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What are the customs in other places?

1. Yunnan-Songkran Festival (1) The origin of Songkran Festival is the biggest festival of the Dai people, and it is also the most influential festival with the largest number of participants in ethnic festivals, Yunnan.

2. The Songkran Festival is the Dai New Year, which is equivalent to the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar. This festival usually lasts for 3 to 7 days.

3. On the first day, the Dai language is called "Mairi", which is similar to Lunar New Year's Eve; The next day, the Dai language is called "angry day" (empty day); The third day is the first day of the New Year, and it is called "Overlord Horse", which is actually the beginning of a year. People think this day is the most beautiful and auspicious day.

4.(2) During the Water-Splashing Festival, Dai youths like to play the game of losing packets in the glade.

The flower bag is made of beautiful flower cloth, which contains cotton paper, cottonseed and so on. The four corners and the center are decorated with five spikes of flowers, which are the keepsakes of love. Young men and women get to know each other by losing and receiving packages.

6. After the girl consciously let the young man lose, the young man gave the girl the prepared gift, and both of them left the crowd to fall in love in a secluded place.

7. The origin of Mongolian-White Festival (1) The Mongolians always advocate white, so they call the first month of the lunar calendar "Bai Yue" and the Spring Festival "White Festival".

8. Preparations for the Mongolian New Year begin on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month.

9.(2) In addition to cleaning, bathing and arranging yurts, customs also require people to wear new clothes, Ma Peihong tassels and new saddles.

10. Give the whole cow and sheep to their close relatives and friends with Hada.