Most of the traditional customs preserved by Hakkas were brought by immigrants from the Central Plains in the Tang and Song Dynasties. In the long-term historical development, Hakka people have merged and assimilated some indigenous minorities, and at the same time absorbed and integrated their customs into their own. In addition, in the communication with other regions and ethnic groups, Hakkas have absorbed and integrated their good customs and habits. Coupled with a large population and a vast living area, it has formed a "ten miles of different customs." Therefore, Hakka customs are particularly colorful and all-encompassing.
Hakka customs are cohesive. As a branch of the Han nationality, how did the Hakkas come together? There are many reasons, but the cohesion of Hakka customs is undoubtedly an important reason. Although Hakka customs are colorful, ever-changing and regional, the basic connotation of Hakka customs is the same or the same. For example, we eat zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival, moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival and dumplings on the Lantern Festival. No matter which province or region, the Hakkas in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, or even the descendants of Hakkas who have gone abroad and are surrounded by western nations, are no exception.
[Edit this paragraph] Hakka custom-production custom
On the 15th day of the first month of each year, Hakka guests from Liangjiang hold a grand family banquet after visiting relatives and friends. Family members, old and young, get together with their lost brothers. Older and experienced family members make an analysis and estimate according to the situation in the past years and the coming year, and make a production arrangement for one year, with younger family members as a supplement. Then concentrate on digging, harrowing and planting corn. After finishing these tasks, we began our busy spring ploughing. At first, the "February stove" (the second day of the second lunar month) is white. People (mainly women) will take candles, incense, meat dishes and glutinous rice to worship the "Kitchen God" and pray for the gods to bless the good weather and good harvests in the coming year. Later, sugarcane was planted and rice seeds were sown. When the seedlings are all grown, hurry to plough in the spring. Because of the heavy and tense spring ploughing work, most people help each other to finish transplanting rice. Management is everyone's business. When the crops are almost ripe, it is usually the old man who decides when to harvest and does not allow the children to say anything. During the summer harvest, all kinds of livestock and poultry industries have grown up, and fishing can also be done in the pond. Hakkas are happy to put on the most sumptuous meal on a table and have to "wash their eyes". After the mid-Yuan Dynasty, people were busy planting and harvesting autumn crops. Later, they concentrated on selling some crops they planted and listed their pigs, ducks, geese and fish.