What are the festivals of ethnic minorities?

There are more than 1,000 ethnic minority festivals in Guizhou. The larger ones include "April 8th" of the Miao and Buyi people, "June 6th" of the Buyi people, "Torch Festival" of the Yi people, and "Torch Festival" of the Shui people. "Duanjie" and "Pangu Festival" of the Yao people.

March 3rd Festival

"March 3rd" is a traditional national festival of the Buyi people, and every household must collect money Collect food, cook wine and buy meat for dinner. This was actually a mass rally for the entire village. After the dinner, the villagers sat on the spot and listened quietly to the village elders announcing the "Meeting Regulations" that were democratically formulated. The "Yirang Regulations" formulated by each village used to use the sounds and meanings of Chinese characters, and the provisions were engraved on stone tablets and erected in the village to make them known to every household and everyone would abide by them. The "Yi Lang Regulations" have positive significance for maintaining village peace and public property and enhancing people's unity, similar to the current township regulations and folk covenants. On the night of March 3rd festival, every household eats five-color glutinous rice.

April 8th Festival

"April 8th" is a day when the Miao people remember their ancestors and commemorate their heroes every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. On this day, they sing and dance to show their admiration and respect for their ancestors and heroes. Guiyang, Huishui, Longli and other places are all places to celebrate "April 8th". In the Buyi legend, "April 8th" is the birthday of the "Ox King", so this day is designated as the "Ox King Festival". The Buyi people in the Libo area make black glutinous rice to honor the "Ox King" on this day and let the cattle rest for a day; the Buyi people in the Luodian, Ceheng, Anlong and Zhenfeng areas also soak maple leaves in water for the cattle. bath.

June 6th Festival

June 6th is a traditional festival of the Buyi people. In some places, the date of the festival depends on the farming situation and can be moved to June 16th or June 20th. Six days. When the festival comes, every household also has to contribute money and food, cook wine, and buy meat for dinner. On this morning, parents take their children to the fields to kill roosters, which means hoping for a good autumn harvest. At the same time, they use this opportunity to teach children about agricultural production knowledge, teach field management techniques, and cultivate children's love for production and labor from an early age. In addition, young Buyi men and women sing duets in the song field during the day at agreed locations, and continue singing duets in Buyi villages at night, expressing their love for each other in this way.

"Chabai" Song Festival

The "Chabai" Song Festival is one of the major festivals of the Buyi people. This festival originated from Buyi folk tales. According to legend, there was a pair of young Buyi men and women, Cha Lang and Bai Mei, who established a sincere love during labor. The greedy rich man robbed the clever Bai Mei and killed the simple and kind-hearted Cha Lang. Bai Mei was filled with grief and indignation and set fire to Burning down the rich man's compound, he jumped into the fire and died for his love. In order to commemorate the lovers who were not afraid of rape and did harm to the people, later generations named the place where Charang was killed "Chabai"; the day when Baimei died in love, the 21st of the sixth lunar month, was regarded as a song festival. For centuries, every year on June 21st of the lunar calendar, the Buyi people have celebrated the "Chabai" Song Festival. Every year on this day, young Buyi men and women from the borders of Guizhou, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces gather from all directions in a place called Chabai in Xingyi City to drink folk songs, blow wood leaves, and play Yueqin to compete in songs, hoping to find the one they love at the singing party.

The "Mao Shanshu" Song Festival

The "Mao Shanshu" Song Festival is an annual grand event for the Buyi people near the "Mao Shanshu" in Dewo Town, Anlong County. The festival originated from the legends of ancient heroes. It is said that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the evil people in Dewo were rampant in the countryside, doing all kinds of evil and making the people miserable. At that time, four Han generals led their troops to cut off Naizhi to eliminate harm to the people. During the fierce battle, three generals were unfortunately shot and killed by hidden arrows on the third day of the third lunar month on Shechang Day. In order to commemorate the three generals, later generations planted three cedar trees in front of the graves. After the trees were planted, they grew miraculously. In just three months, they grew into a nine-foot-tall tree with luxuriant branches and leaves, and needles as slender as hair. , known as "Mao Fir Tree". For thousands of years, every year on the third day of the third lunar month or the first Shechang Day after that, tens of thousands of young men and women of all ethnic groups in nearby counties and Longlin, Guangxi, dress up in festive costumes, play the yueqin and the flute. Flute, Konoha, invited friends, and groups gathered from all directions at the Maoshu tree to celebrate and sing antiphonal songs to express their memory and admiration for the heroes. At the same time, they also take this opportunity to fall in love and seek a partner. In recent years, the government has become more popular and the three-day meeting has become unprecedentedly grand, with more than 10,000 people attending the meeting.

