Once upon a time, an interesting folk activity was popular in the winter countryside - fightingQuailRuralOlder people come in the winterQuailto carry out the fightQuailcompetition, and this activity has gradually become a leisure for the villagersEntertainmentway. However, with the times changing andlifeThe way of change is nowRuralIt's rare to see people fightingQuailFinish. So, why fightQuailThis popular tradition is inRuralWhat about the gradual decline?
bucketQuailThis custom was once very popular in winter, and it originated from the forQuailObservation and capture of this small bird. QuailIt has a round body, a short, strong beak, and dull plumage, and is flexible and alert by nature. They are good at hiding and foraging in groups, and are usually found in wild grasses and hills. These lively and adorable birds love to eat a variety of seeds, bugs, grains and berries, and often forage for food in the fields. bucketQuailThe reason why it is popular is precisely because people are sensitive and flexible about these thingsAnimalsThere was an interest, and put them together to compare the idea of who was stronger and more combative.
InRuralIn the winter, the elderly often take advantage of the catchQuailto carry out the fightQuailcompetitions as a way to have fun. With a heart of reverence for nature, they carefully set traps for catching birds, and set up nets in the cotton fields in advance to round them up. And this custom is gradually inRuralIt has become a traditionEntertainmentManner.
bucketQuailThe process is not as simple as letting twoQuailattacking each other, but after a series of careful arrangements and maintenance. When caughtQuailAfter that, they first need to be adapted to humansenvironment, for artificial domestication. The old people willQuailTake it in your hand and stroke, feed it so that letQuailFeel safe and close. This process is called "put."QuailSkilled old people are able to control it skillfullyQuailso that they are neither frightened nor fly away. The whole process of maintenance is not only a necessary operation, but also forQuailCaring and considerate with a human touch.
In addition, the conservation process also includes beautifully crafted onesQuailCage. These cages are exquisitely designed to not only ensure:Quailcan also give them a certain amount of room to move. The old people will be different according to the differentQuailFeatures: Choose the right bucket frameQuailto ensure that the competition is intense and interesting. The whole curing process not only increased withQuailThe intimacy is also for the follow-up fightQuailThe competition adds to the fun and excitement.
However, with the development of societyRurallifeParadigm shift,RuralLidouQuailThis traditional culture is gradually declining, and the elderly are no longer playing this activity in the winter as they used to. The reasons for this are complex, mainly in the following aspects:
First of all, nowadaysRuralThe elderly'slifeThe approach has changed dramatically. In the past,FarmersMost of them make a living from farming, and they stay there all year roundRural, which will be held in the winter during leisure timeRecreational activitiesNowadays, many of the children of the elderly go out to work, and they also follow their children to the city or other placeslife。Time, energy, and spirit are no longer as focused on traditional fighting as they once wereQuailon the event.
Secondly, with the social demand for protectionWildlifeofLawsThe increasing improvement of regulationsQuailThis is protectedWildlifeIt is no longer allowed to catch and fightQuailQuailThe number is gradually decreasing, and people are becoming more aware of the need to protect the ecologyenvironmentwithWildlifeThe importance of no longer breaking the law to capture and hunt these cute little onesAnimals
Finally, with the progress of the times and the development of science and technology, people have more noveltyEntertainmentway and leisure activities, fightingQuailSuch traditional activities are gradually beenModern societyofEntertainmentway. People are more inclined to choose more convenient and diverseEntertainmentway, rather than the traditional bucketQuailActivity.
In summary,RuralbucketQuailThe disappearance of culture has been subjected toRurallifeA change in approachWildlifeThe impact of the insurance regulations is also related toModern societyofEntertainmentApproach shift related. However, the bucketQuailThis once popular folk activity also makes people nostalgic for the once simple and interesting countrysidelife, showing the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. Perhaps, memories of the bucketQuailThe activity is also a nostalgia and love for nostalgia and the Belle Époque.