Dongyuan county culture

There are various forms of folk art in the history of Suxu Village (guessing words, singing folk songs, solve riddles on the lanterns, dragon dancing, etc. ), but most of them have been lost. Among them, dragon dance activities are often "danced" in local people's lives and displayed in front of tourists as a feature of today's rural culture.

It is understood that the dragon dance in Suwei Village has a history of more than 400 years. At that time, when some scholars in the Su family were studying in the provincial capital (Guangzhou), they saw that the dragon dance activities in Guangzhou and the Pearl River area were very lively and attractive, so the students pooled their money to buy dragon dance tools, brought them back to their hometown and taught them to their hometown, so Suwei Village had the habit of dragon dance. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, every holiday, Suwei Village held dragon dance activities. In the Republic of China, due to the high cost, this activity was held every 12 years in the Year of the Loong. From 65438 to 0950, at the beginning of national liberation, in order to celebrate the first Spring Festival after the founding of New China, Suxu Village made an exception and held a dragon dance. Later, due to social and economic influence, dragon dance was not carried out for more than 30 years. 1988 is the Year of the Loong. With the support of Yihe Town Government and Heyuan County Cultural Bureau, Suwei Village resumed the dragon dance activities. Hakkas have their charming customs. Most of the traditional customs preserved by Hakkas were brought by immigrants from the Central Plains in the Tang and Song Dynasties. In the long-term historical development, Hakka people have merged and assimilated some indigenous minorities, and at the same time absorbed and integrated their customs into their own. They also absorbed their good customs and habits in their contacts with other ethnic groups in other regions. In addition, Hakkas have a large population and a vast territory, forming different styles and customs.

The basic connotation of Hakka custom is consistent or similar, so it has considerable cohesion and keeps Hakka people together all the time. Hakka customs reflect Hakka people's traditional habits, moral concepts, religious beliefs and other social life matters. Or offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, or narrating, entertaining and competing in festivals, or numerous taboos, costumes and productions ... Hakka people express their homesickness in customs, express their admiration for the great achievements of their ancestors in customs, express their admiration for national integrity in customs, and express their affection for rural party parties and relatives and friends in customs.

With the development of the times, Hakka customs are constantly evolving and developing. Some are still popular among the people, and some were popular among the people. In the meantime, some of them are quite superstitious, but as a part of custom research, they still have their cultural and academic values. yangge

As the name implies, it is a song sung in labor such as transplanting rice seedlings. So it was originally in the form of singing, and later it appeared in the form of dance and drama. These three forms and yangko are widely popular throughout the country. In some areas, flower drums, tea lanterns, dry boats, bamboo horses and other folk dance forms are generally called yangko. Others call the stilt yangko and ordinary yangko "Diyangko".

lion dance

Lion dance is a bright pearl in the treasure house of Chinese folk dance. 1000 years ago, it has become one of the favorite dance forms of working people. Lion dance, which is popular in Tingzhou area, has two forms in performance: "Wen Lion" and "Wu Lion". In the first month of each year, lion dancers usually go door-to-door in cities and rural areas to celebrate the Spring Festival and perform. After the performance, householders usually give each other red envelopes as rewards. The performance of Wen Shi is delicate, soft and steady, focusing on depicting the gentle and lovely character of the lion. "Wushi" emphasizes martial arts and has superb skills, which mainly shows the lion's majesty, bravery and virility.

dragon dance

Making dragons is a good opportunity to wish the New Year and contact relatives and friends. The dragon bodies made in Tingzhou are generally dyed cyan and yellow, which are called "Qinglong" and "Huanglong" respectively. When playing with the dragon lantern, some people set off fireworks and firecrackers. When it seems that sparks are everywhere, I saw the dragon rolling around in thousands of sparks, which is glittering, accompanied by loud drums and music, creating a warm festive atmosphere.

Lantern dance

Lantern Festival activities mainly focus on jumping lanterns, which are called "playing with lanterns", "making lanterns", "making lanterns" or "lanterns". Changting's "Walking on Lantern" takes love as the main content, and a man and a woman or a man and a woman dance together. This dance has the characteristics of simplicity, lightness and humor. "Lantern Dance" performers are mostly children. The performer is in the middle of the lantern, hanging it on his shoulder with a rope. There were four or eight people waiting in line during the performance.

Pedal lamp

Generally speaking, the boat lanterns are performed during the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. Although the names of different places are different, the forms of expression are basically the same, such as "dry boat", "dry boat", "fishing boat", "lotus boat" and "flower boat lamp". Some areas in Fujian are also called "land boating", which are all in the same form as "dry boats", but the contents and shapes of the boats are different.

The Chinese Ring

Also known as "overlord whip" and "playing lotus fragrance". Most of the performances are songs and dances, and the tunes are mostly local folk songs, and the content is mostly to express the feelings of men and women. There are two or three people singing at a small table, and there are group dances that walk in various formations and put on various pictures while playing; There are also dancers holding overlord whip, and there are also dancers holding props such as fans and bamboo boards.