What festival does Achang celebrate?

There are many festivals around Achang nationality. There are many festivals for Achang people in Husa, such as throwing pendulum, water-splashing festival, going into the hollow, going out of the hollow, burning white firewood, torch festival, changing yellow sheets, Chinese New Year, watering flowers and so on. These festivals are related to Hinayana Buddhism.

The biggest national festival of Achang nationality is "Aruvoro Festival". According to the wishes of Achang people, it unified the national and religious festivals of Achang people in Lianghe area to commemorate the legendary ancestors Zapama and Zamima, and the traditional Hinayana Buddhist festival of Achang people in Hulasa, Longchuan. The "Aruwolo Festival" is held every year on March 20-2 1 day of the Gregorian calendar, and the festival symbols are Qinglong and White Elephant.

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Aruvoro Festival originated from an ancient religious ceremony, which was used to worship the "Shepama" of God and the "Shemima" of Mother Earth. There was no unified fixed date in the past. 1On April 9, 983, with the approval of the first meeting of the Eighth People's Congress of Dehong Prefecture, it was determined that the first month of the lunar calendar was the snail-lying festival of Achang nationality in lianghe county, and the September of the lunar calendar was the Hui Festival of Achang nationality in Longchuan County, with a duration of two days.

1On May 20th, 993, the 13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress in Dehong officially unified the two festivals into "Aluworo Festival", and designated it as March 20th every year for two days. Since then, "Aruwolo Festival" has become a legal festival of Achang people, and has been given new meanings such as celebrating national unity, celebrating harvest and blessing a better life.

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