Investigation report on Lantern Festival

Zeng Chun (Grade 04, Grade 4)

introduce

Folk custom is a special and very important cultural phenomenon, and it is the same behavior and way of thinking formed by certain nationalities and groups in long-term life practice.

"The end of the custom, from the subtle, nothingness, look at it but not visible, listen to it and be silent.

However, one or two people advocate it and thousands of people do it.

People are interconnected, and people continue to do so.

And mutual ... people all over the country take this for granted. "(1) Folklore is formed in the process of imitating, singing and passing down from generation to generation in this social group occasion.

Although folk customs are the product of certain natural geographical conditions, social and historical conditions and certain psychological state, different folk customs will be formed due to their respective natural geographical conditions, social and historical conditions and ideological forms.

Even in the same cultural area, such as Hakka cultural area, different folk customs will be formed.

Hakka culture is profound and dazzling.

Hakka folk songs have long been regarded as the essence of Hakka culture; Hakka Dragon House is also known as the unique great building of Hakka.

However, in addition, there is a little-known Hakka folk custom-Hakka "lighting" custom.

The custom of Hakka lighting is widely spread in all ethnic groups and regions. It takes "Tianding" as the center and carries out activities of worshipping and comforting ancestors in the form of "lanterns".

First, the Hakka custom of "turning on the light"

1. Introduction of Hakka "Superior"

"Going to the lamp" ("going to the lamp" means "hanging up") is a taboo for Hakkas, because the meanings of "going to the lamp" and "mourning" in Hakka dialect are the same. "Walking lights", also called "walking lights", is a Hakka folk custom.

Every year, anyone named "Tianding" (that is, having a boy) must hang a new lantern (harmonious "Ding Xin") in the upper hall of the ancestral hall.

The earliest "lighting" date is the ninth day of the first month, and the latest is the nineteenth day of the first month, but most of them are around the fifteenth day of the first month.

"Lighting a lamp" means reporting to ancestors that a new person has been added to a family.

Do "three sacrifices" when "putting lanterns" (2). Wine and fruit should respect ancestors and the gods of heaven and earth, and also "put lanterns and wine" and invite relatives and friends to reunite and congratulate.

Xingning is the most popular custom in Hakka settlements, and its etiquette is more complicated and has evolved. After "putting out lanterns", there will be "warming lanterns" in the middle (it is an activity in the process of "putting out lanterns", which can't be said to be "warming Yuanxiao").

Finally, it is "respecting ancestors and thanking heaven and earth", which is very grand and warm, and there is an atmosphere of "one family adds more talents and the whole house celebrates".

In Hakka clan society, every boy has to hold a "lighting ceremony" all his life.

People who put lanterns are of all ages. The boy who just gave birth to a child is called "Saint" and the older one is called "Saint". For various reasons, such a ceremony was not held.

Therefore, the "Lantern Festival" is actually a celebration held by all ethnic groups for the newborn boys of that year.

"Lighting a lamp" must be held in the ancestral hall of my old house.

The old house, also known as the ancestral hall, is a place for lighting activities.

The old house is the ancestral hall. Today, the old houses of all ethnic groups in Hakka are renovated according to the original site where the ancient ancestors lived.

The design of old houses is very simple, rectangular, and basically there is a gate. Looking from the gate, there is a hall about 15 square meters, commonly known as "Xiatang". Starting from the lower hall, there is a patio with aisles on both sides leading to the next hall. This hall is called "Shangtang".

There is a closet in the middle of the front wall of the class, with ancestral tablets.

There is also a small mouth under the closet, which is dedicated to the land god.

Generally speaking, attending classes is higher than attending classes to show the importance of attending classes.

2. The causes of Hakka custom of "putting lanterns"

Hakka, as its name implies, means living in a foreign country.

Hakka, whose ancestral home is the Han nationality in Central Plains of Henan Province, is a distinctive Han nationality and a regional immigrant group among the Han nationality.

According to records, since the Qin Dynasty, Hakkas have moved south six times. The first time they moved south was in the Qin Dynasty.

The second southward migration was in the period of "Five Chaos in China" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

At that time, in order to take refuge, some Central Plains residents moved to the border areas of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi.

The third southward migration was during the Huang Chao Uprising in the late Tang Dynasty.

The fourth southward migration was in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

The fifth southward migration was in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

The sixth southward migration was during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the middle of19th century.

The Hakkas in northern Guangdong moved south from these six times.

For example, Heyuan, as a pure Hakka area in Dongjiang River Basin, the earliest origin of Hakka ancestors can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty.

