What are the main folk customs in Ezhou? Including: traditional festivals, weddings and funerals and other aspects.

1. Spring Festival

The first day of the first lunar month

Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to this day. On that day, people rose up to the crow of roosters and burned bamboo tubes (i.e. "firecrackers", now firecrackers) in front of the court to ward off evil spirits (a legendary monster that makes people sick) and evil spirits. The whole family, young and old, dress upright, worship gods and ancestors, and pay New Year greetings to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. On both sides of the door, hang peach charms. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the door became the image of two generals of Li Shimin, Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong, to drive away ghosts and plagues. The emergence of the door god is undoubtedly the origin of my country's folk New Year paintings. During the Republic of China, Ezhou still had the custom of hanging peach charms, that is, professional religious personnel would hang up peach boards with charms on the doors of every house and charge a little money. On this day, people should worship Jiaobai wine and Tusu wine, drink peach soup, eat maltose, five-spiced vegetables, and take "Yu Yu powder". Drinking starts with the younger ones, because young people celebrate the New Year, which means they have grown one year older. Drinking first is a congratulation; drinking later means that older people drink later, which means they have lost another year. "Five pungent vegetables" means eating five pungent vegetables (onions, garlic, leeks, etc.) to smooth the qi of the five internal organs; "fuyu powder" means grinding five kinds of traditional Chinese medicine into powder and swallowing it with clean well water Clothes. The custom of New Year greetings in Ezhou has a stipulated order: the first day of the lunar month is called the father's party, that is, the relatives of the father's generation are called New Year; the second day of the lunar month is called the mother's party, that is, the grandson pays New Year's greetings to his grandparents and uncles; the third day of the lunar month is called the wife's party, that is, the son-in-law pays New Year greetings to his parents-in-law. year; after the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, we worship each other as aunts, aunts, or peers. At the same time, there are many taboos, such as not taking out the garbage from the first to the third day of the lunar month, otherwise it will be "lost money." During the Dragon Boat Festival, every household makes rice dumplings and hangs mugwort, which has a moral meaning: to drive away evil spirits and ensure safety. It is said that it can also drive away mosquitoes. Liangzi Lake Liangzi Lake Liangzi Lake Liangzi Lake Liangzi Lake is one of the freshwater lakes with the largest water capacity in Hubei Province. The lake area ranks second in the province. It is the hometown of the famous Wuchang fish at home and abroad. Liangzi Lake is famous for its three major characteristics: clear water. The water quality is pure, without any pollution. The tranquility of the water, the playing of fish, the floating Buddha in the grass, and the glimpse of the island are pleasing to the eye; "beautiful": the lakes and mountains are connected, the water and the sky are connected, and the blue waves reflect each other, making people feel relaxed and happy: " "Strange": There is a treasure island in the lake, a strange lake in the island, and an island in the center of the lake. The islands and lakes are stacked on top of each other, with mountains in the water and water hidden in the mountains. It is a spectacular sight. Looking down from the sky, Liangzi Lake is like a clear emerald inlaid in the lake. The beautiful Jingchu land looks like a green cow lying quietly in the Jianghan wilderness, tied to the Yangtze River by a long port. Liangzi Lake was originally called "Niangzi Lake". Legend has it that more than a thousand years ago, this place was originally a high lake. Tang County, due to changes in the earth's crust, turned into a landless country. On the eve of the subsidence, a mother, Meng Hongyu, and her son, Liu Runhu, noticed signs that the area was about to subside. The mother and son quickly notified the villagers to evacuate. As soon as they ran up the mountain, they suddenly The sky was dark, the sand was flying, the rain was pouring, the landslides were falling, and Gaotang County sank in an instant and turned into a large lake. In order to thank the two women for their kindness in reporting the news, the villagers who survived the disaster came here. People named this lake "Niangzi Lake". The water of Liangzi Lake connects to the river and the sea through a 90-mile long port. It has both flat and fertile fields, beautiful mountains, green