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2026-05-19
The History of Migration from the Great Locust Tree in Hongtong
Other customs
There is also a folk custom that holds that stones are… “The White Tiger Star” is considered inauspicious for weddings and other joyous occasions. Therefore, along the wedding procession route, any stone mills, stone rollers, stone lions, or exposed boulders are adorned with red paper tags inscribed with “Great Auspice of the Azure Dragon” or “Great Auspice of the White Tiger.” In some places, red silk is draped over roadside stone lions or red paper is pasted on them to ward off the White Tiger’s interference with the festivities. In the original Hongtong region, in addition to posting wedding couplets on doorways, celebratory banners were also affixed to the walls outside the courtyard gates, and mourning ribbons were hung. These banners and ribbons were crafted from red, green, and yellow paper, bearing auspicious phrases to create a festive atmosphere and to guide guests arriving from afar. As for the wedding procession route, it was customary not to take the same path twice—especially when… At the village wedding banquet , to head east and return west, or to go south and come back north, in order to seek “Perfection.”
When the wedding procession arrives outside the bride’s village, gun salutes must be fired. Three gunshots are fired to inform the other side that the bride’s procession has arrived, and the bride’s family responds with three cannon shots to acknowledge receipt. At this moment, the bride’s relatives stream out of the gate, eager to greet the groom. Amid the lively drumming and music, the wedding sedan chair makes its way into the bride’s courtyard.
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