The customs of Chaoshan people

Old fever: Folklore originated from chaozhou people's incomparable worship of land, which led to the emergence of "Land God". Chaozhou people call it Land Lord or Uncle (it is worth mentioning that chaozhou people worships Land Lord in shops, houses and factories, and it can also be seen in Ming Weng Tea House). "Old fever", a folk activity, has been passed down in Chaozhou for thousands of years.

Going out of the garden: Going out of the garden is a unique custom in Chaoshan area. 15 (nominal age) children should "go out of the garden". All families of boys and girls aged 15 should prepare three kinds of fruits (chicken, duck and pork) for their children to bid farewell to their in-laws (commonly known as in-laws) on the Mid-Autumn Festival on the seventh day of July and the fifteenth day of July in the lunar calendar, indicating that their children have grown up and can go out of the garden from now on.

Mid-Autumn Festival: The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Commonly known as "July and a half" and "Ghost Festival", it is also called "Magnolia Victory Club". "On that day, chaozhou people put sacrifices and money paper at his door, burned money paper and sprinkled white rice on the ground, burned incense and prayed, and put incense on the ground in front of the house.

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taboo

Don't cry for the baby in the New Year, because crying is "not winning the first prize", which indicates illness and disaster. Therefore, even if the child is in trouble on this day, don't fight or reprimand him, lest he cry endlessly. In terms of behavior, you should be extra careful not to break cups, plates, bowls and plates.

It is forbidden to take medicine this day. Otherwise, I think it will lead to illness all the year round and take medicine constantly.

On this day, people even avoid killing, but now people's living standards have improved and they have no scruples about eating fresh food.

reference data

Baidu encyclopedia-Chaoshan?