Zhuang and Miao traditional festivals, living customs and food culture

1. There are many traditional festivals of the Miao people, including the Miao year and April.

Eighth, the dragon boat festival, the new festival, the autumn festival of the Huai shed, etc., and the most solemn of the Miao year in its and Liangzhong.

2. The Miao Year is equivalent to the Spring Festival of the Han nationality, which is generally held after the autumn. On the morning of the festival, the delicacies prepared are placed on the stove by the fire pit to worship their ancestors, and the ox's nose is smeared with wine as a reward for their hard work for a year. Young men and women in costumes dance in the hall.

With the exception of historic festivals, most of them take place during the slack season after the autumn harvest or before the spring ploughing season. However, due to the influence of natural factors, social and clan differences, the traditional festivals of the Miao nationality have obvious regional characteristics and show different characteristics.

Traditional festivals and customs of the Hmong people:

1. Miao year: mainly prevalent in Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. Respectively, for the lunar calendar.

It is held on the day of the dragon or the rabbit or the ox in September, October, or November. It lasts for nine days before and after the Miao year, which is the most solemn festival of the Miao people.

2. Spring Festival: It is a festival for the Han nationality and other ethnic minorities in our country to celebrate together, the Miao people in the southeast of Guizhou in our country call the Tonglu Spring Festival "Han Year" and the traditional "Miao Year" coexist, those Miao areas that are not Miao years, mainly the Spring Festival.

3. Dragon Boat Festival: It is a traditional festival of Miao water rowing competition, mainly popular in Guizhou Taijiang, Shibing County, Qingshui, and Bala River. The time is the five days from the 5th or 24th to the 27th day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year.

4. April 8: The eighth day of the fourth lunar month is a traditional festival for the Miao people in Huangping, Songtao, Hunan and other places in Guizhou to commemorate the Miao hero Yayi.

5. Eat the new festival: It is the time when the rice is heading in the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar every year, and every Miao family gathers at noon or day to celebrate the "eat the new festival" bureau trouser belt. The time of the festival varies from place to place, and the festival period is generally 2 days to 5 days. "Eat New Festival" is the grandest and most solemn festival of the Miao people.

6. Lusheng Festival: It is a festival for the Miao people in Zhouxi area of Guizhou to worship their ancestors and celebrate the harvest, which is generally held in the first month of the lunar calendar, February or March or July, and lasts for four or five days.

7. Huashan Festival: also known as "stepping on the flower mountain", "stepping on the flower field", "stepping on the field", "stepping on the mountain", etc., popular in the northwest of Guizhou, south of Sichuan, southeast of Yunnan Miao area, this festival because of the different places of residence of the Miao people, so the date and name of the mountain festival are also different.

8. Autumn Festival: The day of the beginning of autumn every year, the time is one day. On this day, young men and women gather in the village and mountain field, singing and dancing, looking for a partner.

9. Drum Stepping Festival: It is a young man and woman of the Miao nationality who automatically gather to step on the drum on the local song field on a pig farm day in the second lunar month of the lunar calendar every year.

10. Sacrifice Festival: This festival is held on the second day of the cow farm in October of the lunar calendar. The festival is an ancient traditional festival of the Miao people.

The Zhuang are an ethnic minority in China with a rich variety of traditional festivals and customs. Here are some of them:

1.March 3rd Festival: Also known as the "Shangsi Festival", it is one of the most important traditional festivals of the Zhuang people, usually held on the third day of the third lunar month. This festival is mainly based on activities such as ancestor worship, dragon boat racing, and singing mountain songs.

2.Solar terms: The Zhuang people pay great attention to the 24 solar terms, and will celebrate and carry out corresponding activities according to the changes of different seasons.

3.Wedding customs: Weddings are very important for the Zhuang people, and they will perform many rituals and traditional customs, such as giving dowries, welcoming relatives, etc.

4.Sacrificial activities: The Zhuang people believe in religion and carry out grand sacrificial ceremonies in spring and autumn every year to express their respect and gratitude for the lack of heroic spirits of their ancestors and the power of nature.

5.Dance: Dance occupies an extremely important place in Zhuang culture. They are good at playing various folk instrumental music such as bamboo flutes and horse-head qins, and can dance unique traditional dances such as the Guozhuang dance and the bench dance.

6.Residential architecture: Due to the limitations of living environment and economic conditions, the structure of Zhuangjia housing is relatively simple, most of them are wooden structures or adobe walls, and the roof is covered with thatch or green tiles.

At the same time, it also retains many ancient and exquisite decorative techniques, such as window flower carving, lintel portraits, etc.

The Zhuang are an ethnic minority in China with a long history and a rich and colorful culture. Here are some of the traditional festivals and customs of the Zhuang people:

1.March 3rd of the Zhuang Nationality: It is one of the most important traditional festivals of the Zhuang people, and it is also a day to worship ancestors and pray for peace and auspiciousness. On this day, people will dress up in costumes, dance dragons and lions, sing and dance, and celebrate the festival.

2.The fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month of the Zhuang people: also known as the Mango Shoe Festival, people will hold traditional activities such as dragon boat racing, swinging and stilt walking on this day.

3.June 6 of the Zhuang Nationality: It is the torch festival of the Zhuang people, and it is also a festival to worship ancestors and pray for a good harvest. In the evening, torches are lit and dances are danced around the village or fields, while families gather and share food.

4.Zhuang New Year: On the first day of the first lunar month every year, people will carry out a series of rituals such as ancestor worship, worship gods, and pray for blessings. In addition, there are many characteristic customs during the New Year, such as sticking Spring Festival couplets, greeting elders, and eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

5.Zhuang wedding: In the traditional culture of the Zhuang people, weddings are considered to be major events in life, so they are very important.

Weddings usually last for several days and are attended by relatives, friends and villagers. During the wedding, the bride and groom also perform many rituals and customs, such as crossing the door, worshipping the church, and offering tea.

6.Zhuang costumes: The traditional costumes of the Zhuang people are very gorgeous and unique, especially the women's costumes are exquisite. The traditional Zhuang ** includes horse coats, cardigans, long skirts, etc., as well as silver ornaments and hair accessories full of ethnic characteristics.

The above are some introductions to the traditional festivals and customs of the Zhuang people. The Zhuang people are enthusiastic and bold, love to live and live, and they use their own culture and traditions to express their attitudes and emotions towards life.