One theory: It is said that the "New Year's Example" in western Guangdong was derived from the Taoist Shangyuan Festival (the folk Lantern Festival). Since the Han and Tang dynasties, the northern culture and customs gradually penetrated into the western part of Guangdong, and after combining its customs with local customs to celebrate the harvest and pray for rituals, it gradually evolved into the present grand and warm, highly valued by the villagers as a folk festival.
One says that it is a combination of the Shangyuan Festival, temple fairs, and anniversaries of the migration of the ancestors of villagers from various villages in western Guangdong.
Expanded InformationThe main places where Nianliu is prevalent are: Gaozhou, Huazhou, Dianbai, Maonan, Wuchuan, Xinyi, Suixi, Lianjiang, Chikan, Xiashan, Potou, Mazhang, Leizhou, Xuwen, and the area around Beiliu in Guangxi. From the second day of the first month to the end of February, each village has a different date of the annual routine day, concentrated in the New Year period. Generally, there is one day, some one to three days.
Traditional Nianliang activities include: Nianliang, Nianliang and Nianliang. Specifically, it refers to honoring the gods, setting up the clan, playing the jiao-festival, worship, hanging lanterns, touring the gods, setting off firecrackers, etc. Most of them are focused on ritual activities. There are also lion dances, dragon dances, spring bull dances, eight sounds, Cantonese opera ("do big opera"), puppet shows ("ghost play"), songs and dances, miscellaneous dramas, banquets and other activities.