Zunyi folk festival activities

Gelao Nationality Year (the third day of the third lunar month)

The third day of the third lunar month is the Spring Festival of the Gelao people. At that time, chickens, wine, meat and rice should be prepared to worship the mountain gods or the land. I believe that respecting these gods will ensure peace. After the offerings are used up, collect food on the mountain or in front of the village. The local Gelao people call it the New Year.

Little knowledge: Gelao people are the oldest indigenous people in Guizhou, living in this province and calling themselves Guizhou? Local? . The population is about 50,000 people, scattered in southwest Guizhou and north Guizhou. Gelao nationality has its own language, belonging to Sino-Tibetan language family. Many people can speak Chinese, Miao and Buyi. But there are no words, ordinary Chinese. Clothing is basically the same as that of Han nationality and surrounding ethnic minorities.

Ox King Festival (the first day of the tenth lunar month)

October 1st of the lunar calendar is a traditional festival of the Gelao people? Ox King Festival? . On this day, the local Gelao people will kill chickens and prepare wine, light incense and candles, set off firecrackers, and worship the cow king and bodhisattva in front of the stable, praying for it to bless the health of the cattle. At the same time, the cows should be dressed in red and hung on the horns to show their birthdays.

Sacrifice (New Year's Eve)

That is, worship ancestors with polished rice. In rural areas, every family prepares rice and dishes for sacrifice on New Year's Eve. After dinner together, the whole stockade will worship ancestors in the middle of the hall, and there will be ceremonies such as kowtowing, singing and offering sacrifices.

Guizhou Famous Wine Festival (July to August in the Gregorian calendar)

They were held in Zunyi City, Maotai Town, renhuai city, and Shizhangdong, Chishui City. Activities mainly include visiting Zunyi Wine Culture Museum, Maotai Distillery, Zunyi Conference Site and Zhangdong Waterfall in Chishui City. For alcoholics, the most attractive thing is to taste the local famous wines all over.