Question 1: What is the significance of the Water Splashing Festival? It is a traditional festival of the Dai, Achang, Deang, Brown, and Wa ethnic groups. In Dai language, the New Year is called "Jingbi Mai" and the Water Splashing Festival is called "Hunan". Therefore, the Water Splashing Festival is a symbol of the transition between the old and the new in the Dai calendar. There are different legends about the origin of the Water Splashing Festival. According to the legend of the Dai people in Xishuangbanna: In ancient times, there was a demon king who did many evil things. People hated him and tried many ways but could not kill him. Later, the devil snatched seven girls to be his wives. The clever seventh girl learned from the devil's mouth his fatal weakness, that is, she could strangle the devil's neck with his hair to kill him. The seventh girl took advantage of the devil's sleep, pulled out his hair and strangled his neck, and the devil's head rolled down. But as soon as the head fell to the ground, a fire broke out on the ground. As soon as the girl picked up the head, the fire was extinguished. In order to prevent the fire from burning, she and her six sisters took turns holding the devil's head every year. Every year when people change people, people pour water on the girl holding her head to wash away the blood on her body, wash away her fatigue of the year, and pray that disasters can be eliminated in the new year. Since then, the Water Splashing Festival has been formed to see off the old and welcome the new. The Water Splashing Festival usually takes place in mid-April in the Gregorian calendar and in June in the Dai calendar, lasting three to five days. The first day is called "Whisuo Sanli", which means New Year's Eve, and the last day is called "Whiba Wima", which means "the day when the King of Days arrives" and is New Year's Day. The middle one is called "Wan Nao", which means "empty day". During every festival, activities such as splashing water, throwing bags, rowing dragon boats, flying high, worshiping Buddha, and chasing pendulums are carried out. In the early morning of the first day of the festival, people collected flowers and green leaves to offer offerings to Buddhist temples, and piled sand to build four or five pagodas in the temple. All living beings sat around the pagodas, listening to the Buddha chanting sutras, and then carried the Buddha statues into the courtyard. Women bring clear water to wash away the dust of the Buddha statues. After the ceremony in the Buddhist temple, the young men and women stopped splashing water on each other for fun, and the mass water-splashing activity began. People filled copper bowls, basins and even buckets with water, and rushed out of the streets and alleys, chasing the concubines and splashing water on everyone. Folks believe that this is auspicious water, a blessing water that can ward off disasters and diseases, so people pour it as much as they want. Regardless of the person who pours it or the person who is poured it, although they are soaked from head to toe, they are still very happy. I saw water flowers blooming among the crowd, forming rainbows under the reflection of the sun, and everywhere was filled with laughter and laughter. In addition to water splashing, there are also mass singing and dancing activities. Elderly people in their 70s and 80s, and children as young as 78 years old, all dressed up in festive costumes, came to the village square, where men, women and children gathered in a circle and danced to the beats of gongs, elephant feet and drums. Some dance "Peacock Dance", some dance "Yulahe", and some improvise, singing and dancing at the same time, with graceful movements, distinctive rhythm and moving singing. When it jumps to high spirits, cheers of "water, water, water" may erupt, or it may end with the singing of "Yulaha, Yulaha". Some men drank while dancing, getting so drunk that they stayed up all night and even passed out drunk on the dance floor. During the festival, dragon boat racing is held on the wide Lancang River. The wooden boats were decorated with colorful flowers and dressed up as dragons, peacocks, big fish and other figures. Dozens of young men and women paddled forward vigorously. Crowds of spectators on both sides of the Taiwan Strait filled the sky with the sound of gongs, drums and cheers. After the competition, the winners came to the podium to receive their awards and drink a celebratory drink. At night, various villages set off fireworks. This is a homemade firework made by the Dai people. It uses a bamboo several feet long, fills the root with gunpowder and other ingredients, and places it on an elevated frame made of bamboo. The fuse is lit, the gunpowder burns, and the bamboo shoots into the sky like a rocket, emitting brilliant fireworks in the sky, like clusters of flowers, stars shining and dazzling, decorating the festive night sky particularly beautifully. The one with the highest score will be praised and rewarded.
