The traditional festivals of the Dai people What are the festivals and customs of the Dai people

1. Dai people. The festivals are mainly related to the door festival, the door opening festival, and the Songkran festival.

2. Closing the door festival, opening the door festival: The closing festival is September 15 of the Dai calendar, that is, the middle of July of the Gregorian calendar, the opening festival is December 15 of the Dai calendar, and the erection of the shed Sun is the middle of October of the Gregorian calendar. Men, women and children from all villages should go to the Buddhist temple to hold a grand Buddha worship activity, offer food, flowers and coins to the Buddha statue, chant sutras and drip water in front of the Buddha statue, in order to ask for the blessing of the Buddha and the purity of the people.

3. The three months from the Closing Festival to the Opening Festival are the time of "closing the door", which is the most frequent period of the year. Worship the Buddha, listen to the Buddha's lectures, 7 days a small time. At night, it is necessary to set off sparks, firecrackers, and high ascension (Kong Ming lanterns, hold a "rush swing".

During the closure, young men and women can fall in love, but they cannot marry or go out; Wait until the door is "opened" before you can get married and go out.

4. Songkran Festival: The time is in late June or early July of the Dai calendar, that is, in the middle of April of the Gregorian calendar. The feast is generally three days.

The first two days are to send off the old chain, and the last day is to welcome the new. In the early morning of the festival, the men, women and children of the Dai village bathe and dress up to the Buddha temple to worship the Buddha, and pile up sand in the temple to build a tower, everyone sits around the tower and listens to the Buddha chanting. After that, the women each carry a load of water to "wash the dust" of the Buddha statue.

After the Buddhist temple ceremony, young men and women withdrew and poured water on each other to bless each other. Then they paraded in groups, sprinkling passers-by as a sign of blessing.

1. The traditional festivals of the Dai nationality are mainly related to the door festival, the door opening festival, the Songkran Festival, the flower street festival, and the Xuntianba Festival, and the traditional festivals of the Dai nationality are mostly related to religious activities.

2, among them, the Songkran Festival is the most grand, the Dai Songkran Festival is also known as the "Buddha Bathing Festival", the Songkran Festival is equivalent to the New Year of the Dai people, on this day people get up early in the morning to repent, then they will bathe the Buddha, and then begin to celebrate for several days, during which everyone splashes each other with the water of the yard, praying to wash away the bad luck of the past year.

1. The traditional festivals of the Dai nationality are: Songkran Festival, Open Door Festival, and Closing Festival.

2. Songkran Festival: Dai New Year. It is from June 24 to 26 in the Dai calendar (the festival in the middle of April in the summer calendar.

Three or five days. In the early morning of the festival, men, women and children bathe and change clothes, go to the Buddhist temple to worship the Buddha, that is, to sprinkle water and wash the dust on the Buddha statue, and then splash water on each other to eliminate diseases and disasters. Later, it was a festival with splashing water as a play.

According to legend, the ancient fire demon did all kinds of evil and snatched 7 girls. The youngest girl, Nongxiang, learns the secret of killing the fire demon: pluck its hair and strangle it to death.

The devil turned into a ball of fire, and landed**, **just**. The girls splashed water and extinguished the fire. This legend has become a habit along the way, and gradually became a Songkran Festival.

One is that this custom originated in India, and Brahmins bathe in the river at this time of year to wash away their sins; The elderly could not go down to the river, so their children poured water on them to wash away their sins. Later, it was introduced to the Dai region of China.

3. Open door festival: Dai language is called "out of the valley", which means that the Buddha is out of the temple. A traditional religious festival of the Dai people in Yunnan.

It is held every year on the 15th day of the twelfth month of the Dai calendar. The content of the event is the same as that of the Closing Festival. On the 15th day of December of the Dai calendar, the things that are placed behind the Buddha seat when entering the depression are taken out and burned, indicating that the Buddha has been out of the depression, and the monk is out of the depression on the 16th, and the whole family of men, women and children go to the Zangfang to worship the Buddha.

On the 17th, a grand "catch up" activity was held, because on this day, the Buddha returned to the world after three months of preaching in the west, so all villages and villages should sound gongs and drums, hold a grand meeting, welcome the Buddha, and at the same time confess to the Buddha in the house for a year's sins; The monks took advantage of this time to preach the teachings to young men and women. At the time of the opening festival, the farming season has passed, the weather is getting colder, and there are not many Buddhist activities, so young people can fall in love or get married, while adults go out to run errands or visit relatives and friends. This season is the time when the Dai culture and entertainment activities are the most.

