What is the historical origin of the "Mao Festival" of the Shui nationality? Why is it also called "Song Club"?

Mao Jie, also known as "Song Festival". Shui folk festival. It is very popular among the nobles and some villages in dushan county. It is held every year in September and October of the water calendar (May and June of the family calendar). On that day, young men and women went to Maopo to sing, dance and play with umbrellas and flower buds in their hands. In the evening, people gather in the village square to play bronze drums, leather drums, suona and traditional lantern shows. And invited guests to the banquet.

Mao Jie is called "borrowing base" in Shui language, which means eating base. The date in Mao Jie is calculated according to the water calendar. Although the exact date has not been fixed, there is a selection principle, that is, the holidays will be held in four batches in September and October (May and June of the lunar calendar). The water book in October is called "the most vigorous season of green life", and Xinmao Day is called "the most smooth day", which is an auspicious day for the festival.

Shui people believe that every new year heralds good weather and longevity. On the contrary, Ding Mao's Day is regarded as an unlucky day, which is the anniversary of the festival. Every day of the festival will lead to drought, elephants, insects and pestilence. This batch of Mao Jie was established in ancient times. Shuijia Festival sings: "The first base: water conservancy base, the second base: Dongtuo base, the third base: water conservancy base, and the fourth base: 9,000 bases. Nine yards wide: eat after the house. " The first three batches of Maojie Festivals were held in Libo, and the fourth batch of Maojie Festivals was celebrated by the aquatics in the towns of Baxian, Shuiwei and Yongkang in Libo, except for the nine thousand, Shui Ge and Qin Zhou in Sandu.

The origin of Mao Jie comes from a fairy tale. Legend has it that in ancient times, an ancestor of the Shui nationality came to Libo to settle down. Suddenly, the seedlings were seriously damaged by insects, and people were at a loss as to what to do.

At this time, Mr. Shuishu Luduo descended from the sky, instructing people to clean up the smoke in the house, sprinkle it on the seedlings and finally get rid of the pests. People celebrate victory and get together to sing songs. Maojie has been formed through several generations.

In the aquarium, there is a traditional difference between "over the top but over the top" and "over the top but over the top". These villages celebrating Maojie Festival take September or October of the lunar calendar (May and June of the lunar calendar) as the New Year holiday, which is called "borrowing hair", which means "eating hair". According to the clan rules of the Shui people, any village that celebrates the festival is Mao Jie, and the one that celebrates the festival is Duanjie.

About this custom. According to a more consistent legend, Deng Gong, the ancestor of the ancient Shui people, had two sons. His elder brother was assigned to the upper inner coat area and his younger brother was assigned to the lower 9000 area. It was agreed that after the harvest, we would go to Zufu to celebrate. Later, I felt that the distance was far away and it was not convenient to communicate with each other. I have decided that my brother will have a holiday and my brother will have a holiday. Today, the Shui people all over the country basically share the same surname and spend the holidays together.