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Unique national festivals and customs

Zhuang people

The traditional festivals of Zhuang nationality mainly include the March 3rd Song Festival (Dragon Boat Festival), the Lunar New Year Festival (called "Men's Festival" or "Calling the Soul Festival"), the Dragon End Festival (Zhuang language, meaning to drive the dam), the Spring Festival, the Gyro Festival, the Flower Festival, the Chili Festival and the Mahuai Festival (Frog Festival). In addition, there are many fixed religious festivals in Zhuang nationality every year. For example, some Zhuang people offer sacrifices to the "elderly hall" in the first month (also in May) and February (also on the sixth day of June or 10), which is very popular during the off-year period. Every February, "Dragon Boat Festival" is the same festival for all branches. During the "Dragon Boat Festival", two or more families in the village take turns to bear the chickens, pigs and other sacrifices needed for the calendar; On Memorial Day, people outside the village or people riding horses or wearing hats are not allowed to pass through the center of the village. People are used to thinking that killing pigs on the Dragon Boat Festival every year can make people and animals safe and the crops will be bumper. Sacrifice to Raytheon in March, and sacrifice "Tiangong" after planting seedlings. "Worship ancestors" in July. In August, the villagers offered sacrifices to the land. In December, "farewell to ancestors".

Mongolian festival

The traditional festivals in Mongolia mainly include the Lunar New Year, and the Mongolian language is "Chagan Saren", that is, Bai Yue. Mongolian New Year Festival, also called "White Festival" or "Bai Yue", is closely related to the whiteness of milk. In addition, there are Zulu Festival, Maier Festival, Aobao Festival, Manhair Festival, Nadam Festival and Horse Milk Festival.