Miao culture: the Dragon Boat Festival of Miao Nationality.

Dragon Boat Festival is the pride of Miao culture. Whether it's the posture and costumes of two rows of people standing and boating, or picking trees for boating, its related ceremonies, taboos and legends all reflect an ancient and mysterious cultural atmosphere of Miao festivals, which is unique in China and has a long and far-reaching history.

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The Historical Origin of Single Dragon Boat

According to the records in Shibing County Records of the Republic of China, "The ship is long wood, with colors at both ends, rippling blue waves and magnificent momentum, which is quite enough to watch". The draft of "jiangmiao Wen Jian" recorded in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty said: "Its ship is all wood, 50 to 60 feet long, with a faucet in front and a phoenix tail in the back, which can accommodate 20 to 30 people. Short radial water, walking like flying. " Qing Qianlong's "Zhenyuan County Records" records: "On May 25th, the Miao people also performed a dragon boat play, with a strange shape. One of the big trees dug a slot for the boat and the two trees were integrated. The ship is extremely long, about forty or fifty feet, and can carry thirty or forty people. " Every year from May 25th to May 27th of the lunar calendar, this grand gathering will be held on these days every year.

Single wooden dragon boat rule

The men carried the dragon boat into the water. On the day of the competition, after lunch, all the men who participated in the competition wore bright purple cloth and blue trousers woven at home, a belt woven with silver bubbles around their waist and a yellow ponytail hat with three silver dollars on their heads. Each dragon boat carries thirty or forty people, and four people sit in front of the mother ship: the first one sits at the junction of the dragon boat and the faucet, with his back facing forward, responsible for refueling and shore support. The second man is a middle-aged man, with his back to the front, who is responsible for firing guns to create momentum; The third person is a respected village elder, that is, a drummer, with his back facing forward, wearing a white robe and black vest and a wide-brimmed hat, who is responsible for drumming.

The fourth is a 10-year-old boy dressed as a woman sitting in charge of knocking gongs. On the boy's face, there is a small faucet with a black umbrella to keep out the sun. The rest of the sailors stood in two rows on two submarines. Among the sailors, there is a bucket of glutinous rice with a cooked goose. Three old people are standing at the tail of the mother ship, responsible for mastering the direction of the dragon boat.

Dragon boat ceremony with single wood

Before the dragon boat set off, every village put a square table on the beach near the dragon boat. There is a liter of rice on the table, and there are three incense sticks on the rice. Put 12 yuan money in. The wizard stood at the table with a rooster in his hand, reading witchcraft, and called the mountain gods, tree gods and ancestors to bless the dragon boat safely back to the village. After that, the wizard dipped the thatch into the river, sprinkled it on the dragon boat and killed the chicken with one knife. After the game, the wizard sent away the mountain gods, tree gods and ancestors in the same way.