What day is the Auntie's Day?

Auntie Festival June 6 Auntie Festival origin "June 6, please auntie". In the past, on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the rural custom is to invite back the old and young girls who have been married, and then send back a good reception.　Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, there was a prime minister of the State of Jin named Hu Yan. He is to protect and follow the Duke of Wen Gong Chong Er exile to the country of merit, sealed the Prime Minister of the logistics management of the government, very smart and capable, Jin up and down to him are very respect. In this way, the fox Yan slowly proud. As time went by, people were dissatisfied with him. But the fox Yan is powerful, people dare not say anything to him.　The daughter's in-laws were Zhao Wei, a minister at that time. He was disgusted with the behavior of XU Yan, so he advised her frankly. However, he could not listen to his bitter words and scolded his in-laws in public. Zhao Fai was old and weak, and soon died of anger. His son hated his father-in-law's lack of benevolence and was determined to avenge his father's death.　The next year, the state of Jin summer grain disaster, fox Yan out of the capital to release grain, said before leaving, the sixth of June must rush back to celebrate his birthday. Fox Yan's son-in-law got the news, decided to make a big fuss on the sixth of June, kill Fox Yan, to avenge his father's death. Fox Yan's son-in-law met his wife. Asked her, "Do the people of the world hate people like my father-in-law?" Fox Yan's daughter, who was also angry at her father's actions, replied smoothly, "Even I hate him, what need is there to say about others?" Her husband then spelled out the plan. When his wife heard it, her face turned red and white, and she said, "I am a member of your family, and I can't care about my mother's family; you see to it!"　From then on, Fox Yan's daughter was alarmed all day long; she hated her father for his arrogance and his absolute love for his in-laws. But then thought of her father's good, biological daughter can not see death. She finally ran back to her mother's home on the fifth day of June to tell her mother of her husband's plan. Her mother was shocked and rushed to send a letter to XU Yan overnight.　The son-in-law of the fox Yan saw his wife escaped, knowing that the secret is exposed, bored at home waiting for the fox Yan to clean up their own.　June 6 morning, fox Yan personally came to the in-laws house, fox Yan saw his son-in-law like nothing, son-in-law and horse back to the House. That year on the birthday feast, fox Yan said: "old man this year grain, personally see the suffering of the people, know that I do things wrong in recent years. Today, my son-in-law designed to harm me, although too vicious, but things did not work, he is for the people to eliminate harm, for the father to take revenge, I will not blame. Daughter to save her father's crisis, do a great filial piety, deserve to receive my worship. And hope that my son-in-law in my face, regardless of hatred, the two make peace!" From then on, Fox Yan truly changed his ways, and his son-in-law became even closer than before. In order to always remember this lesson, fox Yan every June 6 to invite back to the daughter, son-in-law reunion. This thing is publicized, the people follow the example of each, also in the June 6 to receive back the daughter, should be an elimination of hatred and grievances, free from disasters and difficulties of the auspicious. Years and years, the custom, passed down to this day, people called "Aunt Festival".　In northern Shaanxi, there are "June 6, June 6, new wheat bun boiled mutton" custom. Early June is when the wheat harvest sheep fat, nervous harvest season has just ended, in order to celebrate the harvest, pick up the daughter back to her mother's home, family reunion, enjoy the joy of heaven, has become a crop of a fast thing.　In addition, there are "June 6, home sunshine clothes", "June 6, the dog bath" and other sayings. The highest temperature in June of the lunar calendar, people and animals are prone to disease, so the people also take advantage of this festival to promote cleanliness and hygiene of people and animals.　The sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar of various ethnic minorities, such as the Buyi, Zhuang, Miao, Yao and She, is also held with its own ethnic characteristics of various activities.　[The Miao Song Catching Festival, held on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, is a traditional festival of the Miao people in Fenghuang, Hunan Province, Songtao, Guizhou Province and other places. At that time, young Miao men and women dressed in festive attire gather at the singing field to sing and dance to their heart's content.　The Song Catching Festival has a long history and various legends. One theory is that the local Miao people in the feudal rule of life is very difficult, one year on the sixth day of June and came to collect grain of the officials and soldiers to carry out a determined struggle, repulsed the officials and soldiers, to save the cottage. However, later, under the siege of a large number of soldiers, the Miao people were brutally killed. Afterwards, every time on this day, they gathered together and held a song party to remember the martyrs.　Another theory is that it sprang up to honor the love of the faithful. Song race is the main content of the Song Catching Festival, and song pairing is the main way for Miao people to express their love and choose their lovers. On the day of the festival, the young men run to the song field playing instruments such as reed-sheng, suona and flute. The girls come to the singing field with each other, wearing clothes embroidered with famous flowers, colorful butterflies and wide laces, as well as glittering silver ornaments. The village as a unit of the collective song, each looking for rivals to compete, in various forms, after repeated competitions, and finally produce "King of Song". The king of the song is loved by everyone.　[Yao "half a year"] Half a year is a traditional festival of Yao folklore, which is held on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar every year.　