Lanzhou shehuo
Old Lanzhou people have a lot to pay attention to in the New Year. They worship stoves on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, sweep houses on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and buy all kinds of new year's goods and cook food on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month until the 30th of the year. At this time, it is time for housewives to show off their cooking skills: the flower rolls turn out the lace, and the red yeast and turmeric bloom. In monascus spots, the stamens are delicate and charming; The oil pan boils, and the avocados and scorpions roll; Bowl dishes-braised pork, shrimp, cassock ... piles and piles. The attractive fragrance filled the kitchen.
New Year's Eve is the first act of the Spring Festival. From the early hours of the morning, the elders at home got up early and began to sweep the yard. At noon, some agile people began to wash the gate and put up couplets. This couplet still has a lot of attention. If it's next door or across the hall, whoever sticks the couplets early will have good luck this year. At dusk, the whole family sat together to have a New Year's Eve dinner. After the banquet, the family ate big melon seeds and drank "Sanbao" fragrant tea. They stayed up all night and lived a long life. At the turn of the year, the old society should visit the God of Wealth and worship heaven and earth. Old Lanzhou people pay attention to the fact that the water tank should be filled with clear water, which is called loading wealth water. It is also necessary to sprinkle water in front of the gate and yard, which is called sprinkling silver water to express people's desire to get rich.
On the morning of the first day of junior high school, the whole family eats shameful noodles symbolizing longevity together. Saozi soup is made of diced meat, mushrooms, diced carrots, diced tofu, gold needles, fungus and green spinach. It is delicious in color and flavor. Roll the noodles into noodles, thin and long. After dinner, the children scrambled to kowtow to their elders, who wrapped the lucky money in red paper.
On the second day of the second year, dear friends and relatives exchanged New Year greetings, visited their employers, and went west until the fourth day of the fourth year. In the old society, Lanzhou people came to visit a bag of cakes as a gift. The host first offered three glasses of wine, then made fragrant tea, served four plates of candy and melon seeds, and finally stayed for dinner.
The fifth day is called breaking the fifth day, eating buckwheat noodles and stirring the ball. Boil buckwheat noodles into delicious food, burn them with sesame seeds, or plain brine, or clear soup, and then add oil, pepper, garlic paste and balsamic vinegar to make them sour and spicy, which will make people who eat greasy dishes appetizing.
From the fifth day to the sixteenth day, the New Year's social fire in Lanzhou began to dance. Drums from all over the world, dazzling colors and simple and elegant shapes fully reflect the characteristics of Lanzhou.
The queue and role of Lanzhou Shehuo Team, which originated from ancient gods, are very particular. The wind girl and the rain teacher are in the lead, with the hope of praying for good weather and good harvests. Followed by Liu Cui played by Luo Han. It was a monk wearing a big hood, playing and dancing around the beautifully dressed girl Liu Cui. Followed by the spring official sitting in the dragon bar. Mr Chun Guan is the official representative of spring. Its image is quite similar to the ugly color in the drama: wearing a black hat with round wings, drawing white eye sockets, growing a moustache, wearing a red robe and holding a folding fan, sitting in a plush chair, which is quite ridiculous. After that, 12 or 13 pairs of bamboo women dressed as boys and girls, with horseheads and ponytails wrapped in yarn on their chests and backs. Next is the "boat girl", followed by carts, lion rolling hydrangeas and even the Taiping drum performance in Lanzhou.
Longdong sends the god of wealth.
According to folklore, the god of wealth is a fictional figure among the gods worshipped by Taoism. His name is Zhao Gongming, holding Strafe, riding Hei Hu, majestic. He is also known as Zhao Xuantan, and is usually called Marshal Zhao Gong or Bodhisattva Zhao Gong. He is good at "eliminating diseases, protecting health and avoiding disasters, upholding justice and seeking God's will". However, some people think that the God of Wealth is a red-faced phoenix, carrying a dragon crescent moon blade and riding a red rabbit BMW, and Guan Yunchang is called "the righteous" in China culture.
In many rural areas in northwest China, there has always been the custom of sending the god of wealth. When you get up and go out on the first day, you must look at the position of the God of Wealth, choose the direction, and determine the position of the Western God, the God of Wealth and your God according to heavenly stems and earthly branches. It is said that when you go out on the first day of the first month of the first month and go in the direction of the God of Wealth and the Western God, you can make a fortune, and every year is auspicious.
In addition, in some places in Longdong, people think that the next day is the God of Wealth Day. This morning, people sent or sold statues of the god of wealth from house to house, and all the residents paid. When you don't want it, you can only say "existing" and avoid answering "don't" for good luck.
