1. An essay on Meizhou’s Spring Festival customs
An essay on Meizhou’s Spring Festival customs: Our country has one of the most important festivals of the year, which is the ancient "Spring Festival".
"The New Year is the most solemn and joyful festival of the year". Meizhou Hakka people regard the New Year as the most solemn and joyful festival of the year. People start preparing for the New Year very early.
In September and October, sweet potato slices and rice cake slices are dried for frying and stir-frying during the New Year. As soon as the "Winter Solstice" arrives, wine begins to be steamed.
On the 30th day of the new year, every household will steam sugar cakes, make rice crackers, butcher pigs, make tofu, slaughter chickens, etc. to welcome the new year happily. We call this custom "sacrifice to the stove". Every time we sacrifice the stove on December 23rd, we have to clean the stove after the evening of the 23rd, take down the old stove and burn it, and burn it on the morning of the 30th. New portraits are put up, and gifts and greetings are given. Wine, meat, candies, sugar cane, rice crackers, etc. must be placed. Incense, candles, and paper cannons are burned in front of the stove.
Following the "Sacrifice to the Stove", there is also another custom, that is, "Entering the New Year Realm". Every time it comes to the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, we enter the "Nian Realm" and step up preparations to celebrate the New Year. People who go out have to rush home to celebrate the New Year. After reaching the age limit, children should be taught not to curse each other or say unlucky words.
Before and after entering the new year, you should choose an auspicious day to sweep and clean the house. It is necessary to clean the kitchen tables and benches, wash and dry the bedding and mosquito nets, and celebrate the new year cleanly.
"Celebrating the New Year" is a custom that everyone is familiar with. New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, is the most lively and joyful day during the New Year. On this morning, every household will worship Bodhisattva and worship gods.
On New Year’s Eve, portraits of ancestors should be hung in every hall, and bright red Spring Festival couplets should be pasted on the door. Red posters should be pasted on barn doors, in front of poultry stalls, on furniture, beds, and beside water tanks. The note is called "Feng Sui" or "Shanghong". From the beginning of the Chinese New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, recreational activities continue in various places, mostly dragon lantern parades and lion dances. Some activities start on the first or second day of the first lunar month.
Before the dragon lantern and lion teams arrive, they will post a message in advance and give them red envelopes and snacks after they arrive. Various customs during the New Year make the flavor of the New Year more intense. Customs are an essential part of the New Year and the most meaningful part of the New Year. 2. A 600-word essay on the customs of the Hakka people in Meizhou during the Spring Festival
On December 25th, it is called the "New Year's Eve". During the first two days of the "New Year's Eve", every household will worship the Kitchen God. That is to say, the Kitchen God is sent to heaven to report his duties to the Jade Emperor. Of course, most families do not have a Kitchen God installed in them now, but in rural households in the countryside, there is still a Kitchen God statue installed on their kitchen stoves. It is said that the Kitchen God is a supervisory god sent by the Jade Emperor to every house to monitor the good and evil in the world, so everyone respects the Kitchen God very much. Gifts to the Kitchen God are generally hosted by housewives, and sacrifices to the Kitchen God must include cereals, candies, and the like. Grains are a hint that the Kitchen God will talk more about grain harvests in the world after he ascends to heaven. I remember when I was a child, my grandmother would twist incense and recite in a low voice: "A cup of tea and three sticks of incense will send the Lord Zao off to heaven; Lord Zao goes to heaven to say good things, and every day he comes down to earth to bring good luck." It is said that the day to send off Lord Zao is not Every family is the same, but different people are different. The general distinction is: official three, civilian four, and "bastards" five and six. That is, the official family is twenty-three, and the civilian family is twenty-four. As for the low-class people who are "bastards", they are twenty-five and twenty-six. Two days, this is an ancient routine. We Hakka people probably come from official families, and we always send stoves on the 23rd.
