Fairy Tail Charmander in Naruto

Chapter 246 Dragon Boat
The dragon boats in Yutaki's former hometown were divided into different colors, with banners at the four corners, advocating hands in the middle cabin, and 16 rowers on both sides.The pole master's long hook stands on the bow of the ship, which is called a head-stop pole.On the kiosk at the bow of the ship, children with good faces are selected, dressed up as Taige stories, and called the dragon head prince.The stern of the boat is more than Zhang high, tied with colorful ropes, and children who are good at playing in the water will perform programs such as "Take the No.The shape of the modern dragon boats used for racing is much simpler than that of the old ones.The boats are divided into red dragons, green dragons, yellow dragons, white dragons and black dragons by color.Decorations such as the hull, umbrellas and flags on the boat, as well as the costumes of the rowers and even the oars, all require the same color.Dragon boats in Hubei, Hunan and other places are as short as seven feet and as long as more than eleven feet. When they are rowed, they are like dragons swimming in water.The dragon boats in Fujian have a dragon head carved on the bow, the mouth can be opened and closed, and the tongue can be turned.Dragon boats in Guizhou are composed of three canoes. The longer one in the middle is called the "mother boat" and is commanded by a drummer. The two boats on both sides are shorter and called "child boats".

There are dragon boats in every township in Wenzhou, and there are Xiangguan gods in every temple, who are in charge of rowing dragon boats.Every Duanyang Festival, some places will build new dragon boats. On the first day of April, drums will be beat to open the gates of the temple, offering sacrifices to the gods and gods, and the shipbuilding will begin.The folk customs in various places generally open the gate of the temple on the first day of May, and the oars are opened after offering sacrifices to the gods. And turn the river dragon boat over, turn it right the next day, carry it to the temple for preservation, and sacrifice to the Shiguan God. According to legend, this Xiangguan God is a child god who likes to play with people, so the saying goes that young people are restless, which is a metaphor for Xiangguan.In the area where the dragon boat is rowed, the fee for the dragon boat must be paid, the dragon boat rower is invited to drink, firecrackers are set off, and a sacrifice is held to welcome them, which is called "setting incense table".The bow of the dragon boat is similar everywhere.Some have painted dragon scales on the hull, with moving dragon heads and tails placed at the head and tail, which are smaller in shape.Each township dragon boat has its own flag with a fixed color. If there are several dragon boats in a township, the flag colors should also be used to distinguish the flags.Take the ancient customs of Nantang River in the southern suburbs of Wenzhou as an example. Some flags are blue, and the dragon head, tail and hull are all blue, which is called "green dragon".The Nantang River is dominated by Xincheng, so the dragon boat in the Dongtang Temple of Xincheng is very large, with 44 stalls and [-] people on the boat. It is called Daqing, which is called the Dragon Lady.When other dragon boats go into the water, they must first go to Dongtang Temple to have an audience. The priest of the temple will reward them with colorful reds. When the big green comes out, the dragons dare not compete with it.

The flag is white, and the color of the boat is also white, commonly known as "White Dragon".If it is a red flag, the hull of the ship is also dyed red, which is called "Hong Ni Ling".Because the red color in Nanyan is a water dragon and has an irritable temperament, the name was changed, which means to avoid taboos.There are only black dragons in the dragon boats. It is commonly said that oolongs are fierce, and some people say that the northern Xuanwu is a turtle, which crawls slowly and cannot fight for survival. Therefore, there are no black dragon boats in Wenzhou.Two boats race, the water chases the waves, and two dragons fight each other to compete for the championship. The rivers in each township are divided into sections, and they are their own districts. The fighting dragons do not interfere with each other, so there are names of big dragon land and small dragon land.

And about the dragon boat is also very particular

The number of dragon boats, rated at 36 people, is called Yicao, which is commonly known as "36 Xiangguan".Such as Xiaolong, with thirteen stalls on the hull, 26 people rowing the boat, one to control the flag on the surface of the boat, two at the rear tip, one to sing the gods, two to play the drums, two to hold the gongs, and two to hold the incense buckets, which is exactly the number of 36.There are 36 stalls in the dragon, 12 people rowing boats on both sides, and 48 deacons including drums, shoots, gongs, flags, singing gods, and tuoxiangdou, 42 people are needed.Rowers wear clothes, and all boats follow the color of the flag.In Cangnan and other places, it is designated as white clothes and white hats to commemorate Qu Yuan. (The dragon boat is rated for [-] people, with thirteen and six rowers, one at the front and rear, one for holding the flag, one for beating the drum, one for beating the gong, and one for singing the gods. These four people all stand in the middle of the dragon boat. The eighth gear, the forward direction is empty, the dragon boat does not turn around during the race, but people turn around and sit in the opposite direction. The drums of the dragon boats are very rhythmic, and the drums of turning around are intensive drums.)
On the deck of the boat, the drum is in the middle, and the people paddling on both sides have to listen to the sound of the drum. The two ends are paddles, which are the rudder, and the rudder is corrected by this. Therefore, as the saying goes: "The drum is the order, and the stalk is the order." The gong is listening. The sound of drums also has the function of agitation.The flag is to distinguish the color of the boat, so that the audience on the shore can identify it. Only those who hold the magic staff and sing the gods, and hold the incense sticks, are for worshiping the incense officials and gods, and have no effect in the race.

Among all the dragon boats in Wenzhou, the dragon boats in the Shangtang and Xiatang areas of Yongjia are the most famous.Fighting dragons is carried out in the Nanxi River, which is a fast-flowing river. It is a long distance of ten miles and a round trip of twenty miles.If you go down the tide and the tide rises halfway, or go up the tide and the tide falls halfway, you have to fight to the end without stopping.In addition, there is no change of direction and hand, and it needs to be drawn to the end. There are two paddles at the end of the boat, and two people on the bow, so as to maintain the balance of the bow and tail of the boat.When the dragon is in the head, the two manpower hold down the dragon's head and move together with the 36 oars, which has a great effect on increasing the speed. The long journey is long and the water is retrograde, the wind is tight and the waves are rough, the sound of gongs and drums is loud, and the shouts are loud.

"The workmanship of this dragon boat is very good." Yu Taki touched the dragon boat beside him.

"Yes, the selection of materials for this dragon boat is very particular, especially the selection of more than 20 meters of wood is very difficult to find."

"Fir and camphor are the best woods for dragon boats. The most difficult thing to build a big dragon boat is to find the wood. To find a whole wood over 25 meters long, cut it into 5 pieces and connect them to form the bottom of the boat. It will be strong and strong. This kind of wood can only be found in deep mountains and old forests, and the diameter of the tree head must be 20 cm to meet the requirements." Yu Taki explained to them.

"In our hometown, the dragon head of the dragon boat is freehand and symbolic. The "dragon beard" of the dragon boat is made of gold foil paper folded into a small square of about 1 square centimeter, and tied to a red cloth strip folded in half, symbolizing the "dragon beard". Fold a piece of red cloth into a triangle and nail it on the bow, symbolizing the "dragon tongue"; nail six dragon whiskers equidistantly on the "dragon tongue", which becomes the "dragon head."

"When these procedures were completed, the elders of the village placed the "three animals" in front of the dragon head and held incense to worship the dragon head. Then, a villager held an incense burner and circled the dragon boat. This means that the dragon boat Drive away the unclean things on the boat, and the dragon boat becomes holy and spiritual. Afterwards, firecrackers are set off and gold paper is burned, and the ceremony is over." Yu Taki talked about the customs of his hometown.

"I can't tell, but the customs in your hometown are very special." Maitekai dragged the dragon boat and began to walk towards the water.

(End of this chapter)