In 2 14 BC, after Qin Shihuang pacified South Vietnam, in order to further develop Lingnan, Tusui, Ren Tao and Zhao Tuo were sent to station 500,000 troops, and hundreds of thousands of "sinners" were also ordered to be sent to Lingnan.

Zhao Tuo was the county magistrate of Longchuan and then the king of South Vietnam.

The residents of Longchuan, whose surnames are Zhao, Wei, Guan and Ren, are the first people from the Central Plains to enter Longchuan and live together with local aborigines.

Since the establishment of Zhao Tuo, Longchuan has taken in the Hakkas who moved south for six times.

A specific society produces specific needs through its own culture (Frankfurt School), and at the same time designs conventional ways to meet the needs.

"Lighting" is to meet the specific needs of Hakka groups.

First of all, judging from the time when the Hakkas moved south six times, they all happened during the war.

Hakkas moved south to avoid war or natural disasters.

In ancient times, wars and natural disasters often claimed countless lives, and may even make the whole ethnic group extinct.

Hakka people live far away from their native land.

Therefore, what the ancestors of Hakka people are most worried about is that the clan is not prosperous, the surname disappears, and the clan blood will never flow down.

Secondly, ruthless wars and unpredictable natural disasters cannot be overcome by individuals, and they need to be United and collectively fought together.

Hakka people hope that all ethnic groups will unite and fight against natural disasters and wars together.

Living in a foreign country requires clan unity and overcoming new difficulties in the new environment.

Thirdly, Hakka culture is an immigrant culture with Chinese culture in the Central Plains as the main body, so it has profound cultural connotation in the Central Plains.

Hakka, as a special immigrant group, has its unique cultural characteristics.

For example, the very strong root-seeking consciousness and local consciousness in Hakka culture is precisely the attachment of immigrants to the original culture and ancestors after leaving their ancestral home.

Finally, Hakkas are kind, simple, simple and sincere.

Hakka ancestors should educate future generations to cherish their ancestors, never forget their ancestors, and love their motherland and hometown. Pay attention to etiquette, morality, good knowledge, education, respect for relatives, respect for ancestors, and be a teacher; Forge ahead in unity, be self-reliant and work hard.

"Deng" is a homonym of "Ding" in Hakka dialect and a symbol of hope and light.

The continuity of lights symbolizes the continuous reproduction of race.

Therefore, in order to let future generations not forget their ancestors; For the unity of our own people, * * * withstood the difficulties; To comfort the ancestors-the clan's blood has not disappeared; As well as the excellent moral character of worshipping ancestors formed by Hakkas since childhood, the activity of offering sacrifices and comforting ancestors with "lanterns" was born to celebrate "Tian Ding".

Every year, the situation of the "Tianding" in the tribe is reported to the ancestors in the form of lanterns, so that the ancestors can be comforted.

The most important thing is that people of the same clan have the opportunity to get together every year to enhance unity and form a cohesive force centered on the "old house", while retaining the unique traditional culture of Hakka people.

The custom of "putting lanterns" originated when there was no way to take exams, and it was a folk custom gradually formed with the southward migration of Hakkas.

Lantern is very popular, because every Hakka surname has one or more ancestors, so every Hakka surname has one or more lantern activities.

The distribution of lanterns is also very wide, mainly concentrated in northern Guangdong, such as Heyuan, Meizhou, Xingning and other places have their own lantern activities, of which Xingning is the most representative and grand.

3. The connection between "putting lanterns" and Lantern Festival

"Lighting" may be a derivative of the Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival has existed since ancient times and is held on the fifteenth day of the first month every year. Since ancient times, it has been held all over the country, and viewing lanterns is part of the Lantern Festival.

From the meaning of "lantern", Lantern Festival is also called Lantern Festival, which appears to enjoy the pleasure of playing lanterns; In fact, psychologically, China's traditional culture brings people a kind of hope-"more people", that is, people are prosperous.

Therefore, the Hakka custom of "putting lanterns" is the same as the connotation of "enjoying lanterns" in the Lantern Festival.

From the date, the fifteenth day of the first month is the Lantern Festival, and around the fifteenth day of the first month is "putting lanterns".

Hakkas have moved south from the Central Plains since the Qin Dynasty, and of course they are familiar with the Lantern Festival.

Nowadays, Hakkas generally don't attach importance to the Lantern Festival, because they can also enjoy lanterns and celebrate the joy of many people together.

