Building a house was one of the major events of life in the old society. Folk building, all want to ask "ground celestial being" phase curlage. Generally according to the "left qinglong, right white tiger, former zhu province, after xuanwu" terrain for site selection, site selection, after the house.

Different types of houses (adobe, brick) are built in different ways, but their customs are basically the same.

(1) look at the house under the foundation: before the house to choose the house site, after the house site is selected to start under the foundation stone, before the stone stone to open the mountain to take the foundation stone to pray for the mountain god bless the stone safety. After the stone is taken down to the construction site, to choose a good day under the cornerstone, especially in the middle of the rear wall of the main house before the first stone to worship incense, burning paper, with a big red rooster sacrifice began under the stone moji.

(2) frame wall: after the foundation is all well, then choose auspicious day wall, in the sacred wood (wall board) to pray on the first dustpan began to build a wall. Such as the wall built to the door high to put the wall, the wall, crenel, open beam mouth, put the beams are to worship incense burning paper, at this time the craftsman are to recite prayers related to the process, said the folk "say lucky".

(3) beam column: after the wall is built to a certain height, the wall should be hung, and the wall soil is a little dry before the beam. On the beam to choose a good day, hold a ceremony on the beam. On the day of the beam to kill the pig sacrifice, no banquet reward guests, soil artisans, carpenters have to hold a series of sacrificial ceremony, into the mountain selected beam trees to sacrifice to the tree god; After the completion of the beam painting ceremony to be held; When the beams are finished, sacrifice them with a rooster; Then set up lu ban hall, invited the earth, carpenter's grandfather (lu ban) out of the mountains, suppress all evil spirits, cleaning the new house, then began to beam. The first step is to pull the beam onto the wall. After the sacrifice of the beam and wooden center affixed with red paper or red silk written "crape myrtle gao zhao" or "lucky star gao zhao" character (character), then tie the rope to tie the beam, began to pull the beam on the wall, while pulling while Shouting son, folk called "roar beam", pull on the top of the wall placed, then the second step, held the "step on the beam" ceremony. The carpenter master took five feet (lu ban chi) in his hand and wore new shoes of pure cloth made by hand by the master's family. The third step is to step on the beam carpenter master will be the master and friends of the home to send steamed bread to the bride chamber around the sprinkle, the side of the chant. Someone must pick up steamed bread before and after the house. When the artisan asked if there was anyone in front? The people at the bottom answered "yes"! Then came the steamed bread. Is there anyone at the back? To have more people answer "have" together means that after the new house is built, the homeowner posterity prospers, then flings steamed bread. After the steamed bread is thrown, the boss will go to the new wall under the bucket (steamed bread equipment) called "the bucket ceremony." In the above ceremony, the craftsman will recite dozens of prayers and prayers. After the ceremony, a banquet was held. Afternoon rest, craftsman all don't work, call "rest beam". The next day just nail, cover tile and other work.

(4) open the door to sweep the dam: wait until the new house dry to a certain date, the carpenter master will have to do the first frame on the door. Because the hole in the wall of the door that is left when building new wall is small, want to cut open with axe and door frame size is same, just put new door box inside. In order to facilitate the placement of the door box, when the door is fully closed, after the installation, the craftsman in the door, the master in the door, will open the door, the folk called "money door." This ceremony is very important, this ceremony is to bring the "god of money" into the house. The master and the craftsman open the door and let the god of wealth come in. The content of the message is more, mainly to the content of making money. Bashan folk also dressed up as the god of wealth engaged in the ceremony of "opening the door of wealth" folk artists. After the opening of the financial gate, then is the stonemason master will be paved stone courtyard dam stone slag stone tablets out, also to hold a "dam sweeping" ceremony. The same to incense, burn paper money, with a big broom sweeping while reciting the lyrics of geely, all evil spirits clean up. Then the stonemason master will open the courtyard dam "longan", the water to have a place. "Longan" is opened in the east of the courtyard dam, known as the "east water."

(5) sacrifice room, housewarming: after the new house is built can not immediately move in to live, please duangong Mr. Sacrifice room. This ceremony, also want to ask "Sir" to choose a lucky day to carry on, move with housewarming commonly new house is carried on. The host wants to kill a pig, slaughter a sheep to hold a banquet, relatives and friends come to congratulate, and send a gift of affection, folk also say "do room wine". During the dinner by the sponsor (banquet host) on behalf of the host family recited the banquet wine gift, to the guests who came to congratulate, sent a great feeling gift to express thanks.

The custom of building a house has no substantive meaning, it is only to meet the spiritual desire of "prosperous family".