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The characteristic folk customs of the Spring Festival in southern Fujian are:
1. Preparation before the Chinese New Year.
On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, commonly known as "the gods descend", the people of southern Fujian need to set up a case to worship in front of the gods. This is because after the gods stationed at home temporarily returned to the heavenly court, the Jade Emperor sent the heavenly gods down to inspect the good and evil in the world. Therefore, every household should set up an incense table to welcome the gods.
2. Chinese New Year's Eve of Hokkien people.
Hokkien people call Chinese New Year's Eve "Erjiu Twilight" and "New Year's Pocket". On Chinese New Year's Eve, in addition to pasting the Spring Festival, two rings of red paper are placed on both sides of the door, which is called "door cane". On that day, the elders will urge the younger ones to take a bath and change their clothes early, and wash and dry their clothes before nightfall, so that they cannot be wet for the New Year.
3. Paste Spring Festival couplets.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, people remove the old Spring Festival Couplets and Fu characters from all the doors of their homes and put on brand new Spring Couplets. In some areas, the Spring Festival couplets are generally pasted by the men of the family. In this way, the family became new and happy.
4. Respect for God.
Worship the heavens is the most solemn ceremony on the first day of the first month of each year, the first day of the new year to worship the heavens, pray to the heavens, this year's harvest is safe.
5. Open the right. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the family gathers together to "play the side stove" for a reunion dinner, and the elders of the family will first give red envelopes to the children in the family, and then the fire jumping group.
6, He Zheng. In the early morning, men, women and children of all ages get up to wash and put on the new clothes that have been prepared for a long time. For breakfast, the family eats noodles and eggs, and eats eggs to remove shells, which is intended to remove mildew and welcome auspiciousness, and noodles symbolize longevity.
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The 2023 Xiamen Fantawild Lantern Festival activities include: marquee; guess the lantern riddle; Folk cultural and creative market, amusement park. 1. Marquee:
On the night of Shangyuan, every household is lit up, among which the "marquee" is the most popular among men, women and children. "Marquee" inside and outside two layers, dynamic and static combined, the inner layer is cylindrical, carved hollow, painted with myths and legends, dream stories, dragon dance and galloping horses and other figures, there are windmills turning, there are pillars, the next is a needle, next to the candle or oil lamp, by the hot air flow material to drive the windmill rotation, so that the inner layer of the pattern circulates and rotates, its shadow is cast to the immovable outer layer, vivid and lively, full of dynamics. 2. Guess the lantern riddle:
The flaming red lanterns were hung high at the event site, and there was a festive atmosphere, some people stopped in front of the lantern riddles to ponder, and some people joked with friends and ......The event was lively. The more than 3,000 lantern riddles launched by the event are all original, with novel themes, rich meanings, and close to life. 3. Folk cultural and creative market, amusement park:
The Xiamen Lantern Festival Folk Culture Festival will empower the new landmark of cultural tourism with the characteristic folk culture of southern Fujian - Sea World, fashion interpretation, wonderful temple fairs, creative lighting, good performances, interactive tours and cultural creativity, inject new vitality into the business district, promote the recovery of the Yingchang consumer market, and bring a Lantern Festival cultural stage full of New Year's flavor to the general public. Other interesting places in Xiamen: 1. Gulangyu Island and Xiamen Botanical Garden:
Gulangyu Island is a small island with an area of square kilometers, opposite Xiamen across the Lu River. Because there is a reef more than two meters high and a cave on the beach in the southwest of the island, whenever the tide surges, the waves hit the reef, the sound is like a drum, people call it "Gulang Stone", and Gulangyu Island is named because of this. 2. Huandao Road:
Many friends who come to Xiamen are rushing to come to Huandao Road to see the sea view, Huandao Road is 43 kilometers long, with 6 lanes in both directions. Locals call it the five-color road: the blue sea, the golden beach, the green grass, the red runway, and the gray road.
There are many scenic spots along the way, such as Hulishan Fort, Coconut Wind Village, International Convention and Exhibition Center, Wuyuan Bay, etc., all of which are very beautiful. Cycling around the island is a great experience.
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The customs of the Spring Festival in southern Fujian are:
1. Dust Day.
There is a custom of dusting the day during the New Year in southern Fujian, which is the year-end cleaning. In order to welcome the New Year, people sweep the dust and cobwebs on the corner beams of the house, and at the same time, they also use "tablecloths" to clean various farm tools and items. Of course, the main purpose of "dust" is to clean up so that you can have a refreshing New Year, but also to drive away diseases, sweep away plagues, and pray for peace in the coming year.
2. Steamed bowl cake.
After the "Dust" Festival, many people in many places in southern Fujian, in order to have a good Spring Festival, but also to steam "bowl cake", this "bowl cake" is also called "hair cake". In the Hokkien language, the rice cake is the more "fa", the better, because "fa" means to be rich and developed. Steaming "bowl cake" must first be "fermented", so "bowl cake" means to be able to develop and make a fortune.
3. Respect for God.
Worship the heavenly prince is the most solemn ceremony on the first day of the first month of the first month of each year in southern Fujian, the first day of the new year to worship the heavens, pray to the heavens, this year's harvest is safe. As soon as the time of Zizheng (zero o'clock) arrives, the sound of firecrackers everywhere is loud, people set up a case in the hall of the house, put on the offerings such as three animals, fruits, tea, and gold, burn three incense, light candles, worship "Tiangong", and worship the ancestors.
4. Add dishes and chopsticks.
When Hokkien people eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, they want to "add bowls and chopsticks", that is, the bowls and chopsticks on the table must be in pairs, and there must be several more bowls and several pairs of chopsticks, prepared for relatives who have not yet come, arranged in a double number, in pairs, and a few more pairs of chopsticks, indicating that there is "leftover" every year ("leftover" in Hokkien is the same as the word "spring").
5. Tie the shirt belt.
In southern Fujian, wedding banquets, full moon wine and other "table" occasions, as long as there are children attending, the host family has to wrap a small red envelope for the children, which is called "tie shirt belt" in southern Fujian. Tie the red thread on the child's clothes for good luck.
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