What festivals do the Miao people in Kaili have?

The most distinctive feature of Kaili is its rich ethnic customs. Because there are more than 130 national festivals a year, Kaili is called "the hometown of hundred festivals". In this land, there are many ethnic minorities, such as Miao and Dong, and each ethnic group has its own unique festivals.

Dongxiang Lantern Festival (Lantern Festival)

Lantern Festival in Dong nationality township in Jinping area. Its dragon lanterns and lanterns are lifelike, and the lantern players go from village to village, and the dragon lantern team also composes and sings dragon lantern songs; Moreover, all kinds of lanterns are equipped with riddles, including astronomy, geography, animals and plants, which attract many participants.

Zhou Xi Lusheng Festival (the 18th to 20th day of the first lunar month)

This is a traditional festival fixed by Miao people in Qiandongnan. On the 18th to 20th day of the first lunar month, small-scale Lusheng meetings are held in Kaili, Majiang, Danzhai and Leishan, and finally a general meeting is held in Zhou Xi. At that time, the boys planted a few pheasant feathers on their reeds, and hundreds of reeds played inside and outside the hall at the same time, and the girls danced in costumes. The scene is very spectacular.

Hand-waving dance (the first month of the lunar calendar)

In Tujia language, "Sheba" means "waving", and the most national festival of Tujia nationality is "Sheba Day", that is, waving dance. Generally, it is held in the New Year Festival, where people sing and dance, and hold comprehensive activities such as sacrifice, socializing, sports competitions and material exchange.

Little knowledge: there are big and small hand dances. The big swing dance is a military dance for Tujia people to sacrifice their ancestors. It is usually held every three to five years on the ninth day of the first lunar month. Large scale, lasting seven or eight days. Small swing dance is an agricultural sacrifice activity of Tujia people, which is held on the third day of the first month of each year, with a small scale and short time.

Miao people whitewash Lusheng Club (in the middle of February of the lunar calendar)

Popular in Baixi, Shibin, southeastern Guizhou, it is also called February Lusheng Festival, which lasts for three days. During the festival, the nearby Miao people play on the ancient climbing roof of Changshan Village, praying for good weather and abundant crops. The next day, I moved to Lushengping in Tunshanzhai to play and danced Lusheng dance in a circle. In addition, there are horse races of fighting thrush, middle-aged and elderly people and riders.

Sisterhood Festival (around March 15 of the lunar calendar)

Every year around March 15 of the lunar calendar, Miao girls on the Qingshui River, dressed in colorful Miao costumes and holding bamboo baskets filled with colorful glutinous rice, play drums and sing with the boys (Miao means "falling in love"). Girls pack small chopsticks, Xiao Mu hooks, or garlic, peppers, etc. Use colored glutinous rice to express love for boys. Therefore, Sister's Day is also called "the oldest Oriental Valentine's Day".

Bull running festival (the eighth day of the fourth lunar month)

It is a festival of Buyi people in Qiandongnan. At that time, each family will feed cows with kudingcha, Ziquan wine and five-color glutinous rice to sacrifice to the cow king, and select strong and aggressive cows to compete. The winning cow was named "the king of cows", and the owner of the king of cows was going to hold a feast that night.

Dragon Boat Festival of Miao Nationality (May 24th to 27th of the lunar calendar)

Miao people living in Kaili, Guizhou have the custom of dragon boat race, which is usually held on Qingshui River. At that time, the Qingshui River was contested by hundreds of boats, and the Miao people celebrated festivals.

Miao Mountaineering Festival (June 29th of the lunar calendar)

Also known as the "Mountaineering Festival", Miao people living in Kaili gather at this time of the year to hold a song party on Xianglu Mountain. Young men and women are singing and climbing along the mountain road to the top of the mountain. The first person to reach the top of the mountain is called "mountaineering hero".

Dong nian (from the end of October to the beginning of November in the lunar calendar)

Dong villages in Rongjiang area celebrate the Year of Dong from the end of October to the beginning of November in the lunar calendar. Before that, every household cleaned and slaughtered pigs and sheep. During the festival, men, women and children are dressed up, dancing lusheng, stepping on karaoke bars and bullfighting, which makes them happy. Jinping area is a month late, and large-scale entertainment activities will also be held, such as visiting relatives and friends and talking about marriage.

Year of Miao (the first to fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month)

Miao year is the biggest festival of Miao nationality in a year, and the specific time varies from place to place. The main activities are playing drums, playing suona, dancing lusheng, horse racing, bullfighting, traveling, singing duet and climbing poles. At the beginning of the festival, every household prepared rich wine and meat dishes and sewed new clothes. During the festival, they visit relatives and friends in the village and congratulate each other on the festival.

Dirty knot

Zang Festival is the most solemn ancestor worship ceremony of Miao people in Guizhou, and it is also called "Drum Festival", "Eating Zang" and "Stabbing Cattle" in all branches of Miao people. However, the time of Miao branch is not completely unified, including a series of religious ceremonies such as slaughtering cattle to worship ancestors, playing drums with cowhide, and sacrificing drums.

The Miao nationality's ancient belief holds that drums made of cow's skin are the place where ancestors and the dead live, and are the ties and symbols of a blood family. This kind of consanguineous family is historically called "joint payment" or "door payment". With the "agreement", we can maintain the social order of our own people at home and deal with enemy aggression abroad.