Water Festival IntroductionWater Festival Related Information

1, the Dai Water Splashing Festival, popular in Yunnan Province, the Dai people inhabited traditional festivals, one of the national intangible cultural heritage.

2. The Water Splashing Festival, also known as the "Buddha Bathing Festival", is called "Sangkan Bimai" (meaning New Year) in Dai language, and the Dai people in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Region and Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Region call this festival "Shanghan" and "Shanghan". The Dai people of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Region and Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Region also call this festival "Shanghan" and "Shangjian", both of which are derived from the Sanskrit word meaning turnover, change and transfer, referring to the fact that the sun has been orbiting in the twelve signs of the zodiac for one week and has begun its transition to a new year. The festival is celebrated by the Achang, Deang, Brown and Wa ethnic groups. The Water Festival is also celebrated in Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. The Water Splashing Festival is usually held in the middle of June on the Dai calendar (i.e., about ten days before and after the Qingming Festival on the lunar calendar), and is one of the grand traditional festivals in Xishuangbanna. Its content includes folk activities, artistic performances, economic and trade exchanges and other categories, the specific festival activities are splashing water, catching swing, dragon boat racing, bathing Buddha, chanting, Zhangha singing and peacock dance, white elephant dance performances and so on.

3. On May 20, 2006, the Dai Water Splashing Festival declared by Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, No. IX-8. 2008, the Dai Water Splashing Festival declared by Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, No. IX-8. In 2008, the Dai Water Festival declared by the Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province was approved by the State Council for inclusion in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritages, No. IX-8.