mountains and beautiful water, and it can be said that there are many natural landscapes and humanities. The landscape provides tourists with an ideal place for leisure and river viewing. Liangzi Island is surrounded by water and covers an area of ??about 2 square kilometers. It is shaped like a bottle of affectionate mermaid and lies in the center of Liangzi Lake. There is an island in the lake, and its ecological environment is extremely intact. It is a resort for leisure, entertainment and sightseeing. Longpanji Longpanji Longpanji Longpanji Longpanji Longpanji There is a huge reef with winding rocks in the river outside Xiaodongmen, Ezhou City. It looks like a golden dragon, so this is the "Longpanji". In 221 AD, Sun Quan, King of Wu of the Three Kingdoms, moved his capital to E County, taking the meaning of "prosperity with force" and changed E County to Wuchang (from the Three Kingdoms to the early years of the Republic of China, E County had always been Wuchang). It was called Wuchang for more than 1,600 years. The name of Wuchang was given to Jiangxia during the Revolution of 1911). On the eve of Sun Quan's proclaimed emperor in Wuchang, he heard that there was a yellow dragon lying on a huge rock in the river, and it disappeared after a long time, so he named it Panlongji. It echoes the "Phoenix Terrace" on the east bank of the river, and is also known as the "Gathering of Dragons, Panlongs and Phoenixes". Later, it was said that Guanyin Bodhisattva took a fancy to the Feng Shui here and came to Panlongji to rest and rest. Guanyin Pavilion, "the first pavilion on the Yangtze River", is located on the Dragon Head. It was built in Tieshan, Jianyi County, in the Yuan Dynasty. It was repaired in the early years of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, Jiajing, Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Looking westward from the Panlongji stone, the Guanyin Pavilion stands abruptly above the dragon's head, as if flying in the air and suspended in the river. It sits east to west and stands against the water. The pavilion is 24 meters long, 10 meters wide and 14 meters high. It is a stone pavilion. It is built with green bricks and a pavilion-style building with a wooden frame structure, which is ingenious. The curved stone wall like the side of a ship not only slows down the water but also releases it. For thousands of years, it has weathered the weather and provided a panoramic view of the Yangtze River. Every flood tide floods the pavilion, leaving only the high-rise windows, and even only the eaves, the dragon's kiss, and the middle pavilion in the vast Yangtze River. Wild waves and huge waves have swept away many famous buildings and structures. However, "the mainstay is a dragon" (an official poem of the Qing Dynasty). Once the flood season is over, the water comes to light, and it emerges from the sky, majestic in the center of the river, showing the ancient Wuchang The craftsman's wonderful use of fluid mechanics and unique style of creative art. Wenxing Tower Wenxing Tower Wenxing Tower Wenxing Tower Wenxing Tower, also known as Wenfeng Tower, commonly known as Nanmen Tower, is located on the east side of the southern end of Nanpu Road.

Wenxing Tower has 5 floors and is about 23.13 meters high. It consists of three parts: the tower base, the tower body and the spire. The tower base is 2.25 meters high, 8 meters in diameter, and the base is 7.5 meters long. It is built with stone barriers. Become. It is octagonal in shape from the base to the top of the tower. The tower is built with green bricks and wooden cornices, and is an octagonal spire-style brick tower with a height of 19.08 meters. There are ten stone steps connecting each floor. Visitors can climb up to the top of the tower, which is 1.8 meters high. There are four doors and four windows on each floor of the tower, which can be viewed from all directions. The two characters "Wenfeng" are engraved on the inlaid tablet at the main south door of the tower, with simple and elegant calligraphy. This pagoda was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was built by Chen Qian, the magistrate, and Zhu Zan, the eunuch, in the 21st year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1542) to encourage students to study hard. In the seventh year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1668), Xiong Deng, the county magistrate, saw that the Wenxing Pagoda was gradually declining, so he rebuilt it in another location. It has a history of more than 450 years. It is a municipal cultural relic protection unit and the only existing ancient pagoda in Ezhou. In 1988, the Ezhou Municipal People's Government allocated special funds for repairs. Lianhua Mountain Lianhua Mountain Lianhua Mountain Lianhua Mountain is located on the bank of Yanglan Lake in the southern suburbs of Ezhou City. It has verdant peaks, beautiful mountains and clear