Tie iron knot

Known as "Temaoche" in Jinuo language, it is the most grand festival of Jinuo people. It is usually held in December of the lunar calendar every year for three days. On the first morning of the festival, there will be a cattle race ceremony. In the afternoon, the elders in the stockade ring the cowhide drums, and people can't help but dance rough around the drums with the drums. This is the "sun drum" dance of Jinuo people to celebrate the harvest. The sun drum is the most sacred sacrificial vessel and musical instrument of Jinuo nationality. Generally, every village has two sides, a male drum and a female drum. They regard the sun drum as the embodiment of the gods and the symbol of the village. Sacrificing the sun drum is to pray that it can bless the prosperity of the whole village and the harvest of grain.

The origin of iron festival

Legend has it that a long time ago, a Jino woman got pregnant after marriage, and she was pregnant for nine years and nine months without giving birth. So she took a white hen and a black hen to the wizard's magic skin to offer food and rice, and asked the magic skin to cast spells. However, at the end of Pi, the child was still not born. A few days later, the woman felt pain in her ribs and rolled around in pain. It turned out that the child in her belly bit off her seven ribs and got out from under them. After the child came out, he was born with a poker in one hand and a hammer in the other. From then on, Jinuo people began to use iron, and every year they commemorated this Jino ancestor who worked while the iron was hot, and there were festivals to work while the iron was hot. "Te" in Jino language means "Da" in Chinese; "Wrong chess" is a big piece of iron.

Xinmi Festival

Also known as "new rice". Every year in July and August of the lunar calendar, when the grain is about to mature, Jinuo people will collect some new millet, vegetables and melon beans from the ground, kill some chickens, invite relatives and friends to taste new rice, old wine, fresh meat and vegetables at home, and hold some ceremonies at the same time. People eat and sing, and happy songs often stay up all night.

Kurt's Day

The traditional festival of Jinuo nationality is from February 6 to 8. Besides killing pigs and sheep, people also hold colorful folk sports activities, play the sun drum and sing and dance all night.

Torch Festival

The traditional Spring Festival of Jinuo people. It is held in June of the lunar calendar every year. Before the festival, Zhuoba (the village father) and Zhuosheng (the village mother) sent some people up the mountain to cut pine and cypress, and set up high torches in the village square. On this day, the whole village stopped collecting taxes, men, women and children were dressed in festive costumes, housewives were busy preparing festive meals, and relatives and friends visited each other. At night, the torch is lit outside the Great Wall, and people gather around it. After Zhuoba prayed to the torch, people danced and the old people drank happily. Young men and women, beating gongs and drums, beating elephant's foot drums and playing three strings, encourage themselves until all night.

Pass the ceremony

The traditional friendship festival of Jinuo people. Jinuo people think that young men and women are not mature mentally and physically until they are fifteen or sixteen years old, and they cannot bear and enjoy the obligations and rights of commune members. They are not allowed to go out at night or fall in love. Working in the fields can only be considered as half labor. Only when they were 15 or 16 years old and held a rite of passage can they become full members of the village and fall in love.

In this village, the adult ceremony is usually held at the ceremony of entering the new house. In some villages, young men who are about to hold a bar mitzvah will be caught off guard. On the day of going to the new house, the young men's organization arranged for some young men to ambush on the way to work or behind the house, and then took him to the bamboo building of the new house to eat and drink with everyone. The person who congratulates the new house will toast him, and the owner of the new house will give him three pieces of beef wrapped in banana leaves. He accepted the meat and expressed his willingness to participate in the "test bypass" (in Keno). The purpose of the raid is to make him feel scared at the moment of his arrest, increase the mystery of accepting the "bar mitzvah" and make the etiquette style leave an unforgettable impression in his life. On the second day of attending the "detour" organization, his parents will give him a full set of farm tools, a copper box for betel nut, a box for lime, new clothes embroidered with the moon pattern on his back, a tube handkerchief embroidered with geometric patterns, a headscarf, a foot wrap and so on.

At the ceremony of entering the new house, the elders led everyone to sing epics, traditional social customs and regulations, production techniques and ancient life, and also gave traditional education to those who accepted the rite of passage.

