What activities will be held during the coffin-carrying festival?

First, Dong people carry coffins. This festival commemorates an honest official who exorcised evil spirits for them. On this day, they will wear the most beautiful clothes and the most precious headdresses. To commemorate this day, no matter where they are, they will come back on this day and show their best things. You are the importance of this day.

Second, there are different opinions about the historical origin of the Yi people. There are four main viewpoints: one is that Yi people are indigenous peoples. Since ancient times, labor has lived on this land and is a group formed on this land. The second view is that Yi people come from Chuzhou area in the lower reaches of Liu Du.

Third, the upstream and rivers moved to today's towns and villages because the immigrant song "Gong Zu Shang He" was circulated in the southern dialect of Yi people. The third view is that the Yi people immigrated from the Dongting Lake of Lancang River in Wenzhou, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Because there is such a legend in the song "Zhu Gong Jin Zhai" circulated in the northern dialect; The fourth view holds that the main component of the Yi people is the aborigines, which have merged with other nationalities who moved in from other places in the long-term historical development process.

Fourth, there are a large number of goddesses in the south, called "Sa", which means grandmother. Among the goddesses are the goddess who guards the bridge, the goddess who spreads smallpox, the goddess who sits on a mountain and so on. Among many goddesses, one supreme god is a "saint". She is supernatural and dominates everything in the world. There are "Sa" altars in Liping, Lijiang, Congjiang, Longsheng and Sanjiang. The altar has special care and management.

Burn incense and drink tea on the fifteenth day of the first month of every month. Every year, the New Year is a day for Zhai people to sacrifice "Sa", and a grand ceremony will be held. At ordinary times, male and female singers, troupe performances, Lusheng competitions or bullfighting activities in the village must go to the "Sa" altar in advance to pray for peace. Legend has it that this "Sa" is the heroine of the ancient Yi people.

Yi people also believe in Buddhism and Taoism. Since Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been many temples and Taoist temples in Yi areas. Some areas believe in witchcraft. Influenced by the Han nationality, some places still believe in the gods of Leizu, Wuchang, Wuyue, Feishan, Wenchang and Guan.