What are the customs of Xiangxi? What are the customs of Hunan?

There are many customs.

What you find on the Internet is only the tip of the iceberg.

Moreover, some customs vary from prefecture to prefecture. Some customs are not very easy to describe in Mandarin.

On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, a maple tree (or pine, chestnut and other tree pockets) burned in the stove of every household in rural Changsha, called "Nian Cailao". On the first day of the Lunar New Year, every family starts at the time of the rooster's crow, men, women and children change into new clothes, and the male owner with the highest rank burns incense to open the door, and firecrackers are firecracked, which is called "out of the sky", or to open the door of wealth.

2. The Tujia people in Xiangxi have to celebrate three times a year, the 29th (or 28th) of the lunar month is "catching up with the New Year", the 25th of June of the lunar calendar is the "June year", and the first day of October is the "October year".

3. The Bai people in the area of Zhangjiajie City have the traditional custom of holding the torch festival on the 25th day of June of the lunar calendar every year.

4. During the New Year, on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month every year, the whole family rests and gathers for dinner, which is called "Children's New Year". Every family prepares New Year's goods, makes tofu, kills New Year's pigs, sends New Year's festivals, prepares dim sum, stir-fried dry tea, writes Spring Festival couplets, and ties lanterns, and is very busy.

5. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was known as the Shangyuan Festival in ancient times, also known as the Lantern Festival. Changsha Lamp Market, many kinds of lanterns with paper paste, or hanging courtyards, or columns of streets. On that day, every family lit candles in the corner of the stove, and every household cooked Lantern Festival, and the naughty children played with lanterns.

In addition to lighting candles in the dark corners of the pigpen, dog kennels, and chickens, the farmers also lit fires at the edge of the fields, intending to get rid of insects and pray for a good harvest.

Hunan Flower Drum Opera, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hunan Flower Drum Opera art has developed greatly, and the repertoire such as "Playing the Gong", "Mending the Pot", and "Bang Hai Chopping" arranged and created by the Hunan Flower Drum Theater are deeply loved by the people all over the country. In 2008, Flower Drum Opera was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Hunan has the following customs:

1. Huxiang culture.

It refers to a historical and cultural form with distinctive characteristics, relative stability and inheritance relationship. Of course, it also refers to the cultural heritage precipitated by thousands of years of history in Hunan. Different places and different folk customs have formed different cultures, which are worth a beating.

2. Dialect culture.

Hunan dialect refers to the dialects in Hunan, including Chinese dialects.

Including Hunan language, southwest official dialect, Gan language, Hakka language.

In addition, there are also Shonan vernacular dialects and vernacular dialects that have not yet been determined. Ethnic minorities in Hunan.

The main languages are the Xiangxi sub-dialect of Miao language, Longshan native dialect, Baojing native dialect, Mengzi dialect, Kam dialect, Mian dialect and Zhuang dialect of Tujia language.

3. Festival culture.

Hunan is a multi-ethnic province with 56 ethnic groups in the country.

There are residents living in the territory. Ethnic minorities in Hunan are mainly distributed in the remote areas of western Hunan, southern Hunan and eastern Hunan Province, and each ethnic minority has its own ethnic language, customs and religious beliefs.

4. Marriage culture.

Hunan is a multi-ethnic province with Han, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Dong, and Bai ethnic groups.

51 ethnic groups, including the Hui. Among them, there are nine ethnic groups, including Han, Miao, Tujia, Dong, Yao, Hui, Zhuang and Bai, and most of the ethnic minorities live in the mountainous areas of western Xiangxi, southern Hunan and eastern Xiangdong.

The Tujia wedding is unique, the girl sings the "crying wedding song" when she gets married, the girl and her mother sing the "sedan chair song" when sending off the relatives, and the newlyweds enter the cave room, and the singer sings the "congratulatory song" and "guest song".

5. Food culture.

Hunan cuisine is a local cuisine with a long history in China. It is the eight major cuisines of Han food culture.

One. Hunan cuisine has a long history, as early as the Han Dynasty, it has formed a cuisine, and the cooking skills have reached a very high level.

Hunan is located in the central and southern regions of China, with a warm climate, abundant rainfall and superior natural conditions. Xiangxi is mountainous, rich in bamboo shoots, mushrooms and mountain delicacies; The southeast of Hunan is hilly and basin, with well-developed domestic husbandry and sideline fisheries; Xiangbei is the famous Dongting Lake Plain, known as it"The land of fish and rice"。

6. Traditional architecture in Hunan.

Xiangxi is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, in the border areas of Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces. The unique way of life combines the architectural materials of the mountainous area, the new natural environment and the economic development background of society to create a unique architectural art. Such as halls, fire ponds, doors, window lattices, column heads, ceilings, etc., collectively referred to as Xiangxi folk houses or folk house culture.

