What festivals do Achang people have?

In Achang language, "Woluo" means "having fun by the house". According to legend, this festival is to commemorate the legendary father of creation. On the eve of the festival, each village will build a 4-meter-square Wolong Terrace with bamboo and wood, with two archways in the middle, painted with patterns of the sun, the moon and the stars, and painted with colorful figures of Achang men and women, symbolizing the two ancestors.

2. Torch Festival

It is held on June 24th of the lunar calendar every year. In order to pray for a bumper harvest, drive away insects and avoid disasters, pigs and cows were sacrificed. At that time, raw pork with rice noodles will be cooked for everyone to share. After dark, people lit torches and swam around the village.

3. Water-splashing Festival

Like the local Dai people, Achang people also celebrate the Songkran Festival, which is a good opportunity for young people to choose their spouses. At that time, girls' families often prepared eight bowls of dishes to entertain young people who came to visit relatives. The number of people attending the dinner is the same, so everyone can sit or sit.

4. Street festivals

Huijie Festival is a traditional festival of Achang nationality, which is mainly an opportunity for people to exchange materials, socialize with young men and women and express their feelings. Playing with dragons and white elephants is the most grand and wonderful entertainment during Huijie Festival. White elephants and green dragons made by folk artists. Generally, it is woven with bamboo and wood and mounted on colored paper, which is lifelike, showing the diligence and wisdom of Achang people and their yearning for a happy life. ?

5. Go to Huang Dan instead.

At that time, people under the jurisdiction of each Buddhist temple will carry incense sticks, paper and food, and at the same time, they will also send the yellow sheets prepared in advance for the Buddha statue and various pieces of cloth hanging in the Buddhist temple to the Buddhist temple for sacrifice. After arriving at the temple, the Buddha worships the Buddha first, and then the Buddha recites the scriptures for the believers. After chanting, the people who came to worship Buddha replaced the new yellow list with Buddha statues to show their piety.