Beilun unique folk customs and arts?

Beilun is located in the East China Sea, the first people to agriculture, woodcutting, fishing and salt for a living, thatched stone houses and living, traditional customs and Hemudu culture has a close connection, leaving some of the remains of the Neolithic era customs. With the development of the society and the improvement of the production level, the original customs gradually changed and evolved. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, people from the Central Plains have migrated to the South in large numbers to avoid war. After the Southern Song Dynasty established its capital in Hangzhou, the rituals and customs of the Central Plains were further integrated into the local area. This makes the customs of Beilun the vast majority of the province in line with the rest of the province. To the Ming and Qing dynasties, Beilun geographical expansion (land bank outside), population increase, many customs are basically stereotypes, forming a tradition. Therefore, the traditional customs of Beilun are the products of the material culture and production activities of the ancient people of China, and are part of the combination of the ancient Yue culture and the culture of the Central Plains. Through Beilun Customs, we can speculate and understand the history of Beilun, the cultural heritage of Beilun, the struggle of Beilun people with nature and their resistance to foreign invasion. Collecting and organizing "Beilun Customs" is undoubtedly of positive significance to the promotion of national culture and the discovery of Beilun's cultural heritage.

Beilun people have always been known for their diligence and courage, frugality and simplicity, and many of their customs reflect the simple wishes and the most basic requirements for survival of people praying for a good harvest and peace, and longing for peace and joy under certain historical conditions. However, due to the limitations of the times, there are good customs and bad customs in traditional customs. For example, "scorching fire dragon", its role is to kill the overwintering pests; Dragon Boat Festival in the ancient history of exorcism and avoidance of disasters in the festival, and then generally extended to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan; now the new street of the lower Sanshan there is a Niangniang Palace, enshrined in the God of the Sea, Queen of the Sky, known as the Fujian people, "Mazu", is a positive myth. The original is a positive mythological story, etc., can be categorized as good customs.

But because of feudal rule over the ages, many unscientific, even ugly, reactionary customs have been formed. For example, the feudal patriarchal system, the feudal rites of male superiority and female inferiority, the feudal rituals of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, the bad marriage of the wife and all kinds of sacrificial activities, etc., have formed the intertwining of folk beliefs and religions, and the confusion between feudal ethics and traditional morality, which should be criticized, eliminated and abandoned.

In order to make the traditional customs to get healthy, beneficial development, in order to reflect the history and culture of Beilun, Beilun District Local History Office comrades after a long time of interviews, research, accumulation, and refer to the relevant historical materials, books, and compiled the "Beilun Customs". Its time frame is roughly locked in the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period, today's elderly on this part of the content may be immersed in a sense of intimacy; its content, in addition to the obvious with the community contrary to the dregs of today's people may be misleading to be criticized and removed, generally faithfully documented in order to reflect the true history of this period. Therefore, we should be based on the viewpoint of historical materialism to view, to the "Three Represents" as the guidance of the important thought, to carry forward the spirit of the spirit of changing customs, and critically carry forward and inherit the excellent regional cultural heritage, for the construction of socialist spiritual civilization to make a contribution.