Xishuangbanna Water Festival Location

West Shuangbanna Water Splashing Festival location is: Jinghong Splashing Square and Jinghong city main street.

Xishuangbanna will once again start the ten thousand people splashing water carnival mode. At that time, the state's ethnic groups will be with friends from all directions, *** with the celebration of the Dai people's most grand, the grandest Dai Calendar 1385 New Year's Day - Water Splashing Festival.

The Water Festival first originated in Persia in the 5th century A.D., when it was named "Splash Cold Hu Opera" (also known as "Begging Cold Hu Opera"), after which "Splash Cold Hu Opera" was introduced to Myanmar, Thailand and Thailand by Persia through India. After that, "Pohan Hu Opera" was introduced from Persia to Myanmar, Thailand and Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province of China through India, and then it was introduced to the Dai area of Yunnan Province of China with Buddhism through Myanmar at the end of the twelfth century to the beginning of the thirteenth century. With the deepening of the influence of Buddhism in the Dai region, the Water Splashing Festival became a national custom that has been passed down.

Customs of the Water Splashing Festival:

The custom of the Water Splashing Festival is to kill pigs, chickens and wine, and also to make a lot of hunoso (rice cakes) and many kinds of poi made of glutinous rice, which are eaten during the festival. The moral of the festival is to pray to wash away the bad luck of the past year. People splash each other with pure water, and the wetter you get and the more water you are splashed with, the more blessings you will receive.

The Water Splashing Festival is a comprehensive stage to show the traditional cultures of Dai water culture, music and dance culture, food culture, dress culture and folk veneration, etc. It is an important window to study the history of Dai people, and has high academic value. The water festival shows Zhangha, white elephant dance and other artistic performances to help understand the Dai sense of nature, love of water and respect for the Buddha, gentle and quiet national identity.