1. On the morning of the first day of the traditional festival, every household fires cannons to open the door of wealth (front door), and people go out in the direction of the year. Neighbors wish each other a happy new year, first the elders and then the peers. Most people eat vegetarian breakfast, mainly vegetables and tofu. As the saying goes: "Eat vegetables, and you will be clean and peaceful." On this day, it is forbidden to splash water outside, sweep the floor, move the shoulder pole or hoe, dry clothes, or say unlucky words. In the following days, people pay New Year's greetings. As the saying goes: "On the first day, pay New Year's greetings to the grandfather, on the second day, pay New Year's greetings to the grandmother (grandmother), on the third and fourth days, pay New Year's greetings to the daughter (relative)." Generally, they wish each other well. The elderly wish them "longevity", the businessmen wish them "wealth from all directions", and the young people wish them "prosperity and fame". Administrative and enterprise units, mass organizations have holidays during the Spring Festival, and lights and decorations are hung at the door. The custom of unit group greetings is gradually gaining popularity. From the fourth to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, rural neighbors have the custom of eating "saw rice" and entertaining each other to celebrate the New Year. At night, people like to play with dragon lanterns, lion lanterns, boat lanterns, clamshell lanterns, and running lanterns, and beat gongs and drums, and firecrackers are set off all over the sky, which is very lively. The Lantern Festival is also known as the Shangyuan Festival and the Lantern Festival. On this day, people eat Lantern fruit. It is said that "after eating Lantern fruit, everyone looks for a living; after eating Lantern cake, they prepare to plant crops." After the Lantern Festival, farmhands have to go to work and shops have to open. There is a custom of stealing greens at night on the Lantern Festival. It will cause people to scold you, and it is said that the more you scold, the healthier you will be. In the new society, this custom has been abolished. However, people send lanterns to graves, clean chicken manure, and fumigate urine barrels. At night, lights are on everywhere, and even cow pens, pig pens, kitchens, etc. are lit with clear oil lamps or red candles. The customs of eating green vegetables and Lantern fruit are still followed. The Flower Festival is on the 15th day of the second lunar month. Most girls pierce their ears and wear rings on this day. At night, women sit around and drink tea to celebrate the festival. After liberation, women no longer pierce their ears and wear rings, and this festival is also little known. Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It lasts for 3 days before and after Qingming Festival, plus Qingming Day, a total of 7 days. The mountain gods don't care about things, so people mostly sweep tombs and worship their ancestors during these days. At that time, people go to the base to clean ditches and add soil and hold memorial services, commonly known as "hanging mountains". People from all walks of life in government agencies, schools, etc. often lay wreaths at the martyrs' tombs to commemorate the martyrs and educate young people on revolutionary traditions. The Beginning of Summer Festival is also known as the "Agricultural Festival" among the people. At this time, rural production is entering a busy stage. On this day, the people set up banquets. The wine and food do not require richness, but they must be large in quantity. The dishes are mainly rice crackers, tofu, and meat. You must eat enough to strengthen your body, so it is also called "supporting the summer." This custom is still popular today. The Dragon Separation Festival The first day after the summer solstice is the Dragon Separation Day. Superstition believes that rain is controlled by dragons, and the amount of rainfall is closely related to the dragon's diligence. Dragons love cleanliness the most, so on the Dragon Separation Day, it is strictly forbidden to carry feces and urine. In the old days, many places rang gongs to show the public and inform the neighbors. The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is commonly known as the "Chang Festival." The people of Xikou follow the customs of Chu. The fifth and fifteenth days of the first lunar month are the Big and Small Acorus Festival. On the Acorus Festival, calamus and mugwort are inserted on both sides of the door, and wine is sprinkled around the house, and the prayer is made while sprinkling; "On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival, all kinds of insects and ants are eliminated." In Sandu and other places, sesame seeds are fried and burned, and the sesame stalks are used for the sound of patting. While frying, the prayer is made: "Pip pat pat, there is only one flea and mosquito." On this day, steamed buns, rice dumplings, eggs, and noodles are the main foods, and relatives and friends give each other gifts before the festival. Garlic is also eaten. There is a saying that "If you eat garlic in the first day of May, ghosts will run around in front of the door." It is forbidden to sit on the doorstep barefoot. According to legend, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the day when the King of Medicine sprinkles medicine. In Taiyangsheng, Huangshagang, and Ningzhou, it is forbidden to carry water. In Zhajin and Bailing, children go swimming in the water. In Yangjin, Dachun, Zhajin and other places, pigs and cattle are released from the pen before dawn to eat dew grass, which is believed to prevent plague. People in the folk mostly collect medicinal herbs. The county has had the custom of dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival since ancient times. According to old records, there is a pond in Taoli that is several dozen feet wide and unfathomable. In the Tang Dynasty, monks played boat racing there every year during the Dragon Boat Festival. During the Republic of China period, the county town, Sandu, Zhajin, and Shankou also raced dragon boats. Later, due to the silting of the riverbed, the races became less frequent, and only Sandu still had this