Generally speaking, young women don't need a sudden capture ceremony to hold the "rite of passage", as long as they get the approval of a young women's organization (called "Mikao" in Jino language), but parents should also give farm tools and clothes. At this time, girls' clothes are more bright, some aprons are two layers, and their hair styles have been changed to single braids.

Attending the "rite of passage" is a major turning point in life. Since then, they have become full members of the village and have to undertake various social obligations. They want to join social organizations where young men and women make friends with each other, that is, "unified examination" and "mikao". Young men should patrol and keep watch, maintain village rules and regulations and stockade security, mediate disputes, educate and punish those who break the law, and at the same time enjoy all the rights of the villagers and get the qualification to fall in love.

Dragon festival.

This is the anniversary of Amar Bai Yao, the founder of Keno. It is usually held in June and lasts for three days. Amar Bai Yao created Jinuo people and their mountains, rivers, sun, moon, animals and plants, and was assassinated in the land reclamation movement.

After Bai Yao's death, Jinuo people mourned for her for thirteen days, and the present "dragon festival" was handed down from then on. On the Dragon Boat Festival, the whole village is not allowed to go out, singing and dancing are not allowed in the stockade, and people outside the stockade are not allowed to enter the stockade. Violation of these is a disrespect for Bai Yao, the ancestor of Jinuo nationality, and a violation of Jinuo customs.

On the first day of Dragon Boat Festival, Zhuoba and Zhuosheng held a sacrificial ceremony with their parents in the sacrificial room outside the village. At first, a buffalo was planted on a fixed tree near the village, and then a sow and seven piglets were killed by the pond outside the village. After killing a cow, you should hang a cow's tail on a tree and provide the bones of the pig's head that ate the meat by the pond.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhuoba will announce taboos, the main contents are:

"People who don't take part in sacrifices and don't obey taboos fall off their chins in front, their heads behind them, their bones and muscles on the left and their legs on the right. When they meet a leopard, they will be eaten by it. When they meet a tiger, they will be taken away by it and fall from the tree. "

After the sacrifice, each family took a piece of meat home, cut three pieces of lean meat three fingers wide and twelve centimeters long, and dried them. The next morning, three pieces of beef jerky and chicken breast were sent to the elders' home. At noon, the elder family shouted three times at the door: "Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, ha ha" (meaning eating), and all parents went to the elder family for dinner. After dinner, the Presbyterian church sent people to collect rice from every household, and the people sent them took a bamboo tube that could only hold one catty of rice. The rice of each family is packed in bamboo rafts and placed in front of bamboo tables. As soon as the rice collector arrived, he put the rice in a bamboo tube and piled it up. Then, the more rice they peel with bamboo chips, the better the harvest that year.

During the three days of Dragon Boat Festival, the whole village stopped all production activities and blocked the traffic in the village. Two wooden stakes were erected at the entrance of the village, prohibiting all personnel from leaving the village and outsiders from entering the village. Women are forbidden to go out on the first day of junior high school, and offenders will be prosecuted. Jinuo people think that going in and out of the village is disrespectful to Genesis grandmother Amar Bai Yao. In these three days, men told stories, talked about customs and habits, talked about production, old people did insulting work, and women did sewing, weaving and weaving.

After the sacrifice, families went out of the village to see how the crops in the field were growing, whether they were affected or not, and whether they could have a good harvest. After the inspection, they will report to Zhuoba. If there is a disaster during the inspection, generally, families will sacrifice themselves. If there is a big disaster, they will kill white pigs and hold a village sacrifice activity.

Yanomura's style of offering sacrifices to dragons is somewhat different from that of Baduo and Baya mentioned above. They are forbidden to stay in the village for three days, namely the first day, the second day and the fourth day. You can't work in the fields on the forbidden day, but you can work in the fields the next day. Instead of slaughtering cattle, the elders in the village took a chicken, a glass of wine and a liter of rice to Pumi Village to sacrifice the magic knife. It is said that this magic knife can cut off running water, and in the case of long-term rain and flood, it can be sacrificed to seek sunshine.

