What are the customs and habits of Wuping?

Wuping's custom of celebrating the New Year:

1, fried rice cakes (called "fried hair sticks" in Hakka), or steamed rice cakes, yellow hair sticks, and other special snacks. There are many kinds.

2, braised pork, almost every family must have. The practice is more complicated, oily but not greasy, smooth and refreshing.

3. Traditional program-boat lantern (a Hakka opera).

4. Boiled chicken/duck and braised fish.

5. Visiting relatives on the first day.

The traditional marriage customs of Wuping people;

1, matchmaking.

In fact, it is very common for Hakkas to get married when they are old, so the previous generation generally got married earlier. In today's society and rural society, the phenomenon of urging marriage is still common. When the man grows up, his parents entrust a person to be a matchmaker and find an unmarried woman in a suitable family. The matchmaker explained the man's family background, age and appearance to the woman's parents. If the woman's parents agree, they can have a blind date, which is called "meeting" in Hakka culture.

When men and women meet, they usually pay attention to each other's personality, appearance and family background. In the era when mobile phones are just emerging, we have completed the first step to know each other's mobile phone numbers and QQ. "Communication time" can be long or short. If both parties are interested, they will push the next step to send a deposit and calculate the wedding date. It is worth noting that in Hakka culture, to promote a good marriage between men and women, the status and reputation of the matchmaker are often relatively high, and even get certain matchmaker rewards from men and women, which indirectly shows the integration of matchmakers' contacts.

2. Zading.

When the first step is completed and both parties agree, the woman's parents begin to put forward conditions, such as the bride price, the geometry of the bride price and the number of banquets held accordingly. As for the engagement fee, it varies from place to place, generally not low, but moderate. It is also possible that some rural areas will reach more than100000. In the past, there was a written form of Hakka marriage, that is, "writing engagement letters" or "writing wedding words". On the front, it says "a match made in heaven", signed by both parents and matchmaker, each holding one copy.

In addition, it is also stipulated that the man should prepare a banquet when writing. If the family allows, it is also stipulated that the man's family should invite one or two tables of "engagement wine". After this traditional Hakka marriage custom is over, a woman is a man's home, and words and deeds should follow the principle of married women. Although this is becoming more and more simplified, the date of engagement is still very important.

3. Report the date and send the engagement fee.

The so-called "date of registration" means that the man will notify the woman after choosing the date of "making a bed" and picking up relatives. One month before the wedding, the man should pay the bride price. The traditional Hakka wedding custom requires the bride price mantissa to end with "nine", which means that the two people are lucky for a long time and that they will last forever. Neighbors in the village often give gifts, many of which are such courtesy.

When the woman fights for bed, she should send grapefruit and charcoal to the man's house, which means giving birth to a baby and warming the new house, commonly known as "exploring the sun." In some areas, men are required to make big meatballs for women and give them to relatives and friends to show their affinity.