Hong Kong Festival of Youlan customs seem to have hidden worries

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【Explanation】 cigarettes filled, devout goodwill holding a bouquet of incense, remembered in the mouth, here is not a temple, nor Taoist, but the annual Lunar New Year in Hong Kong in July held the game.

Lunar New Year is July 15, the festival, also known as the Chinese folk festival or "Halloween." As soon as you embark on Lunar New Year's Day, there will be a variety of sacrificial activities to commemorate those who died, pray for disaster relief and contact with fellow countrymen. More than a hundred years ago, the people of Chaoshan brought the custom of holding the Bonjour to Hong Kong and now it has become a grand event in Hong Kong.

【Explanation】 cigarettes filled, devout goodwill holding a bouquet of incense, remembered in the mouth, here is not a temple, nor Taoist, but the annual Lunar New Year in Hong Kong in July held the game.

Lunar New Year is July 15, the festival, also known as the Chinese folk festival or "Halloween." As soon as you embark on Lunar New Year's Day, there will be a variety of sacrificial activities to commemorate those who died, pray for disaster relief and contact with fellow countrymen. More than a hundred years ago, the people of Chaoshan brought the custom of holding the Bonjour to Hong Kong and now it has become a grand event in Hong Kong.

It is usually held for three to five days in succession, mainly in the form of Taoism and Buddhism. In the evening, people go to work, the weather is more cool, Yuran wins will be more and more lively.

It is a grand celebration of this Bon Gala show held in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. The venue is dedicated to a variety of paper zhang gods, green face fangs god of tiars, symbol of heaven and earth, three people's robes, crown and so on; and good faith people's donations will be on the red list; Neighborhood, Yuelinsheng invited theatrical performances of God's drama, will also ask the monks to chant and conduct a variety of blessing rituals, excessive ghosts, praying for the public.

【Simultaneous Sound】 (Hong Kong citizen Lei)

Very lively, many people blessed, donated money.

[Simultaneous sound] (Hong Kong residents Miss Zhang)

Chaozhou opera that, after listening, though do not understand, but all think music is very good to hear.

Commentary Zhang Ximin, who has studied the history of the festival for more than a decade, visited the Bondi Gathering in various parts of Hong Kong. He introduced Hong Kong's Bon Galat mainly organized by three ethnic groups, including the Hulam ethnic group from Huizhou, Haifeng and Lufeng areas in Guangdong.

[Simultaneous sound] (historical and cultural collectors Zhang Ximin)

There are also many different ethnic practices in Olang (Wushu), including the national practice of Hokla, the practice of our local Guangfu government, and the practice of indigenous Chaozhou people. By the way, in fact, Chaozhou people have always done this act of righteousness, not just starting in Hong Kong.

[Commentary] Zhang Ximin said that according to the customs of Chaozhou people, the entire lunar calendar is the month of July. And every ethnic group, every place holds the victory day also is different, the form also has the Taoist and the Buddhist distinction. But no matter what the difference, the purpose of this festival is to promote the spirit of filial piety and giving.

[Simultaneous sound] (historical and cultural collectors Zhang Ximin)

(This festival) itself contains filial piety, because the story is "headlords saved his mother", there is a filial story in it. And it is a spirit of giving, that is to say, if we have extra things, or if we can afford it, we will give some people enough. I think this is the core spirit of this festival.

【Explanation】 Zhang Ximin also made statistics, similar to this victory, there are more than 100 in Hong Kong. Nearly 50 are hosted by Chaozhou people alone.

In June 2011, Hong Kong Tidelan Yu-sheng won the national intangible cultural heritage, this traditional culture was immediately "point stone for the gold." However, the inheritance of this traditional custom is still facing worries.

Chen Younan, president of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, who has been involved in the Coba Lantern conservation work, said that in recent years there has been a decrease in the number of places held by the Cocoon and the aging of the organizers of the Cocoon, and he is concerned about the traditional festivals Will fade slowly.

[Simultaneous sound] (Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce President Chen You Nan)

Previously, I remember when I was a kid, the festival was done in the daytime. But now it is no longer possible. From eleven o'clock to eleven o'clock, the sound volume will be completely deducted, or if it is to be reduced a lot, it is absolutely impossible for us to make a brilliant performance. Chaozhou drums, of course, have to consider the noise problem.

[Commentary] Chen Younan also said that the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is currently doing a different conservation program in the hope that this unique cultural custom will be inherited from generation to generation.

[Simultaneous sound] (Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce President Chen You Nan)

We intend to spend two to three years doing a very detailed survey and collecting and arranging the historical information. Second, we hope that a group of young people can be trained to guide and lead through a guided tour and hope that a group of people can compare Learn about the history, spirit and culture of our Bonjour event. (Reporter Liu Wentao Wei Yang reported in Hong Kong)