There is basically no difference between Jinuo festivals and sacrificial activities.

Hani festivals include October, June, the New Rice Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

October 1st.

October is the New Year. According to the calendar of the Hani nationality, October is the beginning of a year. The festival lasts about six days, and the specific date can be later in each village. At this time, it was the time when Da Chun came to power and the pigs were fattening in the stable. People who have the conditions have killed animals, cooked glutinous rice, steamed rice cakes and dyed yellow glutinous rice for the ancestors of heaven and earth; Men, women and children all put on new clothes and relatives and friends visit each other; Families with boys often invite matchmakers to act as matchmakers in this festival, and married girls also bring wine, meat and Baba back to their parents' home to pay New Year greetings. Old people in the village take turns visiting people or girls who receive engagement gifts and go home to share some gifts. Some Hani people in Mojiang often have a reunion dinner (bring their own food) during the Spring Festival. There is also a special custom that brides who got married the year before should gather in Shan Ye outside the village to tell each other about their newly married life, and men are forbidden to eavesdrop.

According to the calendar of the Hani nationality, October is the beginning of a year and October is the New Year of the Hani nationality. The festival lasts about six days, and the specific date can be later in each village. At this time, it was the time when Da Chun came to power and the pigs were fattening in the stable. People who have the conditions kill animals, and in spring, they sacrifice glutinous rice, steamed rice cakes and yellow glutinous rice to their ancestors. Men, women and children all put on new clothes and relatives and friends visit each other; Families with boys often invite matchmakers to act as matchmakers in this festival, and married girls also bring wine, meat and Baba back to their parents' home to pay New Year greetings. Old people in the village take turns visiting people or girls who receive engagement gifts and go home to share some gifts.

June one year

The national festival of the Hani nationality is called "Kuzaza", and the time is June 26th in the summer calendar, so it is also called "June Year".

June is also a happy festival. The red river area is called "bitter zhazha". The date is usually around June 24th, and the festival lasts three to six days. During the festival, cows are sacrificed to the "autumn room" of the village, and beef farmers are separated to worship their ancestors. Young people get together to "swing", wrestling, hunting, singing folk songs, and have fun.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Hani people didn't know how many months a year should be divided into. Later, the sun and the moon taught the Hani how to divide the months. A tree planted in the world for a year counts as a trunk. The Hani people got the sixth branch. From then on, they celebrated "Kuzaza" in June. He added that in the past, the seven fairies went to Hani Village and made a grinding gang. They took turns playing, which made the bird standing on the right laugh. The birds sang happily, and the songs touched the gods. The gods blessed the world ... People miss the Seven Fairies and play on the swings every year when they celebrate Kuzaza.

The Hani people on the south bank of the Red River in the mainland also celebrate the first month, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Three or five days after the first month of the lunar calendar, people who have the conditions kill pigs to worship their ancestors, eat glutinous rice balls on the first day of the lunar calendar, and entertain friends and relatives. The Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are roughly the same as the customs in China.

This festival is divided into three days. On June 23, the whole village will kill a cow to sacrifice to the gods and distribute the sacrificed beef to all households. On June 24th, people took a day off at home and each killed a chicken. Parents will call the child's spirit, first from outside the village to the house. Huling has a wide range, and it will be called wherever you go in daily production and labor. The place where the beast is frightened and the thunder falls should be called, so that the soul cannot hide in the frightened place. People believe that if they are summoned, their health will be stronger. On the evening of June 25, they beat dung with the bones and muscles of cattle, tied torches with dry reeds or flammable branches, lit them, and drove them out of their homes to drive away disasters and ghosts. Then tie the torch to the tree and ask Vulcan to help crops and livestock grow well so as not to suffer from pests and diseases.

Girls' Day

Hani people in Bibo Mountain, Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province celebrate a unique Girls' Day every year on the fourth day of the second lunar month.

On this day, before the cock crows, the man should take a handful of water first. When gastrodia elata dawned, they cut a bundle of firewood and came back. Then, they will make a fire and boil water, and respectfully bring the water to the woman who gets up slowly. Then, men cook, wash vegetables, chop pig food, wash dishes and take care of children, while women stand by and do some needlework or command men to do this and that. Unmarried girls don't even do needlework.

