Folk song

A long, long time ago.
Mommy told me so.
In the dark and silent midnight, Auntie Tiger is there.
Crying baby, please don’t cry. She might bite your little ears.
Sleepless baby, go to sleep. She might bite your pinkie.
I remember, remember, I narrowed eyes and said “Auntie Tiger, give me a break.”
Then I fell asleep in my bed.
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Above are the lyrics of the folk song for the Hakka story: Auntie Tigress. It's a song talking about the original story about Auntie Tigress will come out and ear children in the midnight. This song became a folk song, and mothers will warn their children to go to bed earlier, otherwise Auntie Tigress will come and eat your little fingers!

Hakka Music 1

Hakka music instruments are basiclly the same as traditional Chinese music instruments, They will sing songs in the mountains or when they are working in the farm. Sometimes play instruments and sing along with it after dinner time.

Hakka Pattern

This pattern show up everywhere in a Hakka people's house, from the table cover to duvet cover. They are usually in red, and have Hakka Tung Flowers on them.

Tung Flower

Tung Flower is a special sign that represents traditional Hakka culture. We have 'Hakka Tung Flower Festival' in April and May every year.

hakka Work 3

Hakka people work very hard. Usually they work all day long from the sunrise to the sunset. Most of them do the rhree jobs: Growing Rice, Picking Tea, Catching Fish. They have lots of special items for each job. For example, they have shifter, tea roasting plate, tea collecting basket, tea urn, and tea cutter... etc for picking tea leaf. They have special fish trap made with bamboo to ketch the fish in the river.

hakka Work 2

items for tea picking

hakka Work 1

Wooden Trolley

Hakka Riligions 2

Kings of the Three Mountains
It's a fable about three Gods from Hakka original hometown (Fu jian, Gung Dong) who became three mountains after rescued the emperor of Song Dynasty. It could be related to the place they live - they always live near the mountains.

Hakka Riligions 1

Groundskeeper God
They believe in groundskeeper God because they work as farmers and they need good weather to keep their rice and tea grow up healthy.

Hakka Other Items 6

Model for rice cakes

Hakka Other Items 5

Hakka Other Items 4

Jar

Hakka Other Items 3

Hakka Other Items 2

Stone Grinder

Hakka Other Items 1

Money Box

Hakka Food 6

Hakka pickles (radish)

Hakka Food 5

Wooden Pastle, to pummel the rice cake or the pestled tea

Hakka Food 4

Orange Cake

Hakka Food 3

Hakka pestled tea

Hakka Food 2

Fa Cake (Fa Kao) Made by rice as well