Gelao also has a traditional national festival the day before the Han nationality welcomes the Spring Festival. This Gelao nationality is a traditional national festival, which is called robbing spring water. What blessing does Gelao people have in robbing spring water? In addition to grabbing the spring water, what other customs do Gelao people have on this day? 4hw.com.cn read more and talk to you: Gelao people grab spring water on February 3.
Gelao people rob spring water on February 3
Gelao people in Zunyi County and Wuchuan Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County have the custom of "robbing spring water".
On the first day of the spring lunar calendar, every family cleaned their houses, picked up enough water and prepared firecrackers.
On the day of 'beginning of spring', I don't wash clothes. I think washing clothes will dirty the spring water. I don't sweep the floor or carry water. " The person who grabs the spring water is an unmarried man or woman in the family. If there are several unmarried men or women in the family, the parents shall appoint those who are honest, capable, witty and brave; If there are no unmarried men and women at home, you should borrow one from relatives or neighbors and invite them to live at home the night before.
The chicken crows for the first time. The people who 'grab the spring water' get up quietly, put on the water tools and walk to the water in the dark. They can't make a sound or ring, otherwise they think they will disturb the 'spring water'. Then gently scoop water with a bowl, generally 12 bowls (13 bowls in leap months). After scooping, he shouted, 'grab the spring water!' Then light firecrackers, which makes the whole stockade crackle. Whose firecrackers ring first shows that the family is grabbing the 'head water', and the children of that family are diligent. People went to the well or spring to carry water. On the way home, they shouted 'spring water to my home, to my home...' when they got home, they immediately boiled water and boiled 'spring water'. Then burn a pot of tea. After the whole family gets up, everyone drinks a cup of 'spring water' fragrant tea, another cup of honey rice flower tea, and eat yuanxiao to wish the whole family peace.
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