Characteristics and customs of Lisu festivals

It is a traditional festival entertainment and courtship activity for Lisu youth in Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is held on the fourth and fifth days of the first month of each year. At that time, young men and women will gather along the Nujiang River, singing and dancing. Even with the help of his companions, he dug a bunker on the beach, carried the right person into the "grave", and pretended to be sad, crying, singing funeral songs and dancing. When it's over, I'll get the right person. They believe that through this activity, on the one hand, it shows the sincerity and profundity of the feelings between lovers, on the other hand, it can also bury the "death" attached to the right person, so that the right person can live a long and healthy life.

In addition to this activity, young Lisu people in Fugong area will also hold a crossbow shooting competition of "shooting eggs on the top of their heads". During the competition, the young man was carrying an quiver and holding a crossbow. His sweetheart put a bowl on his head and put an egg (or a wooden bowl filled with rice and eggs) at the bottom of the bowl as a target, standing a few meters away. At the beginning of the game, the boys were in no hurry, pulling strings and arrows, pulling the trigger and firing, only to hear a bang, the eggs splashed and the sweetheart was safe and sound. Suddenly, a burst of warm applause broke out on the field. This is a thrilling game, and it is an activity that compares skills, courage and truth. Of course, a young man with poor skills would rather miss the eggs than hurt his sweetheart.