Grain Rain is the sixth solar term of the twenty-four solar terms. Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring. The arrival of Grain Rain means that the cold wave weather is basically over and the temperature rise is accelerating. You may not know that the Rizhao Fishermen’s Festival in Shandong originated from Guyu. Let’s follow the editor to learn about the Rizhao Fishermen’s Festival which originated from Guyu.
April 20 every year is the Fishermen’s Festival in Rongcheng City, Shandong Province. This festival originated from the Guyu Festival. Fishermen along the northern coast of my country have celebrated Guyu Festival for more than 2,000 years. It was renamed Fishermen's Day during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty (1821). On the Grain Rain day, fishermen along the coast of Shandong pray to the God of the Sea for blessings, safety at sea, and a good harvest of fish and shrimp. Therefore, the Rongcheng fishermen who have become rich today hold a grand "Sea Sacrifice" event on Guyu day, toast to the Poseidon, and then set sail to fish.
People participating in the Fishermen’s Day activities include those engaged in marine fishing operations and those engaged in shallow-sea aquaculture, that is, all personnel engaged in marine fishery production and their families. The Rizhao Coastal Fishermen's Festival is a concentrated expression of fishermen's form of offering sacrifices to the sea, expressing their deep emotion and awe for the sea. The activities of the Fishermen's Festival are extremely rich, including consecration, worshiping the Dragon King, taking orders, worshiping the Poseidon Goddess, etc. After the activities of the Fishermen's Festival, the boat bosses will get together to drink and communicate, talking about the spring harvest and autumn. planning, as well as feelings and matters needing attention during production, etc. Then the fishermen also held folk festivals such as water dance.
Respect the Dragon King On June 13, Fishermen’s Day, fishermen will kill pigs and sheep, steam dumplings, and prepare various pastries, fruits and other offerings, in the Dragon King Temple and on their respective fishing boats. Post couplets and hang colorful flags. The fishermen got up, carried pigs and sheep dressed in red and flowers, and the offerings prepared by each family. They beat gongs, drums, and fired firecrackers all the way to the Dragon King Temple, surrounded by yangko teams, land boats and onlookers. At eight o'clock in the morning, the worship ceremony began, with firecrackers blasting, gongs and drums roaring, and colorful silks flying. The ship bosses placed various offerings in front of the Dragon King Hall, burned incense and kowtowed to the Dragon King in turn.
Respecting the Goddess of the Sea There used to be a large sailboat on which the Goddess of the Sea was worshiped. There was an incense table at the stern for three glasses of wine. When going out to sea, the boss of the ship stood on the deck, rinsed his mouth with water in the southeast direction, then went into the cabin to offer incense and toast to the Goddess of the Sea, and murmured something to pray for calm seas. Nowadays, the Poseidon Empress is no longer worshiped on the ship. There is a Poseidon Empress Hall on the side of the Dragon King Temple. The worship activities are carried out at the Dragon King Temple at the same time as the Dragon King.
Dancing aquatic dance. On Fishermen’s Day, fishermen dance aquatic dance with regional characteristics. The shapes of aquatic dances are mostly fish, turtles, shrimps, crabs and clams. The costumes are made of bamboo strips, white silk cloth, or tissue paper, and then drawn with colored pens. There are roughly two forms of aquarium dance performances. One is the impromptu performance: Many men and women choose an aquarium shape to put on themselves according to their preferences, and imitate the various postures of the aquarium to dance to the music of gongs, drums, suona, etc. The steps are mostly opera steps or Yangko steps, and there are also impromptu performances. The second is a performance with a plot. The performance not only includes the shapes of aquariums, but also the shapes of characters. Through the unique connection between people and aquatics and the specific environment, it describes love, ethics and fables.
Common plot aquatic dances include: "Snipe and Clam Fighting", "Fisherman and Clam Spirit", "Nezha Makes the Sea", "Water Floods the Golden Mountain", etc. Because the plot aquatic dance uses anthropomorphic techniques, The plot is twists and turns, vivid and close to life. It is more charming than an impromptu aquarium dance.
Conclusion The above is the content of the Rizhao Fishermen’s Festival which originated from the solar term Guyu.
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