What is the emphasis on the courtesy of moving to a new house in Chaoshan custom?
refer to the following literature:
Chaoshan Folk Custom
After the completion of a new house, a ceremony of "cleaning the oil" and "thanking the soil" must be held before moving in. When "cleaning the oil fire", first boil a pot of peanut oil with a big iron pot. One person lifts it with an iron fork, and the other person carries the wine into the middle of the house. The person who carries the wine sprays the wine into the pot, only to see that the wine is on fire and the smoke is rolling. The route of clean oil fire is from top to bottom, from inside to outside, in order. "Clean oil fire" is intended to drive the demons out of the house. Therefore, the operator can't talk, can't stop halfway, and after the house is clean, he has to drive out of the house and pour out the oil and wine before it is finished. At present, people usually set off more firecrackers, holding a long string of firecrackers, walking around inside and outside, and another person behind the firecracker-holder conveniently sticks his magic charm all over the doors and windows.
clean up the oil fire, followed by "thank the soil". In the hall, room, kitchen and other places where the gods are set up, five sacrifices are set up, and happy cannons are burned to worship the land to thank the land gods for their contributions. After the sacrifice, the five animals were presented to the foreman and master, and the "red peach pulp" was given to the masons as a reward. And give a banquet to invite friends and family. Relatives and friends must bring sugar, glutinous rice, lamps, mirrors and other items to celebrate the completion of the master's new house.
Some of these old customs are based on some science, but some of them are feudal superstitions, which cannot be taken seriously.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, there are many people in the countryside. Every night, in a corner of the village, the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers rings from time to time, followed by the sound of ringing bells and reading classics. This is the ritual of exorcising ghosts in the Chaoshan countryside, commonly known as lighting oil fires. Burning oil and fire is a custom in Chaoshan. When a new house is built, the owner must ask Xigong (the mage) to come to the house once to drive away evil things in order to live safely with his family. Because it is necessary to choose a day to strike an oil fire, it is generally necessary to have a particularly good day. For example, the "mother" in the hall must choose the day. There is a saying in Chaoshan that "come every three to five, come every five years", which means that auspicious days are hard to find. Entering a new house to fight oil and fire is carried out at the same time. Some new houses have been built in the countryside, and they have moved in without fighting oil and fire. This is called borrowing.
entering the house (that is, entering the house) is a relatively grand event in the countryside. The average family has three tables and five tables, and invites relatives and friends to get together for dinner, so as to celebrate and join in the fun. According to local custom, the host can't accept heavy gifts from relatives and friends, as long as they come, and they don't need to bring anything or just a few eggs. Even if relatives and friends send heavy gifts, the host can't accept them. On the contrary, he has to add some money to the red envelope and "gift" it back. Chaoshan custom, the host can't accept gifts, the more you don't, the better. Therefore, it is a loss to enter the Chaoshan area, and it takes a lot of money to build a new house. People with financial difficulties can only stay in their new homes. Once you stay, there are three years and five years, ten years and twenty years, and what's more, thirty or forty years.
Oil fires are usually carried out at night, because passers-by can't see or bump into them. When Xigong (the mage) drives out ghosts, people from all households hide at home and close their doors. I haven't seen it with my own eyes. When I entered the country, I drifted outside and didn't come back. According to my mother, first of all, you should make five sacrifices and send fruit (giant bread made by fermentation in a certain annular vessel) to worship the land god, which is called thanking the land.
After thanking the earth, Xigong made it convenient for the hall to be plastered with a charm with a kick pattern of Kuixing, so as to ward off evil spirits. Generally speaking, whether a family has lit an oil fire after entering the house can be seen from whether they have pasted a charm, because the owner of these charms can't tear it off and have to accompany the new woman for many years. At night, Xigong painted a painted face, wore a red scarf, red armor (vest), red underwear, held a wine bottle, and played gongs and drums. Xi Gong rattled the bell while reading the scriptures, followed by two young students, one helped to roll the oil pan and torch, and the other brought firecrackers. He followed Xi Gong from the dragon side (east) to the tiger side (west) of the hall, and from the inside out, he was stabbed in vain, exorcising evil spirits and stabbing evil spirits, and then he rushed out of the door, spraying salt in the oil pan while setting off firecrackers, scratching and patting, and smoke was everywhere. In this way, Xigong drove out the ominous things in the house, set off firecrackers while calming the fire, and sent them to the outside of the village, throwing the oil pan and others into the pond or Woods and turning around and returning. At this time, they can't look back. It is said that if they look back, evil things will follow.
after the oil fire, you will enter the country. Rural customs should choose a beautiful day. When you enter the village, you should find someone with "fame" to lead the way with lanterns until you reach Xincuo and call the door, and people in the house will open the door. As soon as I opened the door, the man with the lantern walked in. There was an oil tripod in the room, and one person held a "soft cake" in his hand. He put it down and made a loud noise to show his kindness. The elders holding lanterns began to make four sentences, saying words with good meaning and good omen ...
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