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Historical origin of traditional festival clay figurine festival

Clay figurine festival is a traditional festival with foreign characteristics. On this day, people smear mud on each other and have a carnival, praying for health and good luck. So what is the historical origin of the clay figurine festival? Use the old almanac to see the encyclopedia of world festivals!

Festival history

Japan

On February 25, 2009, residents took part in the annual "Mud Festival" in the rice fields on the outskirts of Sijia Market in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. In the cold wind, the local man jumped into the rice field naked and grabbed the soil and rubbed it on his body. According to the local saying, the soil in rice fields can ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to people. People hope to pray for a good harvest in the new year through this ceremony. It is reported that the local custom of holding the "Clay Fighter Festival" has a history of 100 years.

South Korea

Beauty Mud Festival held in South Korea's bathing beach: Mud is full of joy. Tourists play in the mud at the Mud Festival held at Dachuan Beach in Baoning, South Korea. Baoning holds a mud festival every year to attract tourists, who can apply mud to their bodies for beauty and skin care.

Israel

On the day of the mud carnival in Israel, people smear mud on each other, not only for carnival, but also to express their wishes for good health in this unique way. There are many small activities in the carnival in Israel, such as setting up many small checkpoints to let revelers experience the fun of crossing the border. However, whether it can be cleared through customs is only secondary. As long as people participate in this carnival, they are already very happy.

United States of America

July 1 1 is the annual Soil Day in westland, Michigan, USA. This paragraph begins at 1988. On Mud Day, people can enjoy themselves in a large mud pit consisting of 200 tons of topsoil and 20,000 gallons of water, all of which are covered with mud. On this day, children can not listen to their mothers and flock to the mud to play with each other.

Health officials in westland said that although the mud may contain bacteria harmful to human health, it is safe to take part in "Soil Day" activities, as long as the participants take a good bath after returning home. Every year, "Clej" produces "Mr Clay" and "Miss Clay".

It can be seen that there are clay figurine festivals in many parts of the world, some of which have become local traditional festivals. People paint mud on their bodies, mostly to symbolize good luck and good harvest in the new year. Some people think that it has health care and beauty functions and attracts many young people who are chasing new things.