The folk traditions of Yueqing include the following:
1. Yueqing's old market customs have been followed to this day, mainly including: Puqi every first day to the fifth day of September; Dajing every tenth day, sixth and ninth day; Hongqiao every tenth day and eighth day; Furong every second day and seventh day of the tenth day; Baishi every year The tenth day of the third month of the lunar calendar, etc.
2. In Yueqing, "New Year's Eve" is commonly known as "Twenty-nine Dusk" or "Thirtyth Dusk". To celebrate this holiday. Every household must prepare various New Year foods, such as pounding rice cakes, so rice cakes are also called "pounded cakes". Before pounding rice cakes, you must choose a day to dust the house, which is commonly known as "dusting" or "renewing". During the New Year's Eve dinner, ancestors are worshiped first, which is commonly known as "making New Year's Eve". Then a dinner is held with the dishes of the remaining sacrifices, which is commonly known as "eating New Year's Eve wine".
3. The Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth day of May, is commonly known as the Chongwu Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival. With Qingjiang as the boundary, the main food eaten on this day is "tin cake" in the north of the river and rice dumplings in the south. During the Dragon Boat Festival, there is also the custom of dragon boat racing in Lecheng and Liushi areas. In Yueqing, it is customary to call the dragon boat a water dragon instead of a dragon boat to avoid confusion with the name of a lantern during the Lantern Festival.
4. Yueqing's famous cakes and cakes include Baixiang Gongji Fragrant Cake, Dajing Zhengji Frozen Rice Candy, Hongqiao Cai Risheng Mung Bean Cake, Lecheng Nei Tang Cake, etc.
5. The performance items of the Yueqing Urban and Rural Lantern Festival include: Nanyue Stilts, Puqi Pavilion Raising, Qionghua Festival, Qianqiu Festival, Shimen Lion, Highland Rolling Dragon, County East Bench Dragon, Temple Jewelry Dragon, Sulu Bald Dragon, Fish Lantern, River Lantern, Lanterns etc.
6. There are many folk songs in Yueqing, which can be divided into: folk songs (such as "Duitiao", "Picking Tea Diao", "Throwing Song"), field songs (also called "Tian Shiwen" or "Tian Shi", such as "Chang Gong Tan", " "Sighing the Bitterness in December", etc.), five kinds of fishing songs (such as "Qingjiang Haozi", "Fishing Hairtail Fish", Shenjiang Haozi), pastoral songs and children's songs
7. The main types of folk art include "Drum Ci", "Tao Qing", "Lotus", "Dou Ge ("Dialogue)", "Flower Drum", "Double Hammer", "Singing Skills", etc.
8. Yueqing folk dances mainly include: Sidu Big Cat Dance - performed at the time of Yingwang Shipeng Rongtu, accompanied by percussion instruments such as drums and hairpins, accompanied by ceremonial guards and parades. The dance movements are relatively monotonous, but the momentum is grand. Chimney dance when the water rises - showing a beggar catching a snake and dancing to the tune of "Yi Ma Han". The performer holds a long-handled pipe and wears a melon-pipe hat. Wearing a long gown, he looks slovenly. Because of its humorous tune, it has been adapted and performed many times in Wenzhou and won awards.
9. "Performance" is a common name inherent in Yueqing. In the old days, most temples and ci halls in Yueqing had stages, where performances were held from time to time, commonly known as "acting." The performances at that time can be divided into the following types according to their common names: Dragon Lantern Opera, Yangshan Opera, Rice Straw Pond Opera, Wanpu Opera, and Temple God's Birthday Opera.
In addition, the book "Traditional Folk Customs of Yueqing" (written by Nan Weiran and Nan Xiangbei) published by Zhejiang Photography Publishing House mainly tells a cross-section of Yueqing society during the Republic of China, tracing the seasonal events at that time , economic and folk customs, living customs, life rituals, folk entertainment and other local customs, depicting a relatively complete picture of Yueqing customs. This book can be used as a good reference for understanding the customs and habits of Yueqing.