Duanjie is a festival for the aquarium. What are the main activities?

1, sacrifice:

Ancestor worship is the most important activity of the Shui people, which is held on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day respectively. The ceremony of ancestor worship is quite exquisite. There is a banquet in the hall, with fish-supported leeks, vegetarian tofu, glutinous rice, melons and other special sacrifices. The ancestor worship fish in the aquarium is called "fish wrapped in leeks", which is made of leeks, chestnuts and other fillings. Put it in the stomach of fish, stew or steam it, and eat it after ancestor worship. According to legend, when the ancestors of the Shui nationality moved from the south to the north, the people who saw them off sent a package of food, which turned out to be boiled fish with nine kinds of vegetables in it. The distant ancestors relied on this food to satisfy their hunger and settled in Liujiang Valley in southern Guizhou. Later, leek wrapped in fish became the favorite hometown flavor of the Shui people.

Some people also put brand-new clothes, hats, shoes and socks, firewood knives, sickles, hoes and other daily necessities. After that, the whole family sat together, and the elders read the achievements of their ancestors, and then paid homage to their ancestors. Finally they raised their glasses and invited each other to show off! Show! Show! "Three drinks to show respect and nostalgia for ancestors. That night, people laughed and sipped drinks all night, and the whole village was brightly lit. Melodious flying songs and the sound of bronze drums came from the whole mountain village until dawn.

2. Horse racing:

Horse racing is one of the most lively programs. On the same day, Ma Po, Sandong Township, was packed with people and was very lively. In the festive firecrackers, a ceremony was held to clear the way for horse racing (horse sacrifice) and pray for good weather and bumper harvests in the coming year. After the ceremony was announced, the old sacrificial village jumped on his fast horse, unplugged the bamboo tag inserted in the path and ran around Ma Po to show the official start of the competition.

Then, the riders mounted their horses and ran around the Ma Po circuit. Shouts and cheers resounded through the sky when necessary. The circuitous tracks such as straight, uphill, curved and downhill make the game more exciting. On the narrow track, I saw the riders clutching the horse's stomach and back, bravely driving the horse forward. Intense scenes, spectacular scenes are really thrilling. Horse racing is not only a contest of speed, but also a contest of incompetence and courage. End slope horse racing is an exciting activity.