People set off sparks, lit fire lamps, raised highs, and traveled around the villages, which was very lively.

4. Closing the door festival: Dai language is called "into the valley", which means that the Buddha enters the temple. The traditional religious festival of the Dai nationality in Yunnan is held every year on the fifteenth day of the ninth year of the Dai calendar (the middle of the seventh month of the lunar calendar) and lasts for three months.

According to legend, on the ninth day of the Dai calendar every year, the Buddha went to the west to preach with his mother, and he could return to the world in March. Once, during the period when the Buddha was preaching in the western heavens, thousands of Buddhists went to the countryside to preach, trampling on the crops of the people and delaying their production. When the Buddha learned about this, he felt uneasy in his heart.

From then on, whenever the Buddha came to the West Heaven to give lectures, he gathered all the Buddhists together and stipulated that they were not allowed to go anywhere during these three months, but could only repent and atone for their previous sins. Therefore, people call it the "Closing Festival" in seconds.

The Dai are one of the ethnic minorities in China, mainly in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou. As an ethnic group with a long history and unique culture, the Dai people have a rich and colorful traditional festivals. Among them, the most important festivals include Songkran, New Year, and Lantern Festival.

1.Songkran.

The Songkran Festival is one of the most important festivals of the Dai people, and it is also the New Year of the Dai people. It is usually held in the middle of the third lunar month and lasts for three days. During Songkran, people gather at the riverside or in the square, holding containers filled with water, and splashing water on each other to celebrate.

This symbolizes washing away the bad luck of the old year and welcoming the good luck of the new year. Songkran is also accompanied by dances, songs, and unique folk activities such as elephant dance and water festival. Here's a Songkran **:

2.New Year's Day.

The Dai New Year Festival is their grandest traditional festival and is usually held in the twelfth lunar month. This festival marks the end of the lunar year and the beginning of the new year. During the New Year's Festival, people worship their ancestors and pray for a good harvest and happiness in the coming year.

In addition, the Dai people also hold grand temple fairs, including dragon and lion dances, traditional drama performances, and delicacies. Here's a New Year's Eve **:

3.Lantern festival.

The Lantern Festival is one of the most distinctive traditional festivals of the Dai nationality. It is held in the 11th lunar month and usually lasts for three days. During this festival, people light up a variety of colored lights to create beautiful light and shadow effects at night.

The Dai Lantern Festival is also combined with dances, songs, and folk games to bring joy and blessings to the people. Here's a sheet of the festival of lights

The traditional festivals of the Dai people are rich and colorful, showcasing their unique culture and folk customs. These festivals are not only celebrations, but also an important way for people to inherit and carry forward the traditional Dai culture. Whether it is the Songkran Festival, the New Year Festival or the Lantern Festival, the Dai people welcome the arrival of the festival with joy and festivity.

1. The festivals of the Dai nationality include the Songkran Festival, the Open Door Festival, the Closing Festival, the Patrol Tianba Festival, the Flower Street Festival, etc.

2. Songkran Festival: It is the New Year's festival of China's Dai, Achang, Brown, Wa, De'ang and other ethnic minorities and some ethnic groups in the Indochina Peninsula, and is the grandest traditional festival of the year for the Dai people.

3. Open door festival: It is a traditional festival that believes in Theravada Buddhism Dai people, Brown people, De'ang people, and some Wa people, etc., the time is on December 15 of the Dai calendar, and the door opening festival symbolizes the end of the rainy season for three months, indicating that the marriage taboo between men and women since the "closed door festival" has been lifted, and from now on, young men and women can start to fall in love or hold weddings freely.

4. Closing the door festival: the traditional festival of the Dai, Brown, De'ang and other ethnic groups and some Wa ethnic groups who believe in Theravada Buddhism, the time starts on the 15th day of September in the Dai calendar, lasts for 3 months, and the closing festival sets many precepts: it is forbidden for young men and women to fall in love and marry activities; Monks are not allowed to go out casually; Those who worship the Buddha should not stay away from their families or go to other homes for the night; No one is allowed to enter the Buddha's house, go to the Buddha's platform, take Buddha's things, etc.

5. Xuntianba Festival: Xuntianba is an annual traditional Spring Festival gathering festival of the Dai people. The content of the festival is to promote agriculture and protect trees through mass parades, and the time is on the 13th day of the first lunar month every year.

6. Flower Street Festival: Flower Street Festival is a special festival of Flower Waist Dai, because Flower Street Festival is an important form of young men and women to exchange and choose mates, and it is locally known as "Flower Street" and "Oriental Valentine's Day".