The Naxi people also have their own traditional festivals and customs, if you go to the Naxi people's home guests must understand the Naxi customs. Then we go into the world of the Naxi people, to understand the Naxi traditional festivals and Naxi customs.
Naxi customs
First, living
Naxi folk housing, in the Ming and Qing Dynasty is still generally well dry type? Wooden houses? In the main room of the wooden house (ancestral house), there is a stove above the ground called? Gegulu? In the center of the fire Tang Tang, put on a large iron tripod, used to boil water, roast fire and pot cooking, guests, meals and old people are sleeping on this stove. The two sides of the fire Tang paved wooden boards, right is the main seat, the left is the guest seat, can not be mixed.
Lijiang dam area, especially in the old town of Danyan, Naxi homes are generally earth and wood structure of the tiled buildings. Most of the building plan structure is ? Three rooms and one wall. The rich people also have? Four and five patio? layout. Naxi? Three rooms and a wall? The main room is higher, mainly for the elderly to live, the two sides of the room is slightly lower, by the next generation to live, plus the main room across a wall, looks like a clear primary and secondary, layout and coordination. Patio for life, mostly paved with masonry, often landscaped with flowers and plants. If there is a house on the street, it is mostly used as a store, and the owner operates it by himself or sublets it to others. The foundation of the house is made of stone, the wall is built with adobe, some corners are modified with bricks, and the upper section is enclosed with wooden boards, and the roof frame strengthens the function of piercing the bucket, which enhances the ability to engage in earthquakes, and makes the house have the ability of ? Walls collapse house does not collapse? The house has the characteristic of "the house will not collapse if the wall falls down". The roofs are covered with tube board tiles, with front and rear eaves, and the intersection of herringbone surface slopes is decorated with? The roofs are covered by slate tiles, with front and rear gables, and the intersection of the human face slope is decorated with "hanging fish".
Second, the dress
Naxi men's clothing is generally the same as the Han, women's clothing is different. Women in the area of Baidi, Zhongdian County, wear a long shirt with lapel, and then tie a pleated skirt, with a woolen belt around the waist, wearing black boots with cloud heads, wearing a white fur mountain skin on their backs, braiding their hair and plaiting their hair, preserving the ancient style, and women in the area of Mosuo in Yongning, Nyingchi County, wear a big head wrapped in fabric, wear a coat with a big lapel, and tie a pleated skirt with long lengths, and tie a colorful belt around their waists, which is beautiful and generous. Lijiang County, Naxi women in the area of Danyan, from the early Qing Dynasty to the diaphragm of land reclassification clothing will be a big change, over the large lapel and wide-sleeved cloth robes, cuffs stroked to the elbow, plus a purple or navy blue shoulder cut-offs; under the pants, the waist with a black, white, blue cotton sewing apron, on the pleated, under the set of Tianlan color wide edge; back clad in the? Seven-starred sheepskin? The upper end of the sheepskin sewn with two long white belt, Phi from the shoulder over the chest staggered and tied behind the waist, both warm, but also cushion the back of the weight. In recent years, a both maintain Naxi ancient features, and modern clothing features of the new young women's clothing came out, its main feature is to change the big lapel kangshi for the open or half open waist kangshi, change the girdle for the skirt, in the ceremonial activities are quite popular.
Sheepskin shawl is an important simulacrum of Lijiang Naxi women's clothing. It is generally a piece of pure black sheepskin made of, cut for the top under the round, the upper part of the doubt with a 6 cm wide black edge, and then nailed to the word below the horizontal row of seven color embroidery of the round cloth plate, the center of the circle each dropping two white sheepskin belt, on behalf of the Big Dipper, commonly known as the seven stars, the stars wearing the moon? Dressed in stars and moon? , to show the meaning of hard work. Another view is that, above the round sheepskin is copied from the shape of the frog cut, and decorated in the back of the disk Naxi people called? Ba Miao? Means? Frog's eyes? This is the worship of frogs of Lijiang indigenous farming residents and worship of sheep south of the ancient Qiang people merged to form the Naxi product.
Third, diet
Naxi used to three meals a day, the staple food to wheat, corn and rice-based, processed into nests, steamed bread, poop, rice and other patterns, mountainous areas, mixed with taro, buckwheat and barley, like to drink tea with butter, often eat a variety of pots and pans, hot pots and large pieces of meat. Towns, dam area of the cooking technology is higher, hospitality, before the meal, more begonias, fruits, candied fruits and other homemade refreshments, and? Eight bowls? The eight bowls, six bowls, six plates, six bowls and six plates. Six bowls and six plates? and other colorful varieties are very distinctive. Banquet guests with more? Three-stacked water? , generally with three different sizes of bowls contain dishes, the formation of three levels of high and low, the menu in addition to the usual use of vegetables, plus some of the mountain delicacies on purpose.
