What customs do ethnic minorities have for celebrating the Lantern Festival?
Introduction: Our country has a vast territory and is a typical multi-ethnic country. The Lantern Festival is an important traditional festival, so different ethnic groups celebrate it in different ways. So, how do ethnic minorities celebrate the Lantern Festival? Now, let’s follow the editor to learn about it. The first month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of spring, and there are beautiful festivals everywhere in this month. Mr. Shui Mo lists these traditional Chinese festivals and customs for you one by one.The meaning of Lantern FestivalThe Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, the Little New Year, the Yuanxiao Festival or the Lantern Festival, is the first important festival after the Spring Festival. It is one of the traditional festivals of China, the regions in the Chinese character cultural circle and overseas Chinese. The first month of the lunar calendar is the first month of the year. The ancients called the night "xiao", so the fifteenth day of the first full moon night of the year is called the Lantern Festival.In ancient Chinese customs, the Shangyuan Festival (Lantern Festival), the Zhongyuan Festival (Yulanpen Festival), and the Xiayuan Festival (Shuiguan Festival) are collectively known as the Three Yuans. The Lantern Festival began in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty issued an order to designate the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the worship activities for "Taiyi God" were set on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (Taiyi: the god who dominates everything in the universe). When Sima Qian created the "Taichu Calendar", he had already designated the Lantern Festival as a major festival. Traditional customs include going out to admire the moon, lighting lanterns and fireworks, guessing lantern riddles, eating Yuanxiao together, pulling rabbit lanterns, etc. In addition, many places have added traditional folk performances such as dragon lantern and lion dances, stilt walking, land boat racing, yangko dance, and Taiping drum performances to the Lantern Festival. In June 2008, the Lantern Festival was selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage. How do different ethnic minorities celebrate the Lantern Festival?Like the Han people, some ethnic minorities also celebrate the Lantern Festival, including Manchu, Korean, Hezhe, Mongolian, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, Bai, Xibe, Tibetan, Naxi, Yao, She, Buyi, Zhuang, Li and Gelao.ManchuLike the Han people, the Manchus also have the custom of hanging lanterns and eating Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival.Bai NationalityThe Bai people in Dali attach great importance to the Lantern Festival. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they often perform dragon and lion dances and organize a "Golden Flower Song and Dance Troupe" to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The lantern and Lantern Festival singing in Dali's Midu County is even more lively, allowing people to fully appreciate the infinite charm of Yunnan folk culture. "Nowadays, the Lantern Festival in Dali is usually celebrated by the Bai, Yi and Han people together, without any distinction between them."MiaoThe Stealing Vegetables Festival, which is popular among the Miao ethnic group in Huangping, Guizhou Province, is also held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. On the festival day, girls would go in groups to steal vegetables from other people's homes. They were strictly forbidden to steal from their own family or from their same-sex friends' homes, because stealing vegetables was related to their marriage. The stolen vegetables were only cabbages, and the quantity was enough for everyone to have a meal. There is no need to worry about being discovered when stealing vegetables, and the people whose vegetables are stolen from will not blame you. Everyone gathered the stolen vegetables together and made a cabbage banquet. It is said that whoever eats the most will marry his or her ideal partner sooner, and at the same time, the silkworms he or she raises will be the strongest and produce the best and most silk.Yi NationalityThe Yi ethnic group’s traditional festival, the Bau Festival, is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. "Bawu" means "returning from hunting." It is found in the residential area of the Heihuo people, a branch of the Yi ethnic group in Heqing, Yunnan. This festival was originally a customary activity to celebrate the return from hunting, and there was no fixed holiday.In Taiwan, the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty also featured music, dance and acrobatic performances. Thousands of palace maids and folk girls sang and danced under the lanterns, which was called walking songs and stepping songs. Summary: Through the above article, we learned about the ways several ethnic minorities celebrate the Lantern Festival. I hope it can provide you with new knowledge. I wish you all good luck in the new year and a new beginning! After reading this article, there are more exciting contents in the special topic of the first month of the lunar calendar. Let’s take a look! |
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