After lunch, the men hurried to the public places of entertainment in the village. According to custom, hardworking people come first, and lazy people come last. The boy borrowed a woman's new clothes and trousers from his lover, dressed as a girl, danced in the cheerful strings, and didn't go home to cook until the sun set, and continued to serve the woman until late at night.

According to legend, Girls' Day originated from an ancient legend. A long time ago, there was a girl named Yuma in Bibo Village. There were mountains, springs and lush trees here. Yuma fell in love with a handsome and tough young hunter. But the marriage of Hani girls at that time was decided by the toast and parents. Yuma's parents betrothed her to the one-eyed son of White Toast. Yuma is in great pain for this, and she is determined to express her pursuit of love with death. On the fourth day of February, Yuma went to sketch the mountain and cut firewood alone, and met three girls from the same village and neighboring villages. Yuma told them her misfortune, which made the three girls cry. It turns out that they are also unhappy in marriage. Four girls forgot to chop wood and go home. They complained to each other about their difficulties at the top of the mountain. The more they complained, the sadder they became. They jumped off the cliff together and committed suicide.

After the tragedy, the Hani people feel that they can no longer interfere in the marriage of girls and boys, especially girls, and should be given the right to choose suitable candidates. In order to warn future generations, the Hani people set February 4th as "Daughter's Day" every year to show their respect for women and freedom of marriage.

Now, young Hani men and women in this area choose their own date to get married after free love, without bride price or banquet, and entertain the guests who come to congratulate with a cup of fragrant tea.

Respect for the elderly day

The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the Hani people's day to respect the elderly. Early in the morning, the old people put on new clothes to celebrate their own festivals. Adults kill chickens and ducks at home and prepare a good meal. The young man is carrying a small pine tree beside the festival lawn, and the girls are carrying clean water to water it, which symbolizes that young people wish the old people a long and healthy life like pine trees and remain young forever.

Fold the "Rima Lord" festival

The Hani people who live by the Red River worship cuckoo and call it "Hebo's grandmother" (cuckoo mother). Every spring in March, when the camellia is in full bloom, everyone, regardless of gender, age and age, will say "I heard it" when they hear the cuckoo's song for the first time, indicating their cheers for spring. It is said that this answer can make hardworking and kind Hani farmers have a bumper harvest of grain and livestock, and be safe and healthy all year round.

According to legend, the cuckoo was sent by Apomomi, a god, and flew out of a cave on the distant horizon to convey the news of spring to the world. When it flies over a sea called "A Xiang Woni Benma", it can't fly, and it will fall into the sea. Suddenly, a dragon's tail rose from the sea, and then the dragon's tail became a leafy tree, where the cuckoo rested. The cuckoo finally went through a lot of hardships and passed on the message of spring to the world.

According to the rules passed down by the predecessors, most people will get together to prepare delicious food in a certain year of the sheep when they hear the cuckoo's cry, soak glutinous rice in the flower juice of a big tree, steam golden glutinous rice, cook red duck eggs and offer them to the cuckoo devoutly. On this day, the boys and girls in the village are all smiling, dressed in festive costumes, and gathered on a moderate lawn to celebrate the annual "Japanese Horse Master" Festival (a grand event in spring), so as to choose objects and love. After the festival, every family chose a good day. When the birds are not out of the nest and the four mountains are silent, parents quietly plant three clumps of seedlings in their own fields, which means "opening the seedling door" It is said that birds can't be heard as soon as the seedling door is opened. This year, crops will be spared from disasters and there will be a good harvest.

"grasshopper catching festival"

Grasshopper Catch Festival, called "Po Year" in hani language, is held on the first day after June (June 24th of the lunar calendar every year). Hani people live in mountainous areas and grow one-season rice. After June, rice began to head. In order to ensure a bumper harvest of rice, the Hani people have adopted the way of "catching grasshoppers" to drive away and avoid pests.

