What are the interesting folk customs in Guizhou in April?

Guizhou, located in the southwest, is a place on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. There are many mountains and waters here, and ethnic minorities gather. Therefore, Guizhou is a very special place for vacation and tourism, and the folk customs here are also very rich. Here, I will share with you a detailed strategy.

1, Lusheng Festival in Gannan Township, Zhou Xi

Lusheng Festival of Miao nationality in Qiandongnan, Zhou Xi is one of the biggest Miao land festivals in Qiandongnan. It is a representative of Zhou Xi Miao costumes and Lusheng dance culture. The main activities include getting up late, Lusheng dance, Miao love song duet, bullfighting, cockfighting and horse racing. The scene is spectacular.

Time: the first month

2. Taijiang Sisters Day

Sister Festival is a traditional festival of Miao nationality, and Taijiang area is the most representative and influential. On this day, young men and women will put on festive costumes, and the Miao YMCA will invite lovers to travel together, eat sister meals, dance Lusheng drums and give each other tokens. Also known as "the festival hidden in the stamens", it is "the oldest Oriental Valentine's Day".

Time: March of the lunar calendar

3. Zhaoxing Grain Rain Festival

Grain Rain Festival is an important festival for Dong people. Every year in Grain Rain Festival, Dong people hold important activities. Dong language is called "gradually tender and tender", which means "eat black rice and sow rice seeds", which is a double festival of Zhaoxing farming culture and love implication. That night, the whole stockade was boiling, the streets and alleys were full of people begging for black rice, and everyone's face was covered with flowers, which turned into a debt carnival night.

Time: March of the lunar calendar (Grain Rain

4. Buyi people March 3.

Buyi festivals are generally named after time, and "March 3" is the third day of March. March 3rd is a festival for Buyi people to worship their ancestors, similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day of Han nationality, which lasts for 30 days before and after the festival. During the festival, every family cooks colorful flowered rice to offer sacrifices to social gods and ancestors. 20 14 was included in the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects on March 3rd. On March 3rd, the best experience area was in Buyi areas in southwest Guizhou and south Guizhou, such as Ceheng, Wangmo and Nanlong Buyi ancient villages.

Time: the third day of the third lunar month, April 8 of the Miao nationality.

April 8 is mainly a Miao festival in Guiyang, also known as Yanu Festival, to commemorate the national hero Yanu Festival. Now this festival is a festival to fully display the local Miao culture. On April 8, the best experience was in Gaopo Miao Township, Huaxi District, Guiyang. The Miao people here are also called back-playing Miao, because there is a popular marriage custom. On April 8, the Miao people in Gaopo Township dressed up and held ethnic activities such as shooting back cards, which was very lively.

Time: April 8.