What are the customs in Jilin Province?

Local customs in Jilin:

1. Yangge

Northeast Yangge Yangge is a folk art form widely spread among the Han people in my country and has a long history. .

At present, Yangko, which is popular in Jilin, is a folk art that combines dance, singing and drama, with dance as the mainstay. In terms of performance forms, it can be divided into various forms such as floor Yangko, stilt Yangko, Cunzi Yangko, as well as lifting poles, back poles, and prong poles. Usually, folk dances such as dragon lantern dancing, lion dancing, land boat running, cart pushing, and whip beating are also combined.

Di Yangge is the most popular and flexible among several types of Yangge. There are several theories about the origin of Jilin Yangko. Among them, the most widely spread is that after Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor and established the Yuan Empire, he organized the people into a team for every fifty households and sent one Yuan soldier to guard them. During the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, in order to prevent the common people from gathering to rebel, Yuan Bing gathered men from each household and led the team in singing and dancing. Later, this activity was passed down as a performance form and evolved into today's Yangko. The basis for this statement is that there is a character "Lao Ta" (referring to Yuan Bing) in Jilin's traditional Yangko, and he is the leader and conductor of the Yangko team.

Jiangcheng’s Yangko has a strong local color and rustic flavor, and has the beauty of simple and natural life. It has artistic styles and characteristics such as hot and cheerful, bold and vigorous, simple and honest, humorous and humorous. Among them, walking on stilts, playing dragon lanterns, running land boats and playing lions are the most famous.

2. Walking on stilts

Walking on stilts is a folk dance form widely spread throughout our country. It is a favorite among the masses during traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, and temple fairs. A kind of folk dance. It is also very popular in Jilin area. The stilts popular in our Jilin area are relatively rich in content. The characters played by traditional stilts include head stilts (Wu pretends to be a young master), two stilts (Wu plays a male role), fisher, woodcutter, plowing, reading, green snake, white snake, Xu Xian and other general stilts. Tops (female characters), bottoms (male characters), etc.

The performance of walking on stilts is very artistic and requires actors to have a good foundation. In addition to the large venues where they dance in various formations while marching and on the square, there are also performances in groups of two or three people. small field. The performances of small-scale yangko are mostly based on stunts, which are also very attractive. Nowadays, stilts, as an art form loved by the masses, have been endowed with new content. They either play roles in newspaper dramas or play roles in dramas, and are deeply loved by the masses.

3. Dragon Dance

"Dragon Dance" is a dance with perfect form and high artistic skills. Due to the popularity in different regions, the forms of dragon dance performances are also diverse. In the Northeast, people classify dragon dance into the category of Yangko and are accustomed to calling it "dragon lantern dancing".

The ancient people of our country created the image of the dragon to express their good wishes. People regarded the "dragon" as the incarnation of auspiciousness and used dragon dances to pray for the blessings of the gods in order to obtain good weather and a good harvest. There are many kinds of movements in playing dragon lanterns. The more popular ones in Jilin area include "Dragon Cao Shui", "Dragon Lying on the Sand", "Xiao Huazi", "Drawing the Waist Nest", "Golden Dragon Plate Jade Pillar" and other forms. Its artistic characteristics are grandeur, vivid dance, and variety. But no matter what kind of tricks are performed, the performers have to start with broken steps. Today, dragon dance has become a symbol of revitalizing the spirit of the Chinese nation and is the most popular folk dance art during important festivals.

4. Land boat racing

The "land boat racing" popular in Jilin area is mostly performed with the Yangko team and belongs to the acrobatic part of Yangko. The traditional performance program of "land boat" usually involves the fisherman doing simulated actions such as untying the rope, the fisherwoman riding the boat forward, and the two dancing lightly. There's a lot of new stuff coming out now, too. For example, forms such as "happy to send public food" and "couples go to the market" are more accepted and popular among the masses.

5. Lion Dance

"Lion Dance" is an animal-like dance. It is a pearl in the treasure house of folk dances in my country and a traditional folk sports activity. It originated in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. . Nowadays, what is popular in our Jiangcheng is the famous "Northern Lion" sect, commonly known as "Funny Lion", which belongs to the Yangko category. The lion dance is lively and lively, with high skills and beautiful shapes. Accompanied by the joyful sound of gongs and drums, it looks even more festive and adds a rich atmosphere of joy.

Jilin Festivals:

There are many local festivals in Jilin Province, such as "Changchun Film Festival", "Changchun Auto Expo", "Jilin Rime Ice and Snow Festival", " Tonghua Ginseng Festival" and so on are more influential. The biennial film festival is held in mid-to-late August. Each film festival attracts the participation of famous stars and big names in the film industry at home and abroad, attracting much attention. The Automobile Expo and Ginseng Festival are mainly investment activities. The Rime Festival is held in January, the coldest month of the year, because only then is the best time to appreciate the wonders of the rime.

1. Rime Ice and Snow Festival:

Time: January every year

The main purpose is to watch the Jilin rime, one of the four natural wonders in China. About 1 month. During this period, the grand Northeastern Yangko Festival, river lanterns and lanterns on the Songhua River, colorful boat cruises, fireworks shows, international and national skating, skiing and ice hockey events, various large-scale product ordering, negotiation meetings and Tourism product trade fair and ice lantern and ice sculpture garden event. At present, the Rime Ice and Snow Festival has been held for five times.

2. Beishan Temple Fair:

It has always been famous and has always been known as "the temples in Qianshan are better than those in Northeast China, and the temple fairs in Jilin are better than Qianshan".

Beishan Temple has the characteristics of the perfect integration of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Every year in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, temple fairs come one after another: the Buddha's Birthday on April 8th, the Empress Temple Fair on April 18th, the Yaowang Temple Fair on April 28th, and the Guandi Temple Fair on May 13th. Among them, the Yaowang Temple Fair on April 28th is the most lively. Since the Yaowang Temple was built in the 30th year of Kangxi's reign, an annual temple fair has gradually formed. In recent years, the temple fair has become unprecedentedly grand, with more than 300,000 visitors every year.

During the temple fair, cigarette smoke was lingering, bells and chimes were ringing, and male and female believers worshiped devoutly. There are crowds of people up and down the mountain. There are circus and acrobatic performances at the foot of the mountain, and health knowledge exhibitions and promotions. State-owned stores, private enterprises, individual stalls and department stores are all mixed together. Various snacks abound.

Beishan Temple Fair is already the largest folk tourism festival in Northeast China.

3. River fishing:

Time: Midwinter every year

Location: Songhua River or Songhua Lake

Introduction: to Jilin One activity worth participating in city tourism is fishing on the river in winter. First, we have to drink wine to the fishermen who go out to fish in the river, and then follow more than 30 fishing boats out of the river to fish at the same time. At the fishing site, fishes jump happily in the open river, and you can experience the joy of fishermen reaping a bumper harvest. After fishing, you can set up 8 stoves by the lake of Ailin Resort Fishing Port, and use the caught river fish and clean lake water as raw materials to make "river stewed river fish" using original cooking methods.