Respecting on Feburary 14, everybody can blurt out “ Valentine's Day for certain! ” but, again how many person knows, of the traditional Chinese calendar at the beginning of July 7 be ” of section of “ the seventh evening of the seventh moon? This, just be Chinese Valentine's Day.
说到2月14日，大家肯定能脱口而出“情人节！”可是，又有多少人知道，农历的七月初七是“七夕节”呢？这，才是中国的情人节。
Annual the traditional Chinese calendar at the beginning of July 7, it is ” of section of “ the seventh evening of the seventh moon (call ‘ beg artful section ’ again) , and the Henan of home town —— in me, should be in every year the traditional Chinese calendar at the beginning of July of 6 in the evening, 7 people collect becomes the girl that did not get married in the village a group, with greeting the seventh evening of the seventh moon. Plan offerings for the Girl Weaver each, buy the 7 appearance fruit such as grape, pomegranate, watermelon, jujube; Bake in a pan 7 pieces of oily flapjack or steamed bun of candy bake in a pan; Wrap 7 bowls of small dumpling; Do boiling water of 7 bowls of noodle; Besides, wrap 7 big dumpling alone even, dumpling stuffing is comprised by 7 appearance vegetable, the bag uses the 7 type thing of face make it inside, for example valve of the shuttle of needle, weaving, hammer that play a flower, scissors, garlic, abacus is waited a moment. Thing of this 7 type, want to be able to represent the cherished desire of 7 girls. This day night, they place offerings below melon canopy, cense bit of paper, genuflect prays to the Girl Weaver below the month. After reading aloud abracadabra, they divide draft fruit and 7 bowls of small dumpling, put oil cake and big dumpling into bamboo basket next, hang on Chinese toon tree. This day night, 7 girls a keep watch at night, guard bamboo basket, this is called ” of “ Shou Qiao, this is to prevent a person to eat stealthily, “ artful ” (big dumpling) spirit away. The traditional Chinese calendar on July 7 before dawn, 7 girls should close an eye, inside bamboo basket feel a big dumpling, the bag inside the dumpling that who feels has an injection, who is ” of “ a dab hand, what this is representing people to live to happiness is yearning, and right new expectation of a year.
每年农历七月初七，是“七夕节”（又称‘乞巧节’），而在我的家乡——河南，每年都要在农历七月初六的晚上，村里未出嫁的姑娘七人凑成一组，以迎七夕之数。每人为织女准备供品，买葡萄、石榴、西瓜、枣等七样水果；烙七张油烙饼或糖烙馍；包七碗小饺子；做七碗面条汤；除此之外，还要单独包七个大饺子，饺子馅由七样蔬菜组成，内包用面做成的七样东西，例如针、织布梭、弹花锤、剪刀、蒜瓣、算盘等等。这七样东西，要能代表七位姑娘的心愿。这天晚上，她们把供品摆在瓜棚下，焚香点纸，跪在月下向织女祈祷。念完咒语后，她们分吃水果和七碗小饺子，然后把油饼和大饺子放进竹篮里，挂在椿树上。这天晚上，七位姑娘一起守夜，看守竹篮，这被称为“守巧”，这是为了防止人偷吃，把“巧”（大饺子）偷走。农历七月七日凌晨，七位姑娘要闭着眼睛，在竹篮内个摸一个大饺子，谁摸出的饺子内包有针，谁就是未来的“巧手”，这代表着人们对幸福生活的向往，和对新一年的期待。
Besides section of the seventh evening of the seventh moon, my native place Henan still has a lot of distinctive red-letter days.
