According to legend, in his later years, Bao Gong was rewarded by Song Renzong. Because Bao Gong worked hard for his country all his life and was an honest official, he wanted to give him half of Luzhou (called Hefei in ancient times), but Bao Gong thought that he had been an official for more than 20 years, did not occupy the people's wealth, and kept his hands clean. Now that he is in his twilight years, he also hopes that future generations can stand on their own feet. So I refused to reward him, but after careful consideration, as long as. One year there was a severe drought in Luzhou, and the bark and roots around Baohe River were eaten up. Hungry victims naturally want to eat lotus roots in this river. At that time, Bao Gong personally wrote a notice that "the lotus root in the river can be eaten but not sold, and those who want to dig it will stay in famine" and asked his family to post it on the street. When people heard about it, they went to the river to dig lotus roots to satisfy their hunger and tide over the difficulties. Later, in order to thank Bao Gong for his kindness, people were unwilling to dig up all the lotus roots, leaving many lotus roots on purpose, so that they can reproduce to this day. But the lotus root in Baohe is different from the common lotus root. People often say that the lotus root in Baohe is not only fresh and delicious, but also has seven holes in each lotus root, which symbolizes the selfless spirit of Baogong. Hefei also left a two-part allegorical saying "Lotus root in Baohe-",where silk has a double meaning. In addition to the meaning of lotus root silk, the other is to express impartiality with the pronunciation of silk. In addition, Hefei people can't eat lotus root without silk, and they can't eat rock sugar without rock sugar to show that the style of "Bing Xin selfless" will last forever.
Today, dozens of acres of lotus flowers are planted on both sides of Baogong Temple in Hefei, around Fuzhuang and along the Baohe River south of Jiushi Square. In midsummer, the lotus leaves swaying in the wind are dancing, and the lotus flowers are in full bloom, emitting a refreshing fragrance. "Baohe lotus root without silk" is no longer just a legend and story.
In addition, people in Hefei celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with unique customs such as "touching autumn", "playing with fire", "killing ducks" and "grinding a hundred knives". Because of time, I won't introduce it here.
Next, we turn our attention to southern Anhui, south of the Yangtze River. Speaking of southern Anhui, Huizhou is the most representative folk culture in southern Anhui.
Apart from eating moon cakes, enjoying the moon and touching autumn, the most distinctive custom of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Huizhou is dancing grass dragons. This custom spread in Huizhou, Qimen, yi county, Jixi, Shexian and Xiuning.
Huizhou dances grass dragons, and the most distinctive one is the dancing fragrant dragon in Qin Hong Village of Shexian County. The village is divided into five directions in the southeast, northwest and middle, and tied into five fragrant dragons. The dance of "Five Dragons Doing Mid-Autumn Festival" on the bright moon night is very lively. The dragon is 2 feet in circumference, tied with straw, about 30 feet long, and supported by steel forks every seven or eight feet; There is a grass braid on the back of the dragon. The faucet is very beautifully made. The faucet and the steel fork of the dragon body are supported by two strong men, and the faucet leads the movement of the whole dragon. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the faucet is brightly lit, the dragon body is fragrant and the sky is full of stars. When the dragon dance reaches its climax. The firecrackers are deafening, the smoke is filled, and the paper scraps are flying; Lights, moonlight and incense are mixed together, and shouts, laughter and whistles suddenly come and go. Five pairs of gongs and drums sounded in unison, directing the performance of the Five Dragons. The five dragons should be coordinated, the pace should be neat, and the formation and dance should be regular.
The first is "Five Dragons Sacrificing the Moon". Five dragons walk in turn in the circus, and the back dragon head is connected with the front dragon tail, winding three times in turn and three times in reverse, forming a circle, symbolizing the reunion of relatives. Suddenly, Yi Long held his head high and inserted into the circle, followed by the other four dragons in turn, running slowly and circling to the center, with the center dragon at the highest point, forming a chiseled five-dragon circling tower. After a short pause, I heard a whistle, and the dragon bearer turned around, headed by the tail, and trotted at the plate in full swing, euphemistically called "Five Dragons on the Moon".
Then there is the "bumper harvest of grains", with five dragons in a circle, one in the middle and the other four corners. The five circles are close to each other, symbolizing five grain depots, hovering in the same place at the same time, repeating three times. There was another whistle, and the battle suddenly became "Golden Dragon Chasing Dragon". Yi Long forms a small circle, while others form a big circle. The small circle is caught by the front faucet and the back dragon tail. Just as the moon revolves around the earth, the small circle revolves around the dragon tail of the big circle. So the big circle and the small circle rotate at the same time, faster and faster until the small circle rotates once. At this time, drums are like rolling thunder, gongs are like heavy rain, and the atmosphere is very warm. Finally, the five dragons walked slowly in the round field again, each forming a "plum blossom petal" and then moving together, euphemistically called "a beautiful full moon", symbolizing people's love and happiness for each other.
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