Judging from the production of "lanterns", the lanterns used in Hakka "lanterns" are very similar to those made in the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival lanterns are ornamental and artistic, and so are the lanterns used by Hakka "lanterns".

Combining the origin, meaning, date and production of Shangyuan Festival, it is likely that Hakka ancestors inherited the custom of enjoying the moon, and at the same time, combined with the actual situation of the clan, the meaning of Shangyuan Festival was promoted to a higher position and passed down to this day.

So "putting lanterns" may be a derivative of the Lantern Festival.

Second, tedious and vivid "lighting" activities

Before and after the Spring Festival every year, the elderly who are keen on their own affairs record the Tianding family from the 13th day of the first month of this year to the 13th day of the following year through inquiry, and sort it out. Before and after the Spring Festival, representatives from various families held meetings to worship their ancestors and arrange tasks.

For example, the preparation and use of funds for lighting activities, who is responsible for cleaning the old house before and after lighting, and who is responsible for dinner on the day of lighting, all have specific division of labor at the meeting.

1. Preparation of "lamp"

After the meeting, customizing the "lights" is a necessary step.

The materials of lanterns made in different places of Hakka are basically the same. They are usually made of bamboo sticks and colored paper, which can be hung up.

In addition, the outside of the lamp is also affixed with ribbons with auspicious patterns such as blessing, auspiciousness and longevity.

There is a fixed oil dish in the lamp, which can be refueled to light up the lighting.

But their shapes are different, some are holding and some are carrying.

For example, the lights in Longchuan County of Heyuan are all with belts, while the lights in Dongyuan County and xingning city are mostly with belts.

Take Longchuan lifting lamp as an example, the lamp can generally be considered to have three layers.

The upper layer is often a large cylinder made of colored paper with a height of about 20 cm and a diameter of 1.5 m.

On the side of the cylinder, information such as "fine weather" is usually written.

On the frame at the bottom of the cylinder, a ribbon with a length of about 1 m rich in traditional paper-cutting art was pasted.

The second floor of the lamp is a polygonal column slightly smaller than the first floor, about 0.5 meters high, and the lamps in Xinhe Village are at both ends of the concave iron field.

The big ones, the big ones and the small ones, are all made of colored paper, and the bottom frame is tied with a ribbon about 0.5 meters long.

On the upper side of the multilateral column, you can write something like "a hundred children and a thousand grandchildren".

The third layer of the lamp is a polygonal cylinder slightly smaller than the second layer. On the side, there will be auspicious words like "bumper harvests". I hope there will be a bumper harvest in the coming year, and the days will be prosperous year by year.

On the whole, the size of the lamp can be said to follow the pattern of 3: 2: 1, with large and small.

Because the custom of putting lanterns pays attention to "ding" rather than "lamp", the production of lamps is not uniform and unchangeable.

Not only are the lights produced in different places different, but even the lights produced in the same place at different times can be different.

As long as it is beautiful and durable (the Dragon Boat Festival will be hung), it is enough to reflect the significance of the lantern "adding Ding" activity.

It should be noted that during the period from the thirteenth day of the first month to the thirteenth day of the following year, whoever is a boy is called "headlight"; Whoever gives birth to a boy last is called "taillight", and they and other families with boys are called "lights".

In some places, there are as many lamps as there are; Some make two lights, which are exactly the same in shape, but the "headlight" is big and the "taillight" is small; Some just make a lamp.

The number of lamps can be changed.

2. Capital preparation

Raising funds is the most critical step in the activity of "going to the lamp", and whether the funds are sufficient is directly related to whether the activity of going to the lamp can be carried out smoothly.

According to the Hakka old man, before the founding of New China, the funds for lanterns were borne by the feudal rich or public property; After the founding of New China, it will be borne equally by all families.

Of course, villagers can donate freely on a voluntary basis.

According to the old man, the villagers who donate money every year are very enthusiastic, sometimes reaching several thousand yuan.

The money is generally used to buy incense, red candles, three sacrifices and firecrackers. If conditions permit, you can also invite bands and figures to show movies at the ancestral hall to increase the festive atmosphere.

In addition, according to the arrangement of the meeting, the "Lantern" will undertake all the affairs during the Lantern Festival, such as preparing meals for the Lantern Festival and receiving foreign guests.

3. The process of "lighting"

On the morning of lighting, the lamp maker will put the prepared lamp not far from the ancestral temple to prepare for receiving it in the afternoon.

At this time, in the class of the old house, the "three animals" have been enshrined, as well as wine and candy sent by Tianding families.