Since the time when the Kitchen God was sent to heaven, the old man has not allowed his family members to curse at random, and he has tried not to say any unlucky words. If you want to repair a house, you don’t have to choose a date after entering the new year, you can start work at any time. In general, every household does a general cleaning on the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth, and steams sweet rice dumplings and makes steamed cakes on the twenty-seventh and eighth. In addition to making it for the whole family to enjoy, the woman's family will bring some sweet rice cakes and cakes as gifts to her sister's family. They will also use them to entertain guests to express their sweetness.
On New Year's Eve, every household kills chickens and ducks, and prepares several packages of fruits for the three animals. In addition to offering sacrifices to ancestors, they also go to worship in temples such as Tutu Bogong. In the morning, Spring Festival couplets are put up, and the most solemn thing is to worship the ancestors on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. Men, women, old and young gather in the communal houses and in front of the ancestor's shrine to twist incense and worship. At this time, there are firecrackers everywhere.
After paying respects to the grandfather on New Year's Eve, the whole family happily reunites for the New Year's Eve dinner. After the meal, everyone in the family can receive a red envelope from the parents, also called New Year's money.
Since ancient times, the Hakka people have had the custom of "diligence and thrift in housekeeping" and the concept of compassion in abstaining from killing animals. Therefore, on the first day of the new year, they do not eat meat or wine as the first meal of the year, which is to eat "vegetarian food". ". After breakfast, it is a common custom for the elderly to go to the temple to burn incense. Because the temple is full of incense, everyone prays to the gods for peace and blessings in the new year.
Return to my parents’ home on the second day of the Lunar New Year. I have been visiting relatives since the third year of junior high school. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, seven kinds of dishes are eaten. I like this very much, hehe~~ But Hakka people usually have the New Year's Eve on the fifth day of the lunar month, and the New Year is over... The Lantern Festival should not be counted as the New Year, as there will be lion dances at that time , and eat Yuanxiao, which is glutinous rice balls 3. Essay on Meizhou’s Spring Festival customs
Essay on Meizhou’s Spring Festival customs:
There is one of the most important festivals in our country in a year, and it is the ancient " Spring Festival". "The New Year is the most solemn and joyful festival of the year", Meizhou Hakka people regard the New Year as the most solemn and joyful festival of the year. People start preparing for the New Year very early. In September and October, sweet potato slices and rice cake slices are dried for frying and stir-frying during the New Year.
As soon as the "Winter Solstice" arrives, wine begins to be steamed. On the thirtieth day of the new year, every household will steam sugar cakes, make rice crackers, butcher pigs, make tofu, slaughter chickens, etc. to welcome the new year happily.
We call this custom "sacrifice to the stove". Every time we sacrifice the stove on December 23rd, we must clean the stove after the evening of the 23rd, take down the old stove and burn it. On the morning of the 30th, the new statue is put up, and wine and meat, candies, sugar cane, rice crackers, etc. are arranged, and incense, candles, and paper cannons are burned in front of the stove.
Following the "Sacrifice to the Stove", there is also another custom, that is, "Entering the New Year Realm". Every time it comes to the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, we enter the "Nian Realm" and step up preparations to celebrate the New Year. People who go out have to rush home to celebrate the New Year. After reaching the age limit, children should be taught not to curse each other or say unlucky words. Before and after entering the new year, you should choose an auspicious day to sweep and clean the house. It is necessary to clean the kitchen tables and benches, wash and dry the bedding and mosquito nets, and celebrate the new year cleanly.
"Celebrating the New Year" is a custom that everyone is familiar with. New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, is the most lively and joyful day during the New Year. On this morning, every household will worship Bodhisattva and worship gods. On New Year's Eve, portraits of ancestors should be hung in every hall, bright red Spring Festival couplets should be pasted on the door, and red notes should be pasted on barn doors, in front of poultry stalls, on furniture, beds, and beside water tanks, which is called "Signing the New Year." ", also called "Shanghong".
From the beginning of the Chinese New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, recreational activities continue in various places, mostly dragon lantern parades and lion dances. Some activities start on the first or second day of the first lunar month. Before the dragon lantern and lion teams arrive, they will be given
stickers in advance, and they will be given red envelopes and snacks after they arrive.
