Xixian County is located in the southeast of Henan Province and the northeast of Xinyang City, spanning the north and south of Huaihe River, with a total area of 1892 square kilometers. It is bordered by Dabie Mountains in the south, Huanghuaihai Plain in the north, Huaibin County in the east, Huaihe River and Zhaihe River in the southeast, Guangshan County in the south, luoshan county across the Huaihe River in the southwest, Zhengyang County in Zhumadian City in the west and northwest, Xincai County in Zhumadian City in the north, 74 kilometers away from Xinyang City.
By June 2020, it had jurisdiction over 3 streets, 6 towns, 12 townships and 1 township-level units. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, the resident population of Xixian county was 666,200.
Introduction of Xixian folk customs;
Xixian county has folk customs from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. On the Spring Festival and the first day of the first lunar month, the younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders. On the tenth day of the first month, set off firecrackers on stones to pray for a good year; On the fifteenth day of the first month, watch the lantern show and the children play lanterns to celebrate the festival; On February 2 nd, the day when the dragon looked up, adults and children scrambled to give unmarried young people a haircut, move and get engaged.
On March 3, I went to Pugong Mountain to catch the temple fair and burn incense and pray in the temple. Insert wormwood in the Dragon Boat Festival, fry fried dough sticks in front of the door to eat zongzi, boil wormwood water in the morning to bathe the children, and pray to drive away the five poisons; On July 7, send flowers to the right person; On August 15, families get together to eat moon cakes and enjoy the moon. Climb high on the Double Ninth Festival and honor the elderly; After the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, every family cleans and buys new year's goods.
The above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xixian County