a window for Longsheng to show itself to the outside world, and has developed into a unique festival for the Yao, Miao, Dong, Zhuang and other ethnic minorities.

The Zhuang Niu Soul Festival: the eighth day of the fourth lunar month

Place: Zhuang Village County in Longsheng area of ??Guilin

Event introduction: Also known as the Unyoked Festival, popular In the Zhuang mountain village in Longsheng area of ??northern Guangxi.

It is said that this day is the birthday of the Ox King. People have to take off the yoke of the cattle, wash them, and graze them to a place with abundant water and grass. The cattle pen should be cleaned and covered with dry straw. They were not allowed to work, let alone be whipped, and they had to sing folk songs to the cattle and feed them black rice. On that day, a pig was to be killed for sacrifice, and the villagers gathered in the temple for dinner. The Ox Soul Festival reflects the Zhuang people's love for their cattle and their expectation for a good agricultural harvest.

Ziyuan River Lantern and Song Festival in July and a half: the 13th to the 15th of the seventh lunar month

Place: Ziyuan County, Guilin

Activity introduction: The River Lantern and Song Festival, held on the first half of the seventh lunar month, has a long history and is an annual traditional folk festival of local folk customs.

Every July and a half, people sing songs and light up lanterns to commemorate their ancestors and ward off disasters. People spontaneously carry lanterns and float them along the river. The lights are brilliant at night, forming a spectacular scene of "ten thousand river lanterns floating on the Zijiang River".

During the festival, there is a dazzling array of local specialties and folk snacks, economic and trade negotiations, and various situations, such as top bamboo poles, lion dance, dragon dance, elephant tug-of-war, cockfighting, sheep fighting, sheep-bird and other simple folk sports, entertainment activities. Visiting Ziyuan County in July and a half can fully appreciate the local people's sentiments in the mountainous areas of northern Guangxi.

Year of Miao: the first Mao day (Rabbit day), Chou day (Ox ??day) or Hai day (Pig day) in October of the lunar calendar

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Event introduction: Miao New Year is a traditional festival of the Miao people. The time of the seedling year varies from place to place, but it is basically after the autumn harvest.

On the morning of the festival, firecrackers are set off three times in a row to show good luck. During the festival, people visit relatives and friends and congratulate each other. In some places, grand bullfighting and horse racing events are held.

Among them, the Lusheng Festival is the most exciting. At that time, the young men will play the reed pipes loudly and melodiously, and the girls will be dressed in festive costumes, wearing dragons, phoenixes, silver horns, silver hairpins, and silver combs, dancing to the beat of Sheng songs. . Through dating, young men and women can freely choose their lovers.

Guilin Landscape Tourism Festival: October to December every year

Held: Guilin City

Event introduction: The Guilin Municipal People’s Government strives to improve Guilin To increase tourism visibility, enhance Guilin tourism and attract tourists, in order to hold the annual International Tourism Festival during the off-season (October--December). The Landscape Tourism Festival was held in 1992. The Tourism Festival not only enriches the tourist life of tourists, but also deepens the cultural connotation of Guilin tourism and promotes the development of Guilin tourism.

During the festival, a cultural evening show will be held to showcase the style of Guilin; the promotion and inspection of various new tourism routes such as landscapes, folk customs, history and culture, as well as various cultural, artistic, entertainment and other activities will be carried out; various cultural, artistic, entertainment and other activities will be held. Fairs, expos, conferences and trade fairs, etc.