On the day of "catching grasshoppers", all the men, women and children in the stockade went to the fields to catch grasshoppers. After each family caught enough bamboo slips (about two kilograms), they scattered a grasshopper into four parts: a pile of heads, a pile of legs, a pile of bodies and a pile of wings; In order to intimidate grasshoppers and other insects that have not been caught, they are placed in the ridge and the drain in turn. After half an hour, these grasshoppers will be put into bamboo tubes again. Take it home or mix it with Baba. It is said that grasshopper meat is very sweet. After leaving the scene, people will keep shouting, "Oh, grasshopper, if you don't catch you for three days, you won't be able to eat for three months!" " "

"Eating New Rice Festival"

In the living area of the Hani nationality, around July of the lunar calendar, when the grain matures gradually, every household should choose its own good day to carry out "Kadupi" (eat new rice) activities. During the festival, parents will go to the field with laundry baskets to pick up some ears of grain and hang them on the door. They will make "Wobaobo" out of ordinary rice sticks and put it in front of Zongge (Cang) for three times, indicating that they want to eat new grain and pray for the gods to bless the bumper harvest of grains, so that people will not get sick and livestock will flourish. If you want to kill a hen laying eggs for dinner, you should also keep the pig fat intestines, pig ears and pig tails killed during the Chinese New Year as sacrifices. When eating new rice, mix old rice and new rice and cook them together. This is called "all concubines drink it", which means that old rice in the old valley will be listed in New Gu Mi and pray for more than one year.

Traditional festivals of Jingpo nationality

Wooden brain ganglion

"Sing a song with your eyes and brain", which means "everyone dances". The biggest traditional festival of Jingpo nationality is usually held on two days within nine days after the 15th day of the first lunar month every year, and the duration varies from three to five days. As a large-scale mass song and dance activity, Eye and Brain has a long history. Historically, in good years, we have to dance in important activities such as going to war, triumphing, getting married and offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods.

Jingpo people first lived on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and they are part of the frontier ethnic groups. After several great migrations, they settled down in their current residence. "Wooden brain" is a cultural phenomenon formed by Jingpo nationality in the long-term social and historical process, which reflects its own history, culture and religious customs. The "poem building" (sign) erected in Munao Square is divided into yin and yang (male and female), and the migration route and other production and life patterns of Jingpo people are painted. When holding a large-scale "wooden brain" celebration, we should first pay homage to "wooden generation" (the sun god). One of the reasons is that the "eye-brain" dance comes from the Sun Palace; Secondly, it is said that the ancestors of Jingpo people once married the sun girl, and Jingpo people are descendants of the sun. "Mudai" is related to Jingpo people. Therefore, Jingpo nobles (mountain officials) generally worship the "wooden generation." "Dongsa" (priest) wants to "munao Zhai Wa", describing the formation of heaven and earth, the birth of all things, the origin and change history of Jingpo nationality with specific forms and sacrificial words, with all-encompassing contents. These activities have played a role in recording history and inheriting culture for thousands of years.

The "Munao Zongge" of Jingpo nationality was originally a traditional celebration integrating religious and cultural customs. With the development of society, it has gradually evolved into various types of "eyes and brains". There are roughly the following types:

1, "Nian Munao", held when the family is rich in financial resources and the population is prosperous;

2. "Budang Eye Brain", held when the battle is won;

3. "Gong Ran Mu nao" was held when the two brothers separated and got married;

4. "Teng ken mu nao", held when new houses and houses are completed;

5. It is held when the aristocratic family of "empty eyes" holds a wedding;

6. "Darumanao" held during the expedition;

7. "Yesterday's Wood Brain" was held when a respected elder died and was buried;

8. "Zhu Mu Nao" was held to pay homage to "Mu Dai" ... Different types of "Mu Nao" have specific contents and forms of expression, but there is a similarity that the whole process is performed and completed by a dance team composed of "Nuoshuang" (leading dance team) and "Nuoba" (performing team).

There are three kinds of legends about the origin of "eye and brain".

First, humans learn eye-brain dance from birds, and birds learn eye-brain dance from the sun god.

