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What are the customs in Sichuan?

Sichuan customs are as follows:

1. Eating baba banquet

Sichuan folk social customs. Popular throughout Sichuan. Whenever people encounter happy events or funerals. People who hold weddings or funerals will lay out flowing water mats for several days. Those who are invited will bring gifts and go have a meal. Because it is held in the field, it is commonly known as the eating banquet.

2. Entering the household

Sichuan folk social customs. Popular throughout Sichuan. Folks usually celebrate New Year's Eve, weddings, new homes, etc. They have to visit relatives at their homes, which is called visiting each other. At that time, you usually have to bring pig's trotters, many gifts that you are reluctant to buy, good wine and other gifts, and wear clothes that you usually can't bear to part with. The host cuts meat and buys wine, and treats the guests warmly.

3. Worshiping Lord Du

According to legend, Du Yu, the founding king of Shu, was named Wangdi and turned into a cuckoo after he retired to the Western Mountains. The cuckoo whistles until it cries blood to remind people not to forget the farming season. People feel that he has made great contributions to teaching people how to farm. They worship him every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and the first day of the seventh lunar month. There are his and Emperor Cong's tombs in the south of today's Pi County, called Wangcong Temple.

On every day of sacrifice, people come one after another to carry out sacrificial activities. At the same time, there are singing, dancing, acting and entertainment, which is very lively. In places such as the plains of western Sichuan, when the cuckoo sings, people think it is Emperor Wang's reminder to everyone not to miss the farming season.

4. Sacrificing silkworms

According to legend, Cancong, the founding king of Sichuan, taught people to raise silkworms. Every year, he made thousands of golden silkworms and gave them to the people. Anyone who got a golden silkworm , raising silkworms will definitely yield a bumper harvest. After his death, people worshiped him out of gratitude.

5. Sacrificing trees on New Year’s Eve

Every year on New Year’s Eve, after the meals are served, each family will first worship the gods and ancestors, then take out a little of each meal, chop it finely and mix it evenly Finally, the parents use a plate or a small dustpan to carry the tree to the largest and best tree in front of the tree. It is said that in this way, the fruit trees will have abundant flowers and fruits in the coming year and bring abundant wealth. After offering sacrifices to the tree, the whole family gathers around the table to have a reunion dinner.