Strange traditional customs in Chaoshan area
In the Chaoshan area, there are some villages that maintain a strange custom, which is praying for peace.
At eleven o'clock in the evening on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the time for praying for peace begins.
People in the village are not allowed to leave the village, and people outside the village are not allowed to enter the village. The intersection in and out of the village is blocked by large rocks-now some villages stop gambling at intersections and raise a big red flag on the roadside. The telephone line at home will be unplugged, and the mobile phone will be turned off. If it is not turned off, someone will not be able to pick up the phone; the Internet will be disconnected, and if it is constantly turned on, you will not be able to chat or post online... Hey, let me tell you secretly, there are many young people behind their elders and secretly chat! In short, when praying for peace, you must cut off all contact with the outside world. If you contact, it will hinder peace this year. Please be cautious!-- This is the teaching of Honorary Lord Dundun!
Also, you cannot sweep the floor, hold a knife, go down the river, and talk to strangers... At night, when the clock strikes eleven and the people in the village are still outside the village, sorry, please sleep elsewhere! If you are from other villages, if you still stay in the village, then I'm sorry, just stay in the village!
The next day was the Day of Praying for Peace.
In the morning, every household in the village and the city prepared supplies, including inevitable elements, such as bread (this is a necessity), fruits, sugar, mushrooms, seaweed, incense sticks, etc. Praying to God in front of a temporary shrine built on the grain drying ground and praying for the safety of the family.
At this time, if foreigners enter the village, they will be attacked-thrown with stones or bricks or splashed with dirty water until they are driven away. No matter who you are, even if you are the cousin of the village chief, it is no exception. What about the police uncle? The same is no exception!
Therefore, those gamblers had an opportunity to take advantage of it. Before eleven o'clock on the 15th night, a large group of gamblers would enter the village and line up in the ancestral hall, some people's homes, or some sheltered places, and gamble until dawn! Never have to worry about the police uncle coming to arrest people.
In the morning, they had a hasty breakfast and continued to gamble! I really admire this group of people. They are full of energy and can forget to eat and sleep for gambling! So, how long can they gamble without worry?
This should be the sound of firecrackers.
At noon, when the people in the village finish their meal, they will rumble and organize a procession for the gods to visit the temple in a grand manner.
Along the way, the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums, and human voices shook the sky!
When all sounds disappear and everything returns to calm, praying for peace ends! Everything goes back to normal. At this time, it was about three o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time, the gamblers would pack up their gambling equipment and slip away. Otherwise, the police uncle will come!
Do you have such a strange custom?