What festivals are the closing and opening ceremonies?

Which national festivals are the closing ceremony and the opening ceremony?

Harvest Festival and Opening Festival are religious festivals of Dai, Bulang, De 'ang, Wa and other nationalities who believe in Buddhism and are introduced to the south.

The closing ceremony began on September 15 of each year in the Dai calendar and lasted for 3 months. During the closed day, it is a major activity for people to go to Buddhist temples to listen to monks' lectures. People also cook vegetarian meals and send them to Buddhist temples for monks to enjoy.

Eid al-Fitr is held in the Dai calendar 12, 15. On this day, there will be a grand entertainment party, the main content is to set off sparks, light lanterns, sing and dance, and young people will also jump around the village with lanterns of various shapes such as birds, animals, fish and insects.

Kaimen Festival, known as "Chuva" in Dai language, means Buddha leaving the temple, which is a traditional religious festival of the Dai people in Yunnan.

The closing ceremony, called "Milivasa" in Dai language, means to enter the period of spreading the law.

What festivals are the closing and opening ceremonies?

Kaimen Festival, also known as "Summer Festival", is a common festival of Dai, Bulang, De 'ang, Wa and other nationalities who believe in Buddhism and are introduced to the south. The time is December 15th in the Dai calendar, which corresponds to the Closed Moon Festival (Summer Festival), which originated from the habit of living in rainy season in ancient Indian Buddhism.

Closed Day is a common festival for Dai, Bulang, De 'ang and Wa people who believe in Southern Buddhism. The time is on September 15th of the Dai calendar (mid-June of the lunar calendar), which originated from the habit of living in the rainy season of ancient Indian Buddhism.

The origin of a good start

The opening day symbolizes the end of the rainy season in the past three months, and it also means that the marriage taboo between men and women has been lifted since the closing day. From now on, young men and women can start free love and hold weddings. On this day, young men and women dressed in costumes went to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, offering food, flowers, wax strips and coins. After the sacrifice, a grand cultural rally was held to celebrate the end of fasting since the closing day. The main contents include setting off sparks and rising, lighting lanterns, singing and dancing. Young people will also jump lanterns in the shape of birds, animals, fish and insects around the village. At this time, when the rice harvest is finished, it is also a festival to celebrate the harvest.

The origin of the rest day

The closing ceremony is a religious festival for Dai, Bulang, De 'ang and Wa people who believe in Buddhism and spread to the south. Every year, the Dai calendar begins on September 15 (mid-July of the lunar calendar) and lasts for 3 months. According to legend, every year in the Dai calendar in September, the Buddha went to the Western Heaven to lecture with his mother, and then returned to the world three months later. Once, just as the Buddha was going to the west to talk about his menstrual period, thousands of Buddhists went to the countryside to preach, trampling on the crops of the people and delaying their production. People complained bitterly and were very dissatisfied with Buddhists. When the Buddha learned about this, he felt uneasy. From then on, whenever the Buddha went to the Western Heaven to give a lecture, all Buddhists were called together and it was stipulated that they were not allowed to go anywhere during these three months, and they could only repent to atone for their sins. Therefore, people call it "closing day".

The custom of closing day

On the closing day, the Dai village was full of festive atmosphere. Early in the morning, every household is busy steaming colorful glutinous rice, making cakes, sending Buddha statues or gifts to relatives and friends, and preparing banquets. During the three-month closed festival, it is an important activity for people to go to Buddhist temples to listen to monks' lectures. The stories of Buddhists are indispensable to the content taught by eminent monks, so as to educate all living beings to become Buddhists.

During the three months from the closing day to the opening day, Dai family members did not hold weddings, build new houses or travel far away. They should concentrate on production and regularly go to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha. Old people who believe in Buddhism will voluntarily fast, wear white clothes and headscarves, and some will stay in the temple. At that time, believers will take food to the Buddhist temple every seven days. There will also be a major event called "Tantan" (offering scriptures).

The custom of opening day

At the end of the three-month closing ceremony, the opening ceremony will be held on1February 15 of the Dai calendar. Believers came to the Buddhist temple with paper flowers, wax strips, flower trees, food and coins, and held a grand Buddhist worship and chanting activities. They also eat alms and monks' meals like a closed day, and they are as lively and happy as a closed day.

In the evening, fireworks were set off in the Buddhist temple, and lanterns were lit in the villages, singing and dancing to celebrate the end of fasting, indicating that the closed period had entered the fast period. After this night, the Dai village has returned to its old customs. Monks can become monks, believers can travel far, Dai families can build new houses, boys can string girls, and lovers can hold weddings.

The legend of closing day

According to legend, every year in the Dai calendar in September, the Buddha went to the Western Heaven to lecture with his mother, and then returned to the world three months later. Once, just as the Buddha was going to the west to talk about his menstrual period, thousands of Buddhists went to the countryside to preach, trampling on the crops of the people and delaying their production. People complained bitterly and were very dissatisfied with Buddhists. When the Buddha learned about this, he felt uneasy. From then on, whenever the Buddha went to the Western Heaven to give a lecture, all Buddhists were called together and it was stipulated that they were not allowed to go anywhere during these three months, and they could only repent to atone for their sins. Therefore, people call it "closing day".

After the closing ceremony began, it entered the busy farming season. In order to concentrate on productive labor, people have formulated many rules and regulations: young men and women are forbidden to fall in love and get married; Monks are not allowed to go out casually; People who worship Buddha in the mausoleum can't leave home or spend the night in other homes. No one is allowed to enter the Buddhist temple, go to the Buddhist platform, take Buddha's things, etc. It was not until three months later, that is, the opening day, that people resumed all normal activities before closing the museum.