Interpretation of National Festivals: Dragon Festival of She Nationality

There is a festival called Dragon Boat Festival among people in the north and south. It rains at this time, which is said to be the day when the dragon goes and the rain falls. Interestingly, the content and date of this festival are not uniform. The contents of different festivals in different regions are also different. People pray for rain, dance to exorcise evil spirits, sing operas to worship the Dragon King, hold dragon boat races, or practice fire prevention, but they are all related to rain. Let's take a look at the She culture.

Guanlong Festival (also called Bielong Festival) is a traditional festival of She nationality. According to legend, on this day, the Jade Emperor in the sky "sealed the dragon" for She Mountain, so the She people regarded this day as the best sacrifice day for "gathering blessings and ensuring a bumper harvest". Therefore, in the traditional customs in the past, the She nationality in each settlement should take various forms at this time, praying for good weather, peace of the country and the people, and bumper harvests.

With the changes of the times, the life and concept of She people have undergone earth-shaking changes. Many bad habits of the traditional "Dragon Boat Festival" have been abandoned, but singing activities continue. Not only that, the content of simple sacrificial songs in the past has gradually extended to praise life, love and express yearning for a new life.

In some places, young men and women also take this opportunity to make friends, exchange ideas and express their love through singing; Some places consciously organize activities through the Dragon Boat Festival, set up a stage with songs, convey the information of getting rich, and carry out economic and trade activities, so that the song activities of the Dragon Boat Festival can be integrated into the characteristics of the new era.

On June 27th, 1986, the first "Pink Dragon Festival" in Fujian Province was held in Fu 'an Fuchun Park. She singers from all over the country actively participated in it. This is an unprecedented event in the history of She nationality, and the scene is very spectacular.

On June 30th this year, Fu 'an City held the "Dragon Boat Festival" she folk song competition in Jeni. Men and women from many She villages in the whole city and surrounding counties enthusiastically came to "beat" songs, and solo, duet and chorus ran through. Love songs such as Little Wolf can't wait for her mother, I've always wanted to get married, and I'm destined to beg you slowly express the pursuit of pure love between men and women in the She family.

"Our party is wise, the national policy is popular, all ethnic groups are equal, and the motherland is a big family. The motherland is a big family, and Bailian bloom is all over the world. Shan Ha (She nationality) supports our party and will never change her mind. Roots must be vines, Shanxi and Kazakhstan are connected with the party's heart, and the tree is backed by the tree, and Shanxi and Kazakhstan are turned over by the party ... "The newly created tracks such as" Ten Send to the Red Army "and" Shanxi and Kazakhstan Don't Leave Our Party "express the gratitude and support of the She people to the party.

After the concert, she people and singers were reluctant to part. They come in small groups, or learn singing skills, or agree to come back with friends next year.