Copper opera is a local opera in Nantong. Originally a boy's play, it originated from Shangboy. The so-called "boy wizard" is a folk professional wizard. Witches who originated in Chu and Yue merged with local dialects, cultures, customs and people's feelings, and gradually formed another branch of ancient wizards with distinctive local colors in Nantong-Nantong Boy.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Tongzi abandoned the superstitious content of worshipping gods and exorcising ghosts, and performed modern drama in the form of rap, bringing forth the old and bringing forth the new, and gradually transformed into ordinary drama, which improved in choreography, performance, music and dance beauty. Nantong Tongzi is not only listed as a key research topic, but also attracts more and more attention and interest from scholars at home and abroad. ?
2. Nantong Dongzi Association
Once upon a time, after the autumn harvest in the suburb of Nantong, there was always a "Dong Zi Club", also known as the "Tang Wei Club", presided over by a respected old man in Tang Wei. He chose to watch the sun in the middle of the month and invited Dong Zi to perform, seeking happiness with the help of the "sky lantern". After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the custom of "Dong Zi Club" ceased to exist, and Dong Zi became a drama artist. ?
3. Hai 'an Flower Drum
During Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, it was popular in Jianghuai area. After several excavations and reorganizations by generations of people's literary workers in Hai 'an, they have been constantly rubbing into the spirit of the times and deliberately making artistic innovations. 1978 participated in the song and dance concert with the theme of "Flower Drum in Spring" in Jiangsu, 1987 participated in the performance with the theme of "Flower Drum Love" in Beijing, 1998 participated in the Spring Festival.
4. Haimen folk songs
It is mainly distributed in Haimen, Qidong and parts of Tongzhou. It is in the same strain as Wu Ge in the south of the Yangtze River and is a branch of Wu Ge extending to northern Jiangsu. 1955 developed into a stage play.
Haimen folk songs can be roughly divided into two categories: one is impromptu folk songs, which are mostly created and sung by farmers during or after work. The lyrics are divided into four, six or eight sentences, which mostly reflect the working life and the love between men and women; The other is narrative folk songs, with dozens or hundreds of lyrics, complete stories, vivid characters and rich thoughts and feelings.
5. Tongdong Haozi
Tongdong Haozi is oral music created and sung by people in Tongdong area with the rhythm of labor. As a representative form of Tongdong folk songs, it was listed in Nantong municipal intangible cultural heritage protection project, and was listed in Jiangsu intangible cultural heritage list at the end of 20 15. Take Erjia Town, Sijia Town, Yudong Town and Lvsigang Town as representative areas.
6.2 February
On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, there is a custom for every family to take care of their daughters. As the saying goes, "On February 2nd, every family takes their daughters, but if they don't, they will be poor. If their daughter didn't come for rotten legs, their son-in-law wouldn't allow them to come as meat turtles. " Yin Fujia took her daughter to have a sumptuous family dinner. Even if her family was poor, she had to have a symbolic drink. Those who didn't have their own daughters had to invite a "dry daughter". This custom has been passed down to this day. ?
7. Lantern Festival
Also known as Shangyuan Festival, commonly known as the first half of the first month. In old Nantong, lights were lit on the 13th day of the first month and lights were turned off on the 18th day of the first month. There is a saying that "thirteen or four gods watch the lights, fifteen or six people watch the lights, and seventeen or eight ghosts watch the lights", and there is a move of "putting lights on".