What are the traditional festivals of ethnic minorities?

1. Traditional festivals of ethnic minorities include: Nadam of Mongolian, Water-splashing Festival of Dai, Knife and Pole Festival of Lisu, Torch Festival of Yi, March Street of Bai, Zaret of Hani, butter sculpture Lantern Festival of Tibetan, Longevity Song of Jingpo, Mid-Autumn Festival of Lahu and Huashan Festival of Miao.

2. Mongolian Nadam means "game" or "entertainment". Originally refers to the Mongolian traditional "three men's competitions"-wrestling, horse racing and archery. With the development of the times, it has gradually evolved into a grand celebration and material exchange activity that includes various cultural and entertainment contents today. Nadam in history is not limited by time, and is generally held on occasions such as offering sacrifices to mountains and rivers, military expeditions, triumphs, the emperor's accession to the throne, the first month, and large-scale celebrations. Nowadays Nadam is held at the turn of summer and autumn every year. The scale generally depends on the production situation of animal husbandry in that year, with a small harvest and a big harvest. In addition to the traditional "men's triathlon", there are cultural performances, track and field competitions and various economic and cultural exhibitions, as well as order negotiation and material exchange. Nadam, which begins on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month every year, is a grand gathering of Mongolian people. The contents of the Nadam Congress mainly include wrestling, horse racing, archery, horse riding, playing Mongolian chess and other traditional ethnic events. In some places, there are track and field, tug of war, basketball and other sports. On May 20th, 2006, Nadam was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

3. Dai Water Splashing Festival, also known as "Bathing Buddha Festival" and "Cold River Fever Festival", is a traditional festival of Dai, Achang, Bulang, Wa, De 'ang, Tai and Southeast Asia. On that day, people in Xishuangbanna, China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and other overseas Thai settlements such as Kowloon City and Zhonghe District of New Taipei City, Taiwan Province Province got up early in the morning to bathe in Buddhism, and then began to celebrate for several days. During the period, everyone sprinkled purified water on each other and prayed to wash away the troubles of the past year. Songkran Festival is the New Year of the Dai people, which is equivalent to the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar and generally lasts for 3 to 7 days. Water-splashing Festival is a comprehensive stage to display the traditional culture of Dai people, such as water culture, music and dance culture, food culture, costume culture and folk worship. It is an important window to study the Dai history and has high academic value. The artistic performances such as palm-dancing and white elephant dance displayed in the Water-splashing Festival are helpful to understand the national characteristics of the Dai people, such as understanding nature, respecting Buddha in love the water, and being gentle and calm. At the same time, the Songkran Festival is also an important link to strengthen the great unity of the people of all ethnic groups in Xishuangbanna, which has played a positive role in the friendly cooperation and exchanges between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries and promoted the social, economic and cultural development of Xishuangbanna. On May 20th, 2006, this folk custom was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in China.

4. Tibetan Butter Carving Lantern Festival and Butter Carving Lantern Festival are called "beautiful and outstanding" in Tibetan, and there are dance activities such as dancing in temples. Dancers wear embroidered robes and masks, singing and dancing with the accompaniment of Tibetan horns, suona, cowhide drums and gongs and drums to celebrate. Every year, on the 15th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar, in order to celebrate the victory of the debate between Sakyamuni and other sects, oil painting art exhibitions are held in major temples in Tibetan areas, that is, images of gods, figures, flowers, trees, birds and animals made of colored ghee are lit with ghee lamps to pray. Tibetans call it "ganden Angqu", a traditional religious festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival of Lahu nationality is a farming festival of Lahu nationality, also called "Baha 'i Festival". The Lahu people pronounce "Baja", which means the moon. It was held on August 15 of the Lahu calendar, originally to worship the moon and celebrate the harvest. Sacrificial ceremonies are held on the night when the moon rises. Each family chooses the best melons and fruits as sacrifices, puts them on a table and carries them to the place where the mountain gods are sacrificed (behind the stockade) to worship the moon for people to practice festivals. In the moonlight, men, women and children in the village danced Lusheng dance around the bamboo table to celebrate the festival. In places that believe in Hinayana Buddhism, the content of worshipping Buddha was added to the moon, and the location was also changed to a village house. The Buddha statue hangs a piece of white cloth with the moon pattern on it, and Buddhist utensils such as altar, incense burner and wax table are placed under the white cloth. Before dark, people brought fresh offerings such as cucumbers, plantains and pineapples to the Buddha, lit incense, candles and paper money, and the Buddha chanted and prayed. After the Buddha went to the village for activities. Old people get together to drink and make tea; Young people gathered in the concert hall to dance lusheng and sing traditional songs. Those who can sing the historical origin of their own nation shall be awarded the title of singer.

6. Miao Huashan Festival. Huashan Festival, also known as jumping on the field, playing with flowers and stepping on flowers, is a traditional Miao festival in northeast Yunnan, south Yunnan and south Sichuan. It originated from the courtship activities of young men and women and is held in early May every year. Xingwen County in Sichuan is adjacent to Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, where Miao compatriots are concentrated. People come across provinces to participate, often reaching tens of thousands. The scale is grand and the people are beaming. The Huashan Festival held in Pingbian Miao Autonomous County is also very large, and Miao compatriots from Wenshan, Maguan, Hekou and Mengzi are competing to participate.