What are the unique festivals of the Tujia people

The unique festivals of the Tujia people include the New Year's Eve, Lantern Festival, Cow King Festival, June 6 Dragon Robe Tanning, Clan Year, Daughter's Day, and Changxin Festival.

1, catch the New Year: Tujia reunion for the New Year, has its own unique customs, if the waxing moon is big is twenty-nine for the New Year, waxing moon is small is twenty-eight for the New Year. That is, the day before the Han Chinese New Year, commonly known as over the "New Year".

2, Lantern Festival: is another grand traditional festival of the Tujia people. During the day, the Tujia families have to chop half of the pig's head, to worship the "God of the door", at night, began to play with the lights, called burning lights Lantern Festival. At this time, young men and women meet to gather, lively and unusual.

3, Cow King Festival: the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar is the Tujia Cow King Festival. On this day, people dress up to the Cow King Temple, for wine, meat, rice, and burn incense to worship the Cow King, while firecrackers, blowing Barking Na, jumping pendulum dance. A feast is set up to entertain the married girl and her friends and relatives.

4, the sixth day of June, the sun dragon robe, is one of the great festivals of the Tujia people.

The Year of the Clan is also a traditional festival of the Tujia people. The Tujia people in the eastern part of Youyang County celebrate the New Year on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year. A unique New Year's Day custom is formed to honor their ancestors.

5, daughter will: Hubei Exi Enshi region of the Tujia, in the lunar calendar every year on the twelfth day of the seventh month will be held "daughter will". The venue is located in the trade street field, is through the form of trade, so that young men and women know each other, love each other, the festival of love.

6, tasting the new festival is a folk festival of the Tujia people, every year before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the villages according to the ripening of crops, choose an auspicious day to hold. The festival is held on an auspicious day around the mid-autumn festival in each village according to the ripeness of the crops.