On February 11, it is another year of the Lantern Festival. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, is one of the important traditional festivals of the Han nationality and some fraternal ethnic groups, as well as one of the important traditional festivals of the Chinese character cultural circle and overseas Chinese.

The history of the Lantern Festival can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, and when Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was officially designated as the Lantern Festival. The activities of eating glutinous rice balls, appreciating lanterns, and guessing lantern riddles are important traditional activities of the Lantern Festival.

For this reason, as in previous years, he specially came back to accompany his parents to celebrate a Lantern Festival that symbolizes reunion.

In Chen Zhengqian's hometown, including many areas in southern Guangdong, there is a saying that as soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the New Year has already passed, and it is time to start working hard.

The so-called "ten miles of different winds, hundreds of miles of different customs", the customs of the Lantern Festival in various parts of southern Guangdong are also very different.

Cantonese people like to visit the Guangfu temple fair during the Lantern Festival, and Foshan people like to go to the bridge, because there is a saying in Foshan, "the line is smooth, there is no closure", which means that after the completion of the pass, there will be no troubles, and everything will go smoothly.

In some areas of western Guangdong, there will be annual festivals, and each family will feast and invite relatives and friends to eat and drink for free, and the more guests come, the happier the host will be.

So, what kind of Lantern Festival customs does Chen Zhengqian's hometown have?

The first is a chandelier.

Because "lamp" and "ding" are homophonic, it means adding ding to the home. If a boy was born in the village last year, he would hang a lantern in the ancestral shrine from the 11th day of the first month to the 15th day of the first month.

On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after twelve o'clock, after the lantern is put down, everyone will begin to rob all parts of the lantern, from colored paper to skeleton, and even the wick of lamp oil.

Because everyone hopes that their families can have more children and grandchildren, and people will be prosperous.

Adults will put some lantern pendants at the head of the child's bed, hoping to bless the child's healthy growth.

The second is the pendulum wine.

Families who gave birth to a boy last year will hold a banquet to invite relatives and friends to come and visit. Ding wine is a thing that has more money to put it on, and no one will put it away without money. Unless it happened to be the death of an elder in the family the previous year, then the offense will be canceled.

In the past, the rural life was poor, and only boys were born, but now that the living conditions have improved, girls can also serve wine.

Strictly speaking, Ding wine is from the 10th day of the first month to the 15th day of the first month, and the customs of each village are different, some villages start from the 10th day of the first month, and some start on the 15th day of the first month.

Of course, no one said anything from eleven to fifteen when the rich man was swinging.

The third is fireworks.

Fireworks are prohibited in cities, but they are still allowed in rural areas. It seems that some small cities can also set off fireworks.

Taking Chen Zhengqian's hometown as an example, after worshipping the ancestors, the Huaguang Emperor, the land god, etc., he began to eat the New Year's meal. It is also at this time that fireworks begin, starting from 8 p.m. and continuing until 12 p.m., all belong to the collective fireworks time in the village.

In short, the fireworks can't be stopped.

Privates can also join in, the grander the better.

The countryside is not interested in appreciating lanterns and guessing lantern riddles, so it is good for the older generation of farmers to know their names, and they are expected to know how to dance and write?

The fourth is to eat glutinous rice balls!

Tangyuan is a must-eat food for the Lantern Festival, and some places in the north are called Lantern Festival, but they are actually the same thing.

There are various flavors of glutinous rice balls, and personal taste prevails.

Dad has already bought fireworks, and when worshipping ancestors in the evening, the firecrackers should be placed together with the whole village, and the sound of firecrackers cannot be broken.

The fireworks were set off at night, and Chen Zhengqian moved them all to the open space in the resort and set them up, just waiting for the feast to begin after dark.

"Xiao Qian, have you done it?" shouted Dad.

Chen Zhengqian replied angrily: "What is there to worry about about this?!"

Dad was speechless.

When the first fireworks in the village rose into the sky and exploded, Chen Zhengqian and his parents went up to the rooftop of the building, which is the best place to watch the fireworks.

It's still a south wind tonight, and the crumbs from the fireworks can't blow here.

Dad asked, "You're coming up too, so who's going to light the fireworks?"

Chen Zhengqian said lazily: "I let the two parrots do it." ”

Mom and Dad: "......"

Chen Zhengqian said: "Don't worry, they are smart!"

Chen Zhengqian is very relieved about them, just light a fire, and grab a stick of incense to do it, if this can't be done, then take the two of them to make soup!

"Chirp-"

The first firework was successfully ignited, and a bright light quickly flew into the sky dozens of meters high, and then exploded with a "boom", and the sky was full of fireworks. One after another, fireworks flew into the sky and exploded.

My parents looked at the fireworks in the sky in amazement, and always felt that the fireworks in their house were much better than those in the village.

After watching it for a while, Chen Zhengqian secretly answered the phone: "Hey, is it done?"

"It's done, just wait for your notice, Mr. Chen. ”

Chen Zhengqian nodded, looked at the time, and said, "Then let's start at half past eight." ”

The other person replied, "Okay, I understand!"

Chen Zhengqian put down the phone.

At half past eight, he called Qi Weiwei: "Hey!"

"Hey, I'm watching TV, what's the matter?" Qi Weiwei wondered what was the matter with him calling now, hadn't he already gone home?

Chen Zhengqian smiled and said, "Happy Lantern Festival!"

Qi Weiwei listened, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly: "I'm not very happy, it's a big house, just me and Xiaoyu live together, and it feels empty." ”

Chen Zhengqian's heart was hot when he heard this: "Then I'll rush back to accompany you now?"

Qi Weiwei said angrily: "What nonsense, I don't want you to accompany me!"

Chen Zhengqian pursed his lips and smiled: "Okay, you take Xiaoyu to the roof and wait, I have a gift for you." ”

"Gifts?" Qi Weiwei was stunned, what gifts were there to go up to the roof, she was faintly looking forward to it.

"By the way, it's cold at night, and you wear multiple coats. Chen Zhengqian reminded.

Qi Weiwei's heart warmed when she heard this.

Carrying little Lori to the roof of the building, she sat on the recliner on the roof.

Little Lori asked, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

Qi Weiwei replied, "Your father said that he had a gift for you." ”

"What gift?" asked Lori curiously.

"Yes......"

Qi Weiwei just wanted to say something, but suddenly "chirped-", a light rushed into the sky, and exploded suddenly with "boom", and the fireworks in the sky flew away.

"Wow, what beautiful fireworks!" little Lori shouted excitedly.

Qi Weiwei stared blankly at the fireworks blooming all over the sky, and found that she didn't know what to say.

Is this what he is going to give to himself?

I don't think there is any woman who can be indifferent to such a gift.

Her whole heart was going to melt.

On this night, fireworks went off. (To be continued.) )