Which country is the Bath Festival?

July 6th to12nd in Tibetan calendar is a traditional festival of Tibetan people in Xizang Autonomous Region-Bathing Festival. Bath Festival, also called Bath Festival. Because this festival lasts for seven days, it is also called "Bath Week".

Tibetan calendar in July, the rainy season has just ended, the sun is shining and the climate is pleasant. The water temperature on the shallow river beach can reach more than 20 degrees Celsius, which is a good time to take a bath. Therefore, whenever the abandoned mountain star (Venus) appeared on the southern hills, Tibetan compatriots began to take part in the bathing festival until the abandoned mountain star disappeared seven days later. During this period, whether in towns or villages, agricultural areas or pastoral areas, people rode horses, drove cars, brought umbrellas, tents, glutinous rice, highland barley wine and other holiday foods, and came to Lhasa River, Yarlung Zangbo River and other rivers and lakes in twos and threes to set up umbrellas or tents to play with water. First of all, people will take their bedding, clothes, shoes and socks into the water, wash them and spread them on the beach and branches; At noon, when the sun is at the top and the water temperature rises, people begin to take a bath, jump into the water naked and swim and play, which is taboo for men, women and children. In the afternoon, most people like to get together, sing and dance, drink and have fun in tents or in the shade. It was not until the abandoned mountain star appeared on the horizon and people had a good time that they packed their dried bedding, clothes and luggage and drove their horses back to their homes.

Bath Festival has a history of at least seven or eight hundred years in Tibet.

There are various legends about the origin of the snowy plateau bathing festival, among which there is a beautiful legend: a long time ago, there was a magical doctor in Tibet, who was called the King of Medicine. After the death of the drug king, he ascended to heaven and became immortal. One year, a terrible plague swept through Tibet, killing countless people and animals. People prayed to the drug king and asked him to come down to earth to save human suffering. When the drug king knew it, he became a radiant star. When the light shines on the mountain, all the plants and trees become medicinal materials. When light shines on water, it becomes a potion. That night, people all had the same dream: a dazzling new star lit up in the southeast of Lhasa, and a thin, black sick woman walked into the clear Lhasa River and bathed in the starlight. After coming out of the water, she became a beautiful and rich girl. Everyone said it was a magic trick set by the drug king, so they all went to the river to take a bath. Seven days later, the nova disappeared, the plague stopped and all the patients recovered. In this way, during the seven days from the appearance to the disappearance of the abandoned mountain star, Tibetan bathing became a habit and gradually evolved into a festival.

According to the Tibetan Astronomical Almanac, the water in late summer and early autumn has eight benefits, namely, sweet, cool, soft, light, clear, tasteless, and does not hurt the throat and abdomen. So late summer and early autumn are the best time to take a bath.

Bathing Festival is a day for Tibetan people to carry out physical fitness activities with ethnic and seasonal characteristics.