除了七夕节之外，我的老家河南还有许多独特的节日。
The traditional Chinese calendar in July 15, be our country tradition is medium yuan of section, civilian common calls: ” of “ spirit division, central Plains farmhouse also call this day ” of section of “ draught animals, this day has the activity of a lot of piously worship farm cattle. In comfort north, forest prefectural and other places, in July this days 15, full marks / , want the flour steamed bread of evaporate lamb form, at noon get on the desk of on record of consecrate of flour steamed bun after evaporate is ripe, set off firecracker next, congratulate trough flourishing. Every has the peasant family of draught animal, this day should stop to make battle a day, send draught animal to eat the lamb steamed bun after consecrate, also have what feed the concentrated feed such as beans, rice to draught animals, in order to show draught animals section and different at ordinary times. In the evening, they do one boiler rice water to be drunk to draught animals even, accordingly, balladry says: “ is hit 1000, scold 10 thousand, july 15 drink a millet meal. ”
农历七月十五，是我国传统的中元节，民间俗称为：“鬼节”，中原农家也称这天为“牲口节”，此日有许多敬奉耕牛的活动。在豫北、林县等地，七月十五这天，满分/家家，都要蒸羊羔形的白面馍，在中午将蒸熟后的白面馍供奉在案桌上，然后燃放鞭炮，庆贺槽头兴旺。凡有大牲口的农家，这天都要停止使役一天，把供奉后的羊羔馍送给大牲口吃，也有给牲口喂豆、米等精饲料的，以显示牲口节与平时不同。晚上，他们还要做一锅米汤给牲口喝，因此，有民谣说：“打一千，骂一万，七月十五喝顿小米饭。”
The traditional Chinese calendar at the beginning of June one, it is the festival that Central Plains folk takes seriously quite. It is south Yu Donghe comfort, have the view that off year spends at the beginning of June. Especially country, take seriously more. People regards this day as the festival of congratulatory bumper harvest, invocatory good year. At this moment, wheat just is hit before long, the joyance of the bumper harvest is permeated with the mind in the farmer. People is in house, inside the courtyard, Maichangli places altar, put hill of steamed bun, jujube (a kind of steamed bun) with peach, plum wait for 5 kinds of melon and fruit, with the wheat that fights Cheng Manxin to close, fight on the word of “ blessing ” that sticks red, cense next light prepare Chinese medicine by roasting it in a panbig gun, invocatory fall favorable weather, golden harvests. Later, the ” of “ hash dish that people has cheerfully on one times to use make it of the flesh, green vegetables, noodles made from bean or sweet potato starch, kelp. Old people makes all right in a finger-guessing game in wheat field, the edge eats to play by the side of children, very to one's heart's content.
农历六月初一，是中原民间比较重视的节日。在豫东和豫南，都有六月初一过小年的说法。特别是农村，更为重视。人们把这天当作庆祝丰收、祈求丰年的节日。这时，麦子刚刚打下不久，丰收的喜悦洋溢在农民的心头。人们在屋中、院内、麦场里摆上供桌，放上馍、枣山（馍的一种）和桃、李等五种瓜果，用斗盛满新收的小麦，斗上贴红色的“福”字，然后焚香燃炮，祈求秋季风调雨顺，五谷丰登。之后，人们高高兴兴地吃上一顿用肉、青菜、粉条、海带做成的“杂烩菜”。大人们在麦场里猜拳行令，孩子们边吃边耍，十分尽兴。
And can reflect Henan folk custom most, it is Henan 18 blamed, they are respectively: Zhengzhou bazaar gathers together lid; Unseal Gu Cheng pile rise; Water of Luoyang water banquet makes food; The true good that word of the ” in “ says; Place name of word of “ in relief ” is blamed more; Underground of courtyard kiln courtyard leaves; Braise area has an a few big groups; Little Lin Taiji most peddle; Henan opera is old little love; Search a root to ask ancestor Henan is done obeisance to; Walk below cultural relic foot everywhere; Company fire scolds a level to come; Newly-married press is lucky come; Water of red flag canal is brought universal; The street austral communism is in; Medicine of 4 big bosoms sells when dish; Outside carrying wine to did not respect Mo Jian; Dinner drinks Shang Ye honest.
而最能体现河南民俗的，就是河南十八怪了，它们分别是：郑州商场扎堆盖；开封古城摞起来；洛阳水席水做菜；“中”字说的真不赖；“阳”字地名多的怪；天井窑院地下开；烩面吃出几大派；少林太极最叫卖；豫剧老少都喜爱；寻根问祖河南拜；遍地文物脚下踩；社火骂出水平来；新婚压床好运来；红旗渠水引天外；共产主义南街在；四大怀药当菜卖；端酒未敬莫见外；晚饭喝汤也实在。(文/吕泊锐)