The Songkran Water Festival is usually held on the three days from April 13 to 15 of the Gregorian calendar.
Question 2: When is the Water Festival, the Water Festival is a few days April 13 to April 16 Gregorian calendar, the Water Festival is the Dai as well as Thai-speaking ethnic groups and traditional festivals in Southeast Asia, the day, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Cambodia and other countries, as well as overseas Thai settlement such as Hong Kong's Kowloon City, Taiwan's New Taipei City, Zhonghe District, etc., the people get up early in the morning to bathe in the ritual of the Buddha, and then began to celebrate for several days, during which time, the people will start to celebrate the festival. After that, they start the celebration for several days, during which they splash pure water on each other to pray for washing away the bad luck of the past year. The Water Splashing Festival is the New Year of the Dai people, equivalent to the middle of April on the Gregorian calendar, and generally lasts three to seven days.
The Water Festival is a comprehensive stage to show the traditional culture of Dai water culture, music and dance culture, food culture, dress culture and folk veneration, etc. It is an important window to study the history of the Dai people, and has high academic value. The artistic performances such as Zhangha and White Elephant Dance displayed at the Water Splashing Festival can help to understand the national characteristics of the Dai people, such as their understanding of nature, love of water and respect for Buddha, and gentleness and serenity. At the same time, the Water Splashing Festival is also an important link to strengthen the unity of the people of all ethnic groups in Xishuangbanna, which plays a positive role in promoting the development of social, economic and cultural development of the whole state through friendly cooperation and exchanges between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries.
On May 20, 2006, the folklore was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
Question 3: When is the Dai Water Festival Introduction: According to the custom of the Dai people, the Water Festival usually starts on April 13th and usually lasts for 3 to 7 days. It is one of the grandest festivals of the Dai people. You know when the 2014 Dai Water Splashing Festival is! You also know what date the 2014 Dai Water Festival is, right? Then you should follow me to learn the origin and customs of the Dai Water Splashing Festival. The origin of the Dai Water Festival In ancient times, there was a devil king who did a lot of evil, people hated him, and thought of a lot of ways not to kill him. Later, the devil king snatched seven girls to be his wives. The seven clever girls found out from the king's mouth his fatal weakness, that is, strangling the king's neck with the king's hair, in order to put him to death. When the devil king was asleep, the seventh girl pulled off his hair and strangled his neck, and the devil king's head rolled down. But as soon as the head fell to the ground, a great fire started on the ground, and 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 Demon King's head, changing it every year. Every year when the replacement, people are to hold the head of the girl splash water, wash away the blood on her body, wash away her fatigue of the year, for the new year can eliminate disasters and prayers. From then on, the formation of the old to welcome the new Water Festival. In fact, the Water Splashing Festival is the New Year of the Dai people, which originated in India and used to be a religious ceremony of Brahminism, then absorbed by Buddhism and introduced to the Dai area of Yunnan through Myanmar. The time is about the end of the thirteenth century to the beginning of the fourteenth century. About 700 years ago, with the increasing influence of Southern Theravada Buddhism in the Dai region, the custom of the Water Festival has become increasingly widespread. The Dai Water Splashing Festival The Water Splashing Festival is the grandest festival of the Dai people, and also the festival with the greatest influence and the largest number of participants among the minority festivals in Yunnan. The Dai Water Splashing Festival lasts for three to four days. The first day is Mai Day, which is similar to New Year's Eve on the lunar calendar, and is called Wando Shanghan in Dai language, which means to send the old. At this time, people have to tidy up their houses, clean up, and prepare for the annual dinner and various activities during the festival. The next day is called annoyed day, annoyed means empty, according to the custom of this day is neither before nor after a year, so empty day; the third day is New Year's Day, called "MaiPaYa evening horse" people used to regard this day as "the king of the day to come"; the fourth day is the New Year, called The fourth day is the New Year, called "Ba net Ma", respect for the first year, people regard this day as the most beautiful, the most auspicious day. Early in the morning of the festival, the Dai men, women and children dressed in festive attire, picking the water, first to the Buddhist temple to bathe Buddha, and then began to splash each other, wishing each other good luck, happiness and health. People dance while shouting "Water! Water! Water!" The sound of drums and gongs resonates through the sky, and the blessed water splashes everywhere, which is really a very spectacular scene. The content of the Water Festival, in addition to splashing water, there are also catching swing, dragon boat racing, bathing Buddha, chanting, jumping peacock dance, throwing bags, put the high, put the peacock lanterns and other customs. wannianli.tianqi/news/23950
Question 4: When is the 2015 Thailand Water Festival Water Festival in Thailand, each place is different, I check in 2014, the East April 13-18, Khon Kaen April 11-18, Langkai April 12-15, Sa Muang Pagan April 22-24, Nakhon Paiyi April 11-15, Suphanburi April 13-16, si chang island April 13-19, Bangkok April 10-15, Kyushu City Ayutthaya April 13, Nakhon is coveted Marat April 11-15, Chiang Mai April 12-15, Buriram April 13-15, Pangsoro April 9-15, each city you want to go to I'm going to introduce to where to go.
