Customs and habits in Haojiang District

Spring Festival; the Spring Festival; Chinese New Year

In ancient times, the Spring Festival was called Shangri-La, Yuanri, Shuodan and New Year's Day. Since the Xia, Shang, Zhou and Qin dynasties, every time the dynasty was changed, in order to show that it was ordered by heaven, it was necessary to "correct the new moon", that is, the first month of the year and the start time of a new day. It was not until the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (BC 104) that the revised taichu calendar by Sima Qian, Luo, was officially implemented, with the first month of the summer calendar as the beginning of the year. The Japanese custom of celebrating the Spring Festival is stereotyped, and "Spring Festival" has become a traditional festival in China. The imperial court and the people have carried out various forms of activities, which are very grand. In modern times, there are customs such as lion and dragon dancing, posting Spring Festival couplets and exchanging greetings to welcome the New Year and celebrate good luck. Other customs of Dahao: making Redmi's urn and offering gold ingots to the gods.

the Lantern Festival

The fifteenth day of the first month in the summer calendar is the Lantern Festival, which is called Shangyuan Festival in Taoism. It was the day when the heavenly officials in Shang Dynasty blessed, which originated from the worship of "Taiyi God" by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. At the evening of the fifteenth day of the first month, he sacrificed with headlights and stayed up all night. Since then, people have had the custom of setting off colorful lanterns to worship the gods of heaven and earth on the fifteenth day of the first month, so as to ensure a peaceful and auspicious new year. It has always been popular among the people, and has evolved into the custom of hanging lanterns and setting off fireworks at fifteen nights. Other customs of Dahao: making dishes and offering sacrifices to gods with gold ingots.

Qingming Festival

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the traditional 24 solar terms. The custom of cold food existed in the pre-Qin period, and in the Wei and Jin dynasties, there were customs such as hiking, going up the mountain to sweep graves, and offering sacrifices to ancestors, and all of them merged into Tomb-Sweeping Day in the Tang Dynasty. Other customs of Dahao: using yellow and white paper, gold ingots, silks, etc. to make shotguns and offer sacrifices to ancestral graves.

Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of May in the summer calendar, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, noon, Duanyang and so on. Its formation is the product of the integration of dynasties and regional customs. May is an evil month in the north, and Dragon Boat Festival is a day to exorcise evil spirits. Dragon totem sacrifice and dragon boat race to commemorate outstanding figures in past dynasties originated from the Vietnamese people in the south. There are different customs such as "wormwood" to drive away evil spirits, realgar wine to drive away all diseases, and eating zongzi. Other customs of Dahao: making zongzi and sand pools, and offering sacrifices to the gods with gold ingots.

Ghosts'Festival

It is one of the three festivals in Taoism, and July 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival. On this day, Buddhism held the "Magnolia Festival", which surpassed the dead who had no sacrifice outside and had the custom of doing good deeds and giving alms. Other customs of Dahao: making glutinous rice candy and peanut candy, and worshiping the gods with gold and silk.

Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival in August, long before the Warring States Period, the ancients said that there were toads in the moon, and the moon has always been called the moon. In the Han Dynasty, there were stories about laurel trees and WU GANG cutting laurel. In August, due to the crisp autumn air, the moon is particularly bright and crystal clear, and it has gradually evolved from offering sacrifices to the moon to enjoying the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15 was formally formed in the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Xizong ate moon cakes. This custom of enjoying the moon and eating moon cakes has continued to this day. Other customs of Dahao: Sacrificing the gods with mooncake ingots.

Winter solstice

Winter solstice is one of the traditional 24 solar terms, and "winter solstice" has been a festival to celebrate harvest since ancient times. Every household eats glutinous rice balls and worships ancestors at the same time, which has been popular since the Han Dynasty and has continued since the Tang and Song Dynasties. Other customs of Dahao: making doughnuts and offering sacrifices to ancestors with gold and silk.

guo nian jie

New Year, or New Year's Eve, is the last day of the year. In primitive society, a witch dance was used to disperse one by one. In the pre-Qin period, stall-by-stall ceremony prevailed, but in the Han dynasty, it was a ceremony to drive away epidemic ghosts. After evolution, clean up the whole family first, and gather around the stove to celebrate reunion and welcome good luck. Other customs of Dahao: making turtle shells and offering sacrifices to gods with gold and silk. The famous local products in Haojiang District include Dahao Fish Pill, Red Sand Clam, Zhupu Crisp Sugar, Dahao Mirun and so on.