waters, towering pavilions and thousands of green trees. It has been developed into a well-known Kangfu tourist area, where tourists can rest and recuperate. , a joyful paradise for sightseeing and entertainment. The bells of Lianhua Mountain are beautiful, and the mist of Yanglan Lake is vast. From the perspective of topography, Ezhou's territory is like a green lotus leaf floating quietly between the Yangtze River and the Great Lakes. During hundreds of millions of years of crustal movement, nine peaks, with Lotus Mountain as the main body, rose up from the ground and surrounded each other, just like nine lotuses blooming on the affectionate lake waves, hence the name. It is surrounded by lakes on three sides, connected to the Yangtze River, with verdant mountains, vast mist, magnificent lakes and mountains, and an outstanding place with outstanding people. The unique natural scenery and topography have attracted literati of all ages to stay and stop here. Qu Yuan, Tao Yuanming, Huang Tingjian, Su Dongpo, Ding Henian, etc. chanted songs here and left many popular poems. According to legend, Sun Quan, King of Wu, once set up a star observatory here, and Zhou Yu, the governor of Soochow, once supervised naval training here. Lianhua Mountain Scenic Area combines the beauty and elegance of Jiangnan gardens with the magnificence of northern gardens. The main scenic spots include Yuanming Pagoda, Liuhe Garden, Forest of Steles and more than 30 places. The Yuanming Tower, known as the "First Tower in the South of the Yangtze River", was laid on July 7, 1993 and completed on October 28, 1995. The tower is 80 meters high and is an octagonal pavilion-style tower with 11 unearthed floors and cornices. The curved corners are covered with golden colored glaze. The hollow column in the middle reaches to the sky and the earth, which is unique to Yuanming Pagoda. The tower body is pure white, complementing the golden cornices. The colors are bright and harmonious, and it is tall and graceful. Under the cornices, there are cloud and dragon brackets. There are 24 brackets on each floor from the second to the eleventh floor. Each bracket is composed of three cloud dragons. There are 40 brackets on the first floor. There are three three-cloud dragon arches and 48 single-cloud dragon arches. There are 888 cloud dragons in the country, including 88 glazed golden dragons standing on the shooting spine. On the eight vermilion pillars on the first floor, eight golden dragons embrace each other, surrounded by colorful clouds, with different expressions. There is a phoenix-tailed dragon on the east and west sides, echoing each other. Climb this tower, lean on the railing and look around, with a view of the clear sky. Known as the "treasure house of culture and the ocean of wisdom", the Lianhua Mountain Stele Forest was built in 1994 and covers an area of ??30,000 square meters. The overall design is based on the mountain structure of Baiyuan Mountain in the scenic area. It is built on the mountain and is magnificent and magnificent. Unique structure. The circumference of the circular Stele Forest Corridor is 360 meters, and eight rotating upward corridors connect to the central pavilion of the Stele Forest in the middle of the mountain top. There are more than 10,000 exquisite cultural monuments from ancient and modern times in the stele gallery, which can be called the most in the world. Corridor No. 1 is Confucian culture, Corridor No. 2 is Buddhist culture, Corridor No. 3 is Taoist culture, Corridor No. 4 and Corridor 5 are medical and military culture, Corridor No. 7 is Chu culture, and Corridor No. 8 is science and technology. The quintessence of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign cultures gathered in the Forest of Steles is one of the best in the world. In addition, there are Jilong Platform, Prayer Hall, Daoxiang Pavilion, Hezibi, Kowloon Altar, Tongtian Bridge, Changsheng Road, Qiming Palace, Yingfeng Pavilion, Liuhe Garden, etc. which are called "the best in the world" and are also rare in the world. landscape. Lianhua Mountain Scenic Area is a characteristic tourist area integrating cultural tourism, landscape tourism and comfort tourism. Ezhou Xishan Ezhou Xishan Ezhou Xishan Ezhou Xishan Ezhou Xishan, known as Fanshan in ancient times, was named Xishan because it was located in the west of the ancient capital of Wu King, present-day Ezhou city. Xishan is located on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, 68 kilometers away from Wuhan, a metropolis in central China. It borders the Yangtze River to the north and faces Red Cliff of Huangzhou; it borders Yanglan Lake to the south and is connected with the vast expanse of blue waves; it borders the prosperous downtown city to the east; and the west pillow is the Baili Fanchuan River lingering in the jade belt, with the river and lake rising from the ground. The Western Mountain has nine