Traditional festivals of ethnic minorities

Traditional festivals of ethnic minorities include: Mongolian New Year, Xibo Shame Festival, Dai Water-splashing Festival and Songzhuang Festival on March 3rd. ? ?

1, Mongolian Lunar New Year

Mongolian New Year's Day is also called "White Festival" or "Bai Yue", which is closely related to the whiteness of milk, and "White" means "Kaiyuan" in Mongolian mind. There are different legends about Mongolian New Year. According to historical records, since the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians have accepted the calendar of the Han nationality. Therefore, Bai Yue of Mongolia coincides with the first month of the Spring Festival of Han nationality. This is the origin of Mongolian "Spring Festival".

2. Xibe Defamation Festival?

Moxiang Festival is a festival of Xibo nationality in Xinjiang. This interesting festival begins on the morning of the 16th day of the first lunar month every year. According to legend, the "God of Grains" will come to earth on this day. According to the custom, whoever doesn't smear his face on this day is unlucky this year. According to folklore, the purpose of the smear festival is to ask Gu Shen to avoid the smut of crops and ensure a bumper harvest. Xibo people turned this activity into a festival symbolizing the bumper harvest of grain.

3. Dai water splashing festival?

The Dai Water-splashing Festival is also called "Bathing Buddha Festival", and the Dai language is called "Sambimai" (meaning New Year). Dai people in Dehong area of Xishuangbanna also call this festival "Shang Han" and "Shang Jian". Both names are derived from Sanskrit, meaning turnover, change and transfer, which means that the sun runs around the zodiac and begins to transition to the New Year.

4. Zhuang people's March 3rd Song Festival?

March 3rd is a traditional song meeting of Zhuang nationality and a traditional festival of Han, Yao, Dong and Miao nationalities in Guangxi. In Yulin, a city in the Han nationality area, in recent years, the folk also spontaneously held the March 3 rd Song Festival, which has been held for five consecutive years, and the March 3 rd Song Festival resounded through Nanliujiang. In Fulu Miao Township, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, fireworks-grabbing activities are held every year on the third day of the third lunar month. So far, the129th national traditional fireworks festival has been held continuously, which is a unique traditional cultural activity in Dong Township with a history of 300-400 years.