Do Dai people celebrate the Spring Festival?

Dai people celebrate the Spring Festival.

It's not the same now. Nowadays, most Dai people celebrate Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and other festivals. However, due to the different environment and social changes, these festivals inherited by the Dai people show local and national characteristics.

Taking the Spring Festival as an example, besides welcoming the new year and reuniting with relatives and friends, there are also a series of unique folk customs. These customs and ceremonies reflect the rich and colorful contents of the Dai people's folk beliefs, social ethics, food culture and folk literature. According to China Statistical Yearbook -202 1, the population of the Dai people in China is 1329985.

Distribution of Dai nationality:

Dai people are distributed in China, India, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Thailand and other countries. There are 1 159000 Dai people in China. Mainly living in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture and Gengma and Menglian Autonomous County. The rest are scattered in more than 30 counties including Jingdong, Jinggu, Ninger, Lancang, Xinping, Yuanjiang and Jinping.