Enjoy lanterns and eat Yuanxiao, solve riddles on the lanterns.

This has always been the custom of the Lantern Festival.

In fact, in Lianjiang, apart from those customs,

There are also some authentic and traditional "Yuanxiao" which only belongs to Lianjiang.

First of all, welcome Hu Tougong.

This peculiar custom is popular in Lianjiang Huang Qi Peninsula. In the media, it is generally written as "the magic lamp for swimming in the sea", while in the local dialect it is called "welcoming the tiger's head".

According to legend, Tiger Head Skill is the three princes in the sky, and the ceremony for welcoming Tiger Head Skill in each township begins on the fourth day of the first month and ends on the seventeenth day of the first month. During this period, people took the magic lamp with tiger's head to visit the countryside, and finally met him on the beach and burned him to the sky.

Second, the iron shed

"Iron Chicken Shed" is a folk performing art of Lantern Festival in Dongfang Yanqu, Fujian Province, which is popular in Lianjiang Toubao, Pingnan Shuangxi, Zhouning Lion City, Fuding Shacheng and other places.

The "iron machine shed" consists of children dressed as historical story figures, several children standing on iron floats, and dozens of children playing horseback riding, wearing masks and playing drums.

Third, the shoulder shed

Shoulder shed is a performance integrating drama, acrobatics and dance, which is performed by several 5- 10 young men and children.

There are shoulder-shed performances in Mawei, Lianjiang, Luoyuan, Minqing and other places, including classic repertoires such as "Shui Jin Man Shan" and "Dacai Street". During the performance, folk songs such as Real Bird, Ten Olives and Ten White Fans will be sung.

Fourth, draw a lion

"Lion Dance" is also a folk stunt in the eastern Fujian dialect area and one of the traditional performances of the local Lantern Festival. Lianjiang "Renshan Line Lion" and Ningde "Huotong Line Lion" are the most famous.

"Lion Dance" was performed in the Lantern Festival parade. Several people carried a performance platform named "Cage Sedan", which was controlled by people pulling wires behind, and performed wonderful performances such as hydrangea and fire breathing.