What are the legends of traditional festivals of ethnic minorities?

Legend of the Water-splashing Festival

Once upon a time, there was an evil demon king. He was possessed by magic and couldn't drift away when he fell into the water. If you fall into the water, it won't burn, the knife won't break, the spear won't penetrate, and the bow and arrow won't shoot. He is arrogant, arrogant, bullying and evil all day. At that time, there were sixteen floors in the sky, and he became the overlord of one of them. He oppresses the people, plunders them, and does all kinds of evil. He already has six beautiful wives, but if any family has beautiful daughters, he will keep them for himself. Once, he saw a princess named Qing Zongbu, who was more beautiful than his six wives, and took her away and became his seventh wife.

One June, it was the China New Year on Earth. The demon king greeted the New Year with zongzi, and invited the magic ministers and generals to the palace for drinking and having fun. After three rounds of wine, the host and guest are drunk. Wan Zongbu took the opportunity to praise the devil and said, "My noble king, you are boundless in magic and noble in virtue. With your prestige, you can be the conquest of heaven, hell and earth, and you should be the master of the three worlds. " The demon king listened proudly, thought for a moment, turned to his beloved wife and said, "I can really conquer the Three Realms, and no one knows my weakness." Wan Zongbu then asked, "Your Majesty has such great power, how can he have weaknesses?" The devil replied in a low voice, "I'm afraid someone will pull out my hair, strangle me and split my head." You must watch it often. " Wan Zongbu pretended to be surprised and asked, "How can a king who can conquer the Three Realms be afraid of Mao?" The demon king whispered again, "Although my hair is small, I can't live with my neck broken."

After listening to Zongbu, she secretly made up her mind. So, she continued to pour wine for the devil until the banquet was over, and she helped the devil to sleep. At this time, she carefully pulled out a hair of the devil and tied it around his neck before the devil woke up. The devil's head immediately fell to the ground, and every drop of blood on his head turned into a fire, burning and spreading to the whole world quickly. At this time, Wan Zongbu quickly picked up the devil's head, and the flame on the ground went out, but as soon as the head was put down, the fire burned again. So the king's six wives came, and they took turns holding the devil's head to keep the fire from burning.

Later, Wan Zongbu returned to earth, but she was still covered in blood. People threw water on her in order to wash away her blood. The blood was finally washed away, and Zongzi lived happily on earth. After Zongbu's death, in order to commemorate her, people splash water on each other every Spring Festival to wash away the dirt with clean water and usher in an auspicious New Year.