8 kinds of hometown customs and folklore:
1, grasp the week
Grab the week, a custom in East Asian countries, originated in China during the Wei Jin and North and South Dynasties, is a child's birthday when the baby's future is divined the custom. When a newborn baby turns one year old, various items are placed in front of the child for him or her to grab, and traditionally the common items include pens, ink, paper, inkstones, abacuses, coins, books, and so on. In modern times, there are also modern items such as mice and toothbrushes, or image cards instead of physical objects for the infant to grasp.
2, Xi Gong Xi Granny
Some areas in northern China, especially in northern Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi and other places, in the red event to the "Xi Gong" "Xi Granny" face painted pots of black ash or make-up. On the day of his son's marriage, his father and mother sat at home, waiting around the neighbors to their homes to dress up. Throughout the whole process, the neighbors could smear their faces as much as they wanted, while the father-in-law and mother-in-law greeted them with smiles on their faces and didn't resist. If the in-laws are happy, the whole family is happy, and life at home gets better and better.
3, rowing dry boat
Dry boat is one of China's folk performing arts forms, festivals or celebrations, such as, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei territory are widely popular throughout the country, which is a simulation of the water rowing folk dance. The "dry boat" is a folk dance that simulates a boat traveling on water, and the props are wooden frames made according to the shape of a boat. The wooden frame is decorated with red silk, paper flowers, colored lanterns, and mirrors. The rower is usually a person, sometimes there are two, four or even seven people, accompanied by gongs, drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments to perform everywhere.
4, the lion dance national non-heritage
Lion dance, also known as "lion dance", "lion lamp", "lion dance", "lion dance", "lion dance", mostly in the New Year's Eve. Lion dance", more in the New Year's festivals and celebrations. Lion in the minds of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups for the beast, a symbol of good luck, and thus in the lion dance activities in the people's good will to eliminate disasters, good luck and good fortune.
5, the Dai Water Festival national heritage
Water Festival is generally held in the middle of June in the Dai calendar (i.e., around ten days before and after the Qingming Festival in the lunar calendar), the Xishuangbanna Water Festival includes folk activities, artistic performances, economic and trade exchanges, etc., specifically, water splashing, catching the pendulum, dragon boat racing, bathing in the Buddha, chanting, chapter Ha singing and peacock dance, white elephant dance performances, etc. On May 20, 2006. Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture declared the Dai Water Splashing Festival was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
6, Yao climbing
The Yao people have always had the tradition of women marrying men and the freedom of love, and "climbing" is a unique marriage custom of the Yao people, which is one of the most characteristic traditions. When the girl to the age of love, parents will arrange for them to live in the hanging tower. When a young man comes to talk about love, he needs to climb up the beams sticking out from the columns of the building and enter the hanging tower to meet with the girl; when the young man returns, he still climbs down the columns of the building. People call this way of love called "climbing". Climbing rules are very strict, married or engaged people are not allowed to participate.
7, the bride across the river
The bride across the river, popular in the northern region of Guangxi Longsheng Autonomous County, one of the customs and practices of the Zhuang marriage, it is necessary to pass the "three passes," breaking the "ten". First fall in love, then betrothal, in order to get married, so-called "three passes". Meet, song, go out, through the village, across the village, across the river, across the bridge, into the door, singing, back to the door, go home, into the cave, known as the "ten doors". "Crossing the river" is only "ten doors" in the fifth "door", "ten doors" over to the bridal chamber. When the bride is married, the bride to cross the river and bridge should be invited to unmarried young men back, back the bride is called "sailor".
8, stilt-walking
Stilt-walking is one of the traditional Han folk activities. Stilt-walking is commonly known as binding firewood feet, also known as "stilts", "stepping on stilts", "ZaGaoFu", is China's northern folk prevalent in the mass of a technical performance, more in some folk festivals by the The dancers perform with long wooden stilts tied to their feet. Stilt-walking has strong skills, lively and diverse forms, and is very popular among the masses. Its performance has "cultural stilts", "martial arts stilts" points, cultural stilts heavy play like and twisted teasing, martial arts stilts emphasize personal skills and tricks, stilts, have formed a distinctive regional style and national colors.