Question 5: When is the Yunnan Water Festival The Water Festival in Xishuangbanna is April 13th, 14th, and 15th for 3 days. Every day's activities are different, the first day is splashing water, the second day is to catch the pendulum, is a lot of Dai people in the street to sell some of the characteristics of the food and national ornaments, a street are. The third day is the dragon boat race, is held in the river, every day is very lively, especially the day of the water, you can experience ten thousand people splashing water festival, very fun, quite grand. As long as you walk on the street will be splashed wet, splashing wet symbolizes very happy.
The architectural style of Xishuangbanna is Dai style. Some architectural styles are also Dai-Thai style. The streets of Jinghong are lined with coconut trees, and most of the food in Banna is spicy and sour.
Tourist attractions:
The first day: Tropical Flower Garden, (in the city, a taxi to the), Dai Garden, tasting the coconut over there, to participate in the splashing activities (every hour), Menghuala Naxi show activities
The next day: Wangtian tree (three hours away from the city), walk the air corridor, Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park, Tropical Botanical Garden, Mangyong Park
The third day: Tropical Botanical Garden, Wild Elephant Valley, Lancang River, riverside night market (that is a special street, selling a lot of souvenirs, Dai dresses, Banna characteristics of the snacks)
Banna characteristics of the snacks
1, we prefer to go to the Yedna to eat, cheap and characteristic (right next to the Daxing Supermarket, ask the locals can find)
2, there are also cheap and delicious, and also the Banna characteristics of the snacks
2, the Banna characteristics of the food is not only the food, but also the local people.
3, Barada (banana flavor, pineapple flavor, mango flavor and other fruit flavors, riverside on the sale of), pineapple rice, bamboo rice, Menghai roasted chicken, bamboo shoots boiled chicken, lemongrass roasted chicken, roasted fish, lemon hand-torn chicken plate, tomatoes, Nan Yu, crab meat dumplings, Yao ethnic poop.
4, Dai barbecue (a string of one dollar, two dollars a string of more, is Banna people's favorite, in the Water Festival, when the daytime when a street are grilled barbecue, is quite spectacular), and a lot of delicious. Riverside and cold drink store inside can do a lot of freshly squeezed juice, you can also go to taste.
Banna specialty fruits guava, durian, popcorn, pineapple, papaya, capers, mango, coconut, passion fruit, lotus fog, pomelo ...... Wish you happy traveling in advance!
Question 6: What is the Water Festival like? The Water Splashing Festival
The Water Splashing Festival is the grandest festival of the Dai people, and also the most influential and attended festival among the minority festivals in Yunnan. The festival is the new year of the Dai calendar, which is equivalent to the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar, and the festival usually lasts three to seven days. The first day is called "Mai Day" in Dai language, which is similar to the New Year's Eve in the lunar calendar; the second day is called "Worry Day" in Dai language (Empty Day); and the third day is the New Year, which is called "Aba Net Ma", and is actually the first day of the year, which is considered as the best and the most auspicious day. The third day is the New Year, called "BaNaMa", which is the first day of the year, and people regard this day as the most beautiful and auspicious. Early in the morning of the festival, the Dai men, women and children dressed in festive costumes, picking water, first to the Buddhist temple to bathe in Buddha, and then began to splash each other, wishing each other good luck, happiness and health. People dance while calling out "Water! Water! Water!" The sound of drums and gongs ringing in the sky, the blessing of the water splashed everywhere, the scene is very spectacular.
During the Water Festival, the Dai youth like to do in the forest clearing to throw the package game. Flower package made of beautiful flower cloth, loaded with cotton paper, cotton seeds, etc., four corners and the center is decorated with five flower spikes, is a token of love, young men and women through the throw package, receive package, get acquainted with each other. When the girl consciously let the young man can not catch lose, the young man will be ready to give gifts to the girl, both left the crowd to the secluded place to talk about love to go.
During the Songkran Festival, there is also a dragon boat race. The competition is held on the Lancang River. A group of red and green dragon boat in the "Hall Hall" in the sound of the gong and "Hi Hi Hi" in the shouts and whistles, chopping waves, bravely forward, thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists attracted to the Lancang River side, for the festival added a lot of tension and happy atmosphere.
Putting on the Gao Sheng and Kongming Lanterns is also an activity unique to the Dai ethnic area. People set up a good anti-aircraft stand before the festival, when the homemade earth rockets will be lit, so that it whistles and flies into the blue sky. The higher and farther away from the walled village, the more people feel glorious and auspicious. The winners will also be awarded. At night, people in the square on the open space will be lighted candles, put into the homemade large "balloon" inside, the use of hot air buoyancy, a "Kongming lanterns" flying into the sky, in honor of the ancient sage Kong Ming.