Various customs during the New Year make the flavor of the New Year more intense. Customs are an essential part of the New Year and the most meaningful part of the New Year. 4. An essay about "Meizhou Folk Culture" of more than 600 words
In traditional Meizhou, the common people retain the worship of the local water god, which is a relic of the totem belief of the early people.
The main local water gods worshiped include: "Uncle Immortal", Prince Meixi, Dragon King, Uncle Shuigang, etc. Temples or altars are scattered throughout the villages in the mountainous areas, and they are organized into village communities or clan settlements. The groups form belief circles and sacrificial circles of varying sizes. [2] Regarding Prince Chongxin of Meixi, academic circles have already introduced monographs [3][4], so I won’t go into details here.
The following is an introduction to local water gods such as "Immortal Uncle". During the investigation of folk customs in the Meizhou area in July and August 1996, the author found that there were believers of "immortal uncle" in villages on both sides of the Meijiang River, such as Xinpu Town in Jiaoling County and Songkou Town in Mei County.
First, we inspected Xinpu Town. With the help of Mr. Lin Qingshui, we inspected the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall (located in the upper village of the town). However, we saw that on the wall to the left of the gate of the ancestral hall was enshrined "Uncle Immortal". "Po's God", he immediately visited the boss of the Lin family. Later, during an inspection in Songkou Town, Meixian County, the same folk phenomenon was also found in the Chichang Hall of the Huangjia Daweiwu in Guanping Village.
Later, when I returned to school to talk about this matter with students, I heard that students from Xingning County, Pingyuan County, Wuhua County and other places reported that their hometowns also had similar folk beliefs. In other words, the belief in "immortal uncle" is relatively common in the mountainous areas of Meizhou.
In the old days, Meizhou called people engaged in the shipping industry "shipmen".
The industry god worshiped by boatmen is "immortal uncle".
The altars of "Immortal Uncle" are mostly built at the mouths or banks of rivers. Every year on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, boatmen traveling on the same river must collectively worship the "Immortal Uncle". In addition, boatmen often invite "immortal uncle" on board to worship, and their shrines are placed on the canopy wall of the ship's cabin. They are commonly known as "uncle uncle" on the day of sailing and arrival, as well as on the first and tenth day of each month in the lunar calendar. Five people must burn incense and worship.
Xinpu Town is located in the middle reaches of the Shiku River. It is home to more than 20 local merchants with surnames such as Chen, Lin, Zeng, and Deng, as well as merchants and boatmen from various counties in Chaoshan. In the old days, the town had rice merchants' guilds, chambers of commerce, crew guilds, etc. classified by industry. Although there was no unified organization for each industry, there was a unified sacrificial activity, which was to worship the "immortal uncle".
The place where "uncle immortal" is enshrined is "Guoxian Palace". Although the palace is small in scale, there is no statue of God in the shrine in the main hall, only a wooden tablet with the inscription "The God's Table of Immortal Dharma Miao".
There are two stone pillars erected outside the palace gate, and a long flagpole erected between the two pillars. Legend has it that "Guoxian Temple" is the Feng Shui cultural center of Xinpu Town. Because the Xinpu Market is built near the mountains and rivers, it is as long as a raft. Legend has it that it is tied to this flagpole to prevent it from being washed away by floods. The person who stabilizes the flagpole is none other than the "immortal uncle".
In other words, in the minds of the common people, it is the "immortal uncle" who protects the safety and prosperity of Xinpu Market. Merchants and boat owners must go to Guoxian Palace to offer incense on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.
The general believers mainly participate in the "Blessing" in the first half of the first lunar month and the "Full Blessing" in December, which is commonly known as going to the palace to "do good deeds". Whenever good deeds are done, people from all over the country come to join in the fun, and invite monks or nuns to recite sutras to cheer up the fun, set up tables and stools, and have lunch together.
According to the author's comprehensive investigation and analysis, the prototype of the local water god "Uncle Immortal" is a snake. The belief in "Uncle Immortal" is a legacy of the original totem dragon and green dragon beliefs in the south.
