Why are there so many Hakkas in Guangzhou?

Some people say: Where there is the sun, there are China people, and where there are China people, there are Hakkas. Others say: where there is sunshine, there are Hakkas; Where there is a piece of land, there are Hakkas who live in groups, work hard and reproduce.

The name "Hakka" is contradictory. Since you are a guest, this is not your home. Since this is your home, you are not a guest. Hakka people combine contradictions, that is, "how to be a guest at home" and "how to be a guest at home". Hakka is a folk clan. They are famous for their hard work, sincere unity and courage to explore. They not only preserved their traditional culture well, but also inherited the national spirit of worshipping and attaching importance to education.

The identification of "home" in Hakka thought is much more complicated than that of any other ethnic group. On the one hand, Hakkas broke the traditional spiritual shackles of moving to different places and became cosmopolitans. On the other hand, Hakkas have a special attachment to "home". When they are used to wandering in a foreign land like kites, "home" is like an invisible thread that connects their souls in series.

From the genealogy compiled by Hakkas, the annual couplets and the deeds of Hakkas' habit of returning home, we can really feel that Hakkas are so persistent and so attached to our original "home" in the Central Plains, which we can never go back to, or the "home" we created later and now live in.

Hakka people have created diverse cultures, among which the basic feature of Hakka culture is Confucian culture, and it also shows the characteristics of immigrant culture and mountain culture. These three cultures are isomorphic into rich and colorful Hakka cultures with their own characteristics. Take the Mid-Autumn Festival as an example. Hakkas are also called August 30th. There are many traditional customs and activities on this day. Besides eating moon cakes, there are customs such as Yue Bai, watching the moon and killing pomelo, and singing folk songs.

In many Hakka areas, the custom of "enjoying the moon" is still preserved. Whenever there is a full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival, Hakka people will put "round moon cakes" and "round pomelos" on the courtyard, balcony or front of the house where the moon will rise to worship the "full moon" and pray for family reunion.

In Meizhou, grapefruit is an essential holiday food besides moon cake, a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival food with universal significance. Meizhou Golden Pomelo, as the representative of grapefruit, is a kind of fruit symbolizing family reunion and happy life. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, families get together to enjoy the moon, which is one of the essential fruits. Cutting pomelo by Hakkas is also called' killing pomelo', which means exorcism. Some places say that peeling grapefruit skin is' peeling ghost skin', which also reflects the desire to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate disasters.

Today, I'm going to introduce the most Hakka grapefruit, "Keke" grapefruit. The word "I" is a new word with Hakka characteristics, which is unique to Hakka people and has become a symbol of Hakka people. Few people can understand it. This time, Tianxia Xingnong and Meizhou Anyu Co., Ltd. jointly launched Hakka homesick pomelo-pomelo. When you eat grapefruit, you will feel your homesickness and love for your hometown. It's an affectionate grapefruit.