Mongolian Spring Festival custom

1, Mongolian "white festival" absorbs Han customs-Bao jiaozi.

There are different views on the origin of Mongolian Spring Festival. First, according to the book Question and Answer in Black and White written by the Fifth Dalai Lama, "Genghis Khan took the capital of Xixia in A.D. 1227 and held a banquet to celebrate it, which was the beginning of the Mongolian calendar, and the stars and moons were called the first month". The month of the stars is from 65438+February 16 to 65438+ 10/0/5, which is one month different from the lunar calendar.

The Mongolian calendar in Ordos region is based on Bai Yue, May and June. From this perspective, the first year of the Mongolian calendar should be April of the lunar calendar. According to historical records, since the Yuan Dynasty, Mongols have accepted the calendar algorithm of the Han nationality. Therefore, Bai Yue of Mongolia coincides with the first month of the Spring Festival of Han nationality. This is the origin of Mongolian "Spring Festival". Near the end of the year, no matter in agricultural and pastoral areas, every household should set up lantern poles.

By the thirtieth, we should clean the courtyard and do a good job in indoor hygiene. A small altar should be set in front of the Buddha, and a piece of cooked mutton should be enlarged on the altar for dairy products and flour-made fruits.

2. Mongolian Spring Festival custom-ancestor worship ceremony.

On New Year's Eve, an ancestor worship ceremony will be held. In the past, at the ceremony of ancestor worship, we had to strike while the iron was hot. Mongolians have an ancient legend that "iron comes out of the mountains", and people regard it as the legend of their own national origin. The night is brightly lit. Some also invited Mongolian folk artists to rap "Wuligeer" (Mongolian version). Young people get together to sing and dance. Girls who don't participate in singing and dancing get together to play "Shaha", and generally have the habit of staying up until midnight.

3. Mongolian Spring Festival custom-Han custom.

In recent years, although the Spring Festival of Mongolian people is basically the same as that of Han people, and some customs of Han people are absorbed, such as eating jiaozi and setting off firecrackers, many traditional customs of Mongolian people are still preserved, such as eating "hand-held meat" on New Year's Eve to show family reunion.

On New Year's Day, the whole family will put on holiday clothes and get together to celebrate the New Year.

First of all, from the younger generation to the older generation, in turn; The younger generation kowtows and peers pay tribute; There are also packs of cigarettes, toasts and hada. After receiving gifts, elders should express their blessings to their brothers, nephews and grandchildren. After the blessing, give the children some gifts and "lucky money".

At dawn, family, friends and relatives began to pay New Year greetings to each other. People who travel long distances have to ride horses or drive. New Year's greetings usually end before the 15th day of the first month.

In remote farming and pastoral areas, before the sun comes out in the early morning of the 16th day of the first month, people who often play together also have the custom of "printing black ink". It was secretly put on the forehead when the other person was asleep, and the paint was mostly pot bottom ash.

4. Mongolian Spring Festival custom-"Chagan Sari" blessing.

Mongolians call the first month "Chagansari" (Chinese means "Bai Yue"); Spring Festival activities on the grassland mainly include sacrifice, birthday celebration and New Year greetings. From the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the first month (Chagan Sari), it reached its climax.