Where is the Songkran Festival?

There is a water-splashing festival in the Dai settlement in Yunnan Province. The Dai Water-splashing Festival is a traditional festival popular in Yunnan Dai settlements, and it is one of the national intangible cultural heritages.

The Water-Splashing Festival is also called "Bathing Buddha Festival", and the Dai language is called "Sangbi Pulse". Dai people in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and dehong autonomous prefecture also call this festival "Shang Han" and "Shang Jian". Both names are derived from Sanskrit, meaning turnover, change and transfer, which means that the sun runs around the zodiac and begins to transition to the New Year.

Achang, De 'ang, Bulang, Wa and other ethnic groups celebrate this festival. Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and other countries also celebrated the Songkran Festival. Songkran Festival is usually held in the middle of June in Dai calendar, which is one of the grand traditional festivals in Xishuangbanna.

Dai special food

The specialties of the Dai nationality include: pineapple purple rice, citronella grilled fish, steamed stuffed bun, Dai hand-grabbed rice, fried chicken feet, fragrant bamboo glutinous rice, fried moss, Mi Nan cowhide, steamed pork with leaves, bamboo rice, sour bamboo shoot roast chicken, citronella roast chicken, fried cowhide, fried pork slices with pineapple and spiced Dai carp. These are the traditional dishes of the Dai people, and I hope they can help you.