Songkran Festival is a traditional festival of which minority nationality?

Songkran Festival is the biggest festival of Dai people, and it is also the festival with the greatest influence and the largest number of participants among all ethnic groups in Yunnan. 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. On the first day, the Dai language was called "Mairi", which was similar to the Chinese New Year's Eve. The next day, the Dai language is called "angry day" (empty day); The third day is the New Year, called "Overlord Horse", which means the beginning of a year. People regard this day as the most beautiful, auspicious and happy day.

Songkran Festival, also known as Songkran Festival, has a history of 700 years and is the largest traditional festival of Dai and De 'ang. On that day, people in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, China and Yunnan 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, praying to wash away the frustrations of the past year and start over in the new year with good wishes. Songkran Festival is the biggest festival of Dai people, and it is also the most influential festival with the largest number of participants in ethnic festivals. Water-splashing Festival is a Dai New Year, which usually lasts for 3 to 7 days. On the first day, the Dai language was called "Mairi", which was similar to the Chinese New Year's Eve. The next day, the Dai language is called "angry day" (empty day); The third day is the first day of the new year, which is called "overlord hemp", which means to grow old together. People think this day is the most beautiful and auspicious day.

Another eye-catching activity of the Songkran Festival is dragon boat rowing, elephant foot drums and peacock dance. This is the third day of the Dai New Year, which is called "Maipayawanma" in Dai language, and the festive atmosphere has reached a climax. People dressed in festive costumes gathered on the banks of Lancang River and Ruili River to watch the dragon boat race.

The activities of the Songkran Festival are rich in content, and others include soaring, cockfighting and peacock dance. People dressed in costumes, beaming, the scene is very lively.