Legend has it that there was a family named Zeng living near Guoxian Palace. Their ancestors were two brothers, who were engaged in boating. Once when the boat was sailing to the Chaozhou area, the younger brother suddenly lost his mind and didn't want to eat. He kept saying "brother, great uncle," and "brother, great uncle," incessantly.
At that time, a snake appeared on the boat. The elder brother was panicked and said to the snake: "You are a god, so come to my cabin. If it is a snake, I will kill it with a stick." Just as he finished speaking, the snake got into the cabin.
When the boat returned to the Xinpu Town Pier, Snake Xuan climbed ashore along the gangplank from the cabin toward the mountain. It climbed to the place where Guoxian Palace was later built and stopped, coiling under a rock. The elder brother feeds eggs to the snake every day, and the snake comes to this place every day to enjoy the delicacies.
The brothers were convinced that the snake was a god, so they set up a small god tablet next to it and lit incense candles. The followers of the local water god "Uncle Immortal" were first fishermen and boat owners, and their main function was to protect fishermen and the safety of shipping. Later, the followers gradually expanded to nearby villagers, and the function of the god of wealth was added.
Legend has it that a certain Chen from Tangfuling Village, Xinpu Town, was doing business in the market town. His business was slow, so he went there to burn incense and make a wish: "If you can make money, I will make an altar for you." Chen Sure enough, a certain business was getting better day by day and he made a small amount of money, and he was willing to build a shrine for him.
Then Chen made a wish, "If you bless me to build a big warehouse (referring to a coal mine), I will build you a palace." Later, Chen dug a large coal seam, made a fortune, and planned to build a shrine. .
Chen’s grandmother-in-law, Guo, was a child prodigy. Guo designated the location and direction of the palace for Chen.
The local magistrate found out about this and rode to stop it. Unexpectedly, the horse lost its front hoof on the way, broke its leg, and was thrown half to death. He believed that there were gods in the dark and could not stop him, so he agreed to propose the plan. Palace, and inscribed "Guarding the Dongjiang Lingxu Famiao Immortal". From now on, the magic tablet reads "The Divine Position of Famiao Immortal". After that, the belief circle of "Uncle Immortal" further expanded and became a community god. Believers who came to Guoxian Palace to offer incense include not only boatmen, merchants and people from Xinpu Town, but also people in some villages and even the ancestral halls of some clans also came to Guoxian Palace to offer incense. The incense in the palace is enshrined in a sacred place. For example, on the wall to the left of the gate of the ancestral hall of the Lin clan in Nanshan Village of this town, there is a wooden shrine with the sacred tablet "Famiao Immortal's Shrine" inside.
Legend has it that in the old days, Hou, a businessman from Xinpu Town, "burned his shop" many times. Every time, the shop owner, Hou, would go to Guoxian Palace to ask for the "immortal uncle"'s magic tablet, and hold it to the Bazi Pier to pray. Fire fighting and disaster relief. In addition, when common people's children are sick, parents often go to pray for relief from disasters and illnesses.
Each boat owner also has his or her own god on the boat. The boat owners light incense first before setting sail. When encountering strong winds and heavy rains on the way, they light incense devoutly and pray for safety. The "immortal uncle" has a special anniversary, which is the birthday of the god on the 13th day of the seventh lunar month. On this day, in addition to holding worship ceremonies, the common people also have two main activities: one is to carry the "immortal" on a tour, with high lanterns (two lights) in the procession. There are two people holding two large lanterns), carrying colors (two people holding a long red cloth in front and back), big gongs and drums, eight music, a sacred sedan chair, and the host and others follow closely behind.
The patrol team left the palace along Hechun Street, then turned to Jizihang, Chaihang Street, Mihang Street, Chaoshan Guild Hall, and then returned to the palace via the entrance of the police station, the new vegetable market, and the suburbs of the town. The patrol route has been organized.
