How many Miao festivals are there?

Kaili, Guizhou, known as the "township of a hundred festivals," said the Miao, monthly festivals, seasonal gatherings. The larger scale of the Miao New Year, eat new festival, haunted by the festival, climb the slope of the festival, Gouzang Festival, and so on. In these festivals, most of the jumping Lusheng, jumping drums, bullfighting, horse racing, singing, fighting birds and other sets can be activities.

Over the Miao New Year

Differing from region to region, Hanging Ding area in the first half of October in the lunar calendar, c day to kill pigs, d day to beat the poop, kill chickens and ducks, the night to keep the midnight, e day early morning ancestor worship, sacrificing oxen, sacrificing farm equipment, firecrackers, to meet the New Year. Early morning sacrifices to the mountain god, honoring the water god. Afternoon to receive relatives to marry the daughter. And cite a variety of gatherings, such as jumping Lusheng, stepping on copper drums, bullfighting and other activities, generally 9 days. Kaitang area in December 16th after the evening of the dawning, the next day to receive the bride to marry the daughter, back to the door, go to the family.

Eating New Festival

Hanging Ding area in the lunar calendar in June the first dao or two dao, Kaitang area in June 16 after the dao day, Diwu, Weng Xiang, Punhai, Pingle in the middle of July dao day. Some in the half of July. During the festival, gatherings are held for three to five days, which include party-playing, Lusheng dancing, bullfighting, horse racing and so on. The "Eat New Festival" is the grandest and most solemn festival of the Miao at the beginning of spring and summer, evolved from the ancient festival, the time of the festival varies from place to place, and it is generally held in the period from the beginning of June to the middle of August in the lunar calendar. On the day of the festival, invited guests dressed in festive attire, picking up gifts and holding fighting bulls to come as guests. After offering sacrifices to their ancestors, the guests and hosts raise their glasses frequently to wish for a good harvest. The next day, bullfighting, horse racing and Lusheng jumping are carried out. Night falls, the house drifted out of the old people's wine song, Lusheng field rippled with youthful laughter and joyful melody, Lusheng sound, wine song, love song, flying song filled the night sky in the Miao village.

Haunted Chong Festival

Lunar February Zi, noon in the Yutang realm at the foot of the nail rake mountain, the number of people attending the rally, the activities of bullfighting, song, jumping Lusheng.

Climbing Festival

Three days in March of the lunar calendar, respectively, in the Kaihuai tiger blocking slope and Gechongbetsu on the slope held. The end of June lunar calendar, incense burner mountain climbing festival, more lively. Climbing call, four and echo.

You Fang Festival

"You Fang", also known as "Friends Fang", is a form of socialization and entertainment for young Miao men and women in Kaili. Miao boys and girls often use this activity to make friends, find objects or pour out their love. In order to choose a satisfactory lifelong partner, some young men often have to climb the mountains and wade to the village of a dozen, dozens or even hundreds of miles to tour the party.

The tour is usually held in the idle season (e.g., from the end of the fall harvest to the next year before rice-planting, etc.), traditional festivals (e.g., the Year of the Hmong, Eat New Festival, Lusheng Festival, Bullfighting Festival, Climbing Festival, Drum Turning Festival, Spring Festival, Song Festival, etc.), and the day of the rush. In the Miao village tour party, generally have a fixed "tour party field", "tour party slope" or "tour party evaluation". These places, or in the village before and after the bridge under the trees, or in the village around the gentle grassy slopes.

In order to participate in the Yufang, the girls dress up, wear silver jewelry on their heads, put in a few flowers, put a silver collar around their necks, and wear silver bracelets on their hands. In this way they show their wealth and talent, and display their beautiful appearance and figure in order to attract the affection of young men.

Sisters Festival

"Sisters Festival", also known as "Sisters Rice", is a unique social festival gathering of the Miao youth along the middle reaches of the Qingshui River, some villages in the lunar calendar on the 15th day of the second month, some villages in the lunar calendar on the 15th day of the third month, with Taijiang Shidong area being the most distinctive. Some villages celebrate the festival on the 15th day of the 2nd lunar month, while others celebrate it on the 15th day of the 3rd lunar month. During the festival, every family prepares a lot of "sister rice" made of red, yellow, white, black and green glutinous rice stirred together to pay for guests. During the day, the river, the roadside, the beach and the grass are crowded, and at night, on the beach and the grass by the river, the high-pitched singing, the thick and simple singing and love songs are intertwined, and in the quiet of the night, they spread to a far, far away.

Gu Zang Festival

The important ancestor worship activity of the Miao people, 13 years to kill the cow sacrifice once. Each session lasts three years. "The Gouzou Festival is the most distinctive festival that best embodies the culture of the Miao people, with solemn and solemn rituals, as well as cheerful entertainment, an event that entertains both the gods and the people.