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Kaluwa, a representative festival of Dulong nationality, how do they live every year?

Dulong nationality is one of the ethnic minorities with a small population in China, formerly known as' Qiu people '. It is distributed in the valley of Dulong River Basin in Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, and is located in the west of Gaoligong Mountain. However, Dulong River Township is established in the east of danglika mountain, which is the only settlement of Dulong nationality. There are about 7000 people. Dulong language is used, and there is no national language. What are the traditional festivals of ethnic minorities in the hinterland of Yunnan? 4hw.com.cn read and share with you: the unique national festival of Dulong Nationality: kaque WOW!

Unique national festival of Dulong Nationality: kaquewa

The typical festival activities of Dulong nationality are the ancient 'kaquewa' Festival sacrifice closely related to its clan system.

The 'kaquewa' Festival is usually held at the end of the December of the first year or the beginning of the first month of the next year.

On the first day, each family prepared wine, meat, meals and other supplies in their own families. Young people gathered to dance and congratulate each family in turn.

The next morning, I went to the fixed sacrificial field of my clan to offer sacrifices in order to be healthy and smooth in the coming year. The sacrificial field is generally located in the lush and flat place behind the village. Here, each family builds a pile of stones as the sacrificial altar, and sometimes sets up pine branches and wooden frames instead. There are as many stone mounds as there are families in the whole clan. The stone mounds are lined up all the way, basically in the same straight line. Each family went to the altar of their own family to offer sacrifices, put the offerings on the altar made of stone piles, and recite sacrifice words to pray for prosperity and health in the coming year. At that time, crossbow shooting and dancing activities will also be held. Then, the sacrifices brought by each family were gathered together for dinner. This regular sacrificial activity has the social function of obviously enhancing the cohesion and sense of identity within the clan.

The above is the kaquewa of the Dulong ethnic group in Southwest China. The rich ethnic customs make it difficult to forget the unique national customs of the Dulong ethnic group!

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