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The Songkran Festival is actually the New Year of the Dai people, which is one of the most solemn traditional festivals in Xishuangbanna, which is generally held in the middle of April of the Dai calendar (that is, about ten days before and after the Qingming Festival of the lunar calendar) and lasts for three to four days. On the three days of April 13-15 in the solar calendar.
China's Dai people[1] are an ethnic minority with a long cultural tradition, with a population of nearly one million, most of whom live in the southern part of Yunnan, the western Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefectures, and the autonomous counties of Gengma and Menglian, while others are scattered throughout Yunnan. The Dai nationality has a long history, and the Dai language belongs to the Dai branch of the Zhuang Dai language family of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The whole people believe in Buddhism, but primitive religious activities are also more common, such as worshipping village gods, village ghosts, agricultural sacrifices, hunting sacrifices, and spiritual worship.
Songkran is one of the most solemn traditional festivals in Xishuangbanna. On that day, the men, women and children of the Dai nationality put on festive costumes and began to pour water on each other to express their blessings, hoping to wash away diseases and disasters with holy water in exchange for a beautiful and happy life. Symbolizing auspiciousness, happiness and health, water flowers bloom in the air.
Splashing as much as he could, laughing loudly, soaking wet, and feeling high. In the Songkran Festival, who is splashed with more water symbolizes who is the happiest this year, and also expresses the implication that the Dai people hope for each other's peace and happiness, which is nostalgic.
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When it comes to the Dai people, people will inevitably think of the Dai Songkran Festival, the grand scene, which can't help but make people yearn for it!
Songkran is the Dai New Year, is the most solemn traditional festival in Xishuangbanna, during which the rich and magical activities content, attracting countless tourists at home and abroad, the Songkran Festival is generally three to four days, the first day is Chinese New Year's Eve, is the day to send the old year, there are often dragon boats, high lifting and other traditional activities (high lifting is to set off homemade earth rockets). The second day (or third day) is blank, it does not belong to the old year or the new year, but it is an empty day between the old year and the new year, so people are free to arrange activities on this day (or two days). The third day is the New Year's Day of the Dai calendar, and it is also the most lively day of the Dai calendar.
Legend has it that "the day of the arrival of the king of the days". Early in the morning, people dressed up in costumes and started to do some Buddhist activities. At noon, the busy women carry water to wash the dust of the Buddha (i.e., "bathe the Buddha"), asking the Buddha to bless the Dai family with all the best in the new year.
At this point, the joyful water splashing activity began.
Splashing water is the most important traditional activity of the Songkran Festival, people splash water on each other, blessing each other, the Dai family often says: "Once a year Songkran Festival, who can afford to splash whom." Splashing water conveys the sincere friendship and love of young men and women, splashing water expresses the blessings of people to each other, and Shengji's water washes away people's hard sweat, troubles and sorrows for a year.
Sprinkle joy and holy water on visitors and passers-by from afar. To show respect and welcome to the guests, and to spread friendship to friends from all over the world. Traditional activities also include packet loss courtship, peacock dancing and majestic elephant foot drumming, theatrical performances, sports competitions, business transactions, material exchanges, etc.
At night, when you lie on the lawn, you will see a Kong Ming lantern slowly rising from the lawn, flying into the sky with people's wishes.
Songkran Festival is a sacred festival in the hearts of the Dai people, and it is also a happy festival in the hearts of the Dai people! Today's Great China is really "a hundred miles of different winds, thousands of miles of different customs", each place has different characteristics!
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"Fifty-six nationalities and fifty-six flowers, and fifty-six brothers and sisters are one family. "There are 156 ethnic groups in our country, and the traditional festivals of various ethnic groups are also varied. Today I will introduce the Songkran Festival of the Dai people.
The Songkran Festival is actually the New Year of the Dai people, which is one of the most solemn traditional festivals in Xishuangbanna, and is generally held in the middle of April of the Dai calendar (that is, about ten days before and after the Qingming Festival of the lunar calendar).
