The Water-Sprinkling Festival Tour of Yunnan

In fact, as the Dai Water Festival New Year, is the most ceremonious traditional festival in Xishuangbanna, one of the general mid-April in the Dai Li (about ten days before the Lunar Tomb Sweeping Festival) held for three to four days. In the Gregorian calendar April 13 to 15 three days.

Dai Water Sprinkling Festival, also known as "Buddha Day", Achang, Deang, Brown, Wa and other ethnic over the holidays. Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and other countries over Songkran. Water Festival from India, with Buddhist influence in the region to deepen Dai, Songkran has become a national custom handed down, has been for hundreds of years. To the festival, Dai men and women wear their holiday best, and women will each pick a load of water for the Buddha welcome home, plead for Buddha Spirit bless. "Buddha" is completed, people started splashing each other, said the blessing, hope washed away with holy water, disease and disaster, in exchange for good and happy life. Collective splashing water on each other began. Groups of young men and women in a variety of containers filled with water, pouring the streets, chase play, telling everyone poured. "Spray release, Dai mad", "throwing a wet, happy life!" A symbol of good fortune, happiness, health, water droplets in the air of a blossoming in full bloom, enjoy throwing people enjoy sprinkling, laughter Lang Lang, wet, high spirits Mi. At night, the village can hear the drums, people indulge in singing and dancing, great excitement. During the festival, in addition to a dragon boat race, soaring up, up lanterns, splashing water, packet loss and other traditional recreational activities, as well as fighting cocks, balloons, garden get-together, the exchange of goods and other new activities. Yunnan Nationalities Village, Dai, Wa men and women are wearing costumes and visitors together to celebrate Songkran.

Dai Water-splashing Festival is prestigious; addition, Miao Huashan Festival (Lunar New Year January 3), activities include: antiphonal singing, dancing Lusheng dance, pole climbing flowers; Yi Torch Festival Every year on June 24 to 25 people in the Stone Forest, Chuxiong, Dali held in the ignition, wrestling, bullfighting, dancing and flower festivals and events; hit song festival in the eighth lunar month, all to big Yao, Shuangjiang inserted in the azalea collection Department, young men and women dressed jump "left foot dance."