What are the traditional festivals of Hani nationality?

Hani, Yi and ancient Qiang all live on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Later, because the Qiang people were attacked, people moved. So how much do you know about the traditional festivals of Hani people? Let's take a look at the traditional festivals of the Hani people. Learn about the traditional festivals of Hani people!

June: June is a national festival of the Hani nationality, which is held on June 26th of the lunar calendar every year. June is a very happy festival in the local area. Every year, people will kill cows for sacrifice, and everyone will sing folk songs together to entertain themselves.

Eating New Valley: The Hani people in Honghe area have the custom of "eating New Valley" on the first dragon day of the seventh lunar month. On the day of eating the new valley, every household should pull a small bundle of rice with roots and ears from their own paddy fields according to the old rules when the oriental fish-belly is white. When pulling rice, you should choose rice holes with a single number of plants, and you can't say hello when you meet strangers or acquaintances, otherwise you will feel unlucky.

October: The biggest festival of Hani nationality is October, which lasts for six days. The specific date can be set by each village first. In October of the lunar calendar, the Hani people call it "Zalet". According to their ancient calendar, the first dragon day in October of the lunar calendar is the beginning of the New Year (equivalent to the first day of the Han nationality). During the festival, every village will hold a street banquet, which is called the "Eight Wonders".

Eating New Rice Festival: In the residential area of Hani nationality, around July of the lunar calendar, when the grain is gradually ripe, every household should choose their own good day to carry out "Kadupi" (eating new rice) activities. During the festival, parents carry laundry baskets to the fields to pick up some ears of grain and hang them on the doors. They will make "Wobaobo" out of straw and put it in front of Zongge (Cang _) for three times, indicating that they want to eat new grain, and pray for the gods to bless the abundant crops, so that people will not get sick and livestock will flourish.