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Gelao Nationality Year (the third day of the third lunar month)

The third day of the third lunar month is the Spring Festival of the Gelao people. At that time, chickens, wine, meat and rice should be prepared to worship the mountain gods or the land. I believe that respecting these gods will ensure peace. After the offerings are used up, collect food on the mountain or in front of the village. The local Gelao people call it the New Year.

Little knowledge: The Gelao people are the oldest indigenous people in Guizhou, and most of them live in this province, calling themselves "indigenous people" in Guizhou. The population is about 50,000 people, scattered in southwest Guizhou and north Guizhou. Gelao nationality has its own language, belonging to Sino-Tibetan language family. Many people can speak Chinese, Miao and Buyi. But there are no words, ordinary Chinese. Clothing is basically the same as that of Han nationality and surrounding ethnic minorities.

Ox King Festival (the first day of the tenth lunar month)

Lunar calendar 1 October1day is the traditional festival of the Gelao nationality "Ox King Festival". On this day, the local Gelao people will kill chickens and prepare wine, light incense and candles, set off firecrackers, and worship the cow king and bodhisattva in front of the stable, praying for it to bless the health of the cattle. At the same time, the cows should be dressed in red and hung on the horns to show their birthdays.

Sacrifice (New Year's Eve)

That is, worship ancestors with polished rice. In rural areas, every family prepares rice and dishes for sacrifice on New Year's Eve. After dinner together, the whole stockade will worship ancestors in the middle of the hall, and there will be ceremonies such as kowtowing, singing and offering sacrifices.