Folk custom composition

There are 56 national flowers in China. Different regions and nationalities have different holiday customs. Let's go into the Dai people and learn about the Dai people's Water-splashing Festival. On the morning of the festival, men, women and children bathe and change clothes. All kinds of paper-cuts are stuck on the doorframes and windows of every household. Archways are set up on the main streets of the town, and the golden peacock symbolizing happiness and auspiciousness stands at the top. Dai men, women and children dressed in festive costumes flocked up the mountain to pick wild flowers and build greenhouses. At noon, the women each picked a load of clear water and poured it on the Buddha statue to welcome the dust. Then, young men and women carried wooden barrels, and at that time, water splashed everywhere. They want to express their sincere wishes with this splash. It is said that in this way, they can not get sick and restless all the year round, so the more water on the ramp, the more blessings they receive and the happier people who are splashed. There is an interesting legend about such a wonderful water-splashing festival. A long time ago, an evil devil occupied the beautiful and rich Xishuangbanna and married seven beautiful girls. The girls are full of hatred and plot how to kill the devil. One night, the youngest girl drunk the devil with the best wine and meat, exposing his fatal weakness. It turns out that this demon king who is fearless can't even prick his neck with his own hair. The alert little girl carefully pulled out a red hair of the lich king and tied it around his neck. Sure enough, the devil's head fell off and turned into a ball of fire. Wherever it rolls, the fire of evil will spread. Bamboo houses were burned and crops were burned. In order to put out the evil fire, the little girl grabbed the devil's head, and the other six girls took turns splashing water on it, and finally put out the evil fire in June of the Dai calendar. The villagers began to live and work in peace and contentment. Since then, there has been the custom of splashing water every year. Now, the custom of splashing water has actually become a form of mutual blessing. In the eyes of Dai people, water is a symbol of holiness, beauty and light. With water in the world, everything can grow, and water is the god of life. In addition to splashing water, there are also singing and dancing activities in the Songkran Festival. Dai people put on festive costumes and came to the village square, where men, women and children sang and danced together, and some even danced the peacock dance. Some jump "five hoops"; Some improvise, singing and dancing with beautiful movements, distinctive rhythms, euphemistic tunes and moving songs ... The Water-splashing Festival is really colorful!