What are the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zunyi, Guizhou?

1, one of the traditional folk customs: breaking eggs.

Beating eggs is one of the traditional sports widely spread among the Gelao people in northern Guizhou.

Its origin is difficult to prove. There is an ancient custom of "flying" in Zhu Pu's Xi Man Cong Xiao in the Southern Song Dynasty, which is quite similar to beating eggs. Daozhen, as a inhabited area of the Gelao people, may be inspired by it and constantly evolve. Because in ancient times, young men and women often used knitting and playing ball to express their love. Beating eggs was pushed to the source and became popular.

"Small egg" is also called "small hydrangea", which is named after its shape and size are like eggs and hydrangeas, and it is made of bamboo strips.

2. The second traditional folk custom: lion dance on high platform.

It is a popular entertainment activity with acrobatic characteristics. Use 8 to 12 big square tables to build a high platform. The top table has four legs facing the sky, and the total height exceeds 10 meter. A lion dance team has as few as four or five people and as many as 15 people. Usually four people perform on stage at the same time. Two people dressed as lions, put the lion's head and skin over the whole body, only showing their feet; The other two were dressed as Monkey Sun and Laughing Monk. Sometimes little lions appear at the same time.

3. Traditional cuisine: "Sanyaotai".

"Yaotai" means to end or "call it a day". There are three procedures for a banquet, and the "Yaotai" is only considered after the wine, tea and rice are finished. First of all, a banquet is held, with eight to ten people at each table, elders and guests sitting in their seats, and the rest sitting on both sides.

The first table is drinking. On the banquet table, the dishes are generally arranged in nine plates and four plates, followed by auxiliary dishes such as pig heart, liver, tongue, ear, belly, kidney flower, sausage, braised chicken and braised duck, one plate for each person, eight to ten plates for each person. As soon as the attendees said "please", they were crowded with guests.

4. Dragon Boat Festival in Maotai Town, Guizhou.

In Renhuai Maotai, the Dragon Boat Festival is not a sacrifice to Qu Yuan, but to wheat. This is a local tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years. Every year, during the summer solstice and Dragon Boat Festival, renhuai city Maotai-flavor wineries, large and small, will make koji. In the hot and humid koji-making workshop, seven or eight or three or five young women gather together, talking and laughing, while stepping on the music on the wooden frame with their dexterous feet. In less than two minutes, a turtle was trampled underfoot.

5. Guizhou Pingtang Dragon Boat Festival "Water Dragon".

Dragon Boat Festival has a history of more than 600 years, such as playing "water dragon" and splashing water for good luck. It is said that it is a folk activity of local residents due to drought and rain. In recent years, the people's government of Pingtang County has strengthened the development of local tourism, made great efforts to create national culture and natural original ecological tourism, and better protected and passed on the activities of playing "Water Dragon" with strong national characteristics.