What kind of festival is it to celebrate Lusheng Festival in Miao Village of Shangjiang, Guizhou?

Lusheng Festival is an important festival in Miao Village, congjiang county. On Lusheng Festival, Miao compatriots sing and dance and pray for good weather in the coming year. Young men and women will also look for their lovers in such a grand festival. The main activities of this music festival are divided into two activities: Lusheng stepping on the hall and Lusheng racing.

On Lusheng Festival, Miao compatriots everywhere will be dressed in costumes. Men can play lusheng, and women can dance lusheng. But it will also be affected by regional factors. It is usually held in this order from the end of the lunar calendar to the beginning of the following year. Some are auspicious days chosen since ancient times, some are specific days to celebrate harvest, and some are selected from ancient legends. But the same thing, on this festival, girls will wear their best clothes, dress up carefully and wear silver flowers and silverware, while boys will happily follow Lu Sheng to the party place.

The tradition of Lusheng Festival has existed since ancient times, and it is said that it originated from Professor Zhuge Liang. Therefore, Lusheng pipe is also called Kongming pipe. It has a long history, which means celebrating the harvest, and it also means that young men and women communicate with each other and promote their feelings. On the day of the festival, the elders will take Lusheng to the well, first clean the stone tablet, then pour out the rice wine and spray it in the stone tablet and Lusheng Hall. After everyone drinks it off, they will start to play the first Song Lusheng of the festival. At this time, girls and boys dressed in costumes poured into Lusheng Pavilion from all directions, and everyone danced and blew around. Generally, those who play the big Lusheng stand in the middle, and those who play the small Lusheng are around. When there are many people, everyone will circle around, and the atmosphere is quite lively and relaxed with the singing and dancing of Lusheng.

The dress of Lusheng Festival is also very particular. Boys should wear a double-breasted jacket, a green cloth around their heads and a big belt around their waist. Girls' clothes will have exquisite embroidery patterns and colorful belts. In order to show the festive atmosphere and grand feeling, it is very important to wear a lot of silver ornaments.