Hey there! 🐛🌸 Have you ever heard of a festival celebrating silkworms? In the ancient town of Xinshi in Huzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, people gather every year for the Silkworm Flower Temple Fair! 🎉
On April 4th, which is also Qingming or Tomb-Sweeping Day, this special fair takes place to pray for a bountiful cocoon harvest. The town comes alive with amazing folk performances that attract both locals and visitors from afar.
One of the coolest parts of the fair is the procession of beautifully decorated flowered sedan chairs. 🏮🌺 People also scatter silkworm flowers over the water, which looks truly magical! ✨
Did you know? The Taihu Lake area, where Huzhou is located, has been famous for producing mulberry silk since ancient times. 🧵 Silkworms play a big role in making silk, and this festival is a way to honor them.
At the fair, women dress up as “Silkworm Flower Maidens” 👸 and show off delicate silkworm flowers they’ve crafted using traditional silk-making techniques. These silkworm flowers are symbols of good harvests and blessings.
By celebrating in this way, the people who raise silkworms—called sericulturists—show how much they value their work and share their hopes for a bright future. 🌟
Isn’t it amazing how a tiny silkworm can bring so much joy and tradition to a community? Maybe one day, you’ll get to visit and experience this colorful festival yourself! 🎈
Reference(s):
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