Fourth, the Naxi marriage customs
Naxi monogamy, prohibiting people from marrying with the family. Men and women generally married around twenty years old, early marriage phenomenon is less. In the old days, the marriage pay attention to the family, parents' orders, matchmakers, and the prevalence of aunts and uncles cousin marriage custom. Marriage is generally through the engagement, please wine, held a wedding and other procedures. Engagement, Naxi? Day clam? , meaning to send wine, the boy grew to five or six years old, parents will be entrusted to the matchmaker to bring a pot of wine to the suitable female home for the son of the marriage, both parents agreed to wait for the girl to grow to the age of ten years old or so will choose an auspicious date for betrothal. After that, the man's family will pay a visit to the woman's family. Small wine? The man's family will then offer the woman's family a small drink, or a large drink. Big Wine? and other gifts, the annual Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, the winter solstice and other festivals to the woman's home to send gifts. Marriage ceremony has not seen the custom of the day, set up a large tent in the patio, under the pine wool, and tie to welcome the family pagoda. Women's home closed, singing through the door to ask about the happy song, the answer to sing the right side of the door to welcome in, to take the bride that is withdrawn? Open the door money. The bride sacrificed ancestors, parents, friends and relatives, while crying to express reluctance to leave the bride's home. Bride into the husband's door, you must cross the threshold right under the saddle, which indicates that the male members of the family.
V. Taboos
Taboos are imaginary dangers, psychological horrors, self-limitation and negative defenses.
New Year's Eve night taboos do not wash feet, while eating the reunion dinner dishes taboos scrubbing. It is taboo for strangers to enter the house on the morning of the first day of the New Year.
New Year's Eve night taboo to stay married women in her mother's home. On the first day of the first month of the year, it is forbidden for women to get up early.
It is forbidden to cross the white stone of land color erected in front of the door, to cross the stone of the pot in the fire pit, and to pour water on the fire in the fire pit.
It is taboo to spit on the host when the guest enters the house. It is taboo for guests to sit on the left seat of the fire pit.
It is forbidden to wear a hat into the house or carry a hoe into the kitchen.
It is forbidden to light a fire at night and enter the house with a torch. It is forbidden to go into the bedroom before going home at night to the fire pit.
When the deceased is buried or cremated, it is not advisable to be present at the scene. People wearing mourning, avoid entering the door of other people's homes.
Pregnant women are not allowed to lead the way for the dead. Filial piety men and women avoid eating the soul of the dead chicken. Dongba priests avoid eating sacrifices offered to the dead.
In the morning, it is forbidden to talk about the dreams you had at night, and you can't sweep the floor after the sun goes down.
Whistling is not allowed in the house, as it is believed to attract ghosts to the house.
Avoid drinking the leftover wine that others have drunk. You should not raise your voice, speak foul language or stilt your legs in public **** places.
When entering the Naxi family can not hit the master's dog, can not take the initiative to enter the old man, the woman's bedroom and the girl's ? Flower House?
Can not sing love songs at home.
When eating, you should not knock the chopsticks and bowls, turn over the dishes, or continuously clip the dishes.
Pregnant women are not allowed to climb fruit-bearing trees, cross over the reins, or eat meat that does not see blood.
Women's skirts and pants must not be sunned in the dam, and women must not climb balconies and grain shelves.
Prohibit pollution of water sources, cutting down water forests, and hunting small animals into the house, frogs and snakes into the house, avoid harm, should be splashed with milk or ghee, respectfully sent out. Can not harm the bees that tease the ears.
Taboo backhanded to add food, water. You should not give away the clothes you have worn.
Traditional Festivals of the Naxi People
Naxi Happy Torch Festival
Held annually from the 25th to the 27th day of the sixth lunar month. It is said to honor the two heavenly generals who had saved the Naxi people. During the three days of the Torch Festival, people have to drive the street during the day, bullfighting, wrestling and singing folk songs; at night, every family has a big torch set up in front of the door, or the torch will be inserted high on the top of the grain shelf or tree, decorated with flowers and fruits, competing with each other; in the center of the yard is lit many small fires, for children to play and jump over. Children in groups, carrying torches around, young men and women to dance Lusheng for fun.
