Festival time of Miao and Dong Year in Qiandongnan Prefecture

Holiday time of Miao and Dong in Qiandongnan Prefecture: Miao Year:10,31(Monday, the seventh day of the tenth lunar month), *** 1 day. Dong nian: 165438+ holiday1October 24th (Thursday, the first day of November of the lunar calendar), *** 1 day.

Miao Year, the first year of Miao calendar, is called "Nengyangxi" in English and "Yang Neng" in Miao language, which is a traditional folk custom of Miao nationality and one of the national intangible cultural heritages. On June 7th, 2008, Miao Year was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage, with the heritage number ⅹ-83.

Miao Year is the Miao New Year, which is generally held at the end of autumn harvest and the end of one year's farm work. The first year of Miao is to mourn the Miao ancestor Chiyou who died in the tribal war more than 5,000 years ago, the second year is to celebrate the harvest of one year's labor, and the third year is to sacrifice maple, bamboo, rock mother, well and so on which ancestors and Miao people regard as protectors.

Dong Nationality Year is a traditional folk activity popular in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, and it is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Dong Year is a traditional festival for Dong people to thank their ancestors for their blessings. This is also a festival to celebrate the Dong family's reunion and harvest. At the same time, it is also a festival to show Dong culture. It is mainly distributed in the Dong nationality areas such as Li Le 72 Village and Zhaihao 48 Village in the northwest of Rongjiang River.

The most important ceremony in the Dong nationality year is "fighting and killing" (that is, singing to worship ancestors). The purpose of "fighting sand" is not only to worship ancestors, but also a form for the old people to inherit the excellent traditional culture of the nation. Whether children, adults or young people are newly married, the elderly should educate the next generation to obey the rules, distinguish between right and wrong, manage the family diligently, respect the old and love the young.

20 1 1 On May 23rd, Dong Nian, declared by Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, was approved by the people of China and the State Council and included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, with the heritage number of X- 130.