What are the traditional festivals and customs of the Miao people?
The Miao people are the fourth in China Major ethnic minorities, with a total population of more than 9 million people.The main traditional festivals of the Miao nationality are the New Year of the Miao, the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the 8th of April, the New Food Festival, the Lusheng Festival, the Huashan Festival, the Autumn Festival and the Drum Stepping Festival.
The Miao people are a very ancient ethnic group.According to legend, their ancestors were Chiyou.They originally lived in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and later migrated to the Jianghan Plain.Even as far away as at home and abroad.However, the traditional festivals of the Miao people have not been submerged by the torrent of history, such as the New Year of the Miao, the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the 8th of April, the New Food Festival, the Lusheng Festival and so on.
What is the most important festival of the Miao nationality
1.Miao Year:Mainly prevalent in the Miao inhabited areas of Guizhou and Guangxi provinces.It is held on the ninth, tenth, or eleventh month of the lunar calendar on Chen (Dragon) day or Mao (rabbit) day or Chou (ox) day.It lasts for nine days before and after the Miao, which is the most solemn festival for the Miao people.
2.Spring Festival:It is a festival celebrated by the Han nationality and other ethnic minorities in my country.The Miao people in southeastern Guizhou call the Spring Festival "Han Nian" and coexist with the traditional "Miao Nian".In the Miao area, it is mainly the Spring Festival.
3.Dragon Boat Festival:It is a traditional festival for the Miao water surface rowing competition.The time is five days from May 5th or 24th to 27th of the lunar calendar every year.
4, April 8:Every year on the 8th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, it is a traditional festival for the Miao people in Huangping, Songtao, Hunan and Hunan to commemorate the hero of the Miao nationality, Yayi.
5.Eating New Festival:Every year in the sixth and seventh month of the lunar calendar, when the rice is heading, every family of the Miao ethnic group gathers to celebrate the "Eating New Festival" at noon or chen day.The time of the festival varies from place to place, but the festival usually lasts from 2 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, Guizhou to worship their ancestors and celebrate the harvest.It is usually held in the first month of the lunar calendar, February or March or July, lasting four to five days.
7.Huashan Festival:also known as "Treading on Flower Mountain", "Treading on Flower Field", "Treading on Field", "Treading on Mountain", etc.It is popular in the Miao areas of northwest Guizhou, south Sichuan, and southeastern Yunnan., This festival has different dates and names because of the different residences of the Miao people.
8.Catch the Autumn Festival:On the day of the beginning of autumn every year, the time is one day.On this day, young men and women gather at the village mountain farm, sing and dance, and seek a partner.
9.Drum-stomping Festival:It is a festival for young men and women of the Miao nationality who automatically gather to sing drums at the local singing venue on the first pig farm day in the second lunar month of the lunar calendar.
10.Sacrifice to You Festival:This festival is held on the second day of the cattle farm in October of the lunar calendar.Jiyou Festival is an ancient traditional festival of the Miao people.
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