During the Water Splashing Festival, activities such as packet throwing are also held. Young men and women find partners and express their love by throwing bags.
Question 2: What is the significance of the Water-Splashing Festival? The Water-Splashing Festival is the New Year of the Dai calendar. In Dai language, it is also called the Buddha Bathing Festival. The Dai calendar divides a year into 12 months, with June as the first month. The day when the sun enters the Taurus Palace is designated as the Water Splashing Festival. Shenxun of June in the Chu Dai calendar is equivalent to April in the Gregorian calendar, so the Water Splashing Festival starts on the seventh day after the Qingming Festival in April in the Gregorian calendar and lasts for 3 to 5 days.
The folk origin of the Water Splashing Festival comes from a beautiful legend.
It is said that a long time ago, where the Dai people lived, there was a demon king with boundless evil powers. When he exhaled, he could turn into a strong wind. Wherever the wind hit, he could ignite evil fire. When he opened his mouth, he could spit water, flood the earth, and run rampant and domineering without evil. If you don't do it, you will be invulnerable to swords and arrows, and will not tolerate fire and water. Everyone is very worried. Once, the demon king snatched seven beautiful girls to be his wives. They hated the devil very much and worked together to kill the devil and avenge their fellow villagers. The youngest and most beautiful girl was named Yidanhan. One night in June of the Dai calendar, she pretended to be very intimate with the demon king, got him drunk with wine, and flattered him: Your Majesty, you are so powerful that nothing can hurt you. After hearing this, Demon King Yan was so happy that he forgot about himself and said to Idanhan: In fact, as long as you strangle my neck with my hair, I will be finished! After Demon King Bo fell asleep, Idanhan pulled out a hair of Demon King and pulled it out. The Demon King's head fell to the ground. But wherever the demon king's head rolls, there will be a fire. In order to save the people from disaster, the seven wives had to hold the demon king's head in their arms and each took turns for a day. A day in the sky is a year in the world. Whenever this day takes turns, people use clean water to wash away the filth contaminated by the demon king's head. Year after year, today's Water Splashing Festival is formed.
In real life, the Water-Splashing Festival is a festival for the Dai people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. The first day of the festival is for giving hats, which is called Sangkan Day in Dai language. In the early morning, Buddhists in Yucheng took a foam bath and changed their clothes. They first piled sand and bathed the Buddha to pray for a good harvest. Then they went to the riverside, where people carrying small buckets and flower branches were everywhere. At first, people dipped flower branches in water, sprinkled it on the neck of the opposite sex, and then patted the other person's shoulder three times with their hands to wish him (her) new happiness and good health, and the other person also sprinkled water in return. The next day was Water Splashing Day. On the most solemn and lively day, men, women, old and young all go out to splash water. Wen splash and Wu splash are divided into Wen splash and Wu splash. When splashing, you scoop a spoonful of clean water, say blessings, pull the collar of the other person, and let the water flow. It flows down the spine, and the person who is poured happily accepts the blessing. There is no fixed form for Wu Po, which can be chased and splashed with ladles, basins, or buckets. The more water is poured, the more blessings are received, and therefore the greater the blessing. Happy. On the third day, the so-called bag throwing is an expression of courtship by young men and women. When throwing bags, the boys and girls stand in a row and throw the diamond-shaped cloth bags towards their partners. At this time, the woman can wait for an opportunity to steal the sword or headscarf from the person she intends to wear; then run home to prepare food and drinks, waiting for the young man to ask for it, and make a lifelong commitment. At night, people stubble on the top of a long bamboo pole. , tie a bamboo tube, fill the tube with gunpowder, and once it is lit, it will make a high-pitched whistle like a pigeon and fly into the blue sky, setting off colorful fireworks, which will decorate the night sky very beautifully. This is an activity that people do. With Gao Sheng and a blazing fire on one side, the auspicious peacock dance is performed happily until midnight. During the festival, dragon boat racing, peacock dance, pendulum and other activities will also be held in various places on both sides of the Lancang River. People and domestic and foreign guests go to Dai villages to splash water and bless each other to celebrate the festival.
