Does anyone know the customs and folklore of Xiangxi???

Hunan Xiangxi Miao people marry daughters, the customs here are very special, unique in the country.

Hunan Xiangxi folk cultural activities, the oldest local folk tradition, are worth seeing.

Chase the corpse and go down to the Gu Peach Blossom is the 3 monsters in Xiangxi. It is recommended to find out, it is very interesting!

Xiangxiang folk customs.

Paste Spring Festival couplets and New Year's paintings.

In the old days, red notes such as "good luck for travel", "make money for me", and "come from all directions" were posted. After the 50s, more Spring Festival couplets and New Year paintings were pasted.

Chinese New Year taboo. I don't sweep the floor on the first day of the Lunar New Year, for fear of sweeping away my fortune. It is taboo to "slow down", that is, it is forbidden to say "death", "illness", "disaster", "kill", "cry", "ghost", and occasionally say it, and the listener must use auspicious words to rush to each other. Do not break the bowl, if the guest picks up the hot tea and beats the bowl, say "send it, send it".

Do not take medicine and injections, do not borrow money to collect debts, do not move the soil and dung, and do not cry and be angry.

Burn insects and ants.

With the Lantern Festival, incense sticks dipped in oil are lit in every corner of each house, or children light pine oil Mingzi and chant: "Burn the worms and ants to the sky, and the rats to bathe in the river!" Some families also have the custom of "quenching soup" to dispel evil spirits, "quenching soup" is also known as "purification", using pebbles or iron balls to burn red in the fire, and putting it into vinegar to produce smoke and aroma, which has the effect of sterilization and disinfection.

In some places, people were sent to light bonfires in the mountains and wilderness on this night to double the atmosphere of the show.

Xiangxiang folk are known as "big opera team", "Changsha team" or "Xiangtan team".

Xiangshan Park, Mount Emei Scenic Area, Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area, Lushan Mountain, Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area, etc.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival" and "Lantern Festival". Legend has it that a hunter shot the god goose sent by the Jade Emperor to the mortal world, and the Jade Emperor ordered to send the heavenly soldiers to the world to set fire to the world that night, and a fairy secretly told the news to the world, and everyone discussed lighting up the lanterns on this night to confuse the Jade Emperor to withdraw the original intention, and the Jade Emperor really hit the plan. Since then, the lights have been lit every year, and there is often a curfew in the old society, and this night can not be helped, which is called "putting the night".

Gradually evolved into a lamp, often first of all, children and children compared, to see whose lanterns are interesting, the number of people involved slowly increased, forming a "temple" and "temple" ratio, village to village ratio, ?with ?Compare, compare this side of the river with the other side of the river, compare whose lamp is brighter and bigger, and finally compare who burns the fire bigger, and the time is longer.

Some people even donate the whole pile of firewood to burn, and they don't think it's a pity. If you don't win, you will "move troops" and engage in small fights. In 1986, the lights on the shore of Tanshi Town made full use of electrification, and the lights reflected half the sky.

Approaching the ancient spring planting customs of the Miao people in Xiangxi, Hunan.

Have you ever seen the traditional kissing custom of a small group of Tujia people in Xiangxi, Hunan?