What are the traditional festivals of ethnic minorities?

1, Zhuang

The traditional festivals of the Zhuang people mainly include March 3 Song Festival (Dragon Festival), New Year's Day (called "Men's Day", also known as "Shouting Souls Festival"), Longduan (Zhuang, the meaning of catching up the field) Festival, Spring Festival, Gyro Festival, Flower Festival, Eat Li Festival, Ant-trailing Festival (Frog Festival), and the Frog Festival (Frog Festival). In addition, the Zhuang have a fixed annual religious festival, which is also known as the "Frog Festival". In addition, the Zhuang annual fixed religious festivals are many. For example, some of the Zhuang people offer "Old Man Hall" in the first month of the year (also in May), and in February (also in the sixth day of June or October), they celebrate the New Year. Every year in February, "Dragon Sacrifice" is a **** with the festival of each branch. "Sacrifice of the dragon" by the village of two or more families to take turns to bear the sacrifices of chickens, pigs and other sacrificial offerings required by the calendar; sacrifice day, outside the cottage or horseback riding, wearing a hat shall not pass through the cottage heart, it is customary to think that every year to kill the pig "sacrifice of the dragon" can make the peace of mankind and animals, a bumper crop. March sacrifice to the God of Thunder, and after planting rice seedlings and sacrifice "Tian Gong". July "to receive the ancestors". In August, each village offers land. December "send ancestor".

2, Dongxiang

Dongxiang and other religious ethnic groups, there are three major annual festivals, namely, Eid al-Fitr, Gurbangui Festival, Shengji Festival, are derived from Islam.

3, Brown

The Hounan Festival is a grand annual festival of the Brown people, held on April 13-15 of the solar calendar, seven days after the Qingming Festival in March of the lunar calendar. During the festival, the main activity is to splash water on each other, and the ceremony is held in full accordance with the ancient and traditional way of the Brown people - the custom of welcoming the sun, so it is called the festival of welcoming the sun.

4, Nu

The main festivals are: Spring Festival, Nu said "Jijiam", also known as Qaisi Festival; Fairy Festival, also known as the Festival of Flowers, is a traditional festival of the Nu ethnic group living in the Gonshan area, the festival is held from the 15th to the 17th day of the third month of the lunar calendar every year; the sacrifice of the Valley God, the Nu said " Ru for ", the original Bijiang County Pi River around the Nu people's traditional festival, time for the annual lunar calendar on December 2, 9, held sacrifices, praying for the blessing of the Valley God.

5, Tatar

Tatar language called "Gulbang Aiti", is the transliteration of the Arabic loan word, Arabic "Kalbang", meaning "sacrifice ". Gulbang Festival, is in the Islamic religious calendar on December 10, that is, "Meat Ceremony" after 70 days. Gurban, Eid al-Fitr, the three major festivals.

6, Hui

The Hui have three major festivals, namely, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Sharif. These three festivals are religious festivals. Eid al-Fitr, is the translation of the Arabic language "Erd-Fisl", so also known as "Erd" festival, in Xinjiang, there are also called Meat Ceremony. Gulbang Festival, the 70th day after Eid al-Fitr, that is, December 10 of the Islamic calendar, is the Gulbang Festival. Gulbang Festival, also known as "Eid al-Adha", is the last day of the Hajj pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca (Mecca: the holy land of Islam). On this day, people bathe and purify themselves, burn incense indoors, and fast for half a day. In the morning, people should go to the mosque to participate in the rituals, bowing to Mecca, please imam slaughter animals, will be slaughtered part of the beef and mutton given to friends and relatives, relief of the poor and alms; Sacred Ji Festival, is to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, this day is the Islamic calendar March 12, is also the day of Muhammad's death. Commemorative activities are generally held in the mosque, in the activities to recite speeches, recounting the holy achievements. Some places also held a grand Ermeli will be held on this day (good deeds feast), feast guests.