The Water Splashing Festival originally originated in India, and was later introduced to Myanmar, and then to Thailand, Laos and Yunnan in my country. This custom is also popular among the Brown, Deang and other ethnic groups in the province.
Question 3: What is the meaning of splashing water? Early in the morning, people will collect flowers and green leaves to worship in the Buddhist temple, and carry water to bathe the Buddha - to wash the dust of the Buddha statue. After bathing the Buddha, groups of young men and women will start pouring water on each other in various containers. , pouring out of the streets and alleys, chasing and splashing on everyone, the Dai family goes crazy, splashing all over, and a happy life! Water splashes symbolizing good fortune, happiness, and health bloom in the air, and people splash to their heart's content. Sprinkling on the ground, laughing loudly, getting wet all over, and high spirits. 2. Water Splashing Festival Love: The Water Splashing Festival is also a beautiful time for unmarried young men and women to find love and cultivate happiness. During the Water Splashing Festival, unmarried young men and women of the Dai people like to do Bao throwing. Game. The flower bag carefully made of flower cloth in the girl's hand is a token of love.
He already had 6 beautiful wives, and he stole another beautiful and smart wife.
One year, it was the New Year's day in the world, and the devil was drinking and having fun in the palace. After three rounds of drinking, I was already drunk. The younger wife R Zongbu (also known as Nong Xiang) took the opportunity to praise the devil: "My noble king, you have boundless power and noble virtues. With your prestige, you can conquer heaven, hell, and the world. You should Be the master of the three realms." After hearing this, the Demon King felt proud, and after pondering for a while, he turned to his beloved wife and said, "My magic power can indeed conquer the three realms, but no one knows about my weaknesses." The little wife then asked. He said: "Your Majesty has such magical power, how can he have a weakness?" The Demon King looked around, and after making sure it was safe, he replied in a low voice: "I'm afraid that someone will pull out my hair and strangle my neck, which will separate my body. You You have to keep an eye on it." She pretended to be surprised and asked: "How can a king who can conquer the three realms be afraid of hair?" The devil said in a low voice: "Although hair is small, my hair will be broken. My neck, I won’t be able to survive.”
After hearing this, she secretly made up her mind. So, she continued to pour wine for the devil until the banquet was over, and she helped the devil to bed and fell asleep. At this time, she carefully pulled out a hair of the devil, and strangled the devil's neck before he woke up. The devil's head immediately fell to the ground, and every drop of blood dripping from his head turned into a ball of fire, burning brightly and quickly spreading to the world. At this time, R Zongbu quickly picked up the devil's head, and the flames on the ground were extinguished, but as soon as he put his head down, the fire started again. So the six wives of the king came and took turns holding the devil's head so that the fire would stop burning.
Later, R Zongbu returned to the world, but she was still covered in blood. People poured water on her to wash away the blood. The blood stains were finally washed away, and R Zongbu lived happily in the world. After Zongbu's death, in order to commemorate her, people splashed water on each other every New Year, washed away the dirt on their bodies with clean water, and ushered in an auspicious New Year.
Legend 2
According to legend, a long time ago, a Dai village living deep in a dense forest by the Jinsha River was in danger of being engulfed by the fire due to a fire in the forest during the Water Splashing Festival. .
In order to protect the village, a Dai man named Li Liang broke out of the "fire net" without fear of danger, picked up buckets of river water from the Jinsha River, and poured it on the mountain fire. After a day and night, Tired, the mountain fire was finally extinguished. The villagers were rescued, but Li Liang died from sweating due to fatigue and fell thirsty on the top of the mountain.
So the villagers brought water to Li Liang to quench his thirst, but even after drinking ninety-nine loads of water, he could not quench his thirst. Later, Li Liang threw himself into the river, turned into a giant dragon, and went down the river. Some people say that he turned into a big tree. In order to commemorate Li Liang, the Dai people clean every house on the third day of the third lunar month every year and scatter green pine leaves. And at the selected riverside or well, a green shed with a length of half a mile is built with green trees. Thick pine needles are scattered under the shed, and tanks filled with water are placed on both sides. When the sun was at its peak at noon, people walked under the shed, dipping pine branches in water and sprinkling each other with water to express their memory of Li Liang and their best wishes for the New Year. This activity continues to this day and has become a festival for the Dai people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new and wish them good luck - the Water Splashing Festival.