7. Hunan Hunan Opera.

Hunan opera originated from the Yiyang cavity of the Ming Dynasty, and later absorbed the Kun cavity.

Pi Huang and other vocal cavities form a multi-vocal cavity drama that includes high cavity, low brand, Kun cavity, and random playing. The repertoire is mainly high-pitched and indiscriminate, skillfully combined with folk art and local language, and rich in Hunan folk local characteristics, such as "The Pipa Story".

The White Rabbit", "The Moon Worship", etc.

The customs of Hunan are very colorful, and the most representative of them are Hunan embroidery and Hunan opera. Hunan embroidery is a traditional handicraft in Hunan, famous for its exquisite and delicate colors and bright colors. Hunan opera is a traditional opera in Hunan, which is deeply loved by people for its unique singing and performance style.

In addition, there are many other traditional customs in Hunan, such as dragon boat races, lantern festivals, Dragon Boat Festival, and so on. These activities can not only showcase the cultural heritage of Hunan, but also attract many tourists to watch and participate.

In general, the customs and culture of Hunan are very rich and colorful, and they are not only the spiritual wealth of the Hunan people, but also an important part of the Chinese national culture.

The customs of Hunan are very rich and diverse. Here are some of the characteristics of Hunan's customs:

1.Changsha crispy stinky tofu: one of Hunan's traditional snacks, known for its unique production process and taste.

2.Hunan Food: Hunan's food culture is very rich and diverse, with chili peppers as the main seasoning, and the taste is fresh and spicy.

3.Dragon Boat Race: The Dragon Boat Race in Hunan is a traditional folk sport that is usually held during the Dragon Boat Festival.

4.Yueyang Tower: Yueyang Tower in Hunan is one of the landmark buildings in Hunan and one of the representatives of ancient Chinese architecture.

5.Hunan Opera: One of the traditional forms of opera in Hunan, it is famous for its unique singing and performance style.

6.Walking streets: Hunan's urban centers usually have bustling pedestrian streets that attract a large number of tourists and local residents.

8.Hunan Folk Houses: Most of the traditional residential buildings in Hunan are wooden structures, with a unique Hunan style.

Overall, Hunan's customs are full of unique local characteristics and cultural charm that attract tourists from all over the world.

1. Drink oil tea.

In the Dong Autonomous Region of Hunan Passage County has the custom of "drinking tea banquet", when the beautiful Dong girl entertains guests, she will often offer a cup of oil tea prepared by herself, to welcome the distinguished guests from afar, the general user of oil tea glutinous rice, tea beans and tea oil cooking, sweet and delicious, it is worth noting that in Dong Township, it is best to drink oil tea with only one chopstick, in order to show sincerity.

2. June Six Mountain Song Festival.

The festival originated in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, and is a traditional custom inherited by Miao, Dong and other ethnic minorities for thousands of years. Legend living in the local ethnic minorities in the long-term production and life, often in the farming and cultivation of the singing of mountain songs to help the fun, the mountain songs often reveal the power of happiness and encouragement, in the Qing Dynasty Qianlong five years, the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, Miao Township Chengbu broke out a peasant uprising, the villagers to the mountain songs to boost morale, since then the "June Six Mountain Song Festival" gradually evolved into a local festival, inherited to this day.

Since then, June 6 has become an annual event in the Chengbu area of Shaoyang, when the singing is lovely, the songs are sung, and it is very lively.

1. Hengyang New Year's customs: close the door of wealth and sit on the New Year.

The Hengyang area has its own unique customs during the Spring Festival, and the 30th day is called "Chinese New Year's Eve". Today's lunch is extremely sumptuous, that is, the so-called "reunion dinner". At night, after receiving the order of the god of the stove, the door is closed, which is called "closing the door of wealth".

Put out the pre-prepared dim sum and fruits, the whole family sits around the fireplace, talks while eating, beckons the children in advance to avoid speaking unlucky words, and gives the New Year's money until late at night, and some stay awake all night, called "sitting on the year".

2. Zhuzhou New Year's customs: open the door cannon.

In the early morning of the first day of the new year, the first thing every household did was to scramble to fight"Open the door cannon", the whole city is full of firecrackers, symbolizing the old and welcoming the new and receiving blessings, commonly said"New Year"。Hit"Open the door cannon"There is also a convention, generally a string of small firecrackers is put first, called"Hundred cannons"；Then put double firecrackers, and the big firecrackers are only released three times, which means that the epidemic disaster of the year can be lifted, and it means that the New Year will be received. It is required that all three shots sound, the sound is loud and crisp, and it is the most auspicious.

Vulgar belief hits"Open the door cannon"The sooner the better, symbolizing that whatever you do this year will go well, you will get rich, and the farmer will have a good harvest.

3. Zhuzhou New Year's customs: worship tea.

On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, there is still a custom called tea worship on Dongtou Island. Worship tea is to boil red dates, longan, rice cakes, etc. into sweet tea"Red date tea", take its auspicious meaning: red dates - the days are getting more and more prosperous, longan - family reunion, safe and smooth, rice cakes - step by step.

