folk custom

Henan Province is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains in the east of the motherland, in the east of Central China, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and in the east longitude.

11021'~11639', between 3123' and 3622' north latitude, bordering Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Anhui and Shandong provinces. The land area of the whole province is167,000 square kilometers, ranking 17 among all provinces and cities in China. Because most of the area is south of the Yellow River, it is named "Henan", which is also called "Central Plains" and "Zhongzhou". There are many folk customs in Henan province. Here are some for you to browse.

1. Geji braised cake

Mr. Ge Minghui, founder of Geji Sesame Cake Shop, was born in Manchu in Qing Dynasty, 1882. When he was 10 years old, he went to Beijing Kewangfu to work as a driver for Wang Ye, which was appreciated by Wang Ye. He is diligent and studious. He often goes to Wang Fu restaurant to help cook in his spare time, and he is familiar with cooking skills. At that time, there were staple foods, thousand-layer cakes and a dish called jar meat. One day, Wang Ye returned to his mansion and felt hungry. Ge Minghui took his place, stewed a plate of cake for Wang Ye with jar meat and made a bowl of pickled mustard tuber and radish soup. The cake was soft and fragrant, and the clear soup was refreshing, which was greatly appreciated by the sovereign. In the early years of the Republic of China, wars broke out one after another, and Ge Minghui came to Henan to make a living with his two sons. At the time of crisis, I remembered the jar meat stew cake that the prince appreciated. So, with the help of my friends, I opened a jar stew cake shop near Zhengzhou Railway Station. Ge Minghui stood on the stove himself, and his two sons helped me. After liberation, Ge Minghui and his second son died one after another, and the eldest son Ge Yunxiang continued to operate. He inherited and promoted his father's cooking skills, which made the cooked jar meat fragrant as soon as it was opened, reaching as far as two miles. After years of painstaking efforts, Geji Braised Cake has become a famous flavor snack.

Geji jar meat stew cake is made of cake and special jar meat with green vegetables. The cake is baked with soft flour into a thousand-layer cake, cooled and cut into curtain rods for later use; Jar meat is pork with skin. Cut into 2 cm square cubes, first put them in a pot and add water to boil, skim off the impurities floating on them, take out the meat and put it in a jar, add eight ingredients, add the fragrant fermented bean curd, pour the broth into it and seal it. After the fire is boiled, simmer slowly until it is cooked. When opening the altar, the fragrance overflowed, and passers-by stopped to smell it, which was called "opening the altar incense" in history. When stewing cakes, spread vegetables on the pot, with bread sticks and jar meat, and add broth for a little stew. Its meat is mellow, fat but not greasy, and its cakes are soft and delicious, suitable for all ages. In addition to mung bean sprouts, fresh vegetables of four seasons, such as garlic moss, Chinese cabbage, four-season plum and water bamboo, are all side dishes when stewing cakes. Soup for stew. Besides pork soup, chicken soup and duck bone soup are also used. Therefore, the stew cake is soft and glutinous, but not greasy, and delicious.

Step 2 dry the boat

Dry boat, as its name implies, is a game played on land. This is a form of Han folk dance. Most dry boats in Kaifeng are made of bamboo, wood and straw, covered with colored cloth outside and fitted with a pair of artificial feet inside. When playing, the cover of the boat is tied to the waist of the disguised performer, and the performer walks with his hands on both sides of the boat, swaying, especially sitting on the boat. Another person or two people, pretending to be boatmen, paddle by hand while walking behind or on both sides of the boat, just like rowing on the water. Roller coasters usually consist of several roller coasters, accompanied by gongs, drums and ditties, which make running and dancing lively and interesting. Before the 1950s, most of the actors were men, and the kannika nimtragol and the big girl sitting on the boat were also played by men. Later, women also joined the ranks of canoeing. On holidays, it is often that dry boats, stilts, big heads and gongs and drums are mixed into teams and performed at the same time.

3. Kaifeng, February 2 nd

February 2 in Kaifeng, the second day of the second lunar month is the Zhonghe Festival. According to folklore, on February 2nd, the dragon woke up from a deep sleep, looked up, and it began to rain, so it was also called "the dragon looked up". Kaifeng is always dry in spring and water is as expensive as oil. In ancient times, Longwang Temple was built in both urban and rural areas of Kaifeng, praying for rain from Wang Long to ensure a bumper harvest of crops in summer. Therefore, the custom of honoring dragons on February 2 is enduring in Kaifeng. Every second day of February, every household will eat "fried bean jelly" when eating, which means that the dry and cold winter is coming to an end and the warm and rainy season is coming. On February 2nd in Kaifeng, there was a local custom of eating steamed buns, which involved eggs, shredded pork, green onions, sweet sauce and so on. It is believed that eating fried and charred food can prevent the invasion of various toxic insects.

4. Henan Opera

The most representative cultural accumulation of Henan Opera in Zhengzhou is Henan Opera, which is listed as one of the top ten operas in China. Mulan, Mu Guiying, Seven Sesame Officials; Chaoyanggou >; This kind of drama is very popular all over the country, and it is widely known. In different periods, Henan Opera has some high-level masterpieces, such as The Marriage of Little Black Boys. , "arhat money >; , "new conditions >; , "Liu Hulan >; , "catch the feet > etc.; At the end of 1950s, Chaoyanggou and Cover appeared, and so on. In the 1960s, a large number of outstanding modern dramas appeared. Although the traditional Chinese opera was in trouble in the 1980s, a number of influential plays such as "The Golden Rooster Attracts the Phoenix" and "The Marriage of a Bad Uncle" appeared in Henan modern drama. There are more and more audiences who love modern drama. In many places, the audience of modern drama exceeds that of ancient drama. At the same time, in the course of its development, Henan Opera has trained a large number of performing artists with profound artistic attainments, such as Yu Xiang,,, Niu,,, and so on. They are all praised by people for their profound artistic foundation and superb performing arts.

5. Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival in China.

China Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival. Every year from September/KLOC-0 to September 5, Zhengzhou will hold the China Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival with the aim of "promoting Chinese Wushu, opening wider to the outside world and promoting economic development". During the Wushu Festival, in addition to the grand welcoming ceremony, there will be large-scale cultural and sports performances, Shaolin Wushu Classic, cultural performances, tourism and other activities.