In Zhongshan, Wuying and other places in Qin 'an, it is considered that the fifth day is the day of the god of wealth, and the fortune of a year is determined by the god of wealth, so everyone is busy hosting a banquet for the god of wealth on the fifth day. On this day, people sweep some dust from their homes and dump it outside the village, which means "sending away the poor mother-in-law". At the same time, they scattered the soil outside the room in every corner, calling it "asking the rich mother-in-law." Then every household offers sacrifices, puts coins and paper money on the table to offer sacrifices to the god of wealth, burns the statue of the god of wealth at dinner time, and then the whole family celebrates. Sending the god of wealth reflects the people's desire for prosperity.
Qin' an riddle
The Lantern Festival is the main riddle in Qin 'an with a long history. Freedom existed and developed before liberation, and was organized by the government and relevant departments after liberation.
Lantern Festival, county towns and some towns advocate watching lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns. Generally speaking, from the fourteenth day of the first lunar month to the end of the seventeenth lunar month, it is called inverted lamp, with more nights and less days. There are hundreds of common handmade lanterns, such as palace lanterns, rotating lanterns and gauze lanterns, which are varied and dazzling. In some places, colorful light doors have been set up. On the night of the Lantern Festival, county government agencies or larger towns and villages are used to holding word-breaking puzzles. The content of crossword puzzles is mostly a combination of creation and tradition. They are written on long colored paper and pasted on various lanterns. People look at lanterns with colorful colors. After liberation, lantern riddles developed rapidly, and county cultural centers organized lantern riddles every year. 1in March, 998, after the establishment of the county lantern riddle association, the contents and methods of lantern riddle activities were studied and exchanged. The activities in the county are concentrated in Taishan Temple and the county Federation of Trade Unions.
The person in charge of Qin 'an County Cultural Center told the reporter that in most towns and villages, lighting a pot is another form of "light". Pots and pots are often steamed with buckwheat noodles, which are smooth and round, and there are various patterns cut out by scissors at the edge of the opening. Drop oil in the inner nest, put cotton cores, each 1, and watch "snuff" after finishing. The more snuff, the better fate and fortune. Lamps are often made of corn flour in a conical shape. Wrap a piece of paper cut from cotton or yellow paper with flax stalk, soak it in oil and insert it. Set fire to the top of the door, stove, animal trough, etc. Lanterns are hung in front of every door and eaves, and children voluntarily organize a lantern team to swim around to celebrate the festival.
Zhugquyingpo
"Welcome Mother-in-law on the 19th day of the first month" (called Mother-in-law in Zhouqu) is a folk activity with strong local color left over from Zhouqu County, and it is the climax of the whole first month activity, just like the carnival in Zhouqu County. It has a history of 500 years. In the process of its development and evolution, it absorbed the essence of Tibetan Buddhism and Taoism, and the functions of clergy continued to expand, from simply welcoming children and begging children to today's folk activities to pray for peace and disaster relief.
On the 19th day of the first month, "Welcome to Mother-in-law" is a folk custom ceremony in which 16 "Mother-in-law" gathers, marches, prays and accepts sacrifices. On the morning of the 19th day of the first month, the temple was full of mother-in-law and sedan chair. Mother-in-law is newly dressed, rockhopper jewelry, and the sedan chair is covered with glass square lamp sachets, which is magnificent. At 9 o'clock in the evening, 16 mother-in-law first gathered at the east gate of the northern section of Tuoling Mountain in the east of the city and entered the city in turn. 16 grandma's sedan chair is brightly lit, just like a star dragon, falling from the sky. Each sedan chair opens the way with colorful flags, and stops in front of each house for a few minutes to be worshipped with gongs and drums. Families burn incense, turn horses into firecrackers, and provide wine and tea. When the sedan chair stopped, the new wife actually took the purse hanging in front of the sedan chair, hoping to give it to Joule. People scramble to drill sedan chairs, which means avoiding disasters and protecting peace. From Beijietou to Xiaxikou is the most complete section of 16 sedan chair "mother-in-law" team. After that, the sedan chair No.4 on West Road returned from the west gate, and the rest cruised along the street and returned to the temple respectively. At this time, it was already 3: 30 in the morning. At this point, the ceremony of "welcoming mother-in-law" came to an end.
Different from other folk forms, "welcoming the mother-in-law on the 19th day of the first month" is a diversified and comprehensive artistic expression, which integrates religion, belief, blessing and entertainment, and is a witness to the harmonious coexistence of the Qiang and Han nationalities. Nowadays, in order to meet the needs of social development, this custom is constantly adapting to the development trend, changing itself, perfecting itself, responding to the call of local governments, and often adding new content of the times. It has become a festival integrating economy, culture, religion, tourism and entertainment, and occupies an important position in the life of Zhouqu people.