What month is the Songkran Festival?

When is the Dai People's Songkran Festival?

The Water-splashing Festival is usually held in the middle of June in the Dai calendar (about ten days before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day in the lunar calendar).

The Dai Water-splashing Festival is also called "Bathing Buddha Festival", and the Dai language is called "Sambimai" (meaning New Year). Dai people in Dehong area of Xishuangbanna also call this festival "Shang Han" and "Shang Jian". Both names are derived from Sanskrit, meaning turnover, change and transfer, which means that the sun runs around the zodiac and begins to transition to the New Year. Achang, De 'ang, Bulang, Wa and other ethnic groups celebrate this festival. Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and other countries also celebrated the Songkran Festival. The Songkran Festival is usually held in the middle of June in the Dai calendar (about ten days before and after the Tomb-Sweeping Day in the lunar calendar), and it is one of the most solemn traditional festivals in Xishuangbanna. Its contents include folk activities, art performances, economic and trade exchanges and so on. Specific festival activities include splashing water, throwing pendulum, dragon boat race, bathing Buddha, chanting, singing Zhang Ha, peacock dance, white elephant dance performance and so on.

On May 20th, 2006, with the approval of the State Council, the Dai Water-splashing Festival declared by Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

origin

The Songkran Festival originated in India. With the deepening influence of Buddhism in Dai areas, the Water-splashing Festival has been circulated as a national custom for hundreds of years. Every festival, Dai men, women and children should wear festive costumes, and women should each pick a load of clear water to meet the Buddha and pray for his blessing. After the "Buddha bath", people began to throw water at each other to express their blessings, hoping to wash away diseases and disasters with holy water in exchange for a better and happier life. The collective splashing water on each other began like this. People fill all kinds of containers with water, pour them out of the streets, chase and play, and throw them at everyone. Dip the branches in water gracefully. "Water splashing will make the Dai family prosperous" and "Wet will make you happy for life"! The waves symbolizing auspiciousness, happiness and health are blooming in the air. People are splashing, laughing loudly, soaking wet and in high spirits. At night, the village is full of gongs and drums, and people indulge in singing and dancing, which is very lively. During the whole festival, in addition to traditional entertainment activities such as dragon boat racing, flying high, flying lanterns, splashing water and changing bags, there are also new activities such as cockfighting, flying balloons, garden parties and material exchange. Dai and Wa men and women in Yunnan minority villages are also dressed in costumes to celebrate the Water-splashing Festival with tourists.

What's the date of the Songkran Festival?

There is no fixed date.

Songkran Festival is an ancient traditional festival of Dai people. Songkran Festival is also the New Year of Dai calendar, which is called "Shang Jian" and "Shang Han" in Dai language, and it is a day to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

Generally, it is held in the middle of June in the Dai calendar (about ten days before and after the Tomb-Sweeping Day in the lunar calendar). During the Songkran Festival, children cut bamboo as water guns, and all kinds of paper-cuts were stuck on the doorframes and windows of every household. Arches have been erected on the main streets of the town, and the golden peacock symbolizing happiness and auspiciousness stands at the top.

Dai men, women and children put on festive costumes and flocked to the mountains to pick wild flowers and build greenhouses. At noon, the women each picked a load of clear water and poured it on the Buddha to welcome the dust.

Then young men and women are chasing after each other with buckets and washbasins, and you and I splash around. The more people are splashed, the more blessings they get, and the happier those who are splashed.

During festivals, Dai people also put lanterns and hold dragon boat races. When the dragon boat advances on the river, there will be many gongs and cheers of water, water and water on board, which will form a touching symphony.

The Songkran Festival originated in India and was once a religious ceremony of Brahmanism. Later, it was absorbed by Buddhism and introduced into the Dai area of Yunnan through Myanmar.

Water-splashing Festival is a celebration of the Dai New Year, which usually lasts from April 13 to April 15 in the solar calendar. At that time, people will go to the Buddhist temple to bathe the Buddha first, and then splash water on each other to express their sincere wishes.

Laughing everywhere, full of festive atmosphere. Songkran Festival usually lasts for 3 to 4 days.

On the first day, Dai called it "Mairi", similar to the Chinese New Year's Eve. The next day, Dai language called it "angry day (empty day)" People put on holiday clothes and carry clear water to the Buddhist temple to bathe the Buddha first.

