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What do you know about the Dai water sprinkling Festival?

. If we talk about the Dai ethnic minority with our friends, we will immediately think of the Dai ethnic minority. Because Dai and water sprinkling Festival have never been two separate words. So what is the origin of the Dai water sprinkling Festival? How do Dai people celebrate their traditional festival water sprinkling Festival?

The water sprinkling festival originated in India. With the deepening influence of Buddhism in Dai areas, the water sprinkling Festival has become a national custom and has a history of hundreds of years.

On the day of Dai water sprinkling Festival, Dai men, women and children put on festival costumes, while women each pick a load of water to wash the dust of the Buddha and pray for the blessing of the Buddha spirit. After bathing the Buddha, people began to pour water on each other to express their blessings, hoping to wash away diseases and disasters with holy water in exchange for a beautiful and happy life. The collective splashing of water on each other began. People fill all kinds of containers with water, gush out of the streets, chase and play, and pour it on everyone. Gentle ones dip branches in water. The Dai family is prosperous with water and flowers. It is wet and happy for life! The water flowers symbolizing auspiciousness, happiness and health are in full bloom in the air. People splash and sprinkle heartily. They laugh loudly, get wet and have high interest. At night, the village drum music is heard, and people indulge in singing and dancing. During the whole festival, in addition to traditional recreational activities such as dragon boat racing, Gaosheng, Kongming lights, water splashing and bag loss, there are new activities such as cockfighting, ballooning, garden party and material exchange.

The water sprinkling festival of Dai nationality is such a festival to pray for the blessing of Buddha. I hope I and my family are happy and prosperous!

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