Legend 3
A rebellious son was working in the mountains on the seventh day after the Qingming Festival. He saw the scene of the chicks feeding back, and he realized something and decided to serve his mother well. At that time, his mother was walking up the mountain to deliver food to her son, and she accidentally slipped. Her son came to help her, but she thought he was coming to beat her, so she hit her head against a tree and died. The son regretted it so much that he cut down the tree and carved it into a statue of his mother. Every year on the seventh day after the Qingming Festival, the statue was dipped in warm water sprinkled with flower petals and washed. It later evolved into a custom. ......gt;gt;
Question 5: What is the function of the Water Splashing Festival, and is it also a magical thing? The Water Splashing Festival is a custom of the Dai people. The Water Splashing Festival means that it can bring happiness and joy to people.
Question 6: What are the customs of the Water Splashing Festival? Dai customs - Water Splashing Festival
China's Dai people are an ethnic minority with a long cultural tradition, with a population of nearly one million, mainly living in southern Yunnan. Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in the west, Gengma, Menglian and other autonomous counties, and others are scattered throughout Yunnan.
The Dai people have 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 common, such as worshiping village gods and ghosts, agricultural sacrifices, hunting sacrifices, worship of spiritual objects, etc.
Water Splashing Festival of the Dai Nationality
A The Origin of the Water Splashing Festival
The Water Splashing Festival is the New Year festival of the Dai people and the most important festival of the Dai people. It falls every year in April of the lunar calendar (equivalent to It is held in the fifth month of the Dai calendar and usually lasts for three to four days. The first day is "Mai Day", which is similar to the Lunar New Year's Eve. It is called "Wanduo Shanghan" in Dai language, which means sending off the old days. At this time, people have to tidy up their houses, clean the house, and prepare for the New Year's dinner and various activities during the festival. The second day is called "Chu Day", and "Chu" means "empty". According to custom, this day neither belongs to the previous year nor the next year, so it is called "empty day"; the third day is called "empty day". Maipayawanma", it is said that this is the day when the heroic spirit of Payawan returns to the world with the new calendar. People are accustomed to regard this day as the arrival of the king of days, and it is the New Year's Day of the Dai calendar.
The Water-Splashing Festival originated in India and is a ritual of ancient Brahmanism. It was later absorbed by Buddhism and was introduced to the Dai ethnic area of ??Yunnan, China via Myanmar from the end of the 12th century to the beginning of the 13th century AD. With the deepening influence of Buddhism in the Dai area, the Water Splashing Festival has become a national custom and has been passed down for hundreds of years. In the process of the spread of the Water-Splashing Festival, the Dai people gradually combined it with their own national myths and legends, giving the Water-Splashing Festival a more magical meaning and national color.
To this day, there is still a very interesting myth circulating among the Dai people: In ancient times, there was a demon in the Dai area. The people are in dire straits. People hated him, but they couldn't deal with it despite trying many methods. Later, the devil took possession of seven folk girls as wives. The girls saw the miserable lives of their compatriots and determined to find a way to destroy the devil. The clever seventh girl discovered the devil's fatal weakness from his words, that is, only the devil's own hair can kill him. One night, when the devil was drunk and fell into a deep sleep, the girls bravely pulled out a hair from his head and tied it tightly around his neck. Sure enough, the devil's head fell off immediately. But as soon as his head hit the ground, a fire broke out on the ground. Seeing that disaster was about to happen, the girls immediately picked up the heads, the fire was extinguished, and the devil disappeared. In order to prevent the fire from reigniting and harming the people, the sisters decided to take turns holding the devil's head, changing them every year. During the annual replacement, people would give the girl holding her head a flush of water to wash away the blood and fatigue of adulthood. Later, in order to commemorate these seven witty and brave women, the Dai people splashed water on each other on this day every year. Since then, the Water Splashing Festival has been formed as a grand festival for the Dai people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
B Blessings for the Water Splashing Festival
On the "Mai Day", early in the morning, people will collect flowers and green leaves to worship in Buddhist temples, and carry clean water to "bathe the Buddha" - to wash the dust of the Buddha statues. After the "Buddha Bathing" is completed, the collective splashing of water on each other begins. Groups of young men and women filled various containers with water and poured out into the streets and alleys, chasing each other and splashing water on everyone they met. "When the water blooms, the Dai family goes crazy", "If you get wet all over, you will be happy for life"! Flowers of water symbolizing good luck, happiness and health bloom in the sky. People splash as much as they want, laughing loudly, feeling extremely happy, getting wet all over and in high spirits...
