One of the festivals of the Tu people:
1, the ring will
The festival of the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar is called the ring will, in the festival is mainly horse racing, wrestling, martial arts and other sports activities, but also singing songs and other traditional entertainment activities.
Mutual aid county seat Weiyuan Town, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year to sing the ring theater. According to historical records, before the Song Dynasty, the town of Weiyuan area called "Nuojidou" (native language meaning forested areas), Song renamed "Makoma camp", for the military, is the area of frequent military activities. The custom of playing the ring began in the Song Dynasty, and has been passed down to the present day.
The form of its content changes with the times, and in recent times, the ring will mainly perform Qin opera to pray for the wind and rain, the country's prosperity and people's peace of mind, a kind of sacrificial prayer for the activities of God. In addition to the opera, there are also exchanges of materials, as well as sports and recreational activities such as the Wheel of Autumn, the Anzhao Dance, horse races, wrestling, martial arts performances, and the singing of flower children.
2, the egg will
is the annual lunar March 3, March 18, April 8, Datong, Mutual some areas of the traditional temple fair, the people will take a lot of cooked eggs, knocking on the venue as a play, was cracked the egg will be given to the winner of the winners for fun. So people customarily called "egg will". At the temple fair, sacrifices are offered to the Dragon King, the Goddess of the Three Heavens, and other gods; the priests are invited to perform sutras, and the priests dance in order to avoid calamities.
People who rush to the temple fair on the one hand, incense, lamps, incense money, in order to return the blessing of God's wish; on the other hand, after the spring plowing entertainment to celebrate.
Far and near the earth, Tibet, Han people of all ethnic groups flocked to, shoulder to shoulder, an endless stream. The end of the people scattered, then see the venue covered with white eggshells, as a hailstorm, the masses believe that this will be able to avoid hailstorms. It is rumored that this "egg will" is the Ming Dynasty Jiajing years, due to a spring hailstorm and held, leaving the temple playing eggs to avoid disaster custom, so far has more than 400 years of history.
Second, the customs and habits of the Turkish people:
Turkish simplicity and hospitality, the folk have "guest, blessed," said the guest, the first to honor the butter tea, and set up a "West Buy Day" (inserted with butter flowers fried noodles box) end! On a plate of large pieces of fat meat, at the same time in the fat meat insert a knife, and then tied with a white wool wine pot for the guests to pour wine, in order to express auspiciousness.
Some places also have guests arrive, the first three cups of wine, called "good luck three cups of wine"; send off the guests should also be three cups of wine, called "three cups of wine on the horse". When drinking, there is the custom of singing while drinking, in order to drink and get drunk as fast as possible. If you can't drink, you should dip your middle finger into three drops and play three times in the air.
Expanded Information
The Tuscany taboos
It is taboo to urinate or defecate in the animal pens. It is taboo for people who have been to the moon room, as well as those in mourning and women to enter the temple hall or the Buddha Hall at home. Women are not allowed to pass in front of their elders without wearing a hat or a long shirt. It is taboo to pour tea for guests from a cracked bowl. Going out of town or to do a wedding, go out in the morning and run into empty buckets, wear back bucket, considered unlucky, must return to another day to go.
Ann the new door, or a seriously ill person at home, gave birth to a child, etc., outsiders can not enter the yard, the door on a side of red paper or inserted cypress branches, to show that the door jitters. When you are a guest at a Turkish family's home, you must greet them with a shout before entering the house; otherwise, you are considered rude. After entering the house, you must take off your shoes on the bed, otherwise it is disrespectful to the host. It is taboo for the Tu people to joke with unmarried girls, and they cannot spit or blow their noses in the bedroom.
The Turks do not eat horse, mule or dog meat. It is forbidden to urinate or defecate in livestock pens. You cannot take off your hat in front of your elders. Children are not allowed to visit the door during the mourning period. Family members do not wear red and green clothes within a year after the death, do not celebrate the New Year's Eve. Early in the morning out of the house to avoid meeting picking empty buckets, carrying empty baskets of people. Women giving birth to children avoid door. Prohibit drying clothes on the warp beam pole. Do not use a cracked or gaping bowl to guests tea and rice.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Turkish People