Which country's festival is the Songkran Festival?

Which country's festival is the Songkran Festival?

When it comes to the Songkran Festival, we will first think of the Dai people in Yunnan. It is true that the Dai people's Songkran Festival is well-known because of Premier Zhou Enlai's participation. Most people take it for granted that Songkran Festival is A Dai Festival. In fact, not only the Dai people, but also other ethnic minorities in China, such as De 'ang, Li, Achang and Wa, are also splashing water. What are the customs of the Songkran Festival?

Which country's festival is the Songkran Festival?

Songkran Festival is a festival with the largest number of participants and the greatest influence in China and Yunnan. It is a festival for Dai, De 'ang, Achang, Bulang, Wa and other ethnic minorities who use Dai calendar. The water-splashing festival of Dai people is the most lively, but not all Dai people have celebrated it. Both Han Dai and Shui Dai of the Dai nationality have celebrated the Water-splashing Festival, while Huayao Dai only celebrated the Water-splashing Festival. The Water-Splashing Festival is held in the New Year of the Dai calendar, usually from April 13 to June 15 in the solar calendar. In June of the Dai calendar, the Songkran Festival is a festival to celebrate the Dai calendar, and it is a festival that turns old and new. The Songkran Festival usually lasts for 3 to 4 days, and the first two days are to send the old and welcome the new. Is the first day of the Songkran Festival called in Dai language? Mairi？ , similar to Lunar New Year's Eve; Call the next day? An angry day? 、? An empty day? This day is neither the old year nor the new year; The third day? Overlord horse? This is the first day of the New Year, which is considered as the most auspicious and beautiful day. When the Water-Splashing Festival comes, Dai men, women and children put on festive costumes and carry clear water. They first go to the temple to bathe the Buddha, and then start splashing water and saying some blessings to each other. When dancing, people say loudly: water! Water! Water! ? The scene is spectacular.

Songkran Festival is the most solemn festival of Dai people. People kill pigs and chickens in advance, make wine and prepare many rice cakes. What do the locals call it? Nanosol? , eat during the festival.

The Songkran Festival is usually held on the banks of the Lancang River. When people came out of the Buddhist temple, they gathered on the river bank to watch the dragon boat race. Dragon boat after boat, ready to go, sweeping, fast forward. The tense scene strained people's mood. Then there is the water splashing activity. First, Dai girls soak bamboo leaves in water, say some blessings and sprinkle them on people around them. Is there one locally? Splash, is Dai Jia fun? It is said that at the climax of water splashing, people splash water with copper pots and wooden barrels, and the scene is a sea of water. Some people dance on elephant drums, and even splash water while drinking, which is very lively.

The custom of Songkran Festival

Songkran Festival is a festival of the Dai calendar New Year, which is called "New Year" in Dai language. Jing Bimai? , called the Songkran Festival? Hounan? Songkran Festival is a symbol of the alternation of old and new years in Dai calendar. The Songkran Festival lasts for three days. The first day was mainly about dragon boat rowing, flying high and performing arts. The next day, it was about splashing water. The third day is about the exchange and material exchange between young men and women.

On the morning of the first day of the Songkran Festival, Dai men and women came to the Lancang River to watch the dragon boat race. At night, they set up an elevated bridge in advance, lit their own rockets and sent them into the sky. Which village flies the highest, the more auspicious it is. In the evening, everyone sat together and danced the traditional peacock dance with the sonorous elephant foot drum, which was very enjoyable.

On the second day of the Songkran Festival, everyone came to the temple with clear water and built four or five towers with sand piles. Everyone sat around the tower, listened to the elders chanting, and then washed the dust for the Buddha with clear water. Then there was an exciting water splashing activity. Flowers, wooden barrels, copper pots, water scoops and all available tools were taken out. Dai people believe that water can wash away all evil in people. The more water is splashed, the more you get.

The third god of the Songkran Festival is the activity of young men and women, and the most famous is the game of losing packets. Dai girls make flower bags with cloth and embroider colorful tassels on the outside, which is a symbol of love. Young people get to know each other and express their love through packet loss. If you have feelings, the girl will deliberately lose to the right person, and the boy will give the girl a gift prepared in advance, and the two can leave for the Woods to talk about feelings.

During the Songkran Festival, there are also some customs, such as cockfighting, river boats and lanterns. These are the inheritance of ancient culture. In recent years, there have been non-governmental visits and economic and trade talks, which have played an indelible role in local economic development.

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