Couplets were posted on both sides of the cabinet where ancestral tablets were placed and on both sides of the land below.

For example, Zou in Xinhe Village, Tiechang Town is like this. On both sides of the window, "Zudeyuan is immortal, and Sun Changsheng, a wild son", and on both sides of the land god, "white jade can be made by work, and gold can be made", and "land god" is criticized horizontally.

Its theme is to hope that ancestors will prosper and future generations will prosper.

Before noon 12 o'clock, the old people in the village will lead "lanterns" and newborn boys to bow down to their ancestral houses and report the situation of Tim Ding to their ancestors.

After the bow ceremony, the whole pig and candy in the "Three Sacrifices" were taken away, leaving only wine and a plate with a small amount of "Three Sacrifices". The pig was sent to the temporary kitchen beside the old house, and the "lamp" was responsible for preparing dinner at night.

The activities in the morning are mainly to worship ancestors, and the afternoon is the most important lighting activity.

After lunch, the clansmen gather in the old house to watch the excitement. They can also burn incense in front of the ancestral tablets and kneel down to pay homage, hoping that the ancestors will bless them and their families will add people as soon as possible.

The lights should be turned on at three or four in the afternoon.

According to the old man in Xinhe Village, Tiechang Town, the time to pick up the lamp is flexible, there is no fixed time, and it generally depends on the weather of the day.

It's sunny, so it's advisable to turn on the light around four o'clock. Rainy weather can be early, but it is concentrated around three or four o'clock.

At this time, under the guidance of lion dance and the sound of gongs and drums, an old man in the village took the side dish "Three Sacrifices" in front of the ancestral tablet and led the Lantern and the little boy to the nearby Lantern. Both sides of the road have been filled with firecrackers.

Before the lights, the old man offered offerings, filled three glasses of wine, lit incense on the ground, lit red candles, and distributed incense to each "lamp".

When it was ready, the old man gave the order and began to light the lamp. Lions dance, drums and firecrackers are deafening, and all the "lights" bow to the lights.

After the ceremony, "Headlights" welcomed back with lights.

At this time, the rest of the "lanterns" followed by "headlights", followed by old people, lion dances and gongs and drums.

In front of the ancestral hall, the lion dance first went forward to worship three times, and the lights greeted the door.

All the "lights" entered the ancestral temple with the lights.

At this time, it is also necessary to paste a few words on the bottom edge of the lamp post, such as "Tian Shou, a fairy is reflected in front of the lamp; It is said that prosperity and decline, bamboo knot champion lang ",and then light the oil lamp (you can put a light bulb if possible).

Then, tie the rope that has been hung on the beam to the top of the lamp.

Ready, the old man gave the order, the lights rose slowly, and all the "lights" knelt down to salute.

At this time, gongs and firecrackers rang again.

What needs special attention is that when the lamp enters the ancestral hall, women should never attend classes before the lamp or the man, otherwise it will bring bad omen and fear that there will be more girls next year.

When the lights are hung, the lighting activities will come to an end.

Every family in the clan sent a representative to eat in the old house.

The food for dinner is wine brought by the "three sacrifices" and "lanterns" offered to ancestors during the day.

Hakka people believe that after eating these offerings, they can get the blessing of their ancestors and have a boy early.

After dinner, the lighting activity entered the final stage.

The invited films will be shown here; The invited salutes and bands will perform their final wonderful performances here; All purchased firecrackers will be postponed at this stage ... So far, the lighting activity has been successfully completed.

Seen from the whole activity of lanterns, lanterns are real Hakka folk activities.

The production of lamps embodies the traditional handicrafts of our country, and it has been passed down from generation to generation through the activities of lighting, which has been well inherited.

Through this activity, the same people will be more United, their ancestors will be remembered forever, and the hard journey of their ancestors moving here will never be forgotten.

Hakka spirit reflected by the custom of "lighting"

1. Lanterns reflect the Hakka people's awareness of ancestor worship.

As mentioned earlier, since the Qin Dynasty, Hakka ancestors have experienced six large-scale southward migration processes.

Hakka ancestors either fled from war or natural disasters, or moved south because the local population was too dense to survive.

From the process of these six migrations to the south, we can see the hardships suffered by Hakka ancestors and the hardships and misfortunes of their survival.

However, the misfortune of survival did not crush the Hakka ancestors.

It is precisely because of the long-term wandering and wandering of Hakka ancestors and the difficulties they faced after arriving at their settlement that they exercised their perseverance, pioneering spirit and industrious and simple character.