custom. Lotus Viewing Festival It is said that the sixth day of the sixth lunar month is the birthday of the lotus, and the villagers watch the lotus on this day, so it is named the Lotus Viewing Festival. On this day, people like to eat bacon stewed soup, believing that it can prevent prickly heat. There is a saying that "On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, eat bacon." At this time, early wheat and early beans are harvested, and rural areas generally eat new rice and tofu, commonly known as "eating new." The dishes are rich, and there is a saying that "On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, tofu is served in a basin and meat is served in a bowl." The Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the "Ghost Festival: the 15th day of the seventh lunar month." It is said that from the first to the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the period for the earth official to pardon sins. Therefore, the ancestors are welcomed back to the hall on the first day of the month, and incense is burned every day until the fifteenth day. On the evening of the fifteenth day, the dead clothes, silver treasures, and bundles are burned to send the ancestors back to the netherworld. It is forbidden to pick eggplants and peppers on this day, because it is said that it will tear the clothes of the ancestors drying on them. After liberation, the taboos gradually decreased, but burning paper and burning bundles are still followed. Mid-Autumn Festival The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many county residents eat moon cakes and homemade candies on this day, and relatives and friends give them to each other before the festival. Some literati and scholars admire the moon and recite poems on this night. The Double Ninth Festival is also called "Climbing Festival". The custom of climbing heights in Xiushui has a long history. In the Song Dynasty, Yu Shuang built a pavilion on a mountain in Xia Nanping, the 11th Du of Anxiang (now Nanping Village, Huangshagang), which was used for climbing and viewing on the Double Ninth Festival. This mountain was named Denggao Mountain. A guest wrote: "Dogwood wine, parrot cup, lingering on this day for a hundred years, following the bright moon down the mountain, still with yellow flowers on the cheeks." The ruins still exist today. On the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, there is a custom of sweeping the house in rural areas. It is said that the Kitchen God writes down the bad things that happened to the whole family in the past year on the wall. On the evening of the 24th day, the God of Cooking will report this to the Jade Emperor. Therefore, the house must be swept in advance. The 24th day is the Minor New Year. The time of celebrating the Big New Year varies. The Hakka people celebrate it on the last day of the year, while the locals celebrate it on the last two days of the year. Only the Li family in Shijie Village, Shangfeng Town celebrates the Big New Year on the 25th day. For lunch during the Big New Year, people generally eat cured pork head, make dumplings, cook rice and eat fish, which means "abundance every year". In the afternoon, they paste Spring Festival couplets and door gods to welcome the New Year. Some paste the characters "Spring" and "Fu" upside down, which means the arrival of spring and good fortune. On New Year's Eve, they eat reunion dinner, chicken and stay up all night. They burn firewood for the New Year, distribute lucky money and close the door to wealth. In the old days, Donggao and other places received the Bodhisattva case on New Year's Eve and played with lanterns in the New Year, which was very grand. Thousands of people went to the Leng Clan Ancestral Hall to invite the Yi Niang Bodhisattva to supervise the lanterns. Gongs and drums sounded, and firecrackers were set off. Before the New Year, relatives and friends gave each other gifts, which was called New Year gifts. From the Little New Year to the Big New Year, it was the time to settle accounts for the year. Private loans and the wages of craftsmen were mostly settled at this time. In the old days, the rich collected rent and forced debts at this time. Those who had no money to repay their debts went out to avoid debtors, which was called "being an emperor". They returned on the first day of the first lunar month, and the creditors could not collect debts in the first month of the new year. As the saying goes, "Early on the first day of the new year, people are running all over the streets. Who dares to collect the money I owe?" 2. New Year's Day The first day of the Gregorian calendar is New Year's Day. On this day, administrative departments, enterprises, institutions and schools are closed. The doors are decorated with lights. Art groups and schools often organize art performances, commercial departments organize exhibitions, and market trade is also prosperous. Urban residents often have lunch at noon on this day to celebrate the New Year. National Day October 1 is the founding day of the People's Republic of China. From this day on, administrative departments, enterprises, institutions and schools are closed for two days. Cities and rural areas generally carry out various forms of celebrations, such as holding conferences, publishing blackboard newspapers, performing, and commodity exhibitions, which are very lively. Units, groups and some residents put up lanterns and decorations at their doors. On National Day in 1984, many scholars from Xiushui working outside the province were invited to come back to watch the ceremony, and the celebration of 10,000 people was very lively. That night, fireworks were set off at the Workers' Cultural Palace, and residents of the county and a large number of farmers from rural areas witnessed the colorful fireworks. New festivals include "March 8" Women's Day, "May 1" Labor Day, "May 4" Youth Day, "June 1" Children's Day, "July 1" Party Founding Day, "August 1" Army Founding Day, and other new festivals such as Nurses Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Teacher's Day, Senior Citizens' Day and National Tree Planting Day. Urban residents and relevant units also carried out various activities. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)