Then they started throwing water at each other. Another eye-catching activity of the Songkran Festival is dragon boat rowing, elephant foot drums and peacock dance.

At that time, on the third day of the Dai people's New Year's Eve, the Dai language called it "Maipaya Wanma", and the festive atmosphere reached * * *. People dressed in festive costumes gathered on the banks of Lancang River and Ruili River to watch the dragon boat race.

The activities of the Songkran Festival are rich in content, and others include soaring, cockfighting and peacock dance. People are dressed in costumes, beaming, and the scene is extremely warm.

When is the Dai People's Songkran Festival?

According to the announcement of Xishuangbanna International Water Splashing Festival on the website of Xishuangbanna Water Splashing Festival (20 10), the main activities during this year's Water Splashing Festival include international dragon boat and Lancang River competition, popular street dance competition, folk group dance competition, float parade, all-night barbecue in Dai Jiangnan bar, ethnic culture display, folk sand piling, flying high, ethnic cockfighting, setting off lanterns of Kongming and earth sparks.

The activities we went to last year's Songkran Festival:

April 1 1 (the first day): Xishuangbanna friends check into the hotel after picking up the plane. In the evening, enjoy the super song and dance show party in Montparanas and the song and dance bonfire party on the night of Lancang River and Mekong River. Accommodation: Peacock Lake Hotel downtown.

April 12: After breakfast, start from Jinghong city, pass through Menghai, a town on the border between China and Myanmar, visit the famous Dushu forest scenic spot, and then go to Mengjinglai scenic spot, the first village in China and Myanmar, to participate in bamboo rafting on the river on the border between China and Myanmar. The cost is 200 yuan/person. After lunch, take a bus back to the famous Nannuogu Tea Mountain, visit the Aini people's residence of Hani nationality, make home visits and have tea. Visit ancient tea mountain on foot, visit ancient tea trees, visit Hani folk production and life museum, etc. In the afternoon, I returned to the city. My friends treated me to Hani food. After dinner, I took part in a street dance competition. Enjoy the beautiful night view, night market, bar HP and so on along the Lancang River.

April 13: After breakfast, attend the opening ceremony of the 12th Xishuangbanna Border Trade and Tourism Fair, and purchase special commodities from Southeast Asian countries. Then go to Lancang River to participate in the moss picking competition and taste the moss feast. After lunch, I rushed to the crowded Lancang River observation deck to watch the international dragon boat race and catch-up activities, taste various flavors of food and watch promotional activities. After dinner in the afternoon, visit the minority group dance competition and float parade. Then go to the Lancang River in the south of Dai River to watch and experience water lanterns, lanterns and other activities. There is also a visit to the local earth spark and modern fireworks party, and return to the hotel to rest around 12.

April 14: Visit the national cultural garden activities in major streets, where you can take photos, collect opinions, participate, understand and experience the * * * teams and floats of the Water-splashing Festival. After lunch, go to Lancang to attend the fair. Attractive barbecue and various snacks and delicious food can be memorable. While experiencing various folk activities, you can also inspect various folk handicrafts. Take part in the minority love song contest after dinner.

April 15: Participate in the water splashing activities of the Oriental Carnival. Team up after breakfast. We signed up for the Xishuangbanna water splashing group, distributed clothes, splashed water tools and explained the relevant precautions. Friends also talked about teaching instructions and skills of splashing water. First of all, I watched the water-taking ceremony and interpreted the origin of the Songkran Festival. /kloc-after 0/0, after lunch, casually go to the streets to splash water for a party. Don't wear light-colored clothes, otherwise everything in the human body can be seen and exposed as soon as the clothes touch the water. Travel around the main streets of Xishuangbanna and enjoy the fun of traveling in the East! The crowd slowly dispersed around 5 o'clock. Let's go back to the hotel and take a bath. After dinner, attend a gathering of folk songs and dances. At the end of the day, I feel particularly indulgent, having fun, having an affair, cooperating, fighting and being happy. Because men and women are paired, I just feel hard but not tired.

