What are the traditional festivals of Bulang nationality?

The festival customs of Bulang nationality are similar to those of Dai nationality, such as "celebrating the New Year", "entering the depression" and "leaving the depression". In the Dai calendar, people worship Buddha on January 15th and altar on August 15th. "Huang" is a language, which refers to the offerings made by secular beings to monks or ancestors. Buddhism is commonly known as "giving" or "alms". According to the legend of the Bulang people, they and the Dai people are brothers. Bulang people are brothers, living in mountainous areas and planting mountains, while Dai people are brothers, living in bazi and planting paddy fields. Therefore, Bulang people invite Dai Buddha to go up the mountain every time they "worship Buddha", and Dai people "worship Buddha" also invite Bulang Buddha to go down the mountain.

Chinese New Year: The Bulang people call it "Jingbimai" in Dai language, which is the most solemn festival of the Bulang people. On this day, every household will eat brown sugar and glutinous rice Baba, wrapped in banana leaves into two parts, each part with a pair of wax strips and two flowers, and placed in the president's house: one part is placed in the "tire rolling" (family shrine) hanging above the family sofa. The other is dedicated to Gao Gagong (the head of the family). All male parents should take off their headscarves and kowtow to the family leader as the representative of the whole "Gagong" (family). And symbolically baptized the patriarch from head to toe with water to congratulate him on his longevity, good fortune and peace. The head of the family also blessed the people: "The children of the whole family come to pray every holiday. This is an ancient gift handed down by ancestors and should not be forgotten. The old year has passed and the new year has arrived. You are blessed when all your children and grandchildren come to say goodbye to you and pay a New Year call. I wish you a prosperous crop and a prosperous population. " At the end of the ceremony, the head of the family prayed and sacrificed for "Tega Gungun" (the god of the family) to replace the god of socks. The village community takes the family as the unit, and then holds a dripping ceremony in the direction of sunset.

Closing day: Bulang people are also called "Haowasha" like Dai people. On this day, as usual, the family will send a flower and a pair of wax strips to the head of the family to worship the "rolling tire" and run to hold a ceremony to wash hands and feet for the head of the family to express their blessings. The whole family, men, women and children, will also offer two pairs of wax sticks as sacrifices to the ghost "Suma" (kowtow) of the door, stairs and furniture fragments, praying for the safety of people and animals in the coming year.