Those who participated in this activity today also included businessmen from other places in Xinpu Town. For example, Chaozhou businessmen built the "Chaozhou Guild Hall" in the town, and the Guild Hall actively participated in the activities of worshiping the "immortal uncle" every year. , whenever the mikoshi parades. 5. Grade 3 composition on traditional festivals
Traditional festivals
The moon is extra round tonight, and today’s mooncakes are extra sweet. Because today is one of the oldest traditional festivals in China - the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I sat on the balcony, savoring the fragrant mooncakes with my family, watching the dark night gradually weave into the sky, and the looming bright moon also climbed into the starry sky. Grandma told me that if I eat moon cakes while looking at the moon, my eyes will become brighter. I looked at the moon and thought of the story of Chang'e flying to the moon. I picked up another piece of mooncake with sweet-scented osmanthus filling, and when I bit into the mooncake, a garden full of osmanthus trees seemed to appear in front of my eyes. Even the faint patterns on the moon, in my eyes, became like Wu Gang cutting osmanthus and the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine... …
On this Mid-Autumn Festival, our family of three is reunited, and that is enough. I looked at the amiable faces of my parents, and thought of many families who could not be reunited, and a feeling of happiness suddenly came to my heart. Moon cakes symbolize reunion, so I hope my family will always be reunited!
The milky white moonlight streamed out, drawing my thoughts outside. I couldn't help but think of my friends in the distance, wondering if they were also bathing in the moonlight. Thinking back on our friendship, a smile appeared on my lips. "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival" was enough to express everything I wanted to say.
The tranquil moon is still smiling, sending blessings to thousands of households. "I wish you a long life, thousands of miles away from the beauty of the moon!" 6. Looking for a composition describing traditional festivals
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the ancient traditional festivals of the Chinese nation.
The Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Dragon Boat Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival has many other names, such as: Noon Day Festival, Chongwu Festival, May Festival, Bath Orchid Festival, Girl's Day, Tianzhong Festival, Di La, Poet's Day, Dragon Day and so on.
Although the names are different, generally speaking, the festival customs of people in various places are more similar than different. Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival has been a traditional habit of the Chinese people for more than 2,000 years. Due to the vast territory, numerous ethnic groups, and many stories and legends, not only have there been many different festival names, but also different customs in different places.
The main contents include: When the daughter returns to her parents’ home, she hangs a statue of Zhong Kui, welcomes the ghost ship, hides in the afternoon, puts up leaf talismans at noon, hangs calamus and mugwort, treats all diseases, wears sachets, prepares sweet wine for sacrifices, Dragon boat races, martial arts competitions, batting, swinging, painting children with realgar, drinking realgar wine, calamus wine, eating Wudu cakes, salted eggs, rice dumplings and seasonal fruits, etc. Except for the superstitious activities that have gradually disappeared, the rest are still popular today. All parts of China and neighboring countries. Some activities, such as dragon boat races, have achieved new development, breaking through time and geographical boundaries and becoming international sports events.
There are many theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: commemorating Qu Yuan; commemorating Wu Zixu; commemorating Cao E; starting from the Summer Solstice Festival of the Three Dynasties; avoiding evil months and evil days, Wu Yue Nationality Totem sacrifice said wait. Each of the above statements has its origin.
According to more than 100 ancient book records and expert archaeological research listed in the "Dragon Boat Test" and "Dragon Boat History Education" by scholar Wen Yiduo, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is the totem ceremony held by the Wuyue ethnic group in southern China in ancient China. The festival is earlier than Qu Yuan. However, for thousands of years, Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit and touching poems have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, people "cherish and mourn him, comment on his words from generation to generation, and pass them on from generation to generation." Therefore, commemorating Qu Yuan has the widest and deepest influence. occupy a mainstream position.
In the field of folk culture, Chinese people associate the dragon boat racing and eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival with the commemoration of Qu Yuan.
7. An essay about traditional festivals of about 300 words
Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival "May 5th is the Dragon Boat Festival.
There are moxa sticks on the door and the house is full of fragrance. Eat rice dumplings and sprinkle with sugar.
