Songkran Festival is a traditional festival of which ethnic group in China.

Songkran Festival is a traditional festival of which ethnic group in China.

Songkran Festival is a traditional festival of Dai, Bulang, De 'ang, Achang and other ethnic minorities.

The Songkran Festival is held around Tomb-Sweeping Day in the lunar calendar, which coincides with the Dai people's New Year and is a festival for the Dai people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

The water-splashing festival lasts for three days: the first day is called "Sangkan Day" in Dai language, which means to send the old; The last day is to welcome the arrival of the "King of Heaven", which is the Dai people's New Year's Day. In the middle-the sky is a gap of two years. The three-day activities are generally arranged as follows: On the first morning, men, women and children in the stockade put on new clothes after bathing, went to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha and fast, and built towers in the temple: people sat around the sand tower and listened to the Buddha chanting. Then a Buddha statue is carried to the yard, sprinkled with clean water to wash the dust, which is called "bathing Buddha".

The next day, the crowd began to splash water: the old man took flowers out of the bamboo tube and gently sprinkled the water on the flowers on the people around him. Then everyone dipped a branch into the water in the bowl and sprinkled it on each other, indicating that they had washed away the dirt for one year and wished the new year peace and good luck. According to the custom of Dai people, the more water is splashed, the more friendly, affectionate and respectful they are. So later, everyone simply changed a big basin to splash water. Water splashing can be divided into "literary water splashing" and "martial water splashing". Scoop a spoonful of clean water for elders and juniors, say a word of blessing, and pull each other's collar to let the water flow down their backs. The person who was splashed happily accepted the blessing and must not run away. Martial arts splash is for the younger generation or younger generation, and there is no fixed form. You can use a long-handled spoon, basin or bucket. Everyone chased each other and splashed water on their faces. The more water you pour, the more blessings you receive, and the happier you are. Water splashing is also a way for young men and women to find the right person in the water splashing festival. In the drumming of the elephant foot drum, young people put their love into splashing water, and let the seeds of love sprout in this splashing water play.

On the third day, there will be activities such as packet loss, sparks, promotion and lanterns.

Thailand Songkran Festival

Every April 13, generally lasting 3-7 days. It is the Songkran Festival in Thailand, known as Songkran Festival. Gan Song is Sanskrit, which means "the sun moves to Aries, which is the beginning of a new solar year". The Songkran Festival lasts for three days and is the hottest time of the year in Thailand. Clean the house and burn old clothes before the festival to avoid bad luck. On the day of the festival, sand towers should be piled in the temple, colorful flags should be inserted and flowers should be presented to pray for a bumper harvest. In the evening, the perfume soaked in petals is sprinkled on the arms and backs of the elders to express their best wishes to the elders; Afterwards, the elders showered water on the heads of the younger generation to show their blessings.

Songkran Festival in Myanmar

Songkran Festival is also a traditional festival of Myanmar people, similar to the Spring Festival in China. It is usually held in the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar and usually lasts for 3 or 4 days. According to Myanmar customs, during festivals, men, women and children can splash water on each other to show the intention of washing the old and welcoming the new. A cultured person, with fragrant cherry branches, dipped a silver bowl in clear water soaked with rose petals and gently shook it on others. Ordinary people like to pour the whole bucket and basin, or even spray it with a hose. Children who spray adults with water guns will not be scolded. The more people splash, the happier they are, because water symbolizes happiness. There are different legends about the origin of the Songkran Festival in Myanmar.

Wagkas Songkran Festival

In the summer of 198 1, Madrid is extremely hot. On the day of Notre Dame Carmen, the boys who participated in the festival found a nearby water source to soak and cool down, and at the same time poured water on the people around them. This move not only alleviated the pain of enduring sultry weather, but also greatly increased the festive atmosphere. The next year, thousands of people threw water at each other with pots and barrels, and the atmosphere was warm and the scene was lively. Year after year, festivals gradually formed.

On this festival, there are a sea of people from Breval Street to Payaso Fuso Street.

Everyone is wearing shorts and vests, holding various water tools, taking water from the prepared water truck or the faucet in the nearby garden, ready to splash water at any time. Some people are choosing their own goals, but the water spilled from somewhere has made them dizzy. This kind of situation is one after another. Sometimes water falls from the sky, and balconies, roofs and other places are the best places to suddenly attack people. Although all the participants without exception became a drowned rat, everyone laughed and laughed until the water was gone. Other nearby towns also organized water-splashing festivals.