What are the customs of Chongyang?

Marriage: The engagement procedure is usually negotiated by the matchmaker at the beginning, and birthdays are exchanged. Parents of both sides ask astrologers to tell fortune, which is called "arranging eight characters". The matchmaker informed the bride's family to "send eight characters" (Geng Tie), and the bride's parents followed the matchmaker to "send eight characters". The man's family "receives the eight characters", the man sends gold and silver jewelry and high-grade clothing to the woman's family, and the woman returns shoes, socks and hats. When men and women come of age, their parents will officiate at the wedding and prepare the wedding dress.

Tianding: County people have always regarded Tianding as a top priority, especially newborns. Babies take off their bellies and firecrackers fly all over the sky. Three generations ago, they brought chickens, meat and firecrackers to Yue's home to report good news. During the Three Dynasties, children bathed, dressed, held them in front of shrines and flogged their ancestors, commonly known as "being in the Three Dynasties". After three generations, invitations are sent out to entertain guests, which is called "taking porridge for rice". Mother carries the box with chicken, meat, eggs, brown sugar, yellow flowers, red dates, rice, children's clothes, children's quilts and children's hats. Other relatives and friends make "single boxes" with food and cloth or give money as gifts. Neighborhood friends, when the host and guest celebrate, sing a congratulatory play. When the baby is full moon, please ask the barber to "shave the baby's head". After shaving, you must roll your head and give the barber a red envelope. At the same time, the red eggs should be fed to the neighbors, and the family should pick up the pregnant women for a "full moon meal".

Construction: Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, please ask the Yin and Yang division to choose the building foundation, break ground, erect beams, columns and support large doorframes, and choose "auspicious day". It's usually relatives, friends and neighbors who need help. Close relatives and friends also give gifts, commonly known as "seating". Shipbuilding, coffins, relatives and friends also help, rely on seats or give gifts. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, building houses in rural areas is generally carried out on auspicious days, and relatives and friends help workers and rely on seats according to customs. Owners move into new houses, hold more celebrations, neighbors set off firecrackers and bring braziers into new houses, which is a good sign of prosperity.

Shangyuan Festival: The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is Shangyuan Festival, commonly known as "Half Moon", and that night is called Yuanxiao. Everyone likes to eat bacon pig's head and glutinous rice. For breakfast that day, we usually eat reed (corn) or buckwheat with meat, tofu and red beans as stuffing.

Sunlight: The sixth day of the sixth lunar month is the day of dawn. In the old society, people ate sweets and wine, new rice and new vegetables, which was called "eating new". At the same time, sacrifice the land and pray for disaster relief. There was no sacrifice after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but the habit of "drying red and green on June 6" (referring to drying clothes) still exists.