Legend has it that a long time ago, the Yao people living in the mountains were busy hunting and planting all day long, forgetting about the sacrifices to the gods, and did not burn a single incense stick for years. The gods of the eight directions could not enjoy the sacrifice and smell the incense, so they were very upset and went to the sky to complain to the Jade Emperor about the Yao family. The Jade Emperor was very angry and sent the God of Malaria and the God of Gua Sha down to the earth for worship, but only for one year, so as not to let the Yao family extinct. The two plague gods came to the Yao Mountain, malaria, loach chasha, gua sha and other plagues suddenly rampant here. The Yao family suffered a lot. One day in May, the two gods of the plague in the pomegranate tree under the idle chat, was Panjia boss heard, learned that the two gods of the plague, only after the New Year to go. The people were very anxious, but soon came up with a good idea. On the sixth day of the sixth month of June, the day of the birthday of the Land God, the Yao family like New Year's Day as a big deal, killing chickens and ducks, slaughtering pigs and goats, posting pairs, loud firecrackers, singing Yao songs, visiting relatives. The two plague god is very strange, and in the pomegranate tree under the discussion, but by the Panjia Lao Er heard, Fangzhi plague god did not see eat radish, did not see the snow, the heart is suspicious. So they cooked a big pot of gourds at home, deliberately shouting everywhere to eat "radish", and the lime to the field, the head of the house. This is to conceal the two gods of the plague, early return to the Palace of Heaven. People can be well, and half a year of grain ripening extraordinarily full. So the custom of celebrating half a year on June 6 has been passed down.　Every year on the day of the festival, the Yao family will be scattered lime, firecrackers, sticking pairs, in order to hope that the people and animals without disaster, a bumper crop.　[Tibetan "Ringing Waves Festival"] The Ringing Waves Festival is a traditional festival of the Tibetan people in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, and is held from the fourth to the seventeenth day of the sixth lunar month. The word "Ranglang" is a Tibetan word meaning "to turn in one place and ask for God's blessing".　During the festival, Tibetan men, women and children come to the grasslands and mountains in the dense forest, set up tents, slaughter cattle and sheep, prepare fragrant tea, set up wine, congratulations on a happy holiday. Riders on steeds and yaks participate in horse racing, yak racing, archery and "elephant tug-of-war" and other activities. Young men and women sing enthusiastic toasts to the sound of cymbals, gongs and suona, dance the joyful potshuang dance and perform Tibetan opera.　[Manchu "Bug King Festival"] The Bug King Festival is a traditional festival of the Manchu people, held on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar.　On the day of the festival, each family sends a person to the Temple of the Bug King to pay homage, people kill pigs and slaughter goats to honor the Bug King, praying that the Bug King does not have insect pests, so that the crops have a good harvest; stay at home, rummage through the trunks and cabinets, drying clothes, to prevent insect infestation.　[Buyei "June 6th"] "June 6th", also known as "honoring Pangu", "over the small year", is a grand traditional festival of the Buyei people. Grand traditional festival, Buyei people in the lunar calendar June 6, 16, 26 of any day, can be over the "June 6". In some places, the festival is held on the 16th or 26th day of the 6th month of the lunar calendar, which is called "June Field" or "June Bridge".　Buyi people in the lunar calendar every year on the sixth of June (Pangu died day) this day, slaughter pigs and cows, dumplings for ancestors. Every June 6, the Buyi people like to eat glutinous rice and glutinous rice, drink glutinous rice wine, and every family will kill the dog to celebrate.　During the festival, women carrying baskets full of rice dumplings, strung village to go to the countryside, visit friends and relatives, young men and women wearing national costumes, hand-held xiao tube or erhu, mouth blowing wood leaves, groups of people came to the square, held a song, throwing flower packets, catch the table (the way of love) and other activities.　Legends about the origin of the festival vary. One legend is that, in the early days of mankind, the Buyei ancestor Pangu planted rice, and rice planting technology to the local people, after Pangu and the Sea Dragon King's daughter married, and gave birth to a son named Xin Heng. Pangu died a few years later on the sixth day of the sixth month. In order to commemorate his teaching of rice planting techniques, people hold offerings on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar every year. Another legend is that, in the early June of 1870, Liu San, a big tycoon in Xingyi County, colluded with Liu Si, a big landlord in Longguang, and massacred and plundered the Buyi people in Anlong, and the Buyi people, after a heroic struggle, finally won the victory on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. In order to commemorate this struggle, the Buyi people set this day as the biggest festival of the year.　[Yao "Sunshine Clothes Festival"] The Sunshine Clothes Festival is a traditional festival of the Yao people in the Pan Yao area of Guiping, Guangxi, and is held on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar.　The day of the festival, lively, early in the morning, each family slaughtered chickens and ducks to celebrate the meeting, after the feast, the whole family mobilized, in an orderly manner, the quilt, clothes, shoes, boxes and cages, cabinets, and other things to get outside the house sunbathing on the sun apron, the sun on the one or two hours to turn over the sun again, and then the clothing back to the hall to cool off a little bit, and then return to the original place. When the sun will set, the whole village people will also wave at the sun to show their gratitude to it.　[Tu "flower will"] flower will be Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other places of the Tu, Hui, Dongxiang, Salar, Baoan traditional festival, held every year on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, a period of five days.　"Hua'er is a kind of folk song, also known as "juvenile". Most of the lyrics of "Hua'er" are improvised, and there are two forms of duet and solo singing, with colorful contents. There is a beautiful legend about "Huaer". It is said that a long time ago, there are five beautiful Tu sisters, each with a set of silver bells like a clear singing voice. Whenever they sang "flowers", everything was fascinated. Many handsome young men came to sing with them, but after three days and three nights, the young men were defeated one after another. On the morning of the fourth day, five colorful clouds floated over from the place where the sun rises and took away the five sisters. Later, people said that the five sisters were named "Flower Fairies" and sang "Flower" for the Jade Emperor every day. In order to honor them, people held the annual "Flower Fair".　During the "Flower Fair", the local soil, Hui, Dongxiang, Sala, Baoan people of all ethnic groups, dressed in distinctive ethnic costumes to catch the fair, but also with tents, cakes. The crowds were endless. At the meeting, people competed with each other in songs to communicate their hearts. Many artists came to collect life materials, writing articles, further expanding the influence of the "Flower Club", making it a well-known singing event in China and abroad.