In recent years, many places have clearly stipulated that the Spring Festival or Qingming Festival and other sacrificial festivals prohibit the burning of paper on the grave, including combustible materials such as coins, ingots, and incense wax, and in order to ensure that everyone does not burn paper for sacrifice, many areas prohibit the production and sale of these sacrificial supplies. There are two main reasons for this ban: on the one hand, in order to combat feudal superstition, some places list fire paper, dark money, paper ingots and other sacrificial items as feudal superstition products, and believe that burning paper sacrifices is the remnants of feudal superstition; On the other hand, it is to prevent fires from occurring. However, as part of folklore, sacrificial paper burning is a way for people to express their thoughts and respect for their ancestors, and it carries the inheritance and emotional exchange of the family. Although a ban on paper burning can play a certain role in fire prevention, a one-size-fits-all ban will not solve the problem, but may cause more unnecessary conflicts and disputes.
With the Spring Festival approaching, young people are facing the problem of high bride price while going home for blind dates. In rural areas, there are more men and fewer women, which leads to women occupying an absolute position in blind dates, and the requirements for bride price are also continuous, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands or even more than one million. In addition to garages, the additional pressure of bride price has made marriage more and more expensive, and for some low-income families in rural areas, marrying a wife and having children has become a goal for generations. While the "zero bride price" initiative has been widely endorsed, the ban has not had a noticeable effect in the current environment. Therefore, solving the issue of bride price requires deeper thinking and reform, and cannot be solved by relying solely on bans.
As one of the traditional customs of the Spring Festival, fireworks have always been one of the ways for people to celebrate the New Year. However, in recent years, there have been more and more bans on fireworks, and it seems that setting off fireworks has become a crime. Many people believe that the sound of fireworks is no longer strong, and the ban is beginning to spread to rural areas. During this year's Spring Festival, Henan, Shandong and other regions once again reaffirmed the ban on fireworks and firecrackers to prevent air pollution. However, fireworks, as an expression of traditional culture, can not only bring joy and blessings to people, but also a way to celebrate and express the festival. In terms of management, more attention should be paid to regulation and safety, rather than blanket bans.
In rural society, human relations are a normal state, and with the improvement of rural material living conditions, the phenomenon of comparison of human feelings is becoming more and more serious. Many families have to bear the expensive cost of favors, spending tens of thousands or more of money every year. In addition, weddings and funerals in rural areas are becoming more and more extravagant and wasteful, and an ordinary wedding may require hundreds of thousands of consumption. This kind of comparison and extravagant lifestyle has promoted consumption to a certain extent, but is the consequences worth considering? Therefore, to solve the problem of comparison of human feelings, we need to start with the transformation of the overall social atmosphere and values, and a simple ban cannot solve the fundamental problem.
Folklore bans are growing in the countryside, but the solution to the problem does not depend solely on bans. Folklore is a part of the traditional culture of a country and a nation, and it carries the accumulation of history and culture. While promoting modern civilization and urbanization, it is necessary to respect and protect folk customs and let them rejuvenate in modern society. In terms of management, we should advocate a standardized and scientific management method, rather than a blanket ban. In addition, to solve the problems in the rural areas, it is also necessary to start with the development of society as a whole and the transformation of values, establish and improve relevant policies and systems, reduce the burden on rural families, and promote the harmonious development of society. The protection and inheritance of rural folk customs is a long-term task, which requires the joint efforts of the whole society, only in this way can the rural folk culture be prosperous and inherited, so that our traditional culture can shine more dazzling in the new era.