Dingshanba "Bo Culture"
Dingshanba "Bo Imperial City Ruins". According to folk legend, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (140 BC), the "Tianfa Order" was implemented. The Bo people were one of the eight ethnic minorities. Because the Bo people were instrumental in putting down the rebellion, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che allocated Dingshan Dam to The leader of the Bo people established a vassal state and built an imperial city located at Shizi Gang in Dingshanba. There is still a pair of stone lions sleeping in front of the gate of the imperial city at that time. When you dig down 2 meters deep 200 meters away from the stone lion, you will find fragments of green tiles everywhere.
There are "Jiuzi Temple", "Houtang", "Duandao Pavilion", "School" and "Yangjia Temple" within 2 kilometers from east to west, north and south of Dingshanba's "Bo Imperial City Site" The place names of "Mass Grave", "Horse Stop", "Malan", "Imperial Tomb" and "General Tomb" continue to this day.
"Jiuzi Temple" (legend is the place where the nine sons of the Bo emperor named Dong, Nan, Xi, Bei, Zhong, Qi, Xin, Xie and Li lived); "Hou Bang" It refers to the place where ministers wait for the emperor's summons; "Duan Dao Pavilion" is where generals and soldiers compete and practice the army; "school" is where civil servants live and run schools; "Yangjiamiao" is where the emperor and ministers discuss matters. The place where the office is held; "Mass Grave" is the place where Bo people who violate the laws of the Bo Nationality are killed; "Horse Stop" and "Horse Stable" are the places where civil and military officials dismount and tie their horses when they visit the emperor; "Emperor's Tomb" " and "General's Tomb" are special burial places for emperors, ministers and generals after their death.
The above place names are still in use, and they are distributed on both sides of the Dingshanba River. Before the third reform in 1973, the Dingshan River was in the shape of an "S". From Tiaotaigang, it looked like the Tai Chi Yin and Yang Bagua. People with knowledge of geography called it a treasure land of "Double Dragons grabbing houses". According to the research of provincial and municipal archaeological experts: Dingshan The numerous ancient tombs in the dam are tombs from the Song Dynasty. They are characterized by stone carvings from the Song Dynasty, and the carving patterns are very obvious. Marriage
Marriage. In rural areas of our town, there are three etiquettes for weddings, asking for horoscopes, seeing the date, welcoming the bride, paying homage to the bride, having a cup of wine, having sex, and returning to pay homage.
Three times and nine times, when a man proposes to a woman, he invites a matchmaker to go to the woman's house to do the "three times and nine times". That is to say, for the first time, you bring gifts such as sugar, wine, etc. to the woman’s house to “propose marriage.” If the woman agrees, you go to the man’s house with your mother, aunt, sister-in-law, and uncles to see the family. When you leave, the man’s family will give you 400 yuan. to 1,200 yuan; for the second time, with basic consent, the woman notifies the matchmaker to give the man a second gift (candy, wine), called Xu Qin, and then asks the matchmaker to notify the man to prepare a third gift. The three gifts included several thousand dollars in cash, clothing, etc. After the pair of pig bladders were delivered, the woman's family invited three relatives and six relatives to have a banquet. The main room was filled with incense and red candles were shining to express celebration. When relatives and friends left, the woman's family A bottle of wine and a packet of sugar are given to each household, which is called "Tiao Geng" and "Tiao Xiang".
On Kai Geng, after both men and women reach the legal age for marriage stipulated by the state, the man will ask a matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's home, that is, ask for the woman's birth date and the gifts needed by the man from the woman's family to welcome the bride. .
Look at the wedding date. After the man gets the woman’s birthday and horoscope, he asks a fortune teller to choose a date for the wedding. Then the matchmaker brings gifts and informs the woman’s family of the chosen date so that the woman’s family can prepare for the wedding. thing.
As a dowry, when a woman gets married, most of her natal families will have TV sets, washing machines, refrigerators, electric fans, induction cookers, electric woks, Simmons beds and other bedding.
Welcoming the bride means officially marrying the bride. The day before the wedding, the groom's family will send a certain number of people to carry the dowry according to the amount of the woman's compensation. When the groom's family goes to the groom's family, they must bring a certain amount of wine, candies, and two pieces of "mother's meat" wrapped with red paper. With the cash, the woman's family prepared an extended banquet to entertain three relatives and four friends that day.
In the worship hall, mats or ceremonial heads are laid in the middle of the groom’s house, red wax and incense are lit on top of the table, and the bride is helped into the hall. The bride and groom stand in the hall, and the officiant shouts : "First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to the high hall, and husband and wife to worship each other." The bride and groom knelt down in response to the shouts. After the ceremony, the bride and groom ran into the bridal chamber.
In the bridal chamber, a pair of red candles are shining, and there are two glasses of wine on the table. The bride and groom are sitting on the bed, enjoying drinking the wine.
To receive gifts, both men and women have gift books in their homes. The man’s book contains firecrackers and cash records from relatives and friends, with different amounts recorded. The woman’s book records gifts from relatives and friends. of cash, household appliances, or bedding.
Invite you to the table. When the banquet is opened, the master of ceremonies calls out the invitation. First, the parents-in-law and parents are invited, and then the elders of the family, grandpa, grandma, and uncle are invited. During the ceremony, they bow and kowtow. The person being worshiped gives good words and gives The bride and groom must be happy with the money.
On the wedding night, the lights are bright, and candies, fruits and wedding wine are placed in the bridal chamber. Peers, relatives and friends gather in the bridal chamber to have fun while drinking and asking difficult questions to the bride and groom. Deep and loose.
The bride and groom go back to their natal home the day after their wedding to call them back, and then return to the groom’s home after lunch.
Since liberation, matchmakers have basically been the matchmakers in rural areas. Both parties are willing to go through the marriage formalities and officially get married after reaching the legal age of the country. The above customs and habits have continued to this day. Officials and employees of government agencies are free to fall in love. To apply for a marriage certificate, they need to travel or hold a wedding banquet to get married.