South Fujian and southern Fujian pay great attention to traditional folk festivals, and the customs are basically the same as those in Taiwan.
Spring Festival: The first day of the first lunar month is the most important traditional festival of the year. Before the festival, every household will post Spring Festival couplets. On New Year’s Eve, the family will have a New Year’s Eve dinner around the stove (hot pot). Some people stayed asleep all night, called "Shouqing". Elders distribute red envelopes to underage children, called "New Year's Money". In the early morning of the first day of the lunar month, firecrackers were lit to "open up". People put on new clothes and went to the family of relatives to pay New Year's greetings in order according to seniority. When they met friends on the road, they had to congratulate each other on the new occasion. When guests come to their home, they should treat sweet tea, candies and candied fruits. If the guests bring children, they will give them tangerines and fruits. On the third day of the first lunar month, it is regarded as the day of sorrow relief for the new mourning family, and generally does not visit or go out to celebrate the New Year.
0 09 Tiangong’s birth : On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the overseas Chinese in southern Fujian generally performs " Tiangong birth". The so-called "Heavenly God" is the supreme ruler of the "Heavenly Court". Respecting "God" is earlier than that, the people prepare the "three animals" on the eighth day of the lunar month, and the big rooster is indispensable, and the rooster's tail cannot be removed. The table where tributes are placed is often tied with embroidered brocade, which is the "table circumference". Before the end, you have to burn gold paper. Tiangong gold is a very large size and very many.
Lantern Festival: On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, southern Fujian is also known as the "Shangyuan Festival" or "Lantern Festival". Quanzhou commonly known as Shangyuan Xiao Year Dou , it is very grand. It once again set off a festival climax after the first day of the first lunar month. From the new year to the hope, it put a perfect end to the series of folk activities of the Spring Festival. There are many customs for the Lantern Festival in Quanzhou, mainly lantern activities. At night, parents often take their children to the streets to watch the scenery. In recent years, it has become a common practice to hold the "Ludao Lantern Festival" in Zhongshan Park, Xiamen. People often have activities such as dragon lanterns and lion dances; Quanzhou city holds "Lantern Festival" and street-step activities, and Nan'an also holds related activities such as Lantern Festival Cultural Street. During the Lantern Festival, temples in southern Fujian have prepared some small and small "longevity turtles" specially steamed from rice noodles or flour. Together with believers, they beg for them last year and returned this year for believers to beg for the turtles. The reason why people come here to beg for turtles is to pray for peace and longevity, to do business and make a fortune, etc.
Qingming Festival : People should visit tombs and worship ancestors according to customs. In the past, when we visited the tombs, we would offer paper to the dark, but now we are gradually replacing it with wreaths or bouquets. Ten days before and after the Qingming Festival, the cemetery and ashes rooms are open for people to pay tribute. Eating moist cakes and Qingming rice cakes during the Qingming Festival is a legacy of the ancient cold food diet customs.
Dragon Boat Festival: On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, it is commonly known as the "May Day" in southern Fujian. In the past, it was rare to use wormwood at the door of every house, sprinkle realgar wine at home, and wear scented bags for children to exorcise evil spirits. But people are still accustomed to turning and drying clothes, doing big cleaning on this day, and retaining the custom of eating rice dumplings and racing dragon boats. For example: Quangang Dragon Boat and Jimei Dragon Boat are places where dragon boat competitions have been organized over the years, and it will be very lively at that time.
中文: The seventh day of the seventh lunar month can be said to be the only festival among traditional Chinese festivals that belong to women. At noon on the Chinese Valentine's Day, worship the Qi Niangma (that is, the seventh daughter of the Emperor of Heaven). In the old days, people had to prepare seven plates of fruits and vegetables, seven pieces of fat and pollen, seven pairs of scissors, seven pillars of incense, seven wine cups, seven pairs of chopsticks, and seven small paper bridges. It seems that people in Quanzhou invited all the six sisters of Qi Niangma to celebrate the "Qi Niangma's birth", so the offerings are counted as seven. People in Quanzhou also regarded Qi Niangma as the goddess who protected the growth of young children and young children. On the first Qixi Festival, they worshiped Qi Niangma as the mother of the gift (i.e., godmother), and called the new gift. The contract was not terminated until the age of 16, and called the deed. At that time, certain ceremonies were held.
Zhongyuan Festival: The seventh month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the Guizai month. Taoist legend says that at this time, there are many scattered ghosts in the underworld. They have been hungry for a long time and often go to the world to find food at this time. Therefore, on this day, the people must prepare sumptuous dishes, respect the ancestors and ancestors in their own halls and worship the foundation master, the Tudigong and the relevant gods. At the door of this house, another table was placed in the evening, with all the dishes, meat and wine, and a large number of them, so as to respect the scattered ghosts. They also prepared all the underworld coins, gold and silver paper, and these scattered coins were burned after the ceremony and burned to the "good brothers" of the scattered souls.