Flower Picking Festival

The Flower Picking Festival, also called Caihuapo, is an annual festival for the Miao people in Pu'an and Qinglong areas. Every year from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, local Miao youths come from all directions, bringing reeds, flutes and other musical instruments, and gather at Caihuapo at the junction of Pu'an and Panxian County to "travel" on hillsides, in jungles, and beside caves. "(Miao language, means talking about love). Before the festival, the hosts of the nearby Miao family erected a "flower tree" with green branches and leaves on the slope. The trees were decorated with blossoms of white camellia, azalea, peach and plum blossoms and other flowers. Miao men and women sing and dance around the tree during the childbearing year, which is known as "Dancing in the Flower Field". During the dance, men circle around and women circle around, circling around and dancing happily, singing and dancing. The girls' pleated skirts were fluttering, their silver bracelets and necklaces jingled, and their dancing postures were simple and graceful, all like peacocks in full bloom. The grand gathering often attracts six or seven thousand people and is extremely lively.

Bridge Respecting Festival

Bridge Respecting Festival is one of the main festivals of the Miao people. It is held on February 2nd of the lunar calendar every year. On this day, it is fashionable for the Miao people to build bridges and roads; it is also fashionable to send married girls who have not settled down to settle down in their husband's family. At the same time, every household boils dozens of eggs and duck eggs and dyes them in various colors as gifts for guests. Some even use mesh bags to carry colorful eggs for children to play with.

Mao Festival

The 13th day of the seventh lunar month is the Mao Festival for the Miao people. On this day, every family will bring back their married girls to have a party. In the evening, people put incense and paper and candles in the sunba to wish and herald the arrival of new grains and ensure a good harvest.

Torch Festival

The "Torch Festival" is the most solemn traditional festival of the Yi people. The 24th day of the fourth lunar month is the Little Torch Festival. June 24th is the Big Fire Festival. On this day, every village has to slaughter cattle and divide them for food; every household has to make dumplings, make cakes, and entertain guests and give gifts. On the night of the festival, Yi men, women, and children dress in costumes, hold torches high, and circle the village like a fire dragon. Then they hold a symbolic ceremony of culling farmland pests on the edges of the fields. At the same time, bonfires are lit, parties are held, and song competitions are held.

Duanjie

Duanjie is the most solemn festival popular among the Shui people. The "Hai Day" between late August and early October of the lunar calendar every year is the day to celebrate the "Duan". Different regions take turns celebrating the Duan Festival on different Hai days. On the day of the festival, relatives and friends from all villages and villages came to the "Duan" village to have a drink and celebrate the harvest. Wrestling, bullfighting, toasting and other activities during the Duan Festival. During the day, Shui people also gather on Duanpo for horse racing, beating bronze drums, playing reed pipes and other activities.

Pangu King Festival

Pangu King Festival of Yao people, also known as Danu Festival, Zu Niang Festival and Yao Year, is the most solemn festival of Yao people. Every year on the 29th day of the fifth lunar month, the Yao people kill pigs and make glutinous rice to commemorate the ancestor god Miluotuo who created the world. The whole family gathers together, relatives, friends and neighbors visit each other, play the reed pipe, dance and sing to express their gratitude. celebrate.

Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival is from the 24th to the 27th of the fifth lunar month every year. At this time, thousands of people dressed in costumes gather on the riverside to participate in the sacrificial activities before the dragon boat departure. . At the beginning of the competition, dozens of dragon boats advanced through the waves, gongs, drums and salutes from both sides of the Taiwan Strait were fired, and the audience roared with earth-shattering shouts. Activities such as antiphonal singing and Lusheng dance were also held on the shore. At night, before the fun is over, young men and women gather together to sing to each other and express their true feelings.