meanders, nine peaks and six valleys, with mountains upon mountains, pines and cypresses covering the sky, green valleys and red cliffs, and waterfalls washing jade. She has the majesty rising from the ground near the river, the danger of the stone gate, the sword and the stone, the beauty of the nine peaks competing with each other, the wonder of the winding paths of the six streams, and the vastness of the river going eastward. The whole mountain is about 1.6 kilometers long from east to west, 1.2 kilometers wide from north to south, with a main peak of 170 meters and a total area of ??more than 4,000 acres. There are six valleys on the mountain, connecting seven springs, three pools, a lake and two waterfalls. The groundwater in Xishan is of excellent quality and is inexhaustible all year round. The sweet and sweet Bodhisattva Spring and the crispy and delicious Dongpo Pancake are famous in Kyushu. Xishan has a mild climate all year round, abundant rainfall, lush trees, blooming flowers, and fresh and clean air. Streams, springs and pools in the mountains are inlaid in Danyan Green Valley, pavilions, temples and pavilions are dotted among trees and flowers, winding bridges and pavilions are reflected in the clear stream and blue current, and green pagodas and red buildings are looming in the colorful floating clouds. The mountains are full of green vegetation, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the breeze is refreshing. It is a tourist and holiday resort for people to entertain their bodies and minds. Xishan has a long history and many places of interest.

The historical and cultural landscape featuring the former capital of King Wu, the cultural landscape represented by Sun Quan and Su Shi, the Buddhist cultural landscape represented by the ancient Lingquan Temple, and the natural landscape dominated by the Xishan Garden are ingeniously integrated and complement each other here. Xishan left behind the Three Kingdoms Wu king Sun Quan who governed the country, the Jin Dynasty eminent monk Huiyuan who practiced Zen, the famous anti-Jin gold general Yue Fei, and the famous figures Tao Kan, Yu Liang, Li Bai, Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Lu You, Peng Yulin, Zhang Zhidong and others here. There are many traces of preaching, martial arts and literature, hunting and feasting, and summer retreats. Some have become eternal scenic spots and are admirable. They left behind many popular and beautiful poems and calligraphy handed down from generation to generation, adding splendor to the treasure house of Chinese literature and art. The remains of Zhang Yuzhao, a master of calligraphy in the late Qing Dynasty, and Peng Chufan, a martyr of the First Revolution of 1911, are also here. During the Great Revolution, General He Long once led his troops to set up defenses in Xishan. After liberation, party and state leaders Dong Biwu, Wang Renzhong and other comrades visited Xishan many times. In the autumn of 1965, Marshal Chen Yi climbed to the top of Xishan and sighed with emotion: "Xishan is no less than Lushan!" The main places of interest in Xishan are: : King Wu’s Summer Palace, Wuchang Tower, Gulingquan Temple and more than 20 places. The Summer Palace of King Wu: It was the palace where Sun Quan, King of Wu, spent the summer studying in Xishan. It was built between 221 and 229 AD. The ground here is shaded by pine trees, gurgling mountain springs, and the temperature is 2-3 degrees lower than that in the city. It has always been It is known as the "cool and blessed place" in Wuchang City. During the Taiyuan period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 376-396), the eminent monk Huiyuan took a fancy to this geomantic treasure and turned the foundation of the summer palace into Xishan Temple. In the 1990s, only one side hall of the Summer Palace remained, known as the Summer Palace. This summer palace of King Wu was rebuilt in a replica in 1998. The main buildings include Wuchang Tower, Summer Palace, Reading Hall, Government Meeting Hall, etc. They are magnificent and tall, fully reflecting the architectural art style of the Han Dynasty, and are one of the ten new landscapes in Hubei Province. Wuchang Tower: Standing on the top of the mountain, with the clouds reflecting the sun, it looks majestic and tall. You can have a panoramic view of the Ezhou and Huangzhou landscapes from the distance. Thousands of miles of Yangtze River, vast mist, hundreds of boats vying for the current, whistles blowing, mountains humming and valleys echoing, giving people a sense of vastness and majesty. The elegant and powerful three characters "Wuchang Tower" on the banner on the door of the building are the handwriting of Guo Moruo, a master of contemporary Chinese culture. Xiuyuan: It is a garden with Jiangnan classical architectural style, located between Jianshi Peak and Shimen Peak. Rebuilt in 1991. Xiuyuan is small and