4. Xiangtan New Year's customs: the dragon dance lantern must first be "solitaire".

There are many New Year's customs in the Xiangtan area, which are ancient and simple. From the first day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, whether it is a rural or a town, you can see dragon lanterns everywhere. The dragon dance lantern must first be "solitaire".

That is, the invitation was sent from door to door, and all the people who received the invitation went into the house in turn to dance the dragon lantern to congratulate them. After solitaire, the dragon dance begins. The dragon rises with the bulge, tossing and jumping, and has the potential to soar through the clouds and fog.

When it is cheerful, the lights swim in the tornado, which makes people dizzy.

5. Changde New Year's customs: send the god of the stove.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, according to legend, on the day when the Bodhisattva (Stove God) went to heaven to report the good and evil of a family to the Jade Emperor, each family lit a pot lamp, burned incense and worshipped, prayed to the Stove God to play good deeds, drive away fire, and at the same time sent to the usual home to worship the gods. After sending the gods, the gods were not at home, there were no taboos, and they began to be busy. But if there is a funeral at home, it will not be sent to God back then.

The customs of Hunan include the incense jumping festival, going out of the sky, rowing boats, girls' festivals, mountain song festivals and so on.

1. Incense Jumping Festival.

The Miao people not only worship Shennong before the beginning of autumn when the harvest is final, but also hold a festival of Shennong after the autumn harvest is completed, and the Miao people valley is called jumping incense. The incense jumping festival is generally held in the tenth lunar month after autumn. The festival is generally one day and one night, in addition to sacrificing to the god of grains and Shennong, but also to dance incense dance.

2. Go out of the sky.

The people of Nanyue Hengshan have always respected the fire god Zhurong. Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when the New Year's bell rings, people will go to the local Nanyue Temple from each family, and pay homage to the first pillar of incense of the New Year to Zhurong, hoping for good luck in the New Year.

3. Dry boating.

Chu Dixiang commemorated Qu Yuan with dragon boat racing, while Nanyue people commemorated it with dry boats. The dry boat is made of bamboo, and then it is made of colored cloth to beautify, and people stand in the ** of the dry boat. The two boats are tied to the performers by ropes or other objects.

In this way, the performer can walk while paddling.

4. Girl's Day.

Miao Girls' Day is like February 14, Western Valentine's Day, Chinese Valentine's Day, and this day is their "confession day" for young men and women of the Miao nationality. In addition to eating black rice on Girls' Day, the Miao people also celebrate by drinking soju rice wine and singing big songs. During the day, they would sing love songs to each other in a tea shed in a secluded place in the woods.

5. Mountain Song Festival.

Located in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, Nanshan Ranch Slippery Bird has a vast grassland and is known as China's second Hulunbuir. In the fifth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, a peasant uprising broke out in Chengbu of Miao Township, and the villagers used mountain songs to boost morale.

Dietary customs refer to the customs and habits related to eating behaviors, which are group eating behaviors under certain environments and conditions. Hunan's specific natural and social historical conditions have formed Hunan's unique food customs.

1. In Hunan, "eating" has a relatively rich social connotation. First of all, in people's weddings and funerals, food is always an important content. Secondly, "eating" is also one of the important means of social interaction, friends interact with each other, must be hospitalized, in order to show the host's enthusiasm, boldness.

2. In terms of dietary structure, Hunan people's daily diet is generally based on rice as the staple food, and in terms of non-staple food, vegetables are the main food in rural areas, while meat and fruits are relatively large in urban areas. Hunan people also like to make some pickled vegetables, dried vegetables, pickles, mustards, and cured vegetables according to the season, and whenever a guest arrives, they must always be served on the table to show the housewife's craftsmanship and housekeeping ability.

3. Hunan is sour and spicy. Whether it is three meals on weekdays or a restaurant banquet, there must always be one or two chili dishes. The Miao people in Xiangxi and the Dong compatriots on the border of Hunan, Guizhou and Guizhou have long used sauerkraut as their home dish.

Hunan people's sour and spicy style forms the unique sour and spicy taste in Hunan cuisine. Among the many seasoning methods of Hunan cuisine, the most important thing is the sour and spicy taste.

In addition, Hunan people also like to eat bitter tastes. Bitter dishes such as Liuyang tempeh and bitter gourd are quite popular in Hunan.

Fourth, Hunan people are delicious and peculiar. In Hunan, mussel shell meat and snail meat have always been regarded as delicious, and stinky tofu and strange beans are also popular. In recent years, beer duck, bullwhip, and sheep whip have also had quite a few diners in Changsha.

Especially in Xiangxi, snakes, rats, loaches, eels, tadpoles, and even all kinds of insects are among the fried foods and are regarded as precious food.