What is the meaning of Jinla of the Dai ethnic group

Jinla is one of the traditional festivals of the Dai people, which is held on the eighth day of the fourth month of the Dai calendar. Jinla means "dragon boat race" in Dai language, and this traditional festival originated from the dragon boat racing activities of the Dai people in ancient times, which has a history of thousands of years.

During the festival, villages will organize dragon boat races, play wooden drums, sing flower-drum songs and other activities, as well as torch dances, horse races, stilt-walking and other traditional Dai sports. At the same time, people will also visit each other to pay homage to the New Year, taste the traditional Dai cuisine, *** to celebrate the festival.

Tsingla is an important part of the Dai cultural heritage and an important occasion for the Dai people to show their cultural charm. In recent years, some tourist cities have also begun to organize Zinla Festival activities to attract more tourists to go to understand and experience the Dai culture, which also promotes the spread and development of the Dai culture.