How much do you know about the traditional culture and beliefs of the Dai people?

Religious belief, almost all Dai people believe in Buddhism spread to the south, especially those over 40 years old, who should be ordained, practice in shacks, and participate in the annual summer vacation for three months, chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha. In Dai language, Buddhism is called "Welissa Gonzaga Na" and Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Sakyamuni, is called "Gondor". In Xishuangbanna, Jinggu and other places, Dai men will become monks for a period of time and study Dai language, Buddhism, astronomy and geography in Buddhist temples. People think that only those who have been monks in temples can be regarded as educated people. Therefore, only men who have been monks can get the favor of girls. A little boy from a good family entered the Buddhist temple at the age of seven or eight, and returned to the secular world after three or five years. When they wore new clothes and were escorted by their relatives, boasting and fighting, and walked into the Buddhist temple with the laughter of everyone, they proudly thought that they had begun to get the protection of the Buddha and could grow into useful people. Then they shaved off their hair, put on their robes, and began to read the scriptures calmly, learn culture and stand on their own feet. Now because of the nine-year compulsory education, the little boy goes to school to learn Chinese and other scientific knowledge during the day and studies Dai culture in the Buddhist temple at night, which is very hard. Some people go to work after graduating from high school and college, and then take a week or a month off to study in temples. After returning to China, he is still a "Kang Lang", that is, a secular monk. The Dai people in Dehong and its surrounding areas have not recovered to the general situation since they entered the temple as monks. National culture, calendar, Dai people have more than 1000 years of old Dai language, and there are ancient Bayeux scriptures. Dai people have their own unique calendar. The difference between Dai calendar and Gregorian calendar is 638 years, that is, Gregorian calendar is 639 years as the first year of Dai calendar. The year of Dai calendar is solar year, but the month is lunar month. Dai calendar is divided into three seasons, from 1 month to April as the cold season, from May to August as the hot season, and from September to1February as the rainy season. September is a leap month every three years, and this calendar is still widely used in Thailand and Myanmar. In terms of literature, the development of Dai literature can be roughly divided into four stages: first, the period when ancient ballads, myths and creation epics came into being and developed; The second period is the formation and prosperity of heroic epics, legends and ballads; Third, the rise and prosperity of stories and narrative poems; Fourth, the new literature flourished.