exquisite, yet elegant and elegant. Although it occupies a small area, the layout is well-proportioned due to the ingenuity of the mountains and rivers. In addition, pines, bamboos, plums and oranges are gathered in one garden, pavilions, pavilions and pavilions are shrunk within a few feet, and clouds and waterfalls are arranged among the mountains and rivers. Therefore, it is unique in craftsmanship and has endless charm. Ancient Lingquan Temple: Also known as Xishan Temple, it was built by Huiyuan, the founder of the Southern Pure Land Sect during the Taiyuan period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, more than 1,600 years ago. The temple has one hall (Manjushri Hall), three springs (Didi Spring, Hanxi Spring, and Living Water Spring), and six halls (Heavenly King Hall, Worship Hall, Main Hall, Guanyin Hall, Martial Hall, and Nianfo Hall). The existing brick and wood structure hall of the temple was built with donations from the governor of Huguang in the third year of Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1864 AD). It has lotus brackets, cornices and ridges, and a colorful hall with red rafters. It is magnificent. In the main hall, dozens of Arhat Bodhisattvas are sitting or lying down, moving or still, with exquisite shapes and lifelike shapes. The Green Garden next to the temple is a collection of beautiful scenery in one garden, with two ginkgo trees, green into the clouds, shades of trees blocking out the sun, pavilions, pavilions, winding bridges and waterside pavilions, each with its own characteristics, harmonious and harmonious. Songfeng Pavilion: It is a building in the Song Dynasty. It was named after the famous poet and calligrapher Huang Tingjian stayed here at night, listened to the pine waves, and wrote the famous poem "Wuchang Songfeng Pavilion". The old pavilion was abandoned, and the current pavilion was rebuilt in the mid-1980s. In the pavilion, the screen on the ground floor is inscribed with Song Feng Pavilion's "Records of Song Feng Pavilion" written by Xue Jibian of the Song Dynasty. On the left is "Song Feng Pavilion's New Records" written by contemporary Hong Yang. In the middle is Huang Tingjian's handwritten poem "Wuchang Song Feng Pavilion". There are famous calligraphy and paintings hidden on the first floor. There is a world screen on the third floor, which is engraved with "Ezhou Xishan Ji" by the famous poet Xu Chi. Sword Testing Stone: It is said that Liu Bei and Sun Quan tried their swords here one after another. Therefore the stone is divided into four parts. Before the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei was stationed at Hanfankou. He climbed to the west mountain and touched the stone, raised his sword and said, "If we succeed in uniting Wu to fight against Cao, our sword will split the stone." It was true as he said. Later Sun Quan saw this stone and said angrily: "Xuande is going to harm my sword? If we want to attack it, we must test my sword first." After saying this, the sword fell, stars and flying rocks broke. The double marks on the stone are like a majestic one. Ming Dynasty poets said: "The separatist regime bears the sword, and the double marks mark the stone gate. Here the two stones face each other like a door, majestic and majestic. Legend has it that this stone gate was dug by Sun Quan from Fankou to clear the way back to Wuchang City ( Today's Ezhou City) was split with a sword. Yan Guan of the Qing Dynasty wrote in a poem: "The stone gate opens to the left and right, and a sword splits it from the middle. Who cast a wonderful method and created wonders throughout the ages. "Jiuqu Pavilion: It was first built during the Three Kingdoms period. Sun Quan, the king of Wu, was in the capital Ying (today's Ezhou). He ordered soldiers to dig a road in the west mountain, pile up a hill with ten stones (later known as Wu Wangxian), and build a pavilion on the mountain. The Song Dynasty was abolished. Su Shi, a native of the Song Dynasty, was relegated to Huangzhou. He crossed the river and climbed to the west mountain, found the old site, expanded the land and rebuilt it, and named it "Jiuqu Pavilion" based on the Yangchang Jiuqu Pavilion. There are yellow screens and red pillars in the Quting Pavilion. On the front and back of the screen, there are Su Shi's poem "Wuchang Xishan" and Su Che's "Wuchang Jiuqu Pavilion". Sword Testing Stone: Bao Tang, a famous swordsmith in Kuaiji (now Zhejiang). He forged a sword from Wuchang (now Ezhou) and presented it to Sun Quan. In order to test its edge, Sun Quan took the sword up the mountain and prayed to the sky, "If the heaven returns, I will accomplish my great cause in Soochow." After that, he raised his sword and dropped it, and the stone was divided into two, one standing and one lying down. For more than a thousand years, the sword test stone has been a symbol of Sun Quan's prosperity through martial arts.

