莱阳豆面灯碗

Laiyang Soybean Flour Lamps

莱阳豆面灯碗习俗是当地一种特有的民俗活动,流传于辖区内的十几处镇街。其中,照旺庄镇、万第镇、沐浴店镇、谭格庄镇、团旺镇一带最为兴盛。这一习俗由来已久,清康熙年间(1661)的《莱阳县志》记载:“又做面盏十二照月序蒸之,以卜水旱。”就是讲,莱阳人用豆面做成一盏盏小巧玲珑的“十二月”面灯,以面摺数量代表月份,一个摺代表一月,二个摺代表二月……十二个摺代表十二月。面盏内放食油点燃,视灯盏灭后盏内余油多少以卜来年的旱、涝情况,使这一古老习俗蒙上了一层神秘的色彩。

Evolving from the tradition of lighting lanterns and setting off fire crackers,Laiyang soybean flour lamp bowl becomes a folk custom for local people to worship and pray.With its unique,simple and genuine flavor,it quietly spreads in the township of pears.With soybean flour as the main material,it is made by adding edible oil to the flour to make it sinewy.In this way the lamp bowl can be delicate and able to make charming golden halo after being lighted.Hence,it is also called the golden light.The ordinary and simple soybean flour lamps remain unchanged while those used to worship ancestors or celebration happy occasions are mostly made of colored flour,that is,to add colored vegetable juice or edible pigments in the soybean flour and knead it repeatedly.