Pudu: The seventh month of the lunar calendar is the monthly order for the public to be called "Pudu". The so-called "Pudu" means "Pudu" to save all living beings. One of the main contents of "Pudu" is to give rich dishes, wine and food to the ownerless lonely ghosts. Those who unfortunately died in natural disasters become "Pudu" and become wandering people in the underworld. These ghosts wander around, sometimes disturbing the world and causing disasters. The universal act is to give alms, food and clothing, so that all living beings in the mortal world will not be disturbed by these masterless and lonely ghosts and will be uneasy. Each village has its own general holiday, from the first day of July to the end of the month, it will be divided into daily areas. On the day of Pudu, the village of Pudu often invites relatives and friends who come to the village to watch the fun.
Mid-Autumn Festival: The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is the day when people reunite their families or miss their relatives and friends far away. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to watching the moon and eating Mid-Autumn mooncakes, southern Fujianese also have a folk activity of "playing with cakes and fighting for the top scholars" passed down from Zheng Chenggong to expel the Hebrew and recovering Taiwan. It is very distinctive and full of fun. Mid-Autumn Festival cakes are 63 pieces in each box, and they are divided into 6 types, representing the top scholars, second students, Tanhua, Jinshi, Juren, and scholars in the ancient imperial examinations (commonly known as the top scholar, opposite hall, three reds, four entries, two entries, and one entries in the "Fighting the Top Scholar" activity). Each person takes turns to throw 6 dice into the bowl and get the cake according to the points of the dice thrown into the bowl, so he is lucky to finally win the "No. 1 pick". For more than three hundred years, this fun-filled activity has been circulating among the folks in southern Fujian. There are also some customs with local characteristics during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Quanzhou, such as listening to incense on the moonlit night, throwing stones, burning "Tazi", and respecting "Kongming Lanterns".
Double Ninth Festival : The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the "Double Ninth Festival". According to traditional Chinese customs, the ninth day of the ninth month is known as the number of nine nine. Therefore, Chongjiu is also called Chongyang. Since it is a traditional folk festival, it has been called Chongyang Festival for all generations. On September 9th, the people went to the nearby hills to climb high, pick chrysanthemums, etc. In recent years, the ancient festival has injected new content, that is, this traditional festival is designated as "Old Man's Day", which adds new content to the ancient traditional festival and gives new meanings.
Winter Solstice Festival: Every household worships ancestors and eats "Winter Solstice Round" or "Round Zi". Winter Solstice Festival, also known as Winter Festival. The Winter Solstice is one of the 24 solar terms, and is particularly valued by people. People in Quanzhou call the Winter Solstice "The Little New Year's Bow". On the morning of the Winter Festival, you should cook sweet pill soup to worship your ancestors, and then use sweet pill soup as your breakfast for your family. Some families even leave a few rice balls after the meal and stick them to the door, which is called "respect for the door god". People in Quanzhou take pills, calling the Lantern Festival "First Pills (round)" and the Winter Festival "First Pills (round)" so that the beginning and end are round, which means that the whole family will be perfect from beginning to end all year round.
tail teeth section: "tail teeth" means the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month. It originated from the custom of worshiping Tudigong on the second and sixteenth days of each month on the lunar month to "make teeth" (using offerings to "beat teeth"), and it is called "tail teeth" by the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month at the end of the lunar year. On the day of "Taila", merchants and farmers should not only worship gods, but also entertain their own employees and servants. They should also make the final decision today on whether to continue hiring one person in the next year. So, this is a day of comfort and a day of politeness.
New Year’s Eve: Quanzhou is commonly known as New Year’s Dok, which is the last day of the lunar year, and also refers to the last night. The festival customs on Quanzhou New Year's Eve mainly include worshiping ancestors, posting Spring Festival couplets, eating reunion dinners, sharing New Year's money, "jumping on a brazier", and celebrating the year and staying up with the New Year. On New Year's Eve, every household should place New Year's Eve dinner on the halls and tables in the room. Red oranges, red eggs, rice cakes, coins, etc. are pressed on the meal, and "spring flowers" (or spring branches) are inserted, symbolizing surplus every year, good luck, and wealth. Three animals are also used to offer fruits to worship the gods and the Kitchen Lord in the hall, commonly known as worshiping the New Year. After the housework is cleaned, the whole family gathers together to welcome the spring. The lights are bright at night. It is commonly said that staying at the beginning of the year can prolong the life of parents or elders, so it is also called sitting for a long time.
Buddha's birthday : It is a unique traditional festival in southern Fujian, and the festive atmosphere is even better than that in the Spring Festival. It is a unique folk custom in southern Fujian and has been inherited from the southern Fujian area for generations. Especially the Quanzhou area is paying more attention.Every year on the Buddha's birthday, he or she sang opera for about three days. The custom of "going incense and begging for fire" was held, and the custom of welcoming gods and celebrating Buddhahood was also very popular. The so-called "indulge incense and begging for fire" means organizing many good men and women to hold grand ceremonies and lined up to the ancestral temple of the Buddha's clone to retrieve the immortal incense. On the day of "going incense and begging for fire", in the vast team, there are all kinds of flags, drums, music and blowing, magic sedan chairs, stilts, horse teams, makeup pavilions, flags, gongs, drums, and guns, all in the market. Sometimes, there are people who jump the gods and poke the knife, and the scene is very magnificent.
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