What are the general festivals in Guangxi

1. Yabai Festival

The festival is dedicated to a legendary heroine. Her deeds are very sad and touching. A long time ago, the Zhuang brothers were often enslaved and ravaged by the government. Yabai and her husband lived a life worse than cattle and horses. They couldn't survive any longer, so they had to lead a revolt.

During a battle, Yabai's husband was killed in action. Yabai decided to avenge her husband's death, and the soldiers sympathized with her and unanimously supported her as their leader.

2. Children's Festival

On the Children's Festival, children from all villages dressed in red and green gathered at the nearest pueblo. The children get special permission from their parents to buy toys, stationery items, and also taste rice noodles, pastries and other delicacies. In Donglan and other counties, the Children's Festival is held on the hillside. In the early morning of the day, when the rooster crows for the first time, the children will set off firecrackers in front of their homes and hold torches to the springs to drink "fairy water".

3, Flower King Festival: the second or nineteenth day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year

Flower King, also known as the Flower Woman, Hundred Flowers Fairy, is a goddess of the Zhuang people devoutly worship. Legend has it that the Hundred Flowers Fairy descended on this day. She likes the kapok tree, because it grows straight and strong, and in spring the tree is full of red flowers, bright as fire. So she often perched on the kapok tree, blessing the earth with a hundred flowers, peace on earth.

4, Ox Soul Festival

Ox Soul Festival, also known as the "Ox King Festival", "off the yoke festival". It is a festival of the Zhuang people to worship the cow god. The festival is held on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar every year, and there are also some places held in June 8 or August 8. Legend has it that the eighth day of the fourth month is the birth anniversary of the Ox King.

It was originally a sky god, by the order of the Jade Emperor for the earth to plant grass green, the Jade Emperor stipulated that it every three steps to sow a handful of grass seed, but it is a step to sow three handfuls of grass seed, so that the grass on the ground than the seedlings more. The Jade Emperor then punished it to eat grass on earth.

The ox went to earth, and fed on grass, and plowed for the people, and labored hard to the end of the year. People were grateful for its merits, so they sacrificed the soul of the ox on its birth anniversary. On this day, the farmers give the ox a day off from work, and each family combs the ox and repairs the cattle pen.

The elders of the village commented on the cows of the village and inspired each family to take care of the cows. Families steam five-color glutinous rice, with loquat leaves wrapped in five-color glutinous rice to feed the cattle, some outside the house with wine, meat, fruits and offerings, parents lead an old ox around the table, and then the whole family ate the holiday meal.

5, jumping Palace Festival

The first day should be called to hold a drum ceremony, by the Lord (the Lord), Palace head (chief) and other people dressed in ancient costumes, with the villagers ready to celebrate the festival to ask that the Mo (the oldest head) up the bronze drums for the festival. Na Mo promised to lead everyone to the place where the drum is buried, burning incense and chanting scriptures, pious sacrifices.

Then the bronze drum dug out of the ground, together with the offerings tied to the drum frame, the crowd sang and danced, clustered against the bronze drum carried to the festival dance place - Gongping.