Originating in India, Songkran is an ancient Brahmanical ritual that was introduced to the Dai region of Yunnan in China via Burma with Buddhism in the late 12th and early 13th centuries AD. With the deepening of the influence of Buddhism in the Dai area, the Songkran Festival has become a national custom and has been handed down for hundreds of years.
Songkran, which generally lasts for 3 to 4 days. On the first day, the Dai language calls it "wheat day", similar to the Chinese New Year's Eve of the lunar calendar. The next day, the Dai language called it "Annoying Day"."Annoying"Meaning:"Empty"It is customary that this date does not belong to either the previous year nor the next year, so it is"Empty day";The third day is the New Year, called "Horn Wangma", which is the first day of the year, and people regard this day as the most beautiful and auspicious day.
In the early morning of the festival, the men, women and children of the Dai nationality put on festive costumes, and the women each picked up a load of water to wash the dust of the Buddha statue and ask for the blessing of the Buddha spirit. "Bathing Buddha"After that, people began to pour water on each other to express their blessings, hoping to wash away diseases and disasters with holy water in exchange for a good and happy life. Groups of young men and women poured out of the streets and alleys in various containers to fill water, chasing and playing, and splashing on everyone.
The elegant ones were splashed with water from branches. "Splash wet and be happy for life"!Symbolizing auspiciousness, happiness and health, the water flowers bloom in the air, and people splash and sprinkle as much as they want, laughing loudly, soaking wet, and high in spirit.
The wetter you are, the more blessings you will receive. A basin of water represents a basin of blessings, and it is poured on everyone who wants to bless. At night, the village drums and music are heard, and people indulge in singing and dancing, which is very lively.
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Happy Songkran Dai blessings are as follows:
2. Songkran is here, send a text message to bless you, splash water, splash the fatigue of work, splash away the troubles of life, my blessing to you never shrinks, when will you please for that meal you owed me last year? Don't let me see through the autumn water.
3. May your Songkran Festival have a spring breeze and good luck.
4. Pick up your small water basin, pick up your small bucket, splash more water on the Songkran Festival, splash good luck hail Jian Fan is beautiful in his heart, splash out of wealth and luck, and splash out of good luck and smile. On Songkran, I wish you a beautiful mood like a lake forever.
5. Songkran Festival is here, I wish you a happy and happy day and everything goes well!
6. Songkran is here, I wish you can forget your worries in laughter and leave a beautiful mark.
7. May Songkran bring you happiness and joy, so that you can get a new life this spring.
8. Like a bee butterfly flying through a flower, like a clear spring flowing through a valley, in the heart screen of memory, the life of the student days is just like a colorful picture page, and it is also like a music that jumps with cheerful notes. Happy Songkran.
9. I wish you a happy harvest in the Hail Water Festival and embrace a happy New Year!
10. May Songkran bring you good luck and good deeds, bring warmth and happiness, and let you enjoy yourself.
11. Songkran has come, use my text message to splash you happiness and satisfaction; Splash you auspicious and wishful. You splash me, I splash you, splash you and me to celebrate, enjoy, rejoice, celebrate and have fun, and wish a happy Songkran Festival!
12. Songkran Festival, splash water, splash a basin, good luck from head to toe, bring you smooth work, career development step by step, splash two basins, happiness will shroud you, bring you love sweetness, life is beautiful and happy!
13. A certain tourist participated in the Songkran Festival of ethnic minorities and suddenly shouted, which thing splashed me with water? The tour guide explained that splashing water expressed blessings! The tourist scolded: You are a fool to me! He used boiling water!
14. Friend, come out of the cloud of sorrow. Life is calling you, knowledge is calling you, intense and meaningful work is calling you. I wish you a happy Songkran Festival.
15. Songkran is coming, please don't splash dirty water on my body, pour cold water, don't splash boiling water, I need the boss to pour my salary, friends listen to me, I pour bitter water, I want to be happy and splash water, peace and happiness will always be with you!
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