What are the customs in Zhangzhou?

The Spring Festival is commonly known as Xinzheng. On the first day of the first month, people get up at dawn, put on new clothes, offer sacrifices to their ancestors and open doors to set off firecrackers. This is the so-called "Ryan". At the end of 1994, it is vulgar to set off firecrackers in urban areas, but it is still in rural areas. After the housewife cooked the sweet noodle soup to sacrifice to God, everyone would eat it and pray for the happiness and longevity of the whole family. Then, use three bowls of rice with red paper flowers, commonly known as "spring branch rice", to sacrifice ancestors and pray that the family will have enough food to spare. Then pay New Year greetings;

Say "congratulations" to elders, relatives, friends and neighbors; The host uses bamboo boxes (commonly known as "recommendation boxes") to pack sweets, cakes and preserves, soak in sweet tea and warmly entertain guests. Close relatives and friends, the host treats them with food and wine, which is called "Spring Festival wine". When the guests leave, both sides give the children "red envelopes" (lucky money) and even numbers of oranges. Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty had a saying in Zhuzhici: "On the first spring of New Year's Day, everyone accompanied him with a gift. The child also said congratulations and earned red and orange sleeves. " ;

Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, is commonly known as "Shangyuan Festival". Tomorrow, use wood to make a lampstand or shed in a busy place, and try the lights for eleven nights. The lamp is made of yarn or paper, and five colors are mixed together. The figures are extremely delicate, and some people spend tens of dollars as soon as they board it. On 14 and 15, the street is connected with the city and brightly lit, like a fire city. Tourists come in an endless stream, or enjoy the exquisite music slowly, and the flute strings are faint. Children, known as "walking the streets and lanes", parade with boat lights, March in the market, drum and sing;

Young people gathered in the Buddhist temple to compete for machine guns, fireworks and meteors scattered, and the audience flooded. 15. Izayoi is particularly prosperous. In the Qing Dynasty, children played with fairy lions, bamboo horses and dragon lanterns in addition to making lanterns, building Aoshan Mountain and shooting guns. "Zhuzhici" chants Yuanxiao: "The lights in the city are arranged skillfully, and the scenery of Aoshan is beautiful. Beiguan Nanqiang kept listening and drummed the front street several times. " The newly-married daughter-in-law stands under the lantern for anyone to see;

In order to pray for blessings, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, on the 15th day of the second lunar month, villages raised money and materials, prepared sacrificial ceremonies and offered sacrifices to the land gods. After the sacrifice, the group drank in the temple and then returned. Known as "doing good news", there are few good news now. However, the second day of February is the birthday of the kitchen prince, and every family worships the kitchen prince with cakes and sweets, praying for the safety of the family and the prosperity of livestock (some families also provide land for the public). In the Qing Dynasty, Zhuzhici said: "It has nothing to do with praying for agriculture to repay the soil. Drums and flutes are also learned to play. Recently, there have been more folk movements, and the countryside has also sung classes outside the river. "