Citic Deng Jie Deng Hua

"Lantern Festival on the 9th day of the first month" is a festive day for villagers in six towns, including Zhongxin, Hu Da, Youxi, Sanjiao, Embroidered Satin and Gaowan in Lianping County, Heyuan City.

Xu Zhongxin Town, Lianping County is crowded with people and traffic, and colorful lanterns are hung on both sides of the street, which is dazzling and dizzying. The lanterns placed in CITIC Lantern Street showed a booming trend, and thousands of lanterns were quickly snapped up.

According to historical records, "Zhongxin Dengjie" began in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Since then, every year on the ninth day of the first lunar month, Jiulianshan Town in northern Guangdong will hold cultural and entertainment activities of "Central Street" (now the central town of Lianping County, Heyuan City). Loyal lanterns displayed along the street are unique. Most customers only care about the size and style of lanterns, and generally don't bargain. As long as the seller says a "suitable" price, the customer is willing to pay, because the customer wants a "good price".

After the seller clinched the deal, he also said a kind word like congratulations, and the listener was naturally happy. Chandeliers and appreciation of lanterns are unique traditional customs in Zhongxin area. Zhongxin lanterns are novel in design, beautiful in shape and exquisitely made. They are a comprehensive art of CITIC folk painting, art, paper-cutting, calligraphy, couplets and poetry. In Zhongxin area, Lantern Festival is usually held between the 9th and 18th day of the first lunar month, and it also lasts until the 2nd day of the second lunar month. The ceremony includes "putting lanterns", "warming lanterns" and "melting lanterns".

According to local villagers, in ancient times, chandeliers and lanterns were generally held at home with men. Now, regardless of boys and girls, locals still like to move to new homes and build ancestral temples.

In short, whenever there are good things and happy events in various places, every household will follow the custom of hanging lanterns and enjoying lanterns and hold a grand ceremony to enjoy them.

The ninth day of the first month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the highest god in the sky, commonly known as "born in heaven".

People think that the ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, which is called "Jade Emperor's Birthday" and "Heavenly Descent", also called "Heavenly Sun". On this day, the Taoist temple will hold a grand birthday ceremony and recite the scriptures. On this day, every household will bow down to heaven and hold the most solemn ceremony.

On this day, people are kind and don't offend gods. Many Taoist views hold ceremonies to worship the heavens to show their gratitude to God. The folk worship ceremony began in the early morning of the ninth day and lasted until dawn. On the eve of this day, the whole family must fast and bathe and hold worship in solemn awe. In front of the main hall, every household has a square table and an altar to prepare the magic lamp, five fruits (oranges, oranges, apples, bananas and sugar cane) and six fasting (golden needle, fungus, mushrooms, Chinese cabbage, peas, tofu, etc.). ) Put it on the table and make a tower.

According to Taoist legend, the ninth day of the first month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, and the nineteenth day of the first month is Qiu Zhenren's birthday. In the early morning of the 18th day of the first month, immortals will come to the world in disguise. If there is fate, mortals can meet them.

In some places, you can't dry your pants or empty the toilet on this day. Some coastal areas think that "if there is no storm for nine days, the gods dare not", which means that if there is no hurricane on this day, there will be no storm the next year.

It is suggested that the Sunlight Festival should be regarded as a festival to experience the concept of harmony between man and nature and Taoist culture. Sunshine Festival might as well

(1) Dressed in Hanfu, went to Taoist cultural sites and watched the Taoist fasting ceremony.

(2) Hold a small sacrificial ceremony at home (optional, refer to the practice plan for the revival of winter solstice festival of traditional ethnic festivals).

(3) Make dumplings for the whole family. Have tea after dinner.

Customs of Bai nationality in Yunnan

Men's Day is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and men rest.

On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the folk custom is the birthday of God. The first day of the lunar new year is the birthday of the folk god.

Many believers in hsinchu city go to the Jade Emperor Temple, which has a history of more than 200 years, to celebrate God's birthday and pray for good weather, peace and health in the new year.