It is precisely because they have found a way out and new development opportunities in the process of continuous migration that Hakka talents have gained the values of "people don't retreat from the Tao, tigers don't retreat from the mountains", "long life is not afraid of the distance" and "trees move and die, and people move and live" from their own life experiences.

Hakka ancestors migrated many times with tenacious will to survive and firm belief, which enabled their blood to continue; Their ethnic groups have expanded, and their traditional morality, values and traditional culture have been continued.

The descendants of Hakkas are proud to have such ancestors, and at the same time show deep respect and love for them.

Hakka genealogy contains the experiences and achievements of ancestors in literature, art, military affairs, politics and other fields, and also praises their personal qualities such as kindness and virtue.

It can be seen that Hakka people have deep respect and love for their ancestors.

Sacrificing ancestors has become a sacred mission handed down from generation to generation by Hakkas.

Hakka is an immigrant group, who has been away from home for thousands of years. Therefore, what they are most worried about is that their own people are not prosperous, their surnames will disappear, and their folk culture will never be passed on.

Hakka ancestors influenced their descendants with their gentle and kind character and excellent moral character of respecting the elderly.

Therefore, it has become the unshirkable responsibility of future generations to comfort their ancestors in some way.

Hakka lighting custom is not only an ancestor worship activity, but also a way to comfort ancestors.

From the preparation and process of putting out lanterns, it embodies the fine tradition of Hakka people loving and respecting their ancestors.

Many modern Hakkas left their homeland, worked hard outside and settled in Tianding. They don't have to go back to their hometown during the Spring Festival, but as long as they put on the lights, they will go back to their hometown to attend and bow down to their ancestors.

All these show the Hakka people's respect and worship for their ancestors.

In the custom of lighting lamps, villagers bow down to their ancestors, which seems to have a strong feudal superstition and a vulgar side, but it is also reasonable to raise it to a kind of respect and worship for their ancestors.

2. The custom of lighting lamps reflects the Hakka people's strong clan consciousness.

Liang Shuming once said in a word that China is an ethical society. In Chinese-style families, "the outside is in answer, the inside is in heart, * * * sounds in the heart, and the gods and forms depend on each other for comfort ..." (1) Therefore, the family and clan occupy an extremely important position in the minds of China people.

"Shangdeng" can best reflect the Hakka people's strong clan consciousness.

Through this ceremony, people of the same clan can get together with their sons and nephews regularly. No matter where they are, the day of "turning on the lights" must be a "family".

Hakka ancestors all hope that their blood will be alive after death, and all ethnic groups believe that their blood originated from Yanhuang or other ancestors and has flowed for thousands of years, and will be passed on to future generations forever through themselves.

Liu's Genealogy in Yueting Village of Meixian County? Preface: I go back to Liu, born in Yanhuang, Central Plains, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Meizhou Yao family tree? My Yao started with a history of 4000 years ago, with a long history of 130 generations.

The annual Lantern Festival is the best proof of Hakka clan consciousness.

"Dengzi" is the blood of the clan and a long-standing bond of the clan.

3. The custom of lighting lamps reflects the sense of unity of Hakkas.

Hakka spirit is rich in connotation, and its core lies in unity, mutual assistance and hard struggle.

These can be seen in the history of Hakka's southward migration and Hakka's cultural customs.

Unity is strength.

It is inevitable that Hakka ancestors encountered difficulties and obstacles in the process of moving south, but no United collective can overcome this unfortunate experience.

Hakka ancestors and their descendants are good at establishing a cooperative collectivism spirit in the same clan, hometown and culture under various conditions such as blood relationship, kinship and geography.

Because of these, it is to ensure their own survival and development and realize the need to change from an immigrant society to a settled society.

Hakka lighting activities embody the fine tradition of Hakka unity and mutual assistance.

By putting lanterns, Hakkas can get together, seek development for their own people and enhance their feelings at the same time.

Lighting lamps is not only an important measure to maintain unity, but also an important form to embody Hakka unity.

For example, in Maoshe Village, Tiechang Town, ten years ago, people who boarded the activity village got together to discuss the idea of building cement roads in the village.

Sure enough, the whole village donated money, and rich people can also donate. Finally, the cement road was connected to the village, which became the village where the cement road was realized earlier in Tiechang Town.

It can be said that this is a road to unity.

4. Lighting activities reflect the excellent cultural heritage consciousness of Hakkas.

Hakka lanterns have a long history, some hundreds of years, some thousands of years.

