The formation of Zhanjiang chronology

There are three popular theories about the formation of the chronology of the Han nationality.

Statement 1: Zhanjiang calendar originated from Lantern Festival. There are two reasons for this statement: first, the time for making annual regulations in various places is mainly concentrated in the first month, generally starting from the second day of the first month, the Lantern Festival reaches its peak, and gradually fades after Qingming; Second, many places in Zhanjiang are decorated with lanterns and colorful festivals, which are quite temple fair. After the Han and Tang Dynasties, the cultural customs of the Central Plains gradually penetrated into the land of western Guangdong, and the habit of playing with lanterns was accepted. Therefore, the Han people expanded the activities such as the Lantern Festival, the temple fair, the social sacrifice and the anniversary of the local ancestors' moving to the capital once a year, and later gradually evolved into a grand and enthusiastic folk festival that was highly valued by the villagers. Statement 2: The rise of the law has something to do with the fairy lady. There are two reasons for this statement: first, historical data show that "the annual festival activities first arose in Xian family, and after a long time, they evolved into today's annual festival activities". Second, there are many temples of Mrs. Xian in Zhanjiang, and you can often see "Mrs. Xian" when you wander around Zhanjiang every year. It is understood that Mrs. Xian, who was born in Gaozhou, was a famous Baiyue leader in Lingnan during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. She led her troops to quell the 540-year-long military rebellion in Hainan and made outstanding contributions to safeguarding national unity and national unity. She had a profound influence on western Guangdong and Hainan.

Statement 3: The annual rule is to drive away the plague and drive away the epidemic. It is said that there was a god of plague in ancient times who often did evil to the people in western Guangdong, making them miserable. Therefore, the people in western Guangdong spontaneously carried out activities to drive away the plague, but the plague god was very cunning. Drive it away from one place and it will run to another. Because of this, the wise people in western Guangdong adopted the "year-round" approach in various villages to drive away the plague.

This statement is the same as the origin of the legendary "year", and it is not groundless to study it. Leizhou Peninsula has been full of thunder and little rain since ancient times. The ancient folk custom "Renault Dance" in Leizhou originated from the worship of Raytheon by the ancient Yue people in Leizhou. On the 28th day of the first month of each year, Leizhou holds a grand birthday celebration in urban and rural areas, and carries out dance activities of the Renault people. The Nuo dance activities in Leizhou are distributed in Nanxing, Songzhu, Baisha, Gao Lei, Fucheng, Shentang, Taiping, Huguang and other towns in Mazhang District. Up to now, Dongjiao Village, Xianpai Village and Tangzai Village in Songzhu Town of Leizhou City still inherit this ancient Nuo dance.

None of the above three statements has enough historical data to verify. In fact, the formation of a folk custom is a complex and long process, which is bred by a specific natural environment and specific social conditions, and there are many influencing factors. Folklore experts hold the same view that chronology is a multi-culture with sacrificial culture as the core, supplemented by the blending of rich and diverse cultures and indigenous cultures brought about by many moves to the south in history, and then passed down in the form of folklore.

As for the migration in history, it is recorded in Leizhou County Records: "From the end of the Han Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, there were many people who avoided chaos in the Central Plains." Immigrants moved far away, bringing the multi-religious culture of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism in the Central Plains to Leizhou Peninsula, and then blending with Leizhou folk culture. Zhu Weiguo, a former director of Zhanjiang Group Art Museum and an expert in folklore, believes that age is a belief culture. After several migrations in history, all branches from the Central Plains, Fujian and Jiangxi have preserved the habits, beliefs and totems of their ancestors in a customary way, conveying a distant cultural code.

Regarding the origin of chronology, can we imagine that in ancient times, the level of productivity was low, people's ability to conquer nature was weak, and they were in awe of everything in the world, so the wind of sacrifice prevailed. In the remote and closed western Guangdong, the wind of sacrifice is more prosperous. The Han people in the Central Plains who moved south because of war, bureaucracy, relegation, business and other reasons have come here five times to settle, live and multiply, and there is an endless stream. Complex ethnic groups are mixed with the culture of Yue Chu, Han Min, marine and local cultures, forming a group with Zhanjiang characteristics. Villages or tribes developed from the same clan will hold large-scale sacrificial activities in early spring or during the slack season around Tomb-Sweeping Day every year, offering sacrifices to heaven, land, gods and ancestors, and then everyone will get together for a big meal. In order to enrich the activities, they will also carry out activities such as lion dancing, lighting social fires, circling the gods, performing puppet shows, shooting guns, sending off athel loren, burning paper boats and planting colorful flags to drive away evil spirits. This established activity has gradually evolved into a large cultural body including diet, opera, folk customs and sacrifices. This is an annual example.