The dragon boat launches into the water and brings joy. "This folk song is about the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival for the Han people in my country. The name of the Dragon Boat Festival is the most common among the traditional festivals in my country, with more than 20 names, such as: Dragon Boat Festival, Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zongzi Festival, Di La Festival, Poet's Festival... The most important customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are eating rice dumplings and racing dragon boats. According to legend, these folk activities are to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan more than 2,200 years ago.
After Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, local people immediately rowed boats to rescue him after hearing the news. They also threw rice dumplings into the river to feed the fish and shrimp so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body.
The custom of eating rice dumplings and racing dragon boats on the Dragon Boat Festival has been formed to this day. Every Dragon Boat Festival, my mother would use five kinds of colored threads and twist them into colorful strands for me to wear on my wrists, ankles and neck, which means it can avoid disasters, cure diseases and protect health.
There are many customs during the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: painting door charms, eating five yellows, wearing sachets, hanging mugwort, etc. How about it, is our Chinese traditional culture broad, profound, and colorful? . 8. A 110-word essay on traditional Chinese festivals
My favorite festival is the Spring Festival, because it is the most solemn traditional festival among Chinese people.
Every year during the Chinese New Year, the streets are filled with red lanterns, Spring Festival couplets are pasted on every house, and colorful flags are flying. The shopping mall is crowded with people buying new year's goods, which is very lively.
It’s Chinese New Year! My mother will prepare rich food and buy me beautiful new clothes. Dad bought fireworks and firecrackers, "Bang, bang, bang." The firecrackers went off, the fireworks bloomed in the sky, and the colorful strips fell down, like fairy flowers, so beautiful. My grandparents smiled and gave us red envelopes, and said: "Happy New Year! Progress in study!" I took the red envelope and said: "Thank you, grandparents, I wish you health and longevity!" Me, dad, mom, grandpa, and grandma came in After the house was closed, we ate fruit and watched the gala, so happy!
How lively the Spring Festival is! I love Spring Festival! 9. An essay on traditional Chinese festivals
1. A day’s experience Amidst the sound of firecrackers, we ushered in the most important festival of the Chinese people - the Spring Festival. Every family was filled with joy and hung up red lanterns. , put on red Spring Festival couplets, busy... The first day of the first lunar month is another happy day.
In the past, I was always the last person to get up, but today I fought for the first place because I really wanted to smell the fragrant firecracker smoke. Strings of firecrackers were lit in people's hands. The sound was really loud and splashed everywhere, as if they were sending every blessing to thousands of households. The sound of firecrackers continued one after another, crackling and making it very lively.
After the firecrackers, there is nothing fun anymore. Let’s have breakfast and go out to play later! After dinner, I invited a few friends to play together. The firecrackers lit on the street bloomed beautiful flowers on the ground.
Today the birds also came out to join in the fun. They must be very happy too. The street is indeed a street, with everything to play and eat.
Most of the people I saw were children. I took a look and found that the spicy stalls had the best business: "I want a bunch of rice cakes!" A fat child shouted. How about going to other places to have a look? In front of a stationery store, I stopped again.
There are all kinds of fun things there: airplane models, telescopes, electric cars... all kinds of fun things. The most popular ones I find are the ones that are played with.
In other places, I also saw some selling balloons, pistols, and skipping ropes, and some selling snacks, snacks, and fruits. After playing all morning, I am going to visit relatives and friends again in the afternoon to celebrate the New Year. This is undoubtedly a happy thing.
I had so much fun today! It’s a feast for the eyes, a feast for the mouth, and a feast for the hands. The luckiest ones are the sellers, business is booming today! I sincerely hope that today’s children across the country will be happy and free from worries in the new year, but don’t let yourself lose your mind by playing with things! Brief comment: This article writes about the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival based on a day's experience.
Lighting firecrackers, going shopping, writing all the way, in the lively atmosphere, I wrote about people's happy mood during the Spring Festival. It can be said that the "happiness" of this article can be regarded as the highlight of the whole article.
Taking a day's activities as a perspective, it reflects the excitement of the traditional Spring Festival and people's infinite happiness, and captures the key characteristics of the topic "Spring Festival".