Customs of Shahe River

1, East, West, North and South Street. Life in a small town is more comfortable. On both sides of the north-south main street are two-story buildings facing the street, which are the main small business districts with restaurants and shops.

2, iron pot. Residential buildings are mainly bungalows, and kitchens have stoves and large iron pots to burn wood, branches and corn stalks. At the same time, the stove pit is connected with the kang cave to warm the bedroom.

3. Fire resistance. Bedrooms are mostly heated kang. In order to dissipate heat, kang is covered with kang mat or kang skin. Light a fire in the bookcase or set up a scroll to keep warm. Almost every family has a kang table. When the meal is ready, we will eat on the kang, and men, women and children will sit cross-legged and enjoy themselves. In winter, due to the cold weather, stoves or small boilers burn charcoal day and night to ensure the temperature. This is the real scene of "wife and children heating the kang".

4. hurry up. Relatives, friends and neighbors, big events and small feelings compete to pay New Year greetings, hold banquets and send red envelopes. Generally, the organizer will hire two bookkeepers, one for bookkeeping and the other for depositing money. All weddings, funerals, weddings, moving, birthdays, further studies, etc. , will be held. The next of kin and the vocational education association went to help on the day before the banquet, and there was a "half-seat" as a thank-you. On the day of the banquet, an "usher" was hired to arrange seats for the reception. In the process of eating, men, women and children are very lively, waiting for a wave of endless, fast, no trouble of loving wine, all showing a scene and popularity, but also reflecting the enthusiasm and generosity of the northeast people.

5. Go to the grave. Pay attention to going to the grave, burning paper and offering sacrifices to ancestors. Every year in Tomb-Sweeping Day, 7. 15, off-year, years ago, the fifteenth day of the first month will go to the grave and send lights to the grave. Go to the grave to inform your ancestors before you get married. Generally, the elders introduce the ancestors or the dead to the new couple, and take the lead in praying and praying for blessing. After burning the paper, kowtow in turn according to seniority. Northeast people are loyal to the monarch and never forget their roots, which is also a manifestation here.