What are the folk customs in Shenzhen?

Shenzhen is an immigrant city ~ ask not what customs Shenzhen has, but what customs Guangdong has.

Actually, there are many. Let's talk about ordinary things in life.

1. Cantonese love tea, especially morning tea.

When we meet in the morning, we often greet each other with "Have you had tea" (meaning "Have you had tea"), which shows our preference for tea.

Drinking tea is a life custom of Guangdong people. There is a folk saying that "a pot of tea in the morning does not need a doctor".

Midnight snack is a life custom in Guangdong, usually after 10 in the evening, hence the name "midnight snack" or "midnight snack". The way of midnight snack varies from person to person: some people cook by themselves at night; Some alone or invited three or five close friends to eat in street food stalls or night markets in teahouses and restaurants, thus gradually forming a number of "night market food streets" in the city and "night market" teahouses in various teahouses and hotels.

Drinking herbal tea is also a perennial habit of Guangdong people. The so-called herbal tea refers to the Chinese herbal medicine which is cold in nature and can eliminate internal heat. After boiling, it is used as a drink to eliminate the sore throat caused by summer heat or winter dryness in the human body.

3. On the 14th day of the seventh lunar month, which is called "Ghost Festival" in Cantonese, every family should go to the grave to pay homage to their ancestors and relatives between the 1st and 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and then choose a day for family reunion and put on a table of rich dishes. Before eating, there will be a series of ancestor worship ceremonies, such as setting chopsticks, pouring wine, taking chopsticks, adding rice, pouring tea and burning paper. Finally, everyone will burn paper.

4. Drink "Kung Fu Tea"

Cantonese people like to drink "Kung Fu Tea" in their spare time.

Drinking "Kung Fu Tea" used to be popular in Chaoshan area, but now it is also popular in Guangzhou. "Kung Fu tea" is very particular about tea set, tea, water quality, tea making, tea pouring and drinking. Kung fu teapot is very small, only the size of a fist, with thin-walled porcelain, and the tea in the pot is faintly visible. This cup is only half as big as table tennis. Tea is oolong tea. Fill the teapot with tea. Then press it tightly with your fingers. It is said that the more pressed, the stronger and more mellow the tea is. The water is preferably precipitated water or mineral water. When making tea, you should immediately pour the freshly boiled water into the pot and pour it out once or twice at the beginning. When pouring tea, you should keep pouring it back and forth to avoid the situation of being strong before and weak after. Chatting while drinking tea is called "Kung Fu".

Wait, wait, wait There are also the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Double Ninth Festival and some traditional customs of the New Year, which are really quite a lot. However, Shenzhen is a city with mixed cultures. As long as you live here, I believe you can gradually realize its unique customs and charm.