Buyi April 8 festival and customs

Traditional Festival April 8, the festival of the Buyi people to commemorate the plowing oxen, called the Ox King Festival in Luodian and other places, and the Shepherd Boy Festival in the area of Zhenning's Biantan Mountain.

April 8 is a traditional festival of the Han, Miao, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Zhuang, Yi, Tujia, Gelao and other ethnic groups in Gansu, Guizhou, Guangxi, Xiangxi, Guibei and Guangdong of China, the content of the festival varies from place to place, and it is mainly related to farming. On this day, people will hold all kinds of joyous ceremonies, which not only expresses the joy of the abundant harvests, but also promotes the cultural exchanges among ethnic groups.

April 8 is the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, this is the Buyi commemorating the festival of the plowing oxen, in Luodian and other places called the "Cow King Festival", Zhenning Biantan Mountain area called "Shepherd Boy Festival", Anlong, Xingyi area is the "Shepherd Boy Festival", and the "Cow King Festival". In Luodian and other places called "Cow King Festival", Zhenning Biantanshan area called "Shepherd Boy Festival", Anlong, Xingyi area is called "open rice planting festival". On this day, every family should eat "Cow King Po" and glutinous rice, and feed the bucket with glutinous rice or glutinous rice.

Customs of the Festival

In the Zhenning area outside of Guizhou, children are also given a steamed rooster, and adults take them to the river to bathe, catch small fish, eat chicken, and bask in the sun. Several regions and several ethnic minorities in Guizhou celebrate this festival, with Guiyang being the grandest. Every day, Miao and Buyi people from all over the country, dressed in their festive attire, gather from all directions at the fountain in the center of Guiyang city, at Feiyunya in Huangping, or at some other places.

Blowing lusheng, dongxiao and piccolo, they sing love songs to find a partner. Middle-aged people, on the other hand, gather to talk, talk about the past and the present, and hold various activities. From day to night, from night to dawn, all night long, have fun. For China, the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar is the birth anniversary of the Buddhist Shakyamuni Buddha and the birthday of the ox. The local custom of honoring the Buddha and praying for blessings and treating the cow as a "guest".