First, Guangdong tied lanterns.
In Guangdong, when the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, children, with the help of their parents, make rabbit lanterns, carambola lanterns or square lanterns with bamboo paper. In addition, many children will use water Pi Zha lanterns. In addition, there are papaya lamps and banana lamps. The simplest one is the "pomelo peel lamp", which is made by almost every family's children. The tied lanterns are not only used to "tree the Mid-Autumn Festival", but also couples hold lanterns to enjoy the moon.
Second, Guangxi-scold Mid-Autumn Festival
In the Zhuang area of Guangxi, there is a very peculiar Mid-Autumn Festival custom called "scolding Mid-Autumn Festival". According to legend, there was a beautiful girl in ancient times who didn't like false sweet words, but only sharp and spicy curses. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, a young man scolded the girl for stealing sugar cane in public and got the girl's love. The girl married him. Since then, there has been a local custom that young people use pranks to attract people to scold. According to local custom, the more people are scolded on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the longer their life expectancy will be. So a strange holiday scene with endless scolding as the main content was formed, instead of singing and dancing.
Three, Taiwan Province Province-stealing food for lang.
On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan Province Province, there is an interesting custom of "stealing food to beg for a husband". On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the girl stepped on the moonlight and stole onions and vegetables from other people's gardens. After choosing, it indicates that you can meet Mr. Right. Therefore, there is a folk proverb "steal onions to marry a good husband, steal vegetables to marry a good husband".
Fourth, Guizhou-stealing melons to send children
In many places in Guizhou Province, the custom of "stealing melons and giving them away" is popular. If no one has children, the kind-hearted young man in the village will take advantage of the bright moonlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival to come to the field, steal a big wax gourd, portray the appearance of the child, then put on clothes for the child, put them in a bamboo basket and carry them to the family with gongs and drums. After entertaining the guests, the recipient will put the melon on the bed and sleep with his wife for one night, and then do it the next day. If she is pregnant, the recipient will have to thank these guys well.
V. Taiwan Province Province-Listening to incense
Listening to incense is an ancient Mid-Autumn Festival custom in Taiwan Province Province. In ancient times, a girl who wanted to marry a good wife burned incense in front of the gods at home, told her worries, prayed for guidance from the gods and listened to the incense. Then, according to the instructions, they remembered the first sentence they overheard on the road, and then threw it at home to judge the quality of divination. For example, divination is a lifelong event, and what you hear is eating cookies or flowers and the full moon, which means it is a good omen and the happy event is near.
Six, Hong Kong-Dragon Dance
Dragon dancing is the most traditional custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong. From the evening of the 14th August of the lunar calendar every year, a grand dragon dance has been held in the Tai Hang area of Causeway Bay for three consecutive nights. This fire dragon is more than 70 meters long, and it is tied into 32 dragon bodies with pearl grass, which is full of longevity incense. On the night of the grand event, the streets and alleys in this area are very lively, and the winding dragon dances with joy under the light and dragon and drum music.
The above are some introductions about the local customs of Mid-Autumn Festival that I know. Friends, what other customs do you know? Welcome to add, let's meet in the comment area ~