Customs of Tengzhou

1. Sending porridge and rice

Sending porridge and rice is also called "sending moon rice". Generally, it takes 20 days after a boy is born and 18 days after a girl is born, and the dates must be set on even days. If there is a rush to calculate an odd day, it must be staggered, one day earlier or later. Grandma must go, but since grandma is not here, her aunt will take her place, and there will also be uncle. Most of the uncles serve as grandma's servants. The number of servants depends on how many things are sent, and the number of things depends on the family's economic situation and the usual interactions with relatives and neighbors. Neighbors brought many things and porridge and rice were abundant.

After the 1980s, most people used tractors or tricycles to go there, and their married sisters, sisters, aunts, aunts, etc. went with them. The things must include rice, white noodles, dried noodles, eggs, brown sugar, etc. Only the eggs must be in odd numbers, and the rest must be in even numbers. In addition, some pieces of brightly colored fabrics, each ranging from 3 to 4 feet long, should be given to the baby for clothing. Some sew tiger head pillows for male babies.

After it is filled, the top is covered with colored cloth and tied tightly with red climbing shoe straps. In addition, bring a red rooster and a hen, tie a red cloth around the chicken's neck, and tie the hen with a red rope. The baby girl will keep the rooster, and the baby boy will keep the hen. The remaining chickens can be sold later to be exchanged for cloth to make clothes for babies. Let the chickens go back and continue feeding them.

2. Drinking mutton soup on the Winter Solstice

In Tengzhou City, Shandong Province, the custom of drinking mutton soup on the Winter Solstice is popular, which means to drive away the cold. The ancients celebrated the Winter Solstice. Although many people today do not regard it as a festival, the Winter Festival is still one of the "eight festivals of the year". Foodies will not miss this festival with various winter solstice specialties: such as northern dumplings , Chaoshan glutinous rice balls, southeast mochi, Taizhou Leiyuan, Hefei pumpkin cakes, Ningbo sweet potato soup, Tengzhou mutton soup, Jiangnan rice, Suzhou wine, etc.

3. Warm pot

My parents will give me two chickens, two fish, two pounds of bean sprouts, etc. Invite neighbors or close friends and colleagues to your new home for dinner. Friends can send some kettles or other household appliances from all over the world as they wish to celebrate the joy of moving into a new house.

4. The dragon raises its head

On the second day of February, the biggest folk custom is to "shave the dragon's head", whether it is the elderly or children, cutting their hair and shaping their face.

5. Folk embroidery

Folk embroidery is popular in Shizhong District, Xuecheng District, Shanting District, Tengzhou, Taierzhuang and other areas of Zaozhuang City. Folk embroidery is also spread in Jining, Jiangsu, Anhui and other places around Zaozhuang City.

Using cloth, silk, satin, etc. as the main raw materials, taking the folk people's yearning for a better life as the theme, using deformation and exaggeration techniques, while integrating and absorbing the production techniques of various categories in folk art, Folk sewing and embroidery crafts are made through cutting, sewing, embroidering, pasting, tying and other techniques.

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