Without a good sense of cultural inheritance, this custom will be marginalized and eventually swallowed up by history.

The Hakka lighting custom is not only not swallowed up, but also more colorful, which deeply embodies the excellent cultural heritage consciousness of Hakka people.

For example, the production of lamps is passed down from generation to generation.

In addition, there are many couplets on lanterns, some of which have been written for several years, some of which are written for the prosperity of people, and so on.

These forms of putting lanterns on lanterns well reflect the inheritance consciousness of some Hakka cultures.

From the point of view of lamp making, Hakka people can combine the development and changes of the times, be flexible and constantly enrich the shape of lamps, and make them freely with exquisiteness as the starting point, so long as they do not deviate from the framework, they can reflect the connotation of lighting customs.

In addition, with the development of the times, people's lives are getting richer and richer, and the gongs and drums necessary in the custom of putting lanterns can no longer satisfy people's joy of "adding Ding".

Therefore, in recent years, modern cultures such as inviting bands and inviting people to show movies in ancestral houses have also joined the ranks of lighting customs, which not only increases the festive atmosphere of lighting, enriches the content of lighting customs, but also keeps pace with the times.

From the changes in the content and form of lanterns, we can see that Hakka people have a kind of inheritance and rich consciousness of traditional culture.

Fourthly, the Hakka lighting custom reflects the backward thinking of Hakka people who prefer boys to girls.

Of course, the Hakka custom of lighting lamps also reflects the backward thinking of Hakka people who prefer boys to girls.

"Shangdeng", "Dengdeng" and "Ding" are all homonyms of Hakka dialect. As the name implies, the custom of "boarding" values "Ding" rather than "boarding", and it is the form of "boarding" that Hakkas use to express their joy and hope.

Therefore, not only can we see the phenomenon of "Ding" in the custom of lanterns, but also the Hakka people's preference for boys is exposed incisively and vividly from the whole process of lantern activities.

For example, only men and women are waiting in line to meet the lights, they are just idle people watching the excitement on the roadside; In addition, women are not allowed to attend classes when the lanterns are welcomed into the ancestral temple.

Because in the eyes of Hakkas, men coming to class first means adding "Ding" next year, which means good luck; And if women go to class at this time, it may be a hidden danger that hinders the "Tianding", which is unlucky.

These etiquette rules are obviously backward in thinking that boys are preferred to girls.

In the eyes of Hakkas, a girl is called "Jiakou" and a man is called "Tianding". The so-called prosperous population only refers to prosperous men.

More men are bliss. Even if life is difficult, families will feel prosperous and strong.

On the contrary, the lack of men in the family means that the family may decline. Even if life is rich now, the lack of men is the most serious disaster for the family.

In order not to make this family defective, the national policy of family planning seems powerless in some Hakka areas.

Just like Maoshe village in Tiechang town, it is better to have a boy in the first or second birth. If there were no boys in several births, the villagers would still be a boy.

A Zeng family in the village gave birth to nine children, and the ninth was a boy.

Many families have five or six children, and the fifth or sixth is a boy.

Even if everything is lost, the villagers are happy to have boys.

How glorious and proud it is to add a lamp to our old house.

There has been a misunderstanding between Hakkas since ancient times. Girls are spilled water, and boys are the pillars of the family.

The custom of putting lanterns has profoundly exposed the backward thinking of son preference in some Hakka areas.

Fortunately, in some Hakka areas, the backward thinking of son preference has begun to be abandoned, and girls can also become the protagonists of lantern activities like boys.

For example, in some Hakka areas in Meizhou, this is a phenomenon worthy of praise and learning, which not only retains the custom of putting lanterns, but also breaks the bad habit of preferring sons to daughters.

However, this phenomenon is still not common, and it is a long way to go to completely change the bad habits of Hakka people who prefer sons to daughters.

I hope other Hakka areas can keep up with the pulse of the times, find a good way to keep the custom of lighting, carry forward Hakka culture, get rid of the disadvantages of others, and let the custom of lighting carry forward and have a long history.

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Hakka lighting custom is an important part of Hakka culture.

The activity of setting off lanterns has its unique origin and important cultural connotation.

From the custom of lighting, we can see that Hakka people have the consciousness of respecting ancestors, unity and excellent cultural inheritance.

However, the custom of putting lanterns also exposes the serious ideological roots of son preference in some Hakka areas.

Find a good way to keep the custom of lighting, carry forward Hakka culture, get rid of the disadvantages of others, and let the custom of lighting carry forward, keep up with the pulse of the times and have a long history.