Daluguan Ximei's Chinese New Year event Lantern Festival debut.

(Photo by reporter Luo Xinzhen)

[Reporter Luo Xinzhen/Pingtung Report] Today (5th) is the Lantern Festival. The Daluguan area of ​​Gaoshu Township, Pingtung County traditionally has a special custom of "Ximei New Year" on this day. Women who have to take care of housework can send small red envelopes during the Lantern Festival, so that women don’t have to work in the fields that day. Today, there is a carnival in Guangfu Village, Gaoshu Township to celebrate the unique Hakka Girl’s Day during the Lantern Festival.

The Hakka settlements around Guangfu Village and Guangxing Village, Gaoshu Township, Pingtung County are called "Daluguan". In the past, during the Lantern Festival, women in the villages were always free to go shopping, bet on the streets, eat snacks, and enjoy leisure and leisure. One day, when the night falls, you will see boys and girls carrying kerosene lamps chatting and socializing. This kind of Hakka Girls' Festival created by men in the Daluguan area for women shows respect for rural women.

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In the past ten years, local people and groups have independently launched the "Ximei Chinese New Year" (Ximei is a Hakka word, meaning girl) activities to continue this traditional life culture. On the same day, the activities were held and girls were invited to the streets to celebrate the Lantern Festival, because The epidemic was once interrupted for two years. This year, the event was expanded. It was hosted by Youdui Aixiang Culture and Education Foundation of Kaohsiung City and Daluguan Cultural Heritage Association of Gaoshu Township, Pingtung County. It will be held at Shishi Park in Guangfu Village from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm today.

This year, the main venue will be built with the concept of a carnival, with traditional lantern walks, beauty pageants, betting games, special markets, check-in games, lantern riddles guessing, food tasting, etc. "Chinese New Year" badges were presented to guests, and a light aircraft flew over the venue to congratulate the women, attracting more than 300 people to participate, which was quite lively.

Wen Shihe, the owner of the old noodle shop in Daluguan in the village, launched the inheritance activity 10 years ago, and would give red envelopes to the female employees in the store every year during the Lantern Festival. Today is no exception. The employees were very happy to receive the 200 yuan red envelopes, full of Strong festive flavor.

The "little sisters" carried handmade lanterns to the market.

(Photo by reporter Luo Xinzhen)

Daluguan old noodle shop owner Wen Shihe (first from left) gave red envelopes to female employees.

(Photo by reporter Luo Xinzhen)

A light aircraft flew over the sky to celebrate the women's day.

(Provided by Youdui Aixiang Culture and Education Foundation, Kaohsiung City)

Breakthrough games attract adults and children to participate.

(Provided by Youdui Aixiang Culture and Education Foundation, Kaohsiung City)