Ezhou traditional festival customs Ezhou traditional festival customs Ezhou traditional festival customs Ezhou traditional festival customs Spring Festival Spring Festival Spring Festival Spring Festival:::: Dragon lantern dance Dragon lantern dance Dragon lantern dance Dragon lantern dance 1. Spring Festival Spring Festival Spring Festival Spring Festival The first day of the first lunar month Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to this day. . On that day, people rose up with the crowing of roosters and burned bamboo tubes (i.e. "firecrackers", now firecrackers) in front of the court to ward off evil spirits (a kind of weirdo in legend that makes people sick) and evil spirits. The whole family, young and old, dress upright, worship gods and ancestors, and pay New Year greetings to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. On both sides of the door, hang peach charms. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the door became the image of two generals of Li Shimin, Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong, to drive away ghosts and plagues. The emergence of the door god is undoubtedly the origin of my country's folk New Year paintings. During the Republic of China, Ezhou still had the custom of hanging peach charms, that is, professional religious personnel would hang up peach boards with charms on the doors of every house and charge a little money. On this day, people should worship Jiaobai wine and Tusu wine, drink peach soup, eat maltose, five-spiced vegetables, and take "Yu Yu powder". Drinking starts with the younger ones, because young people celebrate the New Year, which means they have grown one year older. Drinking first is a congratulation; drinking later means that older people drink later, which means they have lost another year. "Five pungent vegetables" means eating five pungent vegetables (onions, garlic, leeks, etc.) to smooth the qi of the five internal organs; "fuyu powder" means grinding five kinds of traditional Chinese medicine into powder and swallowing it with clean well water Clothes. The custom of New Year greetings in Ezhou has a stipulated order: the first day of the lunar month is called the father's party, that is, the relatives of the father's generation are called New Year; the second day of the lunar month is called the mother's party, that is, the grandson pays New Year's greetings to his grandparents and uncles; the third day of the lunar month is called the wife's party, that is, the son-in-law pays New Year greetings to his parents-in-law. year; after the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, we worship each other as aunts, aunts, or peers. At the same time, there are many taboos. For example, from the first to the third day of the lunar month, you are not allowed to take out the garbage, otherwise it will be a "loss of wealth." 2. The day of the beginning of spring The day of the beginning of spring The day of the beginning of spring The day of the beginning of spring The day of the beginning of spring The beginning of spring is the day of the end of the twelfth lunar month and the beginning of the first month (around February 4 in the Gregorian calendar). The day of the beginning of spring is the solar term that is customarily the beginning of spring in our country. People should be jubilant and respectfully welcome the official arrival of spring. On the day before the beginning of spring, officials will decorate their towers and pavilions, and officials and people will welcome the spring in the eastern suburbs and worship the god of grains. On the morning of the beginning of spring, the cattle (mud cattle) are whipped, which is called "spring beating". Farmers should set up an incense table and light candles in the main room, and pluck evergreen branches and leaves of pine, cypress, and bamboo and insert them into candlesticks or "shengzi" filled with rice, which is called "welcoming spring and receiving blessings." The beginning of spring also means that the leftover chicken, duck, and fish eaten since the New Year can no longer be put down for a long time. Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival:::: Go shopping with lanterns Go shopping with lanterns Go shopping with lanterns Go shopping with lanterns 3. Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month of the year It is the first full moon night in the Chinese calendar, so it is called "Yuan (month) Xiao (night)." The fifteenth day of the first month, July and October are called the upper, middle and lower Sanyuan Festival respectively. People especially Pay attention to the Shangyuan Festival and the Hungry Ghost Festival. The Shangyuan Festival is also a day for ancient people to worship the silkworm god, and later developed into the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty was an unprecedented event, with a 20-foot-long lantern tree and 50,000 lanterns burning. The nighttime curfew was lifted and citizens were allowed to roam the lanterns for three whole nights, which was called "letting out lanterns." On this day, the ancients would put willow branches in front of the door, cook some bean porridge, and use it to worship the door. In the evening, they would also predict the good or bad luck of the upcoming silkworm and farm work. Later, it gradually developed into today's activities such as eating Yuanxiao and playing with dragon lanterns. . Shangyuan Festival is the most joyful festival for women in the old days. Only on this day can women who are usually confined to purdah temporarily get rid of the shackles of etiquette and reveal a little bit of their original color of human nature. A few days before the festival, dragon lanterns will be put on the streets in Ezhou, which is called "testing the lanterns." In the old Ezhou, women could not be seen playing with dragon lanterns. In recent years, the dragon lantern team composed of women has appeared, which can be said to have changed the customs. The making of dragon lanterns is a comprehensive expression of folk weaving, paper making and paper-cutting arts. 4. Hua Chao Festival Hua Chao Festival Hua Chao Festival Hua Chao Festival February 12th This day is the Hua Chao Festival in Ezhou area (it is also held on February 2nd and 15th in some places), which is the "Hundred Flowers Birthday". In ancient times, literati liked to recite poems and compose poems on this day, and common people went out to catch butterflies. The local club wants to invite a theater troupe to sing and make a fuss about the flower court. It is said that Baihua will offer his birthday to the King of Flowers on this day. Girls should choose this day to pierce their ears so that they can wear earrings, and prepare plain wine to worship the God of Flowers. Huachao Festival is a good day to get married. Normally, you need to look at the date of your wedding, but you don’t have to look at the date of your wedding. It must be a good and auspicious day, so many people get married. 5. Qingming Festival Qingming Festival Qingming Festival The Qingming Festival falls from the end of February to the beginning of March (mostly on April 5th in the Gregorian calendar). In ancient times, it was often celebrated together with the Cold Food Festival. The ancient people paid more attention to the cold food than the Qingming Festival. With the changes of the times, Some customs in the Cold Food Festival gradually moved into the Qingming Festival. On today's Qingming Festival, every family, including relatives far away from home, will return to their hometowns for reunions, and the whole family must visit the ancestral graves to pay respects to their ancestors. On this day, new soil may be laid on old tombs, or tombstones may be erected on new tombs (folk artists must be asked to carve stone tablets and inscriptions in advance) as a way of remembering and remembering the ancestors and the deceased. Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival There are many folk activities on the Dragon Boat Festival (15th) and Dragon Boat Festival (25th), such as "picking mugwort and hanging on the door", "grass fighting game", "boat racing", "competing to collect miscellaneous medicines", "tying silk to ward off plague" "etc.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, people will pick wormwood and tie it into a human shape and hang it on the door to offer sacrifices and pray to ward off disasters; they will rush to collect hundreds of medicines to remove poisonous gas; new silkworms will spin silk and tie it to their arms with five-color silk fabrics. Or embroider it into something and offer it to the elders. Green, red, white and black symbolize the four directions, east, west, north and south, and yellow symbolizes the center. Sachets are made of colorful threads and worn by children. The most influential one is the boat race. In order to commemorate Qu Yuan who threw himself into the river that day, the people "rescued" Qu Yuan by racing across the river. One side of the competition is called the "water chariot" and the other is called the "water horse". Most places in Ezhou attach great importance to the Dragon Boat Festival. It is an indispensable custom to pick mugwort leaves and calamus to put on the gate, drink realgar wine, and light realgar fireworks to avoid epidemics and insects. In addition to the boat racing, "Dragon Boat Festival" activities were also held in Chengguan, Zelin and Huarongduan (dian) of Ge (dian) in the original Echeng City. Today, only Zelin retains the dragon boat racing activities. The custom of dragon boat. In addition, the more ancient saying about the dry dragon boat refers to an activity among the people to "send off the plague god". 