What are the customs in Huazhou?
Huazhou was called Shilong in ancient times, and it was also called Huazhou because it was said that the dragon was in front of the ever-changing Luojiang River. In the fifth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (980), it was renamed Huazhou, which has a long history of 1000 years. Huazhou specialty is orange, which was listed as a tribute in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Therefore, Huazhou is also called Orange State. Huazhou, located in the throat of western Guangdong corridor, is an important channel for western Guangdong's foreign economy.
It is popular to engage in "annual regulations" in urban and rural areas of Huazhou.
Year:
Guangxu "Maoming County Records"? Customs: "From December to February (February of the lunar calendar), villagers Nuo, chasing ghosts along the door and singing folk songs, which is called the year."
An almanac can be interpreted as an almanac. It is only held in Huazhou, Gaozhou, Maonan, Maogang and neighboring Wuchuan countryside every year. The calendar is held in different places, as long as it is concentrated in the lunar month after the Spring Festival (the old year), but there is a Spring Festival holiday in the whole region from the first day of the first lunar month to the lunar calendar 12 30. In some places, there are also Chinese New Year holidays every year. Canon is usually held in rural areas. On this day, most people who go out will go back to their original villages to make annual laws and regulations. Canon generally lasts for three days, the first day is called "annual regulation", the second day is called "annual regulation", and the last day is called "end of annual regulation".
Most activities throughout the year are superstitious activities. Before the start of the New Year, every family prepared chicken, pork and fish to make a pair of "three sacrifices" for the bodhisattva to enjoy, which is called "showing loyalty" or "setting the stove". Generally, on the first night of the first month, every family worships God together in the middle and then sets off firecrackers. In fact, the calendar year is an expanded Lantern Festival and temple fair, and it is the anniversary of ancestors' migration and settlement in Gaozhou and Huazhou in western Guangdong. The traditional Gregorian calendar year is mainly about worshipping God, religion and the country, and praying for good weather, peace and prosperity. Chronology is a series of superstitious activities of eating and drinking.
The current annual regulations pay more attention to window dressing. Many people use festival rules to show their wealth and status, which leads to the bad atmosphere of extravagance and comparison. This is indeed a very unfavorable aspect of the statute. Many people are controversial about the custom of chronology, especially its superstitious color.
But as a folk custom that has been followed since ancient times, it shows more fine traditions and has many meanings. With the deepening of reform and opening up and the development of rural economy, villagers have deepened their contact with the outside world, especially rural youth, who are deeply influenced by foreign cultures and gradually ignore the traditional "annual regulations" in their hometown. The atmosphere of the annual regulations has faded a lot, and other celebrations are also decreasing.
After years of evolution, chronology has taken root in Gaozhou and Huazhou. People often keep chronologies according to schedules, regardless of their sources. Just like people have to race dragon boats and eat zongzi on the fifth day of May every year, the annual regulations give Gaozhou people and Huazhou people more joy. People go back to the countryside to celebrate the New Year every year, not just for superstitious activities such as worshipping God. More importantly, time has become a kind of sustenance in their hearts, and it is time that strengthens their local complex. Every year, people will get together again to celebrate like Chinese New Year, and invite friends to share this festival.
Therefore, the chronology has also become a bond of affection and friendship. The Gregorian calendar year is a unique festival in Lingnan area of western Guangdong. It is not wider than the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other national festivals, but they have similarities and are all traditional customs. Just like the water-splashing festival of the Dai people, the annual flavor is unique to the local area, with strong ethnic customs and local flavor.
As for the form of celebration, it also shows the simplicity, kindness, enthusiasm and optimism of rural people. Many people who make annual plans think that a good annual plan can guarantee a good year in the future. Although unscientific, as a spiritual sustenance, it supports many people who are struggling in difficulties. The uniqueness of one year also enhances the local people's sense of local superiority, and it is undoubtedly proud to have a unique festival.
During the Chinese New Year, every household is decorated with lanterns and colorful buildings, colorful galleries and galleries. The roadside is covered with colorful flags, firecrackers and gongs and drums come and go, and all kinds of folk art performances are presented to the public. Cantonese opera, movies, songs and dances, puppet shows, tea-picking shows, zaju and various entertainment activities have appeared one after another. Among them, Cantonese opera is the most popular. Cantonese opera, commonly known locally as "drama", is a must-perform program every year. Generally, the performance lasts for several days throughout the year, and the audience is endless. In addition, the lion dance class is also a necessary item for the annual festival.
The main purpose of this year's Fa Conference is to offer sacrifices to God, go around God, put the clock on, serve the country, and pray for good weather, prosperity of all industries, and peace of the country and the people. During the Spring Festival in a village, people from the surrounding villages come to watch the excitement, and every household holds a banquet to entertain relatives and friends, whether they know them or not. It is understood that in recent years, during the "year-end" period, nearly 100 Cantonese opera troupes in Guangdong and Guangxi are active in villages in western Guangdong. Take the dividing line in the suburb of Maoming as an example, invite provincial-level first-class troupes to perform, and even some big-name stars to take the stage to entertain. One saying is to commemorate the "female first lady" Mrs Sendai.
According to 1986 "Origin of Geographical Names in Guangdong", Maonan District, Gaozhou, Dianbai, Huazhou, Lianjiang, Enping, Yangjiang, Yangchun and Wuchuan in Maoming City are the main areas for Mrs. Xian's activities today. It can't be said that it is just a coincidence that such a custom of "annual regulations" appears in this area.
Although the styles of chronology vary from place to place, the basic content is the same. The scene of singing and dancing in the village and the fragrance of wine and meat. Generally speaking, there are several characteristics: Jianjiang Valley has a population of 67 million, and the annual festivals are the largest and most influential folk festivals in Jianjiang Valley, but the dates of festivals vary from place to place, and festivals in villages are held on different days and streets are staggered. The calendar starts from the second day of the first month and ends on the third day of March, mostly from the middle of the first month to the first day of February.