In the past, people in Tianjin believed in many gods, such as the God of Wealth, Kitchen King, Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, etc. However, because Tianjin is located on the seaside, people emphasized nav

In the past, people in Tianjin believed in many gods, such as the God of Wealth, Kitchen King, Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, etc. However, because Tianjin is located on the seaside, people emphasized navigation skills and prayed for blessings from gods, so it has the highest prestige among the people. The most worshiped person is the "Tianhou Empress" - known as "Mazu" in the south. At the same time, Tianjin is also a shipping hub, with many foreign merchants and frequent shipping activities, so the incense in the "Tianhou Palace" is also very strong, and there are many flower festivals for sacrifices. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi inspected Tianjin and inspected the Tianhou Palace. He admired the performance of the Flower Fair very much. The emperor bestowed the flag on it. From then on, the folk flower fair in the Tianhou Palace became the "Imperial Party". Various performances such as Dharma drums, lions, Chinese flags and flower drums were performed in the streets, with endless sounds of gongs and drums and constant cheers. According to the "Tianjin Emperor Hui Kao Ji", "It stayed like this all night long until late night. The candles went out and the incense disappeared, and I didn't realize that the east was already white." Later, in addition to the grand celebration of Tianhou's birthday on March 23 of the lunar calendar, the twelfth lunar month A grand temple fair is held from the 15th to the first day of the first lunar month. Gradually, the Tin Hau Temple Temple Fair has become the most important festive event during the Spring Festival.

Shang Jie, deputy director of the Tianjin Folk Museum, said: "Why is the grandiose temple fair held in the cold season of the twelfth lunar month? It has a lot to do with the traditional festival customs of Tianjin people. Tianjin people attach great importance to celebrating the New Year, which is extremely famous among big cities across the country and even the world. This is related to Tianjin’s historical and geographical environment, the diverse population structure, and the fact that most people have been engaged in the wandering maritime and water transportation professions for a long time. Every New Year's Day, people look forward to being able to reunite with their families safely, enjoy family happiness, and wish them good luck in the coming year. This intensity of purchase and psychology is unmatched by people in other cities. The Temple Fair of the twelfth lunar month in the Harem came into being in such a lively atmosphere. Starting from the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, various New Year goods vendors gather in the Tianhou Palace to form a huge New Year goods trading market in the Gongnan Gongbei area. The children's toys in the front yard of the temple attracted a large number of tourists, and this situation has not changed."

She also told reporters that in the early years, there were many side halls in the Temple. Commercial shops are very famous for selling paper-cut window grilles, money hangings, gold goods, flowers, birds, fish and insects, etc. When everyone went shopping for New Year's goods, they looked at the dazzling array of New Year's goods and said, "Shopping is also enjoyable!"

The old and young men had a lot of fun with the acrobatics of the big drum

In the old days of Tianjin, Businessmen who sing drums are called "ganghu people". It is said that the origin of the drum singing form has a history of at least several thousand years. During the Yao and Shun era, admonition drums were installed in the court halls. Although they were used to admonish, they also had an educational significance. In ancient times, King Zhouzhuang once "beat drums to transform the people" in order to "rectify customs and customs", so later generations of drummers respected King Zhouzhuang as their ancestor. During the Chinese New Year, drum singers will set up tents near the New Year Market. They will set up long benches on three sides and a flat table on one side to support the drums. This serves as a stage for actors to sing, which is called "playing the stage." The so-called drum songs are all large-scale books, such as "Hu Yanqing Da Lei", "Seven Kingdoms Before and After", "Generals of the Yang Family", "Crossing the Sea to the East", "Xue Gang's Rebellion against the Tang Dynasty" and so on.

This year, several drum houses sang different songs, and the people were not only entertained by their ears, but also feasted their eyes. Because as long as there is drum music during the New Year, there will inevitably be "juggling". This form and content are more colorful to attract audiences with different hobbies, including cross talk, oboe, sleight of hand (magic), acrobatics (such as diabolo shaking). , juggling, playing felt, etc.) are performed together, which is called "Ten Juggling", which means that the ten skills of blowing, beating, pulling, playing, speaking, learning, teasing, singing, changing, and practicing are brought together in one place, allowing everyone to Have fun in the new year.

Diabolo buzzing patterns bring out the flavor of the New Year

When it comes to diabolo shaking, every child and even adults will be very interested, because the diabolo is emitted with cotton thread and two thin sticks. The "buzzing" sound is accompanied by swiping left and right, ups and downs, from simple pulling to complex and beautiful tricks. There are quite a few techniques for playing diabolo. Because it is large at both ends and thin in the middle, Tianjin people call it "Wind Gourd".

At the New Year temple fairs in old Tianjin, there will be performances.

The performer ties two short bamboo poles with a white string and makes a circle around the circular axis in the middle of the diabolo. When shaking the bamboo poles with both hands, the disc on the axis head rotates. There are small bamboo slices on the disc. When rotating, wind enters the hole, causing a "buzzing" sound. The faster it shakes, the faster the disc will rotate and the louder the sound will be. When shaking diabolo, several people often gather together to compete to see who can shake the diabolo loudly and who can shake it in more ways. The simplest trick is "raising high", which is to shake the diabolo loudly and throw it into the air with " When there is a buzzing sound, catch it with a bamboo pole and continue shaking. Another way to shake diabolo is "monkey climbing the pole", which is to let the diabolo rotate upward along the bamboo pole in your hand. Complex tricks include "climbing the cross", "Zhang Fei cheating the horse", etc. You can almost hear the "buzzing" sound at the Spring Festival temple fairs and New Year markets. Today's children have probably never seen such a simple toy. It is made of bamboo on a small rope tied with two small sticks. The small gadgets flew up and down as the rope shook, making a "buzzing" sound. Nowadays, old people over sixty can clearly remember that several buzzing diabolos flew into the sky from the crowd, and then fell rapidly, and were each steadily caught with a rope. , and started shaking again. The small diabolo keeps flashing past people's eyes like shooting stars, which is dazzling. Sometimes they fly up from behind, sometimes they go under their legs, and sometimes they jump back and forth between their fingers. Their dances such as "Meteor Catching the Moon", "Monkey Climbing a Pole", "Ants Climbing a Tree" and other tricks are amazing