What is the traditional New Year festival of the Dai people

The New Year of the Dai people, according to the Dai calendar, is the seventh day after the Qingming Festival of the lunar calendar. During the festival, the Dai compatriots hold lively activities such as water-splashing, dragon boat races, and releasing high spirits. The water-splashing activity is the culmination of the Dai people's New Year's Eve, and it is also the most wonderful scene in the Dai calendar year, so it is usually called the "Water-splashing Festival" in the calendar year.

"Water Festival" is a traditional festival of the Dai people to get rid of the old and bring in the new, which takes place in the middle of April on the solar calendar. The main activities during the festival are worshiping ancestors, piling up sand, splashing water, throwing bags, racing dragon boats, setting off fireworks and singing and dancing for fun.