What are some customs of Qingming Festival that are not widely spread?
Qingming Festival is a traditional festival in my country. It has a history of 2,500 years since the Zhou Dynasty. As a traditional festival, it inevitably has many customs. Some customs have been passed down for various reasons but are not widely circulated. Today, I will talk about the customs of Qingming Festival that are not widely circulated. For more details about the lunar calendar for February 2018, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!What are some customs of Qingming Festival that are not widely spread?In the eyes of the general public, Qingming Festival is a day for ancestor worship, outings and tree planting. As for what other customs there are, most people are not clear. Today I will talk about some customs of Qingming Festival that are not widely spread.Planting Willows Qingming Festival is the time when willows sprout and turn green. People have the custom of breaking willows, wearing willows and planting willows. When people go for an outing, they can pick a few willow branches and play with them in their hands, weave them into hats and wear them on their heads, or take them home and stick them on the door lintels or eaves. There are proverbs such as "If you don't wear willows on Qingming Festival, your beauty will turn into white hair" and "If you don't wear willows on Qingming Festival, you will turn into a yellow dog after death", which shows that picking willows on Qingming Festival was a very common custom in the old days. It is said that willow branches have the function of warding off evil spirits, so planting willow branches and wearing willow branches is not only a fashionable decoration, but also has the effect of praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits. Planting willow branches on Qingming Festival may also be related to the custom of begging for new fire with willow branches during the Cold Food Festival in the past. Today, it seems that randomly breaking off willow branches is harmful to trees and should not be encouraged. Cuju is a leather ball, the cover of which is made of leather and the inside of the ball is stuffed with hair. Cuju is kicking the ball with the feet. This was a favorite game during the Qingming Festival in ancient times. According to legend, it was invented by Huangdi and its original purpose was to train warriors. Shooting the WillowShooting the Willow is a game to practice archery skills. According to records from the Ming Dynasty, they would put a pigeon in a gourd, then hang the gourd high up on a willow tree, shoot the gourd with a bow, and the pigeon would fly out, and the winner would be determined by how high the pigeon flew. Flying kites is also a favorite activity among people during the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, people set off fireworks not only during the day but also at night. At night, strings of colorful lanterns are hung under the kite or on the wind-stable pull line. They look like twinkling stars and are called "magic lanterns." In the past, some people would cut the strings after releasing the kites into the blue sky and let the breeze carry them to the ends of the earth. It was said that this would ward off disease and disaster and bring good luck. Cockfighting was a popular game during the Qingming Festival in ancient times. It started during the Qingming Festival and lasted until the summer solstice. The earliest record of cockfighting in my country can be found in Zuo Zhuan. In the Tang Dynasty, cockfighting became popular. Not only ordinary people fought cockfights, but even the emperor participated in cockfighting. For example, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang loved cockfighting the most. The Silkworm Flower Festival is a unique folk culture in the silkworm hometown. In the past, during the Qingming Festival, this folk activity was held in Wutong, Wuzhen, Chongfu, Zhouquan and other places. Among them, the silkworm flower fairs at Ma Ming Temple in Zhouquan and Shuang Miao Zhu in Qingshi are particularly splendid and grand. Ma Ming Temple is located in the west of Zhouquan Town and is known as the "King of Temples" locally. Every year, the Silkworm Festival is crowded with people and there are frequent activities, including welcoming the Silkworm God, rowing speedboats, making noise on the stage, worshiping on incense stools, boxing, dragon lanterns, high poles, singing operas and more than ten other activities. Some of these activities are carried out on shore, but most of them are carried out on boats, which is very characteristic of the water town. In recent years, the Silkworm Flower Festival in Wuzhen's incense market activities only has a few events such as welcoming the Silkworm God, stepping on the white boat, and lifting the high pole, which has great potential to be tapped. What festivals are there in April? Swinging is an ancient Chinese custom of Qingming Festival. Swing means moving by holding a leather rope. It has a very ancient history. It was originally called Qianqiu, but later it was changed to swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were mostly made of tree branches as frames, tied with colorful ribbons. Later it gradually developed into a swing with two ropes and pedals. Swinging can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage. It is still loved by people, especially children. Hook "Qiangou" is an ancient name, which is actually the modern tug-of-war sport. It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Chu used the sport of hook pulling to strengthen the people's physique in order to attack the State of Wu. It is mainly made of a hemp rope with many small ropes at both ends. During the competition, a large flag is used as the boundary. At a command, both sides pull the rope hard, drums and music sound, and both sides cheer and shout, making it very lively. |
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