7. Qiqiao Festival Qiqiao Festival Qiqiao Festival Qiqiao Festival on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. According to legend, it is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl build a magpie bridge to meet each other across the Tianhe River. It is recognized today as "Valentine's Day" in China. On this night, women in every household will use very thin needles to tie colorful silk threads, place melons, fruits, etc. in the courtyard, and pray to Vega for wisdom. If there are spiders weaving webs on the fruits, the women will be particularly happy, thinking that the star goddess Vega has arrived, and their craftsmanship will be more dexterous. Ezhou people, on the other hand, fry and eat the melon seeds, peanuts, broad beans and other foods they save in daily life, which is called "biting Qiao". 8. The Ghost Festival on July 15th is the "Festival of Filial Piety", which is a grand festival in the history of Ezhou. On this day, people burn incense and turn it into paper, serve wine and food, and offer sacrifices to their ancestors and deceased relatives. In addition, in the old days in Ezhou, every household had to "release a river lantern", which was a flat-bottomed lantern made of paper, poured with a little green oil, put on a piece of rush, put it in the river or pond, and ordered the children to burn some paper money. . Those who don't have a pond to put a lantern on will put it in a water tank at home to save lonely ghosts and light their way, so that they can be reincarnated as soon as possible. 9. Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalEvery family should buy some moon cakes and tea fruits. In the evening, the family will eat moon cakes, taste tea, and admire the moon. In the past, "moon cakes" were often hung around children's necks. They were made from rice flour with some sugar, and were worn on a red rope to hold the soles of their shoes. Simple characters such as "Chang'e flying to the moon" and various flowers and plants were printed on both sides in red and green. Patterns and more. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a custom in rural areas of "touching the autumn", that is, women who have been married for a long time and have been infertile secretly ask someone to steal melons from the garden and deliver them to their bed, which means that they can have a child. In ancient times, on the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people would put cinnabar on children's foreheads, called "heavenly moxibustion", to control diseases; they also used gold foil to make "eye bags" to hold the stubble on the grass. , mixed with dew, used to wash eyes, can make eyes bright. 10. Xiaonian Xiaonian Xiaonian Xiaonian On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, on this day, every household should clear away "dust" and do some cleaning to prepare for the Spring Festival. Ezhou has an old custom of worshiping the Kitchen God. Legend has it that on this day the Kitchen God will go to heaven to perform a mission, and the family will pray to the Kitchen God to say good things to the Jade Emperor (which is what Ezhou people call "sending Si Ming Bodhisattva to heaven") to ensure the peace of the lower world and the safety of the people. "Have food, clothing, and leftovers." Maltose is used during sacrifices. It is said that maltose is sweet and sticky. If you put it on the mouth of the Kitchen God, firstly, the Kitchen God will not be able to complain after eating sweet food. Secondly, if the maltose sticks to your mouth, you will not be able to open your mouth if you want to say bad things. . Poor people without maltose can only make wishes, so there is a proverb: "Grandpa Stove King's real name is Zhang, a bowl of cold water and three sticks of incense. If your life is miserable this year, I will treat you to sweets next year." This expresses the wishes of poor people. A kind of sadness and helplessness. New Year's Eve New Year's Eve New Year's Eve New Year's Eve:::: Write Spring Festival Couplets and post Spring Couplets. Write Spring Couplets and post Spring Couplets. Write Spring Couplets and post Spring Couplets. Write Spring Couplets and post Spring Couplets. 11. New Year's Eve The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month is the last day of the year (the end of the year). Every family has to replace old charms and stickers. Spring couplets and Wang Anshi's poem "Yuan Ri" "Thousands of households are as bright as the sun, always replacing old talismans with new peaches" is a portrayal of this. Each family should prepare delicious food, have a drink together, and sit around to "watch the New Year" to welcome the arrival of the New Year. Elders want to give their children "lucky money". Indoor lights are kept on all night long, and every house outside has to hang door lights called "The sky is red". In the old days, some people would keep some "food for the New Year's Eve" and scatter it on the road on the twelfth day of the New Year, which is called "exiting the old and embracing the new". Um O(∩_∩)O~, you spoon.