Ancestor Sacrifice Ceremony Tourism in Fenghuang Ancient City on April 8th.

April 8 is a traditional festival of Miao people. It is the ancestor worship festival, hero festival and get-together festival of Miao nationality. On this day, people automatically gather in the predetermined place to dance and inspire, and bring flowers of folk songs and dances; Climb the ladder and drill the fire ring ... it's very lively, with tens of thousands of people. The scene was grand and spectacular, and people sang and danced all night.

April 8 is the name of a hill in Luochaojing Township, Fenghuang County. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a Miao leader named Yayi, who led the Miao people to fight against the rulers. He once organized Miao people in villages to drink chicken blood in the present "drinking blood depression" and vowed to unite with * * * and fight to the end. And agreed to meet on a mountain on April 8. After the uprising, the insurgents won again and again, reaching Sichuan and Guizhou. On April 8 of the following year, Yayi Buxin died near Guiyang Fountain. In order to commemorate this national hero, it is convenient for the Miao people to hold commemorative activities on April 8 every year to remember Yayi's achievements and sweep the graves for the war victims. After the uprising of Ganjia Miao people in Qing Dynasty, the rulers banned Xiangxi Miao people from holding this activity, which made the Miao people lose a very meaningful traditional festival. After liberation, with the approval of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, "April 8" was designated as a festival for the reunification of the Miao people.