Naxi Mosuo Goddess Festival
Naxi Mosuo people in Yongning, Yunnan set July 25 as a festival to worship the goddess. During this period, adult men and women, especially young and strong men and women, all dressed up, go to the sacrificial site to hold a grand ceremony. People offer honey, flowers, ghee, milk residue and other offerings, burn a pile of pine hair fire. After sacrificing to the goddess, the group sat down with their families and ate a sumptuous picnic lunch. Young men and women will walk around the mountain, singing and dancing.
Sando Festival
Also known as ? Beiyue Shenhui? Held annually on the eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar. It is the Naxi people to worship the protection of the nation and the god of war? A Pu Sanduo? The grand festival. Yulong mountain foothills have a three dozen temples, because Yulong mountain in the Nanzhao had been sealed:? North Yue? Therefore, the temple is also known as the northern mountain temple. According to Naxi folklore, a hunter in ancient times on the Jade Dragon Mountain found a strange snow stone, they back up to home, walked to the present temple site when the snow stone down to rest, and then want to back up when the sinking can no longer back up. People believe that this stone is the embodiment of God, so they built a temple on the spot to worship. Since then, people have repeatedly seen a white armor, white helmet, white spear in hand, riding a white horse of the sky god, often to the folk saint, to protect the Naxi people won the war, and from epidemics, fire and water and disasters such as war. This god is believed to be? A Pu Sanduo? and as the nation's largest and most authoritative God to worship. The Naxi wood of the Tusi also greatly build the earth and wood, top repair three do temple, cast big tripod and big bell detailed record three do all kinds of holy deeds, and played the central dynasty imperial edicts for the? Da Sheng Xue Shi Beiyue Ding Guo An Bang Jing Di? Since then, every year on the eighth day of February and August Sheep Day, near and far the Naxi people gathered at the foot of the Jade Dragon Temple of the three Duo, with the whole sheep as a sacrifice to be held known as? Three Duo Song? The grand worship ceremony. Sea of people, smoke, the atmosphere is solemn. At that time, every family will also cook food at home and burn incense to pay homage. During the festival, young people can also invite each other to the field or meeting places, picnics and excursions and other activities. 1986 August, Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County People's Congress made a formal decision to three Duo Festival identified as a traditional Naxi national holiday, this decision was soon received by the Naxi compatriots around the response.
July Mule and Horse Exchanges
The Mule and Horse Exchanges in mid-July is another important festival for the Naxi people, which is usually held on the western slope of Lion Mountain in the center of Lijiang Dam. Will be seven to ten days, to trade mules and horses and other large livestock, Yunnan Province, as well as foreign provinces and regions of the farmers have come to trade agricultural and local specialties, to buy the famous Lijiang horse and copper and other items. Listed in the session as well as the transaction of large livestock often reaches 10,000 (head) or so, is the southwest provinces and regions in the amount of trade in the first bazaar. Has been built in the east of Lijiang City, a fixed exchange site. According to Naxi folklore, Naxi people's ancestor Chong Nin Li En and the days of women lining red praise white after marriage moved to earth, by the way, will be in the sky easy horse will also be passed back to the hometown, which is the origin of the mule and horse exchanges. According to historical records, Lijiang since ancient times has been famous for horse breeding and known as? Flower horse country? The name, very early that is to mules and horses and Ba Shu and other places such as merchants to exchange salt, iron and other things. In the dongba scriptures, there are a lot of horse herding life wonderful depiction. Wood's eunuch genealogy" also recorded in the Ming dynasty during the Hongwu years, Lijiang soil Zhifu wood will be mules and horses and other things to go to the tribute, and since then in the tribute are less mules and horses. Visible, Lijiang mule and horse breeding and trading earlier more developed. Set up a mule and horse exchanges, raising large livestock for sale has become a very important source of income for Naxi farmers, mules and horses to come to the participants in an endless stream, and gradually become a major folk event. Session also organized horse races, folk songs and other activities, everywhere is a lively scene, young men and women's song and dance is all night, intoxicating.
