The April 8 complex of Buyi people
April 8 is a festival for Buyi people to commemorate cattle farming. On this day, people will hold various celebrations to express their best wishes for a bumper harvest in autumn.
Duck and fish catching programs are an indispensable part of the annual celebration of 'April 8'. The purpose is to pray for good weather and bumper crops in the coming year. With the first sound of firecrackers, naked boys jumped into the water at the edge of the fish pond, and a 'man duck war' and 'man fish war' were staged. The ducks were startled by people's laughter and ran around. Inexperienced people were often confused. As soon as they got close, they were startled to beat their wings. Not only could they not catch the ducks, but they were splashed with water, causing the people on the shore to laugh. If it takes strategy and physical strength to catch ducks, the threshold of fishing competition is much lower. People of all ages are 'undressed' and dozens of people are crowded in a large pool to 'fish in troubled waters'. Young children can't win adults. They simply roll in the fields, causing laughter from the onlookers.
In addition, on the festival day, local women also spontaneously danced national dances to celebrate the festival. With the improvement of living standards, local people also take advantage of the opportunity of 'April 8' to invite friends to 'picnic' and 'barbecue' to enjoy the happy 'April 8'.
To understand a nation, we must understand a nation's culture! The connotation of national culture is relatively broad, but a little bit of national festival life reflects the spiritual culture of the Buyi people from the other side!
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