Traditional festivals and customs of Naxi nationality

Traditional festivals and customs of Naxi nationality: Sacrifice to Heaven, Lantern Festival during the Spring Festival, February 8th, Sanduo Festival, Black Dragon Pool Festival, Lion Mountain Goddess Festival and Lunar New Year.

1. Worship to Heaven: called "Mengben" in Naxi language, it is a folk religious festival of Naxi people in Lijiang, Zhongdian and other counties in Yunnan Province. Sacrifice to heaven can be divided into big sacrifice and small sacrifice, also called spring sacrifice and autumn sacrifice. The Spring Festival is held during the Spring Festival, from the third day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which is as short as three days and as long as more than ten days. The fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

2. Spring Festival Lantern Festival: a traditional folk festival of Naxi nationality in Lijiang County, Yunnan Province. It is held every year from the sixth to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the festival lasts for ten days.

3. February 8th: A traditional folk festival of the March 8th Naxi people in Zhongdian, Yunnan. Every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month, it is held near Baishuitan for one day.

4. Three festivals: also known as "Ode to Three Flowers", "Sacrifice to Three Flowers" and "See Dan Festival". It is a traditional folk festival in the Naxi area of Lijiang, Yunnan. It is held every year on the eighth day of February and the first sheep day of August in the lunar calendar.

5. Black Dragon Pool Festival: Also known as Longwangmiao Festival and March Festival, it is a traditional folk festival of Naxi nationality in Lijiang, Yunnan. It is held every year on March 15th of the lunar calendar for five to seven days.

6. Lion Mountain Goddess Club: also known as "Sacrifice to Mother and Daughter", "Dry Wood Goddess Club" and "Mountain Crossing Club". It is a traditional Naxi folk festival in Lugu Lake, Ninggun County, Yunnan Province. It is held every year on July 25th of the lunar calendar for one day.

7. Off-year: Also known as the Year of the Ox and the Year of the Horse, it is a traditional folk festival of Naxi people in Yongning County, Yining Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. It is held every year on November 12th of the lunar calendar.