湖坑“作大福”是永定客家土楼最具特色的一个传统习俗,每隔三年举行一次,细算起来已有二百多年的历史了。在这个奇特的习俗中,给我留下最深刻印象的是作大福吃斋。去年,刚过完重阳节,妈妈就把吃剩的几样荤菜处理掉,然后把家里的锅碗瓢盆全部都清洗得干干净净。我疑惑地问:“妈,平时您都教育我要节省,要爱惜食物,今儿个怎么舍得把剩肉倒掉呢?”“傻孩子,”妈妈和蔼地说,“我们湖坑再过两天要‘作大福’了。妈妈要为全家人祈福,所以明儿起全 Lake Pit ”for the big blessing “ is Yongding Hakka Tulou the most characteristic of a traditional custom, held once every three years, the fine has been more than 200 years of history. Among the peculiar customs, the one that impresses me most is the good fortune. Last year, just after the end of the Chung Yeung Festival, my mother put some leftover meat dishes off and washed all the pots and pans in the house clean. I doubtfully asked: ”Mom, you usually have to educate me to save, to cherish food, today how are you willing to dump the remnant of meat? “ ”Silly boy, “ Mom kindly said, ”We Lake pit for another two days to ’be blessed’ mom to pray for the whole family, so tomorrow from the whole