What are the cultural customs in Weihai?

Cultural Weihai, with a coastline of nearly 1,000 kilometers, is close to the three fishing grounds of the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and East China Sea. Weihai, with its unique marine resources, is the first fishing port in China. Fishermen living in coastal areas have been with the sea for generations. Facing the vast ocean that can bring reconciliation and disaster, they are both respectful and fearful, forming the unique cultural customs of coastal fishermen.

Ancient fishermen offered sacrifices to gods according to specific festivals. On the morning of New Year's Eve or the first day of the lunar new year, fishermen will also go to Longwang Temple or Tianhou Palace to burn incense to worship the sea god, place offerings and burn incense paper at the seaside, and pray for the gods to bless the fishing boats for a safe year. In addition, every fisherman in Weihai is a god of wealth. Every time he goes out to sea, he will burn incense to bless his fortune at sea. Fishermen in Weihai regard fishing boats as their partners, even the survival of fishermen. So fishermen take good care of it and give it spirituality. Wooden fishing boat Every boat should have a pair of big eyes protruding like a fish, but after the new boat is built, only the eyes are drawn, that is, there is a big black circle on the side and a big white circle in the middle.

It wasn't until the new boat was launched that the owner found someone to choose the auspicious day of the zodiac, beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers, and personally sent an eye to the boat. In the minds of fishermen, the finishing touch marks the birth of new creatures. Everyone shouted the song of great prosperity and pushed the new red and green boat from the shore to the sea step by step. Every year when bloom is warm in spring, fishermen in Weihai will move their nets that have been renovated for a winter to the seaside and bake them with grain and grass to ward off evil spirits. This is the so-called Caicai net. Then, set off firecrackers and burn incense paper. Fishermen boarded the fishing boat with fishing nets, called for a call, and put the fishing nets in the warehouse, indicating that Man Cang is full of money every year.