What are the Lantern Festival customs in various places in Hubei?

The Lantern Festival is a traditional custom in my country. Since ancient times, there have been traditional customs of eating Yuanxiao/Tangyuan and watching lantern festivals. However, there are also local special customs in many places. The editor will share them with you below. Let’s learn about the Lantern Festival customs in various places in Hubei! Wuhan Zombie Lion

"Zombie Lion" is Huangpi dialect. The correct name is General and Lion. It is also called General Lion. It was later shortened due to spread. It is a folk activity popular in the Lantern Festival in Huangpi District and Xiaogan of Wuhan City. It is a lion dance activity, especially the stiff lion in Huangpi is the most famous.

It is said that the Huangpi Zombie Lion originated after the Xuanwumen Incident in the Tang Dynasty and was meant to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings. The complete process of the dead lion includes praying for blessings at the incense table, lying on the incense table to invite the gods, going to the temple, eating the incense table, showing the wax, and finally dismounting from the horse to deliver the lantern. Every year on the 13th day of the first lunar month, rural areas in Huangpi District begin to "turn on lights", and the zombie lions come alive for the festival. Fried spring rolls and steamed rice dumplings in Yichang

There is a saying in Yichang that "the fire is at thirty, the light is at fifteen", which means that if the fire in the house is strong on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, people will not dare to come in during the new year; There should be more lights on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so that the whole year will be bright and smooth.

In terms of food, in addition to glutinous rice balls, every household in Yichang also eats fried spring rolls. Spring rolls are made of eggs and flour into a thin crust, rolled into lightly stir-fried leeks, bacon, dried tofu, mushrooms (or mushrooms), etc., and deep-fried until golden brown and ready to eat. In some places, some people also steam corn balls. It means that the new year is prosperous and everything goes well. Huangshi children "steal youth"

During the Lantern Festival, Huangshi children can "steal" openly. This custom became known as "stealing youth" among the people and became popular among the new generation in Huangshiyang. Children can participate in this activity, which means that children will grow up healthily and smartly in the coming year.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, the children in Huangshiyangxin finished their dinner early. The family prepared bags, waited for the moon to rise, and then went to "steal" other people's food. There is also a local saying that "steal" If you eat onions, you will be smart; if you steal garlic, you will be quick in arithmetic." Shiyan "Fire Dragon" Lantern Festival

People in the Shiyan area attach great importance to the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is a grand event that must be held every year. Among them, the "Fire Dragon" Lantern Festival in Shiyan Fang County is the most famous. According to legend, there is a complete set of rules for the "Fire Dragon" lanterns in Fangxian County, which were handed down from the Luling Palace.

During the Lantern Festival, Fangxian County’s four east-west, south-north streets, three east-west and north “gates” and the south gate each have a dragon, which is divided into fixed eight colors. It first parades on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, and then on From the 14th to the 16th day of the first lunar month, shirtless men dance with lanterns every night, and people from all over the country burn dragons with "flowers" (hand-held fireworks that spit out fireworks). Looking from a distance at night, it looks like a dragon swimming in a sea of ??fire. Guandi Temple Fair in Jingzhou

Guan Yu has an inseparable relationship with Jingzhou. He served as governor of the nine counties of Jingzhou and Xiang for more than ten years. Therefore, the people of Jingzhou respect and worship Guan Gong, which has become a custom that has lasted for thousands of years. On the day of the Lantern Festival, a large temple fair is held in Guandi Temple.

At that time, Jingzhou people will play with dragon lanterns, row lotus-picking boats, ride horses and shoot arrows, play trumpets and ride on sedan chairs, making it a bustling scene. The young dragon performers must first go to the Guandi Temple to worship Guan Gong, and then dance the dragon along the streets of the ancient city. In addition, the Lantern Festival is also the "Son-in-law Day" for Jingzhou people. This is the day when the father-in-law entertains his son-in-law. Xiaogan sings ballads and invites the "Seventh Sister"

In Xiaogan, in addition to the lanterns and fireworks during the Lantern Festival, there are also customs of inviting the Seventh Sister, asking for advice and begging for cleverness. The "Seventh Sister" is the seven fairies who secretly descended to earth in "The Fairy's Match". During the Lantern Festival, the "Seventh Sister" is invited to herald good luck in the year ahead.

On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year, girls in costumes gather next to the Shuttle Stone, holding sewing boxes in hand to beg the seventh sister, and repeatedly sing an ancient song. When the songs are finished, the girls can ask various questions, such as asking about their age, good or bad luck, whether they can get married, etc. "Playing with Dogs" in Enshi

In the Tujia area of ??Enshi, after eating glutinous rice balls, which represent "reunion", on the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Tujia people have the last large-scale event in the new year - "Playing with Dogs" dog".

This is a bonfire party with entertainment and religious overtones. This event actually consists of children forming a cone-shaped "fur dog shed" during the day.

When it gets dark, adults and children will gather at the "hairy dog ??shed" with a large number of firecrackers and fireworks. Everyone will continue to set off fireworks and throw firecrackers into the bonfire. I hope to be able to drive the wolves and other animals that harm the countryside far away. The Shennongjia Lantern Festival sends a message to the God of Plague and "drives away the hairy dog"

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the God of Plague is driven away. In the Tujia area of ??Shennongjia, people believe that driving away "hairy dogs", that is, foxes, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month means getting rid of evil spirits, avoiding plagues, and ensuring good weather and good weather in the coming year, so every household will drive away "hairy dogs".

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Shennongjia has a traditional custom of burning dragon lantern boats, clam shells and other entertainment equipment, which is called "turning down the lanterns". It is meant to burn the paper boats with candles in the sky - to send away the god of plague. When it gets dark, every family in the mountain village burns firewood around their houses and sets off firecrackers against the sky-high flames. The fiery red light shines on the mountains, sending off the New Year in a lively manner.