What national festival is Huashan Festival?

Huashan Festival is a traditional Miao festival.

Huashan Festival, also known as "jumping on the field", "jumping on flowers", "playing with flowers" and "stepping on flowers", is a traditional Miao festival in northeastern Yunnan and southern Yunnan, which originated from courtship activities of young men and women and is held every year from the third day to the seventh day of the first lunar month. Maanshan, Yongshan County, Yunnan Province, is adjacent to Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, where Miao compatriots are concentrated, and the number often reaches tens of thousands. The scale is grand and the people are beaming.

No matter which nationality, men, women and children can participate in the Huashan Festival. The host prepared wine for the guests who came to Cai Hua. Competition activities such as dancing, duet, martial arts, bullfighting, horse racing, crossbow shooting and shuttlecock kicking are held in Huashan Field. The winner will be hung by the organizer and given a material reward. The whole Huashan Festival activities are permeated with the unity and harmony of all ethnic groups and the happiness of the people.

The custom of Huashan Festival

1, seg: put on the "flower field" in festive costumes, with lanterns hanging high, colorful flags flying and flower poles standing tall. Men wearing double-breasted jackets, long blue cloth around their heads and large cloth belts around their waists, and women dressed in festive costumes, played lusheng and suona, knocked on bronze drums, sang and danced, and gathered in the venue from all directions.

2. pole climbing: pole climbing competition is an important activity of the festival. People hang a gourd of wine or gifts on the top of the pole, asking competitors to get on the pole first, and then get off the pole, with the top head up and the bottom head down. The fastest person wins, and the wine gift on the top of the pole will be awarded. During the festival, there is also a wrestling competition. Fierce boys voluntarily sign up for the competition and wrestle with each other. The outcome is judged by the referee on the field.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Huashan Festival