The custom of the Buyi people on March 3
Sacrifice to social gods:
"March 3" is a day for the Buyi people to worship and pray for God. " On March 3, men of all families went up the mountain to worship the mountain god. Most of the organizers (sacrificial rites) are bhumo (i.e. Mogong, the inheritor of Mogong Culture). At the beginning of the activity, cattle or pigs are slaughtered first. At this time, families take more than a dozen pieces of money paper prepared in advance, at least five or six pieces, stained with the blood of cattle, and prepare to hang them in the field or on the ground, indicating that the field has been under the jurisdiction of people, wild ghosts dare not invade, and diseases and pests dare not invade, Ensure a bumper grain harvest. People lit incense and red candles. Offerings were placed on the stone table (it was necessary to have rice with flowers). The village old man stood on the steps in front of the mountain temple and shouted, 'worship begins!' The villagers under the stage face the social gods in a ladder shape, with a dignified look, a solemn atmosphere, and the mountains and forests are silent. Under the leadership of the village elder, the villagers knelt and kowtowed three times. The village elder prayed for the blessing of the mountain gods, read out the warnings of the gods and village rules and regulations, and solicited everyone's opinions. After the objection is unified, everyone kneels down in front of the temple and promises not to abide by the agreement and village rules, otherwise they will be punished by the mountain god. On the third day of March, sacrifice to Mountain God, water god and village god. Sacrificing national heroes: there are national heroes in sacrificial legends and ancient heroes, such as Wang Baoxian, he Lianji, etc.
Village sweeping:
Mo Gong organized a team to sweep the demons and demons of each farmer's house out of the house and the stockade out of the stockade to ensure the safety of one party.
'sacrifice ground silkworm ':
It is said that in ancient times, in order to avoid pests on young mu, a farmer fried Baogu flowers to feed ground silkworms during spring sowing. As a result, he saved the seedlings.
Planting trees and hanging green (tomb sweeping):
In each household, the male owner carried his back pocket and sickle, held a hoe, and the female owner carried the sacrifice and led the child. She took great pains to finish all her ancestral tombs within a month, and planted trees on the cemetery as a souvenir. There are also cases where clans collectively go to the ancestral cemetery to hang green, offering sacrifices to the gods, killing pigs and chickens. The married girl should take the sacrificial items back to her mother's house to attend the hanging ceremony.
Outing:
The custom of outing is very old. It is basically formed with hanging green and sweeping tombs. People go to the mountains for outing in spring. Children pick tender maple leaves to make balls and throw them. Women pick several tender maple leaves and insert them in their bun, and insert the branches of maple trees around the house. Of course, outing is not just about love, but more importantly, games and entertainment. People who are confined to work can gallop in the suburbs and across the mountains. So the girl hung a swing from the tree, and the boy flew a kite and hit a water gun in the open space.
Duet:
The custom of duet is also very old, which is basically formed with hanging out for a spring outing. Gather people to drink and connect. Young men and women singing folk songs in pairs is the theme of Buyi's "March 3" activities. Singing to each other is the most important activity after the worship. Carry out social activities through singing, make friends and seek spouses through singing.
Traditional sports:
During the song duel, in addition to singing folk songs, there are traditional activities such as hunting, throwing chaff bags, 'playing lucky baskets' (Kirin dance),' getting pulp '(similar to gyroscope), bullfighting, cockfighting, horse racing, horse bar (similar to stilts) confrontation, playing bamboo water guns, playing Buyi chess, swinging, flying kites and so on.
Economic and trade exchange activities in traditional rural areas:
During the "March 3" festival of Buyi Nationality, with the increase of the number of people coming to participate, there are vendors serving the activities. They are full of goods, ranging from furniture to all kinds of daily necessities, as well as jewelry, food and goods unique to all ethnic groups. Then it developed into a grand event of material exchange and commodity trading with national characteristics, which promoted the economic and trade development of Buyi area.
The customs of the Buyi Nationality on March 3 are indeed colorful: offering sacrifices to the kitchen god, sweeping the village and sacrificing ground silkworms are really colorful! For more traditional festivals about ethnic customs, please pay attention to the Chinese traditional festivals of sihai.com reading channel!