The eighth day of the second lunar month is a traditional national festival of the Bai people?

The eighth day of the second lunar month is a traditional festival for the Bai people. It is said that raising chickens made Bai ancestors rich, so Bai people often say that they started with chickens. On the day of the festival, people in all villages should put on their holiday costumes, bring carefully-fed cocks and participate in the competition in full spirit.

Before leaving, the owner must comb the rooster's hair, then wrap a red silk thread around its neck and hold it to worship its ancestors. In the main room, the host held the chicken above his head with both hands and kowtowed to the ancestral tablet, hoping that his chicken would win. Cockfighting is not only a kind of entertainment, but more importantly, the Bai people worship the hardworking spirit of their ancestors. They should be as brave and tenacious as chickens in their trouble of foraging.

The Bai nationality is the largest ethnic minority in China 15, mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and other provinces, among which the Bai nationality in Yunnan Province has the largest population and mainly lives in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province. In addition, it is also distributed in Sichuan and Chongqing. Bai nationality has its own national language, and Bai language belongs to Yi branch of Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese has been widely used by Bai people since ancient times. Bai nationality is unique in art, and its architecture, sculpture and painting art are famous all over the world. In the process of its formation and development, it interacted with neighboring nationalities and created splendid economy and culture.