The old custom of swinging in Weicheng is as popular as flying kites, and this activity is gradually recovering in recent years.
Swing activities are carried out in the Qingming and cold food seasons, which have the functions of sports and entertainment, as well as religious reasons. As the saying goes, "leisurely, autumn doesn't last long", saying that you can swing in spring and avoid the plague in autumn. In this way, men, women and children are eager to come for a "leisurely walk". There were two forms of swings in those days, one was called "swing" and the other was called "moon swing". "Swing" hangs on the Bailang River beach in the city. The grand occasion of "Swing" is described in detail in Wei County Records of the Republic of China: "On the Bailang River beach, wooden columns are erected, beams are decorated on them, and drawing boards are tied on all sides, which is called" Swing ". A little girl is wearing new clothes and sitting around the drawing board. There is a wooden fence around the column, and someone inside pushes the column to make it rotate and sacrifice gongs. When the gong is in a hurry, if it is pushed away, the drawing board can screen out more than ten feet, which seems dangerous, but the little girl is complacent. Hanging a small flag on the top of the swing column and tying it with money, most brave teenagers climb up and perform tricks such as "monkey sitting in the temple", "duck floating" and "boy worshiping Guanyin", which is called "telling stories". "The first runner wants to pull the flag and bring money home, and the audience is full of praise."
"Moon Swing" is a swing set by ordinary people. Old customs: During the Qingming Festival, swings are hung from the 16th day of the second month of the lunar calendar; If Tomb-Sweeping Day is in March, the swing will be hung from February 2nd to the first month, so it is called "Moon Swing".
The erection of the "Moon Swing" consists of two thick columns and two pairs of crossed supporting beams, with the lower end buried deep in the soil and the upper end firmly tied with a thick beam. The ring tied to the swing rope is made of wax strips and placed on the beam, which is called "detention". Before swinging, grab two handles on two ropes and throw them away. This is called "skimming". This movable detention is called "living detention". When the swing was first set up, couplets were posted on the columns, such as "the flower board moistens the red apricot rain, and the colored rope hangs the poplar smoke obliquely", and on the beams, such as "Liang Daji". Some "aunts" who burn paper and set themselves on fire can avoid falling accidents and ensure safety. Swing, commonly known as "An Youqi", is also called "swinging" ("beating An Youqi"), or "swinging" or "swinging", which is the general name of a series of continuous actions such as bending the body, bending the legs, squatting, standing up straight, standing up and expanding the chest. This is the most basic action to order a swing. If you can't "control" yourself and rely on others to hold the rope, it is called "sending". When the swing swings, the two stops will gradually move closer to the middle of the beam, which is called "parallel stop". It is customary to "merge" and stop to give it to others. There are many kinds of big swings, such as "alone", "sitting alone", "kneeling alone", "touching fish and shrimps", "picking things", "hanging sticks", "driving two stops", "driving one", "beating fat people", "visiting the garden", "green flags" and "stringing hearts". Some movements are also performed with ballads, such as "Peach blossoms bloom, apricot blossoms decline and plum blossoms fall".
Peach custom
Qingzhou is rich in peaches, and there is a custom of respecting peaches among the people. The local tourism department has organized a peach culture exhibition room, held a peach festival every autumn, and is also preparing to build the Yunmen Mountain Peach Museum. Every family in Qingzhou countryside raises flowers, and each flower bed must have a "foreign peach blossom" and a peach plum. As the saying goes, "There are peaches in flowers, and a hundred flowers blossom". "According to folklore, peaches can ward off evil spirits, so peaches are almost everywhere in life. Festival displays peach culture: Peach-shaped lanterns and "Peach Shou Xingtu" are hung in the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. On Dragon Boat Festival, peach branches are planted on both sides of the gate. The building is decorated with mahogany: when hanging a plaque on the gate, it must be nailed with mahogany. Square bricks with peach blossom patterns should be set under the eaves of the gate. Use a peach-shaped tea set with a carved peach square table. There are Ye Tao, Taoniang and Xiantao.
Manchu Customs in Beicheng Village
There used to be two cities in Qingzhou, north of Fucheng, and the other "Qingzhou Garrison Manchu Banner City", which was built in the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730) and destroyed in 1947, commonly known as North City or Flag City. After the city was destroyed, it became a village called "North City". The dialect customs in the village are different from the surrounding areas, just like an island in a sea of people. The villagers have so far claimed to be the children of the Eight Banners, and every household has clearly divided them into yellow, white, blue, red, yellow, white, blue and red. Housing and life follow the Manchu custom in Changbai Mountain, with big windows, going out front and back, and indoor west as the head. Tongkang, the cooker is under the eaves outside the house. When the children are underage, the whole family sleeps together. The children are a little longer, and the middle of the kang is separated by wooden boxes, forming a "northern kang head". When the son married his wife, he separated the East Room from the East Room and called it "Wu Dongli". The diet keeps the habit of "eating official food" and pays attention to diversification. Generally, breakfast is lard, sauerkraut and noodles, and lunch and dinner are beef porridge. When eating, there is a low table on the kang, where the elders sit first and the children take turns serving. Before winter comes, every family pickled sauerkraut. At the time of engagement, the mothers of both sides put their own cigarette bags into cigarettes and gave them to each other, which is called "changing cigarette bags". Then, about four to eight people from the woman's mother ran all over the streets of the village to let everyone know about it. Everyone held a "street guard" wedding in the early morning. The man carried the sedan chair and led the band to the woman's house, and the bride was carried on the sedan chair by an older woman. The bride's two brothers carried wooden boxes containing children's cakes and longevity noodles, and carried sedan-chair bars to the man's house. The sedan chair arrived at the man's door, and the man's door was closed. The person who saw the bride off called the glottis, and the door answered three names of folk festivals: "Victory Meeting", "Ode to Joy" and "Eternal Happiness". After three songs were played, the door opened and the bride "jumped into the brazier" and "stepped over the saddle" and entered the door. There is a square table in the middle of the yard. A bucket full of grain on the table, a liter of grain on the bucket, and a halberd inserted in the bucket, is called "steep (bucket) rising three levels". The couple went to the bridal chamber to eat the children's cake, and then met their parents and elders. At this time, the bride's brother and sister-in-law led people to pick up the bride, and after lunch, they took the bride home. This is called "returning the door the same day". The bride has the custom of virginity test, and the white cloth for virginity test is given to her mother-in-law by the bride on the second day of marriage. Beicheng Village has established a museum in recent years, and many exhibits reflect the special customs of the village.
The famous Kite Festival, Shouguang Vegetable Festival and Qingzhou Hundred Flowers Festival.
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