Spring Festival Festival
Naxi language called? By Benji Shine, meaning the first month of the New Year. Ku style? Spring Festival from the lunar winter slaughter of pigs, Lunar New Year's goods, to the first month of the 14th day of sacrifice to the end of the day. On New Year's Eve, there is Stewing pig's head and slaughtering chickens. and the custom of slaughtering chickens, preparing all kinds of dishes and fruits, and worshipping Zaojun. Zaojun to welcome the ancestors home. home. for the New Year. At dinner time, if someone in the family has not returned from an outing, dishes and chopsticks are placed on the table, and fried sweets are left to symbolize the reunion of the whole family. At the same time, to feed the dog with rice and meat, and observe what the dog eats first to predict the abundance of meat and grain in the coming year. After the meal, the old man tells his children and grandchildren stories about the history of the nation by the fire, and then eats the evening meal. In some places, there is a custom of night watch. In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is customary for a man to get up first, wash himself, and then burn a fire; the fire should be lit to indicate that the New Year is red and auspicious. Then, point three columns of incense, carrying a bucket, with a water scoop, to the river to go? Buy Water The water should be drawn downstream three times while reciting the words "Good luck in the New Year, good weather, good rain". The New Year will be auspicious, and the wind and rain will be favorable. When they return from buying water, other people get up and prepare offerings for heaven and ancestors. The women fry glutinous rice cakes, milk fans, and vermicelli, while the men set up tables and offerings in the courtyard, where the parents take charge of removing filth, burning heavenly joss sticks, and firing firecrackers of all sizes, first to the east, and then to the north, to pay homage to heaven and earth and to pray for blessings and prosperity. Then, the offerings are removed to the house to worship the ancestors. Naxi traditional festivals, Naxi customs and habits of all this must be done at dawn, otherwise it will be ridiculed by the village neighbors as not diligent. The morning of the day to eat fried cake, rice wine, soup yuan and other vegetarian, prohibited to eat meat. After the meal, a young man carries a jug of wine to his uncle's or neighbor's house to pay respects to each other. Afterwards, they can bring joss sticks and candles to a nearby temple to burn incense and pray for peace. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, most people do not go to different houses, and in some places, they go to the houses of relatives of the same family name to pay New Year's greetings. From the second day of the New Year to non-clan relatives and friends and neighbors to pay tribute to each other, taking turns to treat the custom of dinner.
All the artifacts of worship, are required to specialize and clean. Such as the altar on the left and right each planted a chestnut tree (on behalf of the Heavenly Father and Mother or heaven and earth), a cypress tree in the middle (on behalf of the human emperor), and the front row of the two small chestnut tree (on behalf of the Chongnenlien couples), are sent to the head of the high mountain rock to cut down, are to be placed in a fixed place; sacrificing to the sky with the rice is called? The rice used for heavenly worship is called "God's rice". The rice used for the festival is called "Divine Rice", which should be picked white and neat, and should be washed and dried for many times; the small liters of rice for the festival and the bamboo baskets for the rice should be hung in a high place, and should be washed and cleaned before and after the use of the rice; the rice used for the festival is called "Divine Pig", which is the name of the "Divine Pig". Sacred pig? , generally two, by the two families take turns feeding, to ensure that the big pig one hundred and twenty, thirty pounds, the small pig eight, ninety pounds. Again, as thick as a teacup, long more than ten feet of incense, shall be prepared in the fall on the material, before using the special rubbing, and subsections of the colorful paper pasted on the flower spike, so that it burns a day and night do not extinguish. Other utensils, such as large cauldrons, pots, scales, knives, hooks, forks, pots, plates, etc., belong to the group of sacrifices to the sky all, usually by the relevant households to keep, shall not be used casually.
The Naxi people through the Spring Festival festival greatly strengthened the cohesion of the group, and adjusted interpersonal relationships, to achieve the important purpose of seeking peace of mind.
White Sands Farming Tools Exchange
The twentieth day of the first month is a traditional festival of the Naxi people in Lijiang, called in Naxi? The Naxi language is called "Baisha Dangmeikongzhu". Bayshad Dabaojie Palace open the door. This is a continuation from the Ming Dynasty Baisha? Dabaojigong? (also known as Dharma Protector Hall),? (also known as the Hall of Protecting the Dharma), the Glazed Hall? and? Da Dinh Pavilion? (also known as the Hall of Protecting the Dharma), Liulideng, and Dadeunggak, were open once a year for people to burn incense and worship the Buddha. Later, it evolved into a festival mainly focusing on the exchange of agricultural tools, so it was renamed as Bayshore Agricultural Tools Exchange. Baisha Agricultural Tools Exchange Fair. It marked the end of the Spring Festival and the beginning of spring plowing. At that time, a hundred miles away from the farmers of all ethnic groups and townspeople, Naxi traditional festivals, Naxi customs gathered in Baisha Street, the neighboring villages of the masses are almost the whole family dressed to participate. Baisha Street, the square in front of the temple and the roadside, are full of all kinds of iron, wood, bamboo farming tools. Especially the yellow chestnut wood handle of all kinds of agricultural tools, as well as a wide variety of blowing, playing, shaking, playing and other children's toys, plus countless snacks and daily necessities of the stalls, bustling, unusually crowded and lively. The exchange, not only a complete range of agricultural tools, children's toys and miscellaneous goods, but also one of the only time of the year, so people often say, in addition to the chicken hackles on this meeting, everything can be bought.