In addition, put the river boat, jumping elephant foot drum dance and peacock dance, cockfighting, etc., is also the activities during the Water Festival. In recent years, it has also increased the content of folklore inspection, economic and trade negotiations. So that the activities of the Water Splashing Festival are more colorful and diversified. Water Festival is held annually in Xishuangbanna and Dehong at the same time. West can be directly from Kunming by plane. 1961 April 13, Premier Zhou Enlai attended the Water Festival in Xishuangbanna. Since then, the scale of the Water Splashing Festival has become larger and larger, and every year tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists regard it as the most unforgettable experience of their lives.
The Water Splashing Festival used to be a religious ceremony of Indian Brahminism, which was later absorbed by Buddhism and introduced to the Dai region of Yunnan through Myanmar, around the end of the thirteenth century to the beginning of the fourteenth century, with a history of 700 years. With the increasing influence of Southern Theravada Buddhism in the Dai region, the Xi Gu of the Water Festival has become increasingly widespread.
Legend of the Water Festival
The Water Festival is an annual traditional festival of the Dai people (April 13 to 15 on the solar calendar). In Dai language, it is called "Lenghe Shanghan", that is, "June New Year" or "Dai New Year". In fact, the Water Festival is the New Year's Day of the Dai calendar, because the Dai calendar, the new year is counted from the beginning of June.
On the origin of the Water Splashing Festival, there is a local legend: a long time ago, an evil demon king took over the beautiful and rich Xishuangbanna, and snatched seven beautiful girls to be his wife. The girls were filled with hatred and planned how to kill the devil king. One night, the youngest girl Nongxiang with the best meat and wine, the devil king drunk, so that he revealed his fatal weakness. It turned out that this day is not afraid, not afraid of the Devil King, is afraid to use his hair to strangle their necks, the vigilant little girl carefully pulled down the Devil King a red hair, strangling his neck. Sure enough, the devil king %B
Question 7: When is the Water Festival in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan? The Water Splashing Festival in Xishuangbanna is April 13th, 14th and 15th, a 3-day festival. Every day's activities are different, the first day is splashing water, the second day is to catch the pendulum, is a lot of Dai people in the street to sell some special food and ethnic jewelry, a street are. The third day is the dragon boat race, is held in the river, every day is very lively, especially the day of the water, you can experience ten thousand people splashing water festival, very fun, quite grand. As long as you walk on the street will be splashed wet, splashing wet symbolizes very happy.
The architectural style of Xishuangbanna is Dai style. Some architectural styles are also Dai-Thai style. The streets of Jinghong City are lined with coconut trees, and most of the food in Banna is spicy and sour.
Tourist attractions:
The first day: Tropical Flower Garden, (in the city, a taxi to the), Dai Garden, tasting the coconut over there, to participate in the splashing activities (every hour), Menghuala Naxi show activities
The next day: Wangtian tree (three hours away from the city), walk the air corridor, Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park, Tropical Botanical Garden, Mangyong Park
The third day: Tropical Botanical Garden, Wild Elephant Valley, Lancang River, riverside night market (that is a special street, selling a lot of souvenirs, Dai skirt, Banna characteristics of the snacks)
Banna characteristics of the snacks
1, we prefer to go to the Yedna to eat, cheap and characteristic (right next to the Daxing Supermarket, ask the locals can find)
2, there are also cheap and delicious, and also the Banna characteristics of the snacks
2, the Banna characteristics of the food is not only the food, but also the local people.
3, Barada (banana flavor, pineapple flavor, mango flavor and other fruit flavors, riverside on the sale of), pineapple rice, bamboo rice, Menghai roasted chicken, asparagus boiled chicken, lemongrass roasted chicken, roasted fish, lemon hand-torn chicken plate, tomatoes, Nan Yu, crab meat dumplings, Yao ethnic poop.
4, Dai barbecue (a string of one dollar, two dollars a string of more, is the Banna people's favorite, in the Water Festival, when the daytime when a street are grilled barbecue, is quite spectacular), there are a lot of delicious. Riverside and cold drink store inside can do a lot of freshly squeezed juice, you can also go to taste.
Banna specialty fruits guava, durian, popcorn, pineapple, papaya, capers, mango, coconut, passion fruit, lotus fog, pomelo ...... Wish you happy traveling in advance!
Question 8: When is the Water Festival in Laos? Every year, April 13-15 (or 14-Din 6) of the Gregorian calendar is the Buddhist New Year in Laos, also known as the Water Splashing Festival or Songkran Festival, which is also a festival in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and China's Dai **** the same.
Question 9: When is the 2015 Xishuangbanna Water Splashing Festival The annual Xishuangbanna Water Splashing Festival is a legal holiday for three days on April 13th, 14th and 15th. Specific water splashing activities are probably arranged on the 15th 10:00-16:00 this time period, but look at the enthusiasm of the masses, often there is an early time has been splashing, back time is still splashing.
In Xishuangbanna, the different townships, the activities during the Water Festival is not quite the same, probably from April 7, 8 on the activities, until April 20 or so will have activities.