What are the traditional festivals and customs of Hani people?

The traditional festivals of the Hani nationality are June, October, Yekuza, Huose, Zhalai, Gatangpa, Xinmi and Old People's Day. Custom: June is the traditional agricultural production festival of Hani people. During the festival, people will kill cows to sacrifice to the gods of heaven, earth and ancestors, and then distribute the beef evenly and arrange their lives collectively. October: The Hani people celebrate the New Year in October of the lunar calendar. The festival lasts for five or six days, up to half a month. Conditional people want to kill pigs to make glutinous rice. Relatives and friends visit each other. If there is a matchmaker, please take this festival to invite the media to give it to the matchmaker, and the married girl will visit her family.

Yekuza: During the holidays, people stop working in the mountains, eat, drink and have fun at home, or go out to visit relatives and friends. During the festival, there are horse racing, gyro playing and bamboo tube dancing. Lively: The Han people call it "Yellow Rice Festival" or "February Year", and the Hani people use this festival to worship the cuckoo and the "Pen Bitter" bird, who are the messengers of the God Cang Mo Mi.

Zalaite Banner: This is the biggest festival of Hani people. Because it is held in October of the lunar calendar, it is also called "translating wax into reality", that is, October, which lasts for six days. On New Year's Day, every stockade will kill pigs. Regardless of the size of pigs, meat is distributed equally by households. Gatumba Festival: During the festival, there are entertainment programs showing Hani customs, such as long bamboo dance, swinging and crossbow shooting.

New Rice Festival: On this day, many Kaduo people want to "taste new rice" from the harvested new grain, which is considered to enhance their physical fitness. At the same time, it also means to celebrate the harvest of "five grains" and "six beans". Old People's Day: On the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, young men and women of Hani nationality wear traditional costumes and celebrate the festival for the old people in the village with unique dances and rich banquets.