C Water Splashing Festival Love
The Water Splashing Festival is also a beautiful time for unmarried young men and women to find love and cultivate happiness. During the Water Splashing Festival, unmarried young men and women of the Dai nationality like to play the "packet throwing" game. The flower bag carefully made of flower cloth in the girl's hand is a token of love.
On the day of throwing the bags, the girls dress up as best they can, then carry flower umbrellas and small flower bags to the "private area", line up with the boys on both sides, thirty or forty steps apart, and start throwing flower bags at each other. If the young man cannot catch the bag of flowers thrown by the girl, he must put the flowers prepared in advance in the girl's hair. If the girl cannot catch the bag of flowers thrown by the young man, she must put the flowers in the young man's chest... In this way, he gradually chooses the other party, and a series of romantic love stories begin...
D The power of the Water Splashing Festival
Dragon boat rowing is one of the most exciting events of the Water Splashing Festival. Held on the "Maipaya Wanma" (third day) of Songkran Festival. On that day, people in festive costumes gathered on the banks of the Lancang and Ruili rivers to watch the dragon boat races. There are green and colorful dragon boats moored on the river, and dozens of people are sitting on them...gt;gt;
Question 7: The meaning of the Water-Splashing Festival of the Dai people. Regarding the origin of the Water-Splashing Festival, there is a folk custom among the Dai people. A touching story. Legend has it that in ancient times, the farming season was governed by a god named Pengma Dalacha. However, with his superb magic and vast magical power, Dalazha, who was in Pengma Di, showed his power randomly and did whatever he wanted. He rained when he wanted and cooled down when he wanted, causing the world to become cold and warm out of balance, causing rain and drought to be confused. The god Yingda Tira decided to punish Pengma Dalaza, who brought disasters to the world. However, due to Pengma Dalaza's skill in magic, the gods did not dare to touch him. So Indalati turned into a handsome young man and went to "skewer" the seven daughters of Dalacha. He told how their father had done evil. The seven kind and beautiful girls were originally very dissatisfied with what their father had done. Today, they were even more indignant after hearing the words of the "young man". They decided to kill their relatives in a righteous way and eliminate disasters for the world. The girls discussed privately to get rid of their heinous father. , must find out the secret of his father's life and death. While talking and laughing, Daraza unknowingly revealed the secret of his life and death: he was not afraid of fire, flooding, knife cutting, or arrow shooting. What he was afraid of was making a "bow Saizai" with his own hair ( meaning "heartstring bow"). One day, the girls got their father very drunk. While he was sleeping, they secretly pulled out a piece of his hair and made it into a "bow plug". When they aimed the bow at Dalacha, his neck was broken, and as soon as his head hit the ground, it burst into flames, and the fire spread everywhere. In order to extinguish the evil fire, seven girls took turns holding the pockmarked Dalacha's head in their arms until it rotted away. During the rotation, the girls had to fetch clean water and pour it on themselves to wash away the stains and odors all over their bodies. In order to commemorate the seven girls who sacrificed their relatives and eliminated harm for the people, the Dai people hold water-splashing activities when celebrating the New Year to eliminate disasters and wish for good weather, good harvests, and prosperity for people and animals in the new year. The "Wrist Brain" in the Dai New Year is the day when Dalacha's head rots while holding pockmarks, and the water-splashing activity is held on this day.
Question 8: What is the meaning of the Water Splashing Festival? Sprinkle pure water on each other to pray to wash away the bad luck of the past year.