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What traditional festivals do Miao people have?

The Chinese nation has a profound historical origin. With the continuous convenience of transportation and close communication, the traditional cultures of all ethnic groups are gradually known to the world. Like Zhuang, Miao and Hui, we are familiar with some ethnic minorities. Today, I will share with you some traditional festivals of Miao nationality. Let's walk into Miao life together and feel Miao culture.

1. It is a festival with a long history to drive away the nursery. It is held twice a year, on February 13 and July 3 of the lunar calendar. After the Miao people failed to lead the uprising, they got the government? Care? In order to resist the Miao people's comeback, the generals of the government forbade them to gather, so the Miao people kept close contact with each other in the name of blowing reeds in the open field. With the changes of the times, this way has also evolved into a fixed festival.

Second, the Miao People's Gift Festival is like the Han People's Qixi Begging Festival. It is held on the fifth day of the second lunar month. There will be some handsome men and beautiful women going to the meeting during this time. If they meet someone they like at the meeting, they can send a belt as an engagement. If both parties regret it afterwards, they can ask each other for a belt to dissolve the engagement. This festival also represents people's yearning for beautiful love.

Third, the Sheep and Horse Festival, as its name implies, means that people kill pigs and sheep to celebrate, treat guests and be very lively. Because domestic animals have grown to a certain size, they should eat the old ones, leaving a more spacious and quiet growth environment for the lambs. People are thriving and happy, and they spend their time with blessings to their relatives and friends.

Catch up with Autumn Festivals Catch up with Autumn Festivals are held on the day when autumn begins every year to celebrate the change of seasons and the alternation of years. During the autumn festival, people will rush from various places to a fixed place to gather. There will be many activities at the venue, such as swinging and lion dancing. These are all very lively.

Five, Miao Year Miao Year This festival is the most important festival of the Miao nationality. It is held on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. In the Miao calendar, 1 1 30th is New Year's Eve. They will have a family reunion like the Han people during the Chinese New Year, and the scene will be very prosperous.

Every nation has its own history and culture that has been deposited for thousands of years. We should learn to respect and appreciate the traditional cultures of different ethnic groups, learn to try, experience different ethnic customs and feel the influence of different cultures.