Secondly, in ancient times, Jingpo people lived in a distant and beautiful place, and people lived a happy life. One day, however, a demon king came. He ate children for a living and often used magic to give orders and drowned Tian Yu. People have since fallen into deep suffering. At this time, a Jingpo people named Pan Lei led the people to revolt. After fierce fighting, he finally killed the devil and saved the people from harm. People were ecstatic, singing and dancing to celebrate the victory. Later, in order to commemorate the victory of ancestors in exorcising evil spirits, people held song and dance activities every year, and called this song and dance activity "eye trouble".

Thirdly, the parents of Ning Guanwa, the founder of Jingpo nationality, said to Ning Guanwa, "After we die, you will have a funeral. Only in this way can we become the earth, and you can become human beings and reproduce human beings. " So, Ning Guanwa accepted her parents' wishes and jumped to Sun. In the sun country, everyone recommends the beautiful peacock to lead the eye dance. Peacock lived up to expectations, led everyone to dance and taught every dancer carefully. After Ning Guanwa finished her studies, she also organized an eye-brain dance on the earth. He designated the foot of the Himalayas as the dance floor (according to legend, it is the birthplace of Jingpo people), painted the lines of eye-brain dance on the eye-brain column, and stipulated that the leader of the dance should wear a peacock feather hat to commemorate the favor of the peacock. Since then, the eye and brain have been born and passed down from generation to generation, and continue to this day.

During the Munao Festival, Jingpo people in the village, dressed in festive costumes, flocked to Munao Square from all directions. The square was crowded with people, and the atmosphere was warm and cheerful without losing its solemn and quaint characteristics. There are four 4-meter-long eye and brain columns in the center of the square, also called male and female columns, with two yin in the middle and two yang outside, all painted with exquisite symbolic patterns: the bracken pattern is often painted on the right column, symbolizing unity and forge ahead; On the left, palindromes are often drawn into squares and painted with different colors to indicate the migration route of Jingpo people; Between the two pillars, two long knives are crossed, which is a concrete symbol of Jingpo people's brave and strong character. There is a shelf on the left side of the eye column, and the upper layer is the seat for playing suona; There is a big leather drum two meters long and a big awn gong with a diameter of more than one meter hanging in front for accompaniment when dancing. In order to prevent the invasion of wild ghosts and the interference of livestock, the square was surrounded by bamboo fences. At the beginning of the dance, drums and music sounded. People are led by two venerable old people who are familiar with the route of eye-brain dance, wearing big robes and eye-brain hats decorated with peacock, pheasant feathers and wild boar teeth, followed by teams carrying bronze cannons and long knives. Women followed with fans or colorful handkerchiefs, singing and dancing, which was very lively. There are as many as a hundred dancers as thousands. From early morning to dusk, from dusk to early morning, dancers can sing and dance all night, and when they are tired of dancing, they can automatically leave for a rest and then continue dancing.

In traditional eye-brain dance, the route is strictly in accordance with the pattern lines displayed on the eye-brain bar, which is the established dance rules. After two laps, the formation must be changed and divided into two ways: one way is still led by the lead dancer, and some people jump forward according to the pattern line; On the other hand, change the dance style, and lead the free dance style by people with higher dance level (mostly young boys). This dance style is called "straight bar". At the same time, there are two pairs of warriors dancing in the square, two holding shields and two holding him to show that they are driving away wild ghosts. At the end of the third day, the dancers danced with bouquets, the cook picked up a spatula, and the wine manager picked up a barrel to dance, which was a scene of great fun. In the past, the activities of the Eye-Brain Festival were all sponsored by Jingpo officials, with a strong religious color. After liberation, this traditional national song and dance festival has been inherited and developed, and expanded in form and content. During the festival, there are not only traditional eye-brain dances, but also various cultural performances. At the same time, there are book fairs, local products exchanges and other activities. Today's Song of Eyes and Brain has become a flower of national literature and art that strengthens national unity, is rich in national characteristics and is deeply loved by the majority of Jingpo people.

As a traditional activity of a nation, "Munao Zongge" has become a traditional festival of Jingpo people, which is called "Tongken (traditional) Munao" and has been given new connotations. Its content and form are to show a nation's traditional culture and reflect today's new life and beautiful yearning for the future.

