Unique strong family festival
Almost every lunar month in Lianshan Zhuang nationality has festive or commemorative festivals, some of which are the same as those in Han nationality, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival and Winter Solstice. However, although these festivals have the same name, the ceremonies to celebrate or commemorate them are different.
From the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, during the Spring Festival, Zhuang people have the custom of singing "New Year's Eve Song" and men and women are divided into groups to "sit in the song hall". Pretending to be ancient is very popular in every village. Taking the village as a unit, men, women and children went into battle together, dressed as ancient heroes and historical figures respectively. In the evening, they took all kinds of lanterns, such as lanterns with figures, birds, fish and butterflies, interspersed with lion dances, beating gongs and drums, and toured outside neighboring villages.
On February 2nd, the Zhuang people called it "Farming Day": it means the beginning of farming activities, and every household makes a big soup, which indicates a good year. You can't invite foreigners to eat and stay overnight on holidays, and your newly-married daughter has to go back to her parents' house to get production tools and seeds without staying overnight.
On March 3, some Zhuang people worship the mountain and pay rent on this day. In the past, pork was divided by surname after collective grave-sweeping, but now it is changed to sweeping graves by each family.
April 8, commonly known as "the birthday of Emperor Niu", was called "Dragon Boat Festival" in ancient times. This is a big festival for Zhuang people, and it is very lively. Yellow and black glutinous rice is steamed with soaked yellow seeds or maple leaves, wrapped with tender bamboo leaves and fed to yellow cattle and buffalo respectively. Insert grapefruit and maple willow branches or green branches on the door of the cowshed, and let the cows rest for a day. Some villages eat glutinous rice without chopsticks, but knead the rice into a ball and grasp it with their hands. If there are weak children at home, let them eat in the cowshed, holding rice, hemp fiber and wearing bamboo hats to show that children can eat rough, grow fast and be as strong as cattle.
On June 6th, the Spring Festival. Zhuang called it "worshipping Yuan Na", which originally meant cutting new crops and offering sacrifices to the God of Heaven. It is also a big festival for Zhuang people, and it is necessary to steam two or three kilograms of zongzi to celebrate.
On July 7th, Begging for Skillfulness Festival. Zhuang girls want to take a bath in the river. Legend has it that the fairy water from the Milky Way in the sky flowed to the world that day, and the girls would become more physically and mentally fit after washing. At the same time, it will be put back with fairy water to make vinegar. You are "July fragrance".
July 14, known as the Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient times, commonly known as the Ghost Festival. This day is the day when Zhuang women leave their parents' home. Every holiday, they will bring gifts of chickens and ducks home to visit relatives.
On September 9th, the Double Ninth Festival, Zhuang people don't climb mountains like Han people, but engage in "sending Vulcan" activities. This afternoon, a person from every Zhuang village went to Tiantou or the river beach to tie a hut with bamboo and straw, and put paper money and firecrackers there to sacrifice to Vulcan. In the evening, each family set fire to the thatched cottage. The sound of paper guns combined with the sound of bamboo joints, wind and fire, and the sound of people's "screaming" was intended to send Vulcan away and pray to avoid house fire. When the hut is burned, it will not be lit. It will go home in the dark to show that Vulcan has sent it away.
It is 0/95km away from Qingyuan City/KLOC-and is connected by national highway. Lianshan was founded in the Southern Dynasties, and Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County was founded in 1962. It is located on a gentle hillside by the Yoshida River, high in the north and low in the south, bordering with Hexian County in Guangxi and Jianghua in Hunan. There are many peaks and streams in the territory, which is known as "nine mountains, half water and half fields". Lianshan County is a quiet mountain city with a small area.
Lianshan has a unique custom of Zhuang and Yao, and the architecture, festivals and wedding customs of Zhuang and Yao families have their own distinctive national characteristics. Generally go to Qingyuan for sightseeing, and go to Lianshan to see the customs of Zhuang and Yao. If you want to buy some mountain products, you can go to Luming Literature Road and Market Road in the county. Accommodation: the price of accommodation and catering in Lianshan is relatively cheap, and the price of double rooms ranges from 30 to 200 yuan; Most restaurants are located on Luming Literature Road and Market Road.