among the traditional festivals of ethnic minorities, there are relevant festivals and customs on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. In the traditional concept of Gelao people, this day is also very important to them. What kind of national traditional festivals will they have on this day? How do they celebrate this national traditional festival? Let's have a look!
Gelao people face the mountain in June, which is divided into the sixth day of June and the nineteenth day of June in the lunar calendar. Generally, they only face the mountain once.
On June 6, Chaoshan was carried out without publicity, which has a certain mystery. The cliffs and caves worshipped by people are generally not very conspicuous. From a distance, the cliffs are red, or there are simple wooden sheds. Closer look, there are some red cloth strips hanging on the treetops and rocks, which are called "Bodhisattva" by the people. In some stone cliffs or wooden fences, there are a few wood carvings and clay sculptures for idols. The shape is simple and has no bright eyes. A pair of small shoes about one or two inches long are also provided in the rock. They are sewn with cloth or embroidered on shoes. It is said that people who lack children provide 'Bodhisattva' with clothes to obtain children. Some places worship stalagmites and stone pillars, which are called "stone Bodhisattva", "laizi stone" and "general rock". It is said that there are no sores and waist pain after worship. In fact, the above pilgrimages are the relic customs of Gelao and other ethnic groups for Yelang's totem worship, that is, the specific manifestation of ancestor worship.
Chaoshan on June 19, also known as' chaofo ', is said to be the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva (Chengdao day). Compared with June 6, this day's pilgrimage to the mountain and worship Buddha is very open and universal. In addition, at this time, farm work is relatively relaxed and the weather is hot. The villagers agreed to become a custom, worship Buddha in the mountains, and sightseeing in the mountains is also a pleasure. However, at this time, most of the pilgrimage mountains are temples, and some still worship natural objects such as cliffs, caves, stalagmites, stone pillars, wells and springs, which belong to the nature of totem worship. For example, the old custom of Shiqian County paid homage to the Donggou in the west of the city and Yuntai Mountain in the east of the city on June 19. At first, it was to pay homage to the stone cliff of "Qingyun Lingyan" and the stone forest of "no intention to leave the mountain". Later, a temple was built, which became a place for people to visit the mountains and worship gods and Buddhas.
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