The festival of the Chinese New Year? The first time I've seen this, I've seen it in my life, and I've never seen it again.
The festival is held in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The festival is called "Bun Burning" in Naxi. The festival is called "Sanmebo Festival" in Naxi. The festival is usually held on the 13th and 13th of the seventh month. The first day at home to meet the ancestors to visit home, prepare a number of printed scripture pattern border, filled with straw paper and folded gold and silver foil of the white paper bag, write the name of the ancestors and tray with a good, and then bring incense, tea, wine and other offerings to the door to the home to sing the name of the way to meet the ancestors to go home. Then, the above items are placed on the offering table in the main house, along with some dried fruits, cakes and flowers, etc., and worshipped before dinner. In the evening of the next day, the white paper packets are taken to the river and burned, and the ashes and some offerings are thrown into the river, meaning that the ancestors are sent back to the underworld where they now live. On these two days, every house is closed at dusk, and it is difficult to see pedestrians on the road, because it is creepy to imagine that there are ghosts of the ancestors moving around everywhere.
Dongba will
Every year on March 5 of the lunar calendar, the Naxi settlement of Dongba gathered in the central Dongba holy land - Lijiang Yushuizhai, where the annual Dongba will be held, the scene is grand. On this day, the Dongba came to Yushuizhai Dongba Shiluo Temple early. They light the incense burner, burn big incense, pay homage to the gods and ancestors, pay homage to the founder of the Dongba, Dongba Shilo, and recite sutras and do puja. The Dongba Festival is also an opportunity for Dongba from all over the world to "compete" and display their talents and skills. One by one, Dongba from different places recite Dongba sutra and dance according to their own styles. Afterwards, they share their experiences with each other and learn from each other. They all love their own ethnicity and culture. National cohesion, national sense of responsibility so that they come together, for the inheritance of the ancient Naxi culture, and carry forward the vast and *** with efforts.
Stick will
Every year on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, is the Lijiang Naxi "stick will". At that time, the city of Lijiang is crowded with people, and the streets are full of bamboo and wooden agricultural tools, fruit trees and flowers. This event marks the end of the Spring Festival and the beginning of spring plowing. The will by the "Milao will" evolved from the original temple fair held in the temple, the early Qing Dynasty after the return of the land to the stream, to catch the meeting place moved to Lijiang ancient city, and gradually developed into the preparation for the spring plowing of bamboo and wood farming equipment trade fair, in recent years and increased the fruit tree seedlings, flowers and bonsai trading content, to catch the meeting place from the ancient city to the new city. In addition to the first month of the fifteenth county stick will be, there is the first month of the twentieth of the Baisha agricultural tools exchange, Naxi called Baisha when the United States empty Pu, meaning Baisha Dabaojigong open door. This is a continuation of the Ming Dynasty since the Baisha Dabaojigong, Liulideng, Dadingge and other temples once a year to open the door for people to burn incense to worship Buddha, and later evolved into a traditional festival based on the trading of agricultural tools. Exchange, not only a complete range of agricultural tools, but also children's toys and daily groceries have everything, so the saying goes, "In addition to chicken Lu head, everything can be bought.
Xiaonian
Xiaonian is a festival of the Naxi people in Yongning, Ningwu Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, also known as the Year of the Ox and Horses, which is held on the twelfth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar every year to reward the herdsmen for their hard work throughout the year. At that time. The children can get new clothes and pants sewn by their parents and some food, the food are. A pig's front feet, two pig ribs, as well as eggs, pasties, fine poi, ghee, fruit candy and so on. Children who herded animals for other people could also get the same gift in the boarding house. During the festival, songs, dances and horse races brought joy to everyone. In the horse race, also known as the "running of the cans", the first rider to reach the destination has the honor of drinking the first can of wine. At present, the organization of children's cinema and various recreational and sports activities have added new content to the ancient festival.
