Folk customs in Tongxiang

1, the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month-send it to the chef.

The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is Lunar New Year's Eve, commonly known as "Cooking Day". Every household sends the kitchen bodhisattva to heaven, hoping that he will "speak well in heaven and keep peace in the next world". After New Year's Eve, the kitchen god in the sky will be brought back in the early morning of the New Year's Day, commonly known as "taking the kitchen".

On this day, every family cooks red beans and glutinous rice. First, Kazuhiro Mori bowls are served in front of the kitchen god, and then the whole family eats them. After dinner, at dusk, everyone bowed down. After the worship, please take the idol of Kitchen God off the stove and put it on the chair in the kitchen.

2. Twelfth lunar month-dust removal.

The folk proverb says, "On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, dust and sweep the house". To welcome the new year, the most important thing for Tongxiang people is to "sweep the dust" and "worship the ancestors". Because of the homonym of "dust" and "Chen", sweeping dust in the Spring Festival means "getting rid of the old and not being new". It means sweeping away all "bad luck" and "bad luck" and welcoming the New Year with a new atmosphere.

3. The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month-grinding bean curd.

The folk proverb says, "On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, push the mill to make tofu." In some places, there is also the custom of eating tofu residue before New Year's Eve. It is said that when the Kitchen God dies, the Jade Emperor will go to the lower bound to see if every household is like the Kitchen God. So every household ate tofu dregs to show their hardship and avoid the punishment of the Jade Emperor.

4. twelfth lunar month-making rice cakes.

New Year's Day, rice cakes are essential. Especially in rural areas, in addition to chicken, duck, fish and fruit, rice cakes are definitely indispensable on the sacrificial table. During the Spring Festival, when people visit relatives and friends to celebrate the New Year, they often bring a few pieces of rice cakes, which means "high every year".

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Tongxiang is the main sericulture producing area in the south of the Yangtze River, and its rural areas are rich in sericulture customs, among which Qingming rolling is the most representative activity.

In the 20th century, with the rise of chemical fiber fabrics, sericulture economy and silkworm flower temple fair were affected and almost disappeared. After the reform and opening up, the state has paid more and more attention to the protection of folk customs. 20 10 Tongxiang sericulture custom, as a sub-project of sericulture and silk weaving skills in China, was listed in the "List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.

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