"Naxi" is one of the unique characteristics of China's Yunnan Province, is a collection of art and culture in one of the ethnic groups. So do you know where the Naxi festival is specifically? Next by the old yellow calendar of the minority festivals for you to explain the relevant knowledge about the Naxi people it!
Naxi festival is where the festival: one of the unique ethnic groups in Yunnan Traditional Festivals
Naxi introduction
Naxi is one of the 56 ethnic groups in China, one of the unique ethnic groups of Yunnan, the vast majority of them live in the city of Lijiang in northwest Yunnan, the rest are distributed in other counties in Yunnan. The Naxi people have their own language, Naxi language belongs to the Tibetan-Burmese branch of the Han-Tibetan language family Yi language.
The Naxi people are unique in art, and their poetry, painting, sculpture, music and dance arts are famous in ancient and modern times. Family organization is common among the Naxi, and it is an ethnic group with a high degree of agglomeration. The kinship organization of the Nari (Mosuo) in the Lugu Lake area maintains relatively ancient characteristics, and the Naxi culture is y influenced by Han culture.
What are the Naxi festivals
The Naxi people's festivals are many of the same as the Han. Such as Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc., but the content of the Spring Festival activities are different from the Han Chinese, with a strong ethnic characteristics. Like many ethnic groups in the southwest, the Naxi also have the Torch Festival. And the traditional festival of the nation, mainly mule and horse will, agricultural tools will, the Dragon King will and the mountain will, the most characteristic to count the stick will.
Spring Festival:
Spring Festival, New Year's Eve slaughter chickens, to rice and meat to feed the dog, with a pig's head to worship Zaojun, and then sacrificed to the ancestors. The first day of vegetarian, do not go out, the whole family with poop, vegetables, wine and other things to the ancestors' graves to pay homage. On the second day of the month, they wash their heads and feet. On the third day of the lunar month, the whole village is dedicated to the same activity, and in some places, only men are allowed to participate in the festival. The purpose of the festival is to pray for the prosperity of people and animals and a good harvest. From the first to the fifteenth are not labor, play at home, the youth with the custom of singing or archery and other recreational activities.
Rod will be:
Naxi agricultural festival, later evolved into the exchange of bamboo and wood farming equipment for the festival, also known as the old meeting. Whenever the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the Naxi people will gather in the towns, exchange of production materials, in preparation for spring plowing. In the evening, each family will eat Lantern Festival and go to the street to watch singing and dancing performances.
Torch Festival:
The Naxi Torch Festival, scheduled for three days in June 25, 26 and 27 of the old calendar, is a grand festival of the Naxi people second only to the Spring Festival. On the first day of the Torch Festival, people choose a good and long pine wood, split into thin strips, the center with flammable pine Ming, bundled into a torch. In the evening, the torches are lit in front of each house, and on the second day, the torches are generally higher than those on the first day. The third day is the culmination of the festival, and the torches are tied high, large and beautifully decorated. All corners are illuminated in order to brighten up the crops, destroy pests and wish for a good harvest. People hold up torches, singing and dancing all night long.
Agricultural tools will be:
New Year's Day 15 Lijiang Agricultural tools will be, New Year's Day 20 Baysha Agricultural tools will be, are the traditional festivals of the Naxi people. It marks the climax of the Spring Festival activities, but also the end of this festival and the beginning of the new year to prepare for farming production. Baisha agricultural tools will be called "Baisha Temple" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Naxi language called "Baisha Tangmei empty stick", meaning "Baisha Dabaojiagong open door". Is the Ming Dynasty building "large treasure Jaguar Palace", "Liulidian", "Dadingge" and other temples once a year to open the door. The main purpose is to allow people to enter the incense and worship Buddha. Nearly half a century, into the exchange of agricultural equipment-oriented festivals, so people are truly called "Baisha agricultural equipment will be". At that time, farmers from neighboring counties have to come here to buy and sell farm equipment and horses, during the rush will be bustling.