Changzhi Lucheng folk-custom

[Folklore] Lucheng has a simple folk customs and many festivals since ancient times. Through the influence of history, superstitions and bad habits are mostly abandoned. The combination of folk customs and open new styles makes national traditional culture show more distinctive characteristics of the times and become a unique way for people to entertain and cultivate their sentiments.

Lantern Festival stepping on the street

Lucheng has a tradition of celebrating the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. On that day, every household decorated lanterns and set off fireworks. People wearing holiday costumes flocked to the streets in droves to watch folk performances such as dragon lanterns, lion dances, stilts and yangko. In recent years, this traditional "stepping on the street" activity has developed from a small-scale folk performance to an organized large-scale grand festival.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, the whole of jimo city is filled with festive atmosphere. More than 654.38 million tourists from the city and its surrounding areas gathered in several main streets and the central venue in front of the municipal government to watch the grand "stepping on the street" activity. With the earth-shattering sound of gongs and drums and melodious suona sheng flute during the Spring Festival, beautifully decorated and colorful floats are slowly coming to people, bearing the cultural image of modern enterprises and the interest of traditional folk art, the beautiful shapes of "Shuanglong soaring" and "Phoenix spreading its wings" on the floats, the majestic postures of "airplanes flying into the sky" and "rockets ready to go", and "attracting investment and developing the economy" The yangko team, stilt team and dry fleet, which show folk songs and dances, are dancing and dancing. People dance in peace and prosperity and sing the joy of harvest. "Pig carrying his wife", "Lao Jiang carrying his wife" and "old matchmaker" all make people very happy. The "Tang Priest's Master and Apprentice" and the smiling "Jigong Living Buddha" looked graceful and polite, and kept bowing to the audience all the way to celebrate the New Year. The "big-headed doll dance" and "boy drum" performed by children are even more lively and lovely, full of childishness. Lantern Festival float parade and folk song and dance performances not only retain the charm of traditional culture, but also have the flavor of modern life.