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Traditional festivals and customs in Guizhou

Traditional festivals and customs in Guizhou: Buyi people on March 3rd, Miao people on April 8th, killing pigs, eating slices of soup and bacon on the kang.

1, Buyi March 3rd

Buyi festivals are generally named after time, and "March 3" is the third day of March. March 3rd is a festival for Buyi people to worship their ancestors, similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day of Han nationality, which lasts for 30 days before and after the festival. During the festival, every family cooks colorful flowered rice to offer sacrifices to social gods and ancestors.

2. April 8th of Miao nationality

April 8 is mainly a Miao festival in Guiyang, also known as Yanu Festival, to commemorate the national hero Yanu Festival. Now this festival is a festival to fully display the local Miao culture.

On April 8, the best experience was in Gaopo Miao Township, Huaxi District, Guiyang. The Miao people here are also called back-playing Miao, because there is a popular marriage custom. On April 8, the Miao people in Gaopo Township dressed up and held ethnic activities such as shooting back cards, which was very lively.

3. Year of Killing Pigs

"No matter whether it has money or not, kill a fat pig for the New Year first!" Killing pigs is a "must-kill skill" for Guiyang people during the New Year. Before the Chinese New Year, people in Guiyang would kill a pig and invite friends and relatives to have a lively pig-killing meal. Friends and relatives would sit around a sumptuous food table and share their happiness. "Eating meat in large chunks and drinking in large bowls" will not only bring a strong flavor for one year, but also mean a bumper harvest in the coming year.

4. Drink soup.

Eat a plane soup, the charm of eating a plane soup is not in the taste, but in the atmosphere; The fun of drinking soup is not drinking and eating meat, but dynamic and lively; The delicious taste of soup lies in its natural taste. The more soup guests drink, the more lively the atmosphere, and the happier the host. I hope the coming year will be peaceful and prosperous.

5. Kang bacon

Kang bacon is a special food of Guiyang people. When people kill Nian pig every year, they put fresh meat in a pickling tank, marinate it for a few days, take it out, smoke it with cypress branches, and hang it on the kang frame at the top of the fire pit. Smoked with firewood, after a period of time, meat will become bright and fragrant. The bacon on the kang can be preserved for several years without deterioration, and it is a good product for entertaining guests.