孟津打铁花

申报地区：孟津县 2020年08月 第5批

孟津赵岭村的打铁花风俗起始于宋代，鼎盛于明清。旧时，因附近村镇冶铁技艺发达，因而赵岭村以云游四方补锅为生计的小炉匠颇多。每逢春节，炉匠们回到村子里便集聚一块，支起炭炉，化铁为汁，抛酒空中，铁水四散，形成璀璨绚丽的火树银花，以此娱乐民众，欢度元宵佳节，祈求来年风调雨顺，家业兴旺，老百姓给它起了一个美丽的名字一打梨花，也称打铁花。

孟津打铁花其原料以白铁为佳，尤其是耕田之犁铧为最优，每打一回梨花，都要新垒个炉灶然后把装满铁块的坩埚放进灶炉，大炭火烧约一个半小时，将铁块化成沸腾的汁水，有火花飞溅，铁水即为烧成。舀铁汁的勺子由金属镁、碱石和毛土自制而成，使用前再涂上一层石星，以增加勺子的硬度和光滑。表演时，一人用勺子舀出铁计抛向空中，另一人用蘸过水的木掀奋力击打出去，二人需要默契配合才能打出像菊花凌空绽放伴随着噼里啪啦声响壮丽异常的烟花图案。打铁花场面恢弘壮观、气势磅礴，在民众中有很大影响。

The custom of making iron flower in Zhaoling Village of Mengjin county began in the Song Dynasty (690 AD-1279 AD) and flourished in the Ming (1368 AD-1644 AD) and Qing Dynasties(1616-1912) In the old days, due to the advanced iron smelting skills in the nearby villages and towns, there were many small furnace makers who made a living by travelling around tinkering pans for others. During the Spring Festival, the furnace makers returned to he village to gather together, set up a charcoal stove, turned the iron into juice, tossed the wine in the air, and the molten iron was scattered, forming a bright and gorgeous fire tree silver flower, which could entertain the people, celebrate the Lantern Festival, and pray for the good weather and prosperity of family business in the coming year.