Study On The Huazhao Festival In The Ming And Qing Dynasties

The Huazhao Festival is one of the traditional festivals in ancient China,with rich and colorful festival activities,revealing a long historical origin and profound cultural connotations.This paper comprehensively discusses the Huazhao Festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties from three aspects:the origin and development process of the Huazhao Festival,the festival activities and characteristics of the Huazhao Festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties,and the relationship between the Huazhao Festival and the worship of the Flower God.First of all,the article discusses the basic overview of the origin and evolution of the Huazhao Festival.In this part,it first discusses the cultural and historical roots of the festival.Then,it combs the development of the Huazhao Festival before the Ming and Qing dynasties,that is,the Huazhao Festival sprouted in the Tang Dynasty,gradually took shape in the Song Dynasty,experienced the continuous development of the Yuan Dynasty,and reached a mature period in the Ming and Qing dynasties.By sorting out the development of the f Huazhao festival,we can have a general understanding of the basic overview of the festival to pave the way for the following elaboration of the basic overview of the Huazhao festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties.Secondly,taking the Ming and Qing dynasties as the time stage,it expounds in detail the festival activities and characteristics of the Huazhao Festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties.The customs of the Huazhao Festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties are various and complex,including not only the old customs of inheriting the previous generation,but also the new customs of development and innovation.Such festival activities created the unique characteristics of the Huazhao Festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties,that is,gradually secularization while entertainment highlights,and there are differences in the process of continuous integration.The reason is that the Flower Festival is influenced by other festivals and cultural factors such as the belief in Flower God.Finally,it expounds the relationship between the Ming and Qing dynasties Huazhao festival and the belief in the flower god.The last part of the article will discuss the blending and development of the Huazhao Festival and the belief in the Flower God to further understand the Huazhao Festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties and excavate the cultural connotation behind the Huazhao Festival.