The mountain will
July 25 towards the lion mountain to worship the goddess, is the Yongning Naxi most grand festival. Legend has it that the Lion Mountain is the incarnation of a goddess named "Ridi Ganmu", the goddess of Yongning. She not only dominates the rise and fall of Yongning's population, agricultural abundance and failure, livestock increase or decrease, as well as marriage and childbirth, but also the head of all the mountain gods, around the male mountain gods under her jurisdiction. Every year on the 25th day of the 7th month, all the mountain gods from all over the world go to Tibet to gather for entertainment, and the goddess Ganmu also goes there to participate. In order to make the goddess happy and pray for the prosperity of animals and people, crops and everything prosperous, in this day, Yongning dam area of men and women, especially young people, are dressed in full costume, gathered at the foot of the lion mountain, several or dozens of families burn a pile of pine branches, and then sprinkled with honey, milk, ghee, and other offerings, to the lion mountain pilgrimage. After worship, enjoy the fun, picnic on the ground. It is said to participate in the pilgrimage, the peak of one, two thousand people. Some of the young men and women around the Lion Rock week, camping even live, take advantage of this social activities.
Dragon King Temple
Around March 15 of the lunar calendar, the Dragon King Temple, both the Naxi people worship the Dragon King's festival, but also between the various ethnic groups of the exchange of goods and materials event, will be a week or so. The location of this temple fair is generally set in Lijiang County, the Black Dragon Pool (i.e., today's?). Yuquan Park? ), participants in addition to Lijiang and neighboring counties of various ethnic farmers, and Dali, Baoshan, Kunming and even some merchants from other provinces. At that time, there were many commercial sheds, a wide range of commodities, crowds of people coming and going, lively and different. Local people scramble to buy the mainland shipped from the daily use of hundreds of loans, foreign businessmen are mainly to buy some of the local specialties, promote the economic and cultural exchanges between the people of various ethnic groups. During the temple, also sang Naxi folk songs, playing Naxi ancient music and horse racing and other cultural and recreational activities.
Naxi people have a long history of sacrificing dragons. According to folklore and the Dongba classics, the dragon and human beings were originally half-brothers, and then divided the universe, human beings only farming and livestock, other natural things are dominated by the dragon. In the beginning, people and dragons were in harmony with each other; later on, human beings kept hurting the dragons, and the dragons retaliated against human beings, and the conflicts between the two sides became more and more intensified. Through the mediation of the founder of the Dongba religion and the godfather Dingba Shiluo, the two sides concluded a treaty of non-aggression. In addition to farming and livestock need dragons to assist, there are a lot of things to ask the dragons, and sometimes it is inevitable to violate the prohibition of the dragons, in order to pray for blessings to avoid disaster, humans will have to hold a dragon ceremony to apologize to the dragons, and pray for blessings to avoid disaster. Because of the rumor that Lijiang Xiangshan of the foot of the Black Dragon Pool inhabited by the Dragon King, the Naxi people to facilitate the Qing Dynasty Qianlong two years (1737 years) built a Dragon God Shrine in this area, often worship and regularly organized the Dragon King Temple, attracting a lot of people to participate.
Pilgrimage to Lion Mountain? Ganmu? Goddess
The 25th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar is the day when the Mosuo people of Lugu Lake, on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan, pay homage to Lion Mountain. Dry wood? Goddess of the great festival, also known as? Turning Mountain Festival. According to the myths and legends of the Mosuo people, standing in Lugu Lake and Yongning Dam between the lion mountain is? Ganmu? Goddess incarnation, she is in charge of the population of this area of the rise and fall, crop failure and livestock increase or decrease and other large and small matters, but also affects the women's health, marriage and fertility. Ganmu? The goddess is very beautiful and lives in a cave on top of Lion Mountain, where all the surrounding male mountain gods are subject to her authority. She also lived ? Asha? Marriage life, there are many permanent and temporary male Asha, every year on the day of July 25, the gods of the mountains all over the world to come here to meet and entertain. The Mosuo people have to give the ? Ganmu? Goddess cheer, and pray for her blessing, every this day are to put on the festival dress, converge to the lion foothills of the goddess temple in front of the pilgrimage. Pilgrims generally up to more than 2,000 people, to a few families or a dozen families as a group, burning a pile of pine branches, out of honey, tsampa, ghee, wine, tea and flowers and other offerings, bowing in good faith to worship. Pilgrimage is over, singing and dancing to celebrate, and picnic on the spot. On the way back, often also want to organize activities such as horse racing, some young men and women are traveling around the Lion Mountain or Lugu Lake, talk about love, singing songs, it is a lot of fun.