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What's the date of the Dai water splashing festival in 2019? What are the customs of Dai People's wa

We Han people celebrate New Year's day and Spring Festival, which is the new beginning of the year. For Dai people, it starts from the water splashing Festival. So which day is the water splashing festival of Dai people? Let's learn about it.

What is the date of the Dai water splashing festival in 2019

What is the date of the Dai water splashing festival in 2019: April 13 to April 15, 2019

The water splashing Festival is the new year of the Dai people, and it is also the most grand festival of the year. It lasts about three or four days from April 13 to 15. The climax of the water splashing Festival is on April 15, and many people participate in it. At that time, the whole city will have a 7-day holiday to spend the festival together, and water splashing is the highlight of the festival.

What are the customs of Dai People's water splashing Festival

1. When it comes to the water splashing Festival, Dai people will go to the nearby mountains to collect some flowers and leaves. On the day of the festival, Dai people, old and young, put on their festive costumes, carry clear water, first go to the Buddhist temple to bathe in the Buddha, and then take the collected flowers and leaves to dip in the water and start splashing water on each other.

2. On the first day, there was a literary performance; on the second day, there was water splashing; on the third day, young men and women lost their bags together. First, she went to the Buddhist temple to bathe in the Buddha, and danced in elephant foot dance and Peacock Dance Festival. Then, the polite Dai girls, while saying the words of blessing, sprinkled the water in the basin with bamboo leaves and branches to each other, and said 'water flower, Dai crazy', expressing sincere blessing with splashing water.

3. Dragon boat races will also be held during the water splashing Festival. The competition was held on the Lancang River. Groups of red and green dragon boats, amidst the sound of gongs, shouts and whistles, cleave the waves and forge ahead bravely, attracting thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists to the Lancang River, adding a lot of tension and joy to the festival.

4. Water splashing Festival Dance: elephant foot dance and peacock dance

5. Water splashing Festival, Gaosheng: fanggaosheng and Kongming lantern

The difference between Dai water sprinkling Festival and Thai water sprinkling Festival

Dai Water Splashing Festival:

Water splashing festival originated in India. With the deepening influence of Buddhism in Dai areas, water splashing Festival has been handed down as a national custom for hundreds of years. When the festival comes, Dai people, men and women, young and old, put on their festive costumes, while women each choose a load of water to wash the dust of the Buddha statue and pray for the blessing of the Buddha. After bathing in Buddha, people began to pour water on each other to express their blessing, hoping to wash away diseases and disasters with holy water in exchange for a better and happy life.

The Songkran Festival:

The word "songgan" originated from Sanskrit, which means "crossing over" or "marching forward", which is consistent with the lunar time. When the sun passes through the zodiac signs of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, cancer, lion, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces, it takes 30 days for each sign to move. Therefore, there are 12 signs in a year. This Lunar calculation method is influenced by India and widely used in some Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. April 13 is mahasongan day, which is also the Thai new year. The sun turns from Pisces to Aries. At this time, the Earth passes through the sun at a positive angle, making the day as long as the night.