Mulao traditional festivals

In the past, the Mulao people believed in many gods and held many festivals. There are festivals almost every month of the year except October and November. The triennial "Fan Yi" Festival, also called "Joy and Enrichment", is the biggest festival of the Mulao people. The main purpose of "relying on food" is to make a wish to our ancestors, pray for the safety of people and animals, and reap a bumper harvest. The special festivals of the Mulao nationality are: Women's Day (also known as Children's Day) on the third day of March, and its activity is to hold sacrifices in villages; On the eighth day of April, the activity is to let the cows rest and worship the cowshed god; The fifth day of May is the Dragon Boat Festival. Besides having the same content as the local Han and Zhuang people's Dragon Boat Festival, each village also carries paper boats to patrol the fields to drive away insects to ensure a bumper harvest. The second day of June is Insect Eating Festival, which is a traditional festival to promote pest control methods. August 15 is a festival for young men and women all over the world to carry out social activities. There is also a sail festival, once every three years and once a year. It is held every "auspicious day" after beginning of winter. In Daqing, taking the village (religion) as the unit, pigs and sheep are prepared to sacrifice to the ancestral temple, and performances, dragon and lion dances, folk songs and other activities are held. Xiaoqing is a family activity.

The triennial "Fan Yi" Festival, also known as the "Happy Festival", is even more grand. The Yifan Festival is held on an auspicious day after beginning of winter. The main purpose of "relying on grain" is to make a wish to our ancestors, pray for the safety of people and animals, and reap a bumper harvest. Twelve kinds of foods such as ginger, eggs, sesame seeds, soybeans, old chickens, fish, pig heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and intestines and stomach are commonly used for sacrifice. The whole village danced with lions and dragons, singing and dancing, and singing opera for three days in a row. Now it is rare, because it affects production. Every holiday, in addition to various celebrations, every household should buy rich food. Such as chicken, duck, fish, meat and glutinous rice, and different seasonal meals can also be made according to the season. On the fifteenth day of the first month, it is necessary to smash; In February, spring society makes zongzi. Steamed glutinous rice on the eighth day of April; On August 15, we will make a dog (cow) tongue jiaozi; 1On February 24th, we will pack jiaozi and steam rice cakes. On New Year's Day, the draft round, the next day began to treat. Married women return to their parents' homes on the second day of the Lunar New Year, bringing pork, chicken and duck legs as New Year gifts, and returning to their husbands' homes to bring some holiday food as usual. Glutinous rice products are the main food for various festivals and festive days. In addition to tofu and banquets, weddings and children's full moons should also be made. The sacrificial activities of Mulao people are mostly carried out on festivals. In the past, during major festivals, the whole village or several villages held collective sacrificial ceremonies, and the sacrifices to the gods were different according to different festivals. Every time you offer sacrifices to the gods, the cost of the sacrifices used will be shared equally. After the sacrificial activities, the sacrifices are distributed equally by households, which is called "divided painting". Personal income can be used to worship ancestors after returning home, and then used as holiday food. On April 8th, "Birthday of Cow", let the cow have a rest, prepare chicken, duck, wine and meat, steam glutinous rice to worship the "Cow Pen God" and give Niu Yi a group of glutinous rice. Also known as "Grandpa Jing Mi", "Happy Wish", "Ancestor Wish" and "Congratulations Xiang", it is a traditional grand festival for the Mulao people to sacrifice their ancestors, protect the safety of people and animals and celebrate the harvest. The "Yifan Festival" lasts for two days. Every family makes zongzi, cooks glutinous rice, kills chickens and ducks, and invites relatives and friends to have a banquet at home. In Guangxi, the Mulao Fan Yi Festival is the most unique, grand, mysterious and unique traditional festival for the people of Mulao Township in Luocheng. Thirty-six gods were invited at the "Please Be Sanctified" ceremony. They are: (in the top row) the angels filling the stacks, Prince, Cang Wang, Gong Cao, Sanguang, Wuyue Situ, Ma, the angel who booked the building and swept the altar, Queen White Horse, Prince Wu and Liang Wang; (Middle row) Book delivery guests, Master Meishan, Pangu, Sanyuan, Taibao, Cao Nan, Sigong Sima, Guanyin, Raytheon, Yin Guang, Wang Po, Land; (Bottom row) Lu Ban, Seven Holy Cow Songs, Door Officials, Notre Dame, Liang Jiu, Sanjie, Li Shewang, Pioneer Messenger, Four Mountain Seven Mothers, jia county, Wade King and Shewang. Nowadays, when the Mulao people celebrate "Fan Yi Festival", they add some contents full of the flavor of the times, such as performing new dramas, singing new songs, holding various sports competitions and economic and trade activities, which has enhanced national unity.

According to Phoenix. Yifan Festival has a history of 500 years, and has become a symbol of Mulao cultural heritage. Grabbing Ciba is the most lively activity of the Gelao people. The three of them are a "winter" (group), and the * * * three "winter" people take turns to grab the triangular zongzi put in the crock with long chopsticks, but the three of them can only * * land on three feet, pulling with their hands and clasping their feet to keep balance. If they accidentally lose their balance, the zongzi they caught will also fall to the ground. Suddenly, cheers and drums came and went until all the zongzi in the jar were robbed, and the "winter" that grabbed the most zongzi was the winner. Triangular zongzi is the mascot of Mulao Fan Yi Festival. The Mulao people believe that whoever grabs more will get more blessings.