Duyun traditional customs

Both men and women in the Shui nationality like to wear blue clothes, and the cloth used is self-woven and self-dyed homespun, which is called "Shuijia cloth". In the past, men wore blue-green homespun with long short sleeves, big chest and wide sleeves, short coat lined with white cloth, blue simple pants, gold ingot covered with green cloth shoes and blue cloth wrapped around their heads.

2. June 6th

There are many activities on June 6th, including cockfighting, bird fighting, horse racing and bullfighting. Lusheng set foot in karaoke bars and performing arts. Wang Siming's "June 6th" has a relatively fixed place, which is held every year on the hillside next to Muyu Village in Wang Si Town.

3. Year of Miao nationality

Historically, Miao people started the year with "Looking at the Sun in October" and "President Yan Xi playing drums for fun" (Qian Ji). Miao people in Bagu and Wang Si generally celebrated the Year of Miao in the old society, and most of the time it was in the tombs and ugly days between September and October of the lunar calendar. The main activities of China New Year are "drumming", bullfighting and Lusheng dance.

4. Eat New Year's Day

Sacrificing ancestors and "rice soul" evolved into celebrating a bumper harvest. Eating new year's goods in July and August of the lunar calendar, which "dragon" day or "snake" day to choose depends on the maturity of fragrant glutinous rice. After the date is fixed, send someone to inform relatives and friends to attend. If relatives and friends also choose this day to celebrate the festival, both sides should send people to congratulate each other. This festival is mainly about eating new fragrant glutinous rice.

5. Bullfighting Festival

It evolved from "Eating Drum Mud" (Drum Club Festival), the biggest festival for the Miao people in Duyun. It is held once every thirteen years, in September and October of the lunar calendar. Divided into two stages; Bullfighting, bull riding and ancestor worship last for several days to ten days.

Two or three days before the festival, families close early to prepare for the festival. After determining the date of the festival, notify the nearby villages and relatives and friends with red posts (the old woodcut "notice board" has been changed to a notice in recent years).