The custom of Naxi nationality

The customs of Naxi nationality include New Year's Day, Bangbang Festival, Sanduo Festival, Torch Festival and July Mule and Horse Festival.

1, New Year, the New Year in the first month of the lunar calendar is called "Youben Zheng Ji" in Naxi language, also called "Kush", which means "New Year". During the festival, Naxi folk associations hold a series of traditional activities to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Naxi people are very hospitable. Whenever they come back from hunting, all pedestrians on the road will get a share of their prey.

2. The Bangbang Club on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a traditional festival of Naxi nationality, which is called "Bangbang Club" by the people. The "Bangbang Club" marks the end of the Spring Festival and the beginning of spring ploughing.

3. In the third section, "Three Flowers" is the national protector of Naxi nationality belief, also known as "Apu Three Flowers", which means "three ancestors (or grandparents)". According to legend, he is a sheep and a god of war. Every year, on February 8th and August Sheep Day, people from four towns and villages come to Sanduge to burn incense and worship God. Naxi people from afar will go to Sanduge to worship and pray for the blessing of the three gods.

4. Torch Festival, from June 24th to 26th in the lunar calendar, is a traditional torch festival of Naxi nationality. Originally originated from the use of fire to resist various natural disasters. Naxi language calls this festival "the grace of Chuan Mei".

5. The Mule and Horse Festival in July is a festival of Naxi nationality in Lijiang. It is held in the middle and late July of the lunar calendar and lasts for one to two weeks. It is mainly composed of mules, horses, cows and other large livestock, so it is also called the July Mule and Horse Festival.