Yongding Tulou "as a great blessing".
"Great blessing" is a unique blessing ceremony in the Hakka area of Yongding, Longyan, which has a history of more than 400 years, and has far-reaching influence because of its large scale, long duration and strong sense of ceremony.
"Tulou as Dafu" is the food festival and carnival of the Hakka people in Yongding, and the "Dafu cuisine" came into being, which not only contains the deep blessings of the simple Yongding Hakka people "respecting heaven and earth, feeling the gods, and celebrating the harvest", but also the Hakka people in YongdingA true portrayal of the unity of nature and man
Experience Hakka wedding customs through time-traveling
In the wedding of the Hakka people in Yongding, Longyan, the man will bring the dowry to the woman's house to ask for marriage, and the marriage contract will be signed after negotiation between the two parties. After the marriage, the man will ask the fortune teller to choose a date to pass the door, and the bride will bring the dowry to the man's house in a sedan chair on the day of the wedding. At the door of the man's house, the bride wants to sprinkle candyThe person who grabs the most candy means that he will receive the most blessingsThe bride also puts on new shoes from a rice sieve painted with a Bagua Taiji diagram or pasted with a double happiness diagram, which is called ".Through the rice sieve", symbolizing the living soil (wealth) left behind by the mother's family.
The wedding process in Longyan Yongding is full of the unique charm of Hakka culture, which is part of the inheritance of Chinese culture. With the changes of the times, although the form and content of the wedding have changed, the wedding of the Hakka people in Yongding still retains a large number of traditional cultural elements and local characteristics.
This traditional wedding ceremony and custom not only shows the importance that the Hakka people attach to their family and family and their pursuit of a better life, but also reflects the profound heritage and charm of the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
This Spring Festival. If you have any plans to come to the Longyan area.
You might as well come to Yongding Tulou for a stroll.
Experience a different Hakka New Year atmosphere.