The custom of Songkran Festival

Songkran Festival is a traditional festival of Dai, Achang, Bulang, Wa, De 'ang, Thai and Southeast Asia. On the day of Songkran Festival, people in these areas get up in the morning to bathe the Buddha, and then start celebrating the festival and splashing water on each other.

Songkran Festival is the New Year of the Dai people, which is equivalent to the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar and generally lasts for 3 to 7 days.

On May 20th, 2006, the Songkran Festival was approved by the State Council and included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in China.

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The Water-Splashing Festival originated in Persia in the 5th century A.D., when it was called "throwing cold water on Hu Opera". After that, it was introduced from Persia to Myanmar, Thailand, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China and other places through India, and it was introduced to the Dai area in Yunnan, China with Buddhism from the end of12nd century to the beginning of13rd century. ..

After the Songkran Festival was introduced to the Dai people, Xishuangbanna and Dehong areas called it "Shang Han" and "Shang Jian". Both names are derived from Sanskrit, meaning turnover, change and transfer. It means that the sun has been running in the ecliptic for a week and has begun to transition to the new year. The celebration lasted for three to seven days.

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