Fuyang paper-cutting during blessing activities

In the long old society, natural science was underdeveloped. Faced with the unpredictable nature, the common people always had a good wish to pray for good weather and to eliminate disasters and ward off evil spirits. Fuyang area has been prone to natural disasters since ancient times. In order to get rid of disasters, various blessing rituals have gradually been formed. For example, on rainy days, women in the village would cut out a picture of "eight monks" from red paper and paste it on the back wall of the main hall, which means "eight monks face each other, and the red sun will come out tomorrow"; and they would tie it with straw. A lady swept Qing, put on clothes cut out of red paper, and dropped them under the eaves. After three days, if it still does not clear up, the prayers will beat it to pieces with sticks. Fuyangs "Sweeping Queen" song goes like this:

The Empress will sweep the sunny sky and dress you in redwood trees.

If the lady who sweeps the air fails to sweep the air, she will spank your butt until it turns red.

Whenever there is no rain for a long time, the girls in the village will cut out eight sisters and stick them on the door.

It means "eight sisters standing foot to foot, forming a river in the middle of the night". There is also the story of the queen of cutting and sweeping clouds

Rainfall. Sweeping the Yunqing Empress is similar to sweeping the Qing Empress. There is also a "carp leaping over the dragons gate"

Posted on the streets and alleys, praying for Gods mercy and heavy rain tomorrow.

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Paper-cut work Five Dolls Wang Xiaying

When a child is sick, he needs to have five haircuts. In the old days, when children were sick, they thought they were possessed by something, and they had to ask a "great immortal" to exorcise the evil spirits. When exorcising evil spirits, the "immortal" hangs the five-cut doll on the door. (Paper-cut work "Wudao Dolls") In the past, Fuyang paper-cuts were often used to worship ancestors and decorate tributes used by gods. The rich and colorful folk activities provide favorable conditions for the development of Fuyang paper-cutting. Among a wide range of folk customs, they promote the development and prosperity of paper-cutting and promote the spread of paper-cutting. At the same time, Fuyang paper-cutting also enriches the form of folk culture.