The annual ceremony is a group ritual activity centered on offering sacrifices to gods, visiting gods and setting up temples (also called setting up temples), accompanied by various folk cultural performances and banquets. Its main purpose is to offer sacrifices to God, ancestors and the country, and to pray for good weather, national prosperity and people's peace.
The so-called annual rule is that there are cases every year. During the New Year, Zhanjiang's annual activities, such as flower competitions, are spread all over towns and villages. Different from traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, the calendar is a unique cultural custom in western Guangdong.
Source of chronology:
According to local records, the annual event has a long history and is not unique to western Guangdong. In the 18th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1539), both the Annals of Qinzhou and the Annals of Lingshan County in Jiaqing recorded the scene of local ancient villages.
In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1557), Guangdong Tongzhi recorded: "Leizhou Prefecture played drums, orchestral strings, dressed as ghosts and played along the street." Recorded the scenes of Leizhou Nuo Dance and Lantern Festival at that time.
However, among the annual activities in various places, the annual activities in western Guangdong are unique because of their grandeur, large scale, wide scope, strong mass participation and many schools.