Sowing Festival and Tasting New Year Festival

Seed Festival and Spring Festival are traditional festivals of Achang people in Yingjiang, Lianghe and Longlong counties of Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, which are held on March 10th and August 15th of the lunar calendar every year.

According to legend, in ancient times, among Achang people, there was an old woman in her seventies. During the harvest season in mid-August, she always took pains to carefully select all kinds of flour and rice and distribute them to people in various villages. She is deeply loved and respected by people because she has helped them improve their farming techniques. One August, the old woman died suddenly before harvesting. In order to make up for the biggest regret that the old man failed to put on new clothes and try on new clothes, people presented delicious meals and new clothes before her spirit. Since then, Achang families have cooked with newly harvested grain, vegetables and fruits every August 15, forming a new taste festival. In the spring of next year, people will scatter her seeds in the ground to form a sowing festival on March 15 every year.

Xinmi Festival

Xinmi Festival is an interesting harvest festival for Jingpo people. Every year in August and September of the lunar calendar, when the rice in the field is ripe, every household will celebrate the "New Rice Festival".

The day before the new rice festival, the host family began to prepare. They carry baskets full of flowers on their backs, then pick up a bunch of ripe wax particles, take them home and put them next to the gate of hell. Then, they sent a warm invitation to all families and invited them to visit the next day. The next day, men, women, children and demons all came to the host's house happily, and the host took out water and wine to welcome the guests. After the host and guest exchanged greetings, the food for the New Rice Festival was ready. Women and little girls stir-fry millet, pound rice, make Baba, cook new rice and pick wild vegetables on the mountain. The boys sang together and went down to the river to catch fish. According to the traditional rules of Jingpo people, you can't kill chickens and pigs in the New Rice Festival. Before the banquet begins, the host will hold a prayer ceremony. He arranged Baba, flat rice, water and wine, dried fish and dried mice, prayed and made wishes to ghosts, hoping that people and animals would be safe, the weather would be good, and disasters would be solved. If you can do this, you will definitely kill cattle for sacrifice in the future.

At the ceremony of the New Rice Festival, the virtuous old man told the origin of millet. It is said that a long time ago, Jingpo people planted millet, but the soul of millet went to heaven. The millet on the ground doesn't grow well. When the dog saw it, he barked day and night and finally called Xiaomi's soul to the ground. Since then, the millet planted by Jingpo people has flourished.

Therefore, Jingpo people have special respect for dogs. On the New Rice Festival, feed the dog first, then the cow, and then the old man. At the New Rice Festival, people talk and laugh while drinking, sum up their farming and discuss the appropriate time for sowing. Use soaking water. Techniques of sowing and seedling raising, methods and time limits of sowing in dry land, design of land reclamation, knowledge of crop rotation, etc. The New Rice Festival is a festival to celebrate harvest and promote agricultural technology exchange.

Flower picking festival

Jingpo is called "Sixianxian" or "Jeddah" or "Ningda" and is usually held during the Spring Festival. At that time, young men and women in the same village or neighboring villages will meet together, bring Baba silk, rice, eggs and other food, and go up the mountain together to find a suitable place to play. Everyone will sing and dance, laugh and play, and hold various games such as "cooking". Couples love each other and give gifts to each other, while others, men, women and children, distribute some food such as wine and meat and cook together. Old people sing to young people, and the lyrics are mostly auspicious words. After dinner, everyone sings, dances and plays together. In the evening, young men and women meet, sing and enjoy themselves in bars and other places until late at night.

Nengxian Festival

This is a festival for young Jingpo men and women to get together, sing and dance. It is usually held on February 10th of the lunar calendar every year. This season coincides with the return of spring to the earth and the growth of everything. Young men and women who have worked hard for a year, take advantage of this good season of slack farming, and hold a festival of immortals in a flat place near mountains and rivers according to tradition. During the festival, young men and women put on holiday costumes and various decorations, and get together for competitions such as folk songs, shooting, slingshots and knife dancing.

Jingpo girls' family ranking title

The ranking of Jingpo girls in the family is the eldest: Mupang or Guo Mu, the second: Mulu, and the third: Murui.