April 16 (the sixth day): We didn't have breakfast until 9: 00. We first went shopping in Free Crazy Street. After lunch, our friends drove us to the airport at 2: 00, and then boarded the plane for 45 minutes before returning to Kunming, thus ending the unforgettable beautiful, rich and magical trip to Xishuangbanna Water-splashing Festival. You can't just listen to me. You have to know about the water-splashing festival, and you have to experience it yourself. Goodbye!

What month is the Songkran Festival?

There is no fixed date.

Songkran Festival is an ancient traditional festival of Dai people. Songkran Festival is also the New Year of Dai calendar, which is called "Shang Jian" and "Shang Han" in Dai language, and it is a day to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Generally, it is held in the middle of June in the Dai calendar (about ten days before and after the Tomb-Sweeping Day in the lunar calendar).

During the Songkran Festival, children cut bamboo as water guns, and all kinds of paper-cuts were stuck on the doorframes and windows of every household. Arches have been erected on the main streets of the town, and the golden peacock symbolizing happiness and auspiciousness stands at the top. Dai men, women and children put on festive costumes and flocked to the mountains to pick wild flowers and build greenhouses. At noon, the women each picked a load of clear water and poured it on the Buddha to welcome the dust. Then young men and women are chasing after each other with buckets and washbasins, and you and I splash around. The more people are splashed, the more blessings they get, and the happier those who are splashed. During festivals, Dai people also put lanterns and hold dragon boat races. When the dragon boat advances on the river, there will be many gongs and cheers of water, water and water on board, which will form a touching symphony.

What's the date of the Songkran Festival?

Songkran Festival: April 65438, 2003-April 65438, 2006.

Songkran Festival:

Songkran Festival is a traditional festival of Dai, Thai and Southeast Asia. On that day, people in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Kowloon City of Taiwan Province Province, Zhonghe District of New Taipei City and other overseas Thai settlements got up early in the morning to bathe in Buddhism. After that, they began to celebrate for a few days. During the period, everyone spilled pure water on each other and prayed to wash away the misfortune of the past year. 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.

Water-splashing Festival is a comprehensive stage to display the traditional culture of Dai people, such as water culture, music and dance culture, food culture, costume culture and folk worship. It is an important window to study the Dai history and has high academic value. The artistic performances such as palm-dancing and white elephant dance displayed in the Water-splashing Festival are helpful to understand the national characteristics of the Dai people, such as understanding nature, respecting Buddha in love the water, and being gentle and calm. At the same time, the Songkran Festival is also an important link to strengthen the great unity of the people of all ethnic groups in Xishuangbanna, which has played a positive role in the friendly cooperation and exchanges between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries and promoted the social, economic and cultural development of Xishuangbanna.

On May 20th, 2006, this folk custom was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

When is the Songkran Festival in China?

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.

Water-splashing Festival, also known as "Buddha Washing Festival" and "Cold River Fever Festival", is a traditional festival of Dai, Achang, Bulang, Wa, De 'ang, Thai and Southeast Asia. On that day, people in Xishuangbanna, China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Kowloon City, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Province Province and other overseas Thai settlements got up early in the morning.

On May 20th, 2006, this folk custom was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in China.

Extended data:

Custom activity:

Raise:

Goldman Sachs is a kind of fireworks made by Dai people. The bottom of the bamboo pole is filled with gunpowder and other ingredients, placed on a high shelf made of bamboo, connected by wires, and often set off at night. When lifting, igniting the fuse will make the gunpowder burn, which will produce a strong thrust and push the bamboo into the sky like a rocket. Those who are promoted to the highest position will be appreciated and rewarded.

Put the Kongming lantern cage:

Unique activities in the Dai area: At night, people light lanterns and candles in the open space of the square, put them in homemade balloons, and use the buoyancy of the air to fly lanterns into the sky. Bright lanterns fly higher and higher and farther in the dark. People use this to commemorate the ancient sage Kong Ming.

Song and dance activities:

From 70-to 80-year-old people to 78-year-old dolls, they put on festive costumes and gathered in the village square. Men, women and children formed a circle, dancing and gongs and drums were loud. Some jump "peacock dance"; Some jump "jade wax"; Some improvise, sing and dance, and some men drink while dancing. During the Songkran Festival, Dai people like to queue up, beat gongs and drums, collectively jump on the "Yila River" and pay New Year greetings from door to door, wishing a happy New Year and all the best.