Weihai city folk festivals: to Weihai most trouble than the fishermen to participate in the International Festival of Rongcheng, Rongcheng International Festival fishermen from the local fishermen traditional "Grain Rain Day" of the.
Coastal fishermen in Rongcheng There is a saying, "Gu Yu season, a hundred fish ashore," which is due to Rongcheng geographical location, with the arrival of Guyu section, the weather warming, all the fish are migratory shore over a hundred fish landed that way. Fishermen prepare nets, hanging nets, drift-nets, trawls, over time, evolved into the fishermen's traditional festivals. Fishermen to "Grain Rain" this spring day as happy occasion, very seriously. On this day, the busy fishing village scene as much as the New Year. Guyu after the break for another busy year of fishermen up. Fishing, fishing, catch the sea, year of offshore production has begun.
To thank Poseidon gave huge fish, fish warehouse full of wishes every day, pray to the gods bless, to avoid disaster in addition to hard, fishers will be in the "Grain Rain," a traditional festival held this day Poseidon activities. Every household big cake steamed ahead, buy incense, firecrackers and other offerings, and some few to kill a pig, branded skin to the hair, painted red paint, and some to buy a pig, by men carrying offerings lug came to the beach and the Dragon King Temple Goddess Temple, or to the sea, gracefully offerings, with bamboo sticks to stir up a firecracker, discharge them, drums, firecrackers, kneeling facing the sea festival, dedicated to "Poseidon", in order to safe harvest. After worship, or friends, or neighbors, gathered to eat only a little song, happily drinking, rough voice, chant the sound and the thunder of firecrackers popping pull in the fishing village echoed.
Lao Yumin is the next generation of princes of the story about the dragon, the village also tie some stage to sing opera, play movies. Around the sea and dragon princes play festivals, legends, according to fishermen, sea fish, conch and other descendants of the dragon princes, fishermen are catching fish and shrimp, are disobedient or has committed a crime, was expelled from the dragon princes . Descendants of the Dragon King very much in love, into the cold every winter, until the second year Guyu, he call fish hidden in the deep water. Guyu after the warm weather, vegetation sprout, rain, and he called fish swim to shore from deep water to shallow water.
In fact, over Guyu section has a long history in China. Early in the Spring and Autumn Period, people called this day the river peach water, with its bath, you can avoid the fierce Mianhuo, after bath, or dancing, or hunting, or fishing, enjoy the celebration of all things updated.
In Rongcheng, given the local characteristics Guyu section. Rongcheng fishermen recorded section is the Daoguang reign. Fishing Festival last fishermen in addition to offering great overseas, is offering Poseidon Goddess. As the fall fishing conditions, operating times of danger at sea, the fishermen can not change their hardship situation, uncertain and unpredictable future, but to use the fish's Day ritual to seek spiritual comfort, to resolve the endless use of alcohol sorrow.
With the gradual improvement of living standards, affluent fishermen, but also yearning for a variety of cultural life. Some of the new culture, new ideas, new concepts, more and more penetration into the Guyu section. The fundamental purpose of the holidays fishermen also undergone substantial changes. From the past simply offering security and peace seeking Poseidon the sea into a rich harvest of life, strive to respect the noble profession. Each household dominated by the past, merged into a dance song with the joy of fishing scenes from the past to celebrate the form of incense, bowed, with the addition of a large number of modern culture and entertainment content.
In order to comply with the wishes of the fishermen to meet the needs of reform and opening up, to meet the fishermen's desire for cultural life, to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with domestic and foreign, Rongcheng municipal government decided in 1991 on behalf of the government in the annual festival of traditional Guyu fishermen during the international festival held in Rongcheng, due to lower temperatures along the coast, the sea is not easy to play tourists, fishermen section will change the session held in late July. Since 1995 and held every three years. April 20, 1991 Guyu this day, the country's largest fishing village in the town of Isle Island hosted the first big fish fishermen Rongcheng International Festival. During the holiday season can not only see the ceremony, lantern show, painting and calligraphy exhibition, flower show, entertainment celebration, the tourism activities, boating, fishing, weaving, processing of aquatic products from the competition, can also produce fairs and Lu Economic and Trade Fair on the priority to buy some local specialties.
Chinese and foreign guests will be hospitable home to the fishermen pulled a guest, that time we can and fishermen engaged in small talk together, drinking wine were eating, degree enjoyable night. |