Twenty-five (twenty-five of the twelfth lunar month) make tofu, twenty-six clean the house, twenty-seven soak glutinous rice, twenty-eight rake, twenty-nine kinds of things, and slowly retreat in thirty nights.

This jingle reflects the preparation process of the Miao people's New Year custom, and also conveys two important messages: First, "Making tofu,

Cleaning the house and raking the rake are the most basic and necessary things for Miao people's Chinese New Year custom. Second, the Miao people are poor in history. After a year of preparation, they only spent and enjoyed it on the evening of the 30th. while

However, this is the scene of life in the past, and now life has changed. Almost every day is Chinese New Year, so don't wait until 2056 to make a tofu rake. There is no unified date for Miao compatriots to celebrate the New Year, usually October of the lunar calendar.

"Mao" (Rabbit) Day. Sometimes several villages are connected together, and sometimes they are arranged in sequence, which often lasts for more than a month. Before the festival, everyone prepared wine, meat, fish and other foods, and everyone had to prepare new clothes.

During the Chinese New Year, Miao people have a variety of activities. The main activities are bullfighting, horse racing, Lusheng dance and tourism. On the first day, feed the cows, decorate them and take them to the bullring. Every village has a traditional bullring, and the surrounding hillside is a natural stand. When bullfighting, there are often five or six thousand people interested in watching.

First, after the nursery year.

Miao year is the Miao people's own age, and the time of Miao year varies from place to place. In most areas, "the year begins in winter and March, and each has its own." The beginning of a year is the beginning of every year, which means the New Year in China. Have a plenty of October, have a plenty of.

In winter or December. In recent years, most Miao people celebrate the Spring Festival in the first month, but the customs and habits of Miao people have not changed. Chinese New Year is the biggest festival, so we should prepare rich food, such as killing pigs.

Smoked bacon, roasted rice, fried rice, but also kill chickens to worship ancestors, "keep the old age", open the "financial valve", respect the "God of the Year" and keep out the cold.

We have to rest from the first day to the fifteenth day. During this period, traditional entertainment activities will be held, which are translated into Chinese as "stepping on the flower mountain", "jumping on the field ridge", "jumping on the moon" and "eating a family banquet". On Miao people's traditional Spring Festival entertainment activities

"Catch up with the New Year" mainly includes swinging, lion dancing, playing with dragon lanterns and singing lanterns.

Second, the Hundred Lions Club

The most interesting folk activity in the Miao New Year custom is the Hundred Lions Conference. Nearly a hundred or dozens of lions are dancing in the surrounding villages and towns, gathering in traditional villages or market towns, beating gongs and drums, swinging spears and shooting muskets, which is absolutely essential.

Turn the world upside down There are quite a few famous performances of the Hundred Lions Club, such as welcoming lions, dancing lions, measuring lions, catching lions and climbing lions. They are simple and rich in Miao customs, hiding profound cultural heritage. Miao people like lion dancing and ancient legends and pictures.

Worship-related, it is said that in the flood and famine era, demons ran rampant and endangered Miaoshan. A group of golden lions ran out of the forest to drive away the demons that devoured cattle, sheep and crops, and let the Miao family enjoy peace again. Later, the cunning devil came up with a deadly trap-evil spirits.

Women lured lions to the choppy East China Sea in China with colorful hydrangeas. Yaguo, a brave descendant of Miao nationality, braved difficulties and obstacles, waded through mountains and rivers to rescue the villagers from their sufferings, and finally picked up the hydrangea floating on the waves and put it back to the auspicious lion.

Back in Miaoshan, the evil monster was wiped out. Miao people happily rushed to Zhaitou to meet the auspicious golden lion and beat drums. Since then, there has been a "Hundred Lions Club" in Miao Township.

Third, set off firecrackers to grab the new year.

It is very important for Miao people to grasp the custom of the New Year. Time is New Year's Eve 12 o'clock (that is, 0 o'clock on the first day of the second year), set off firecrackers to grab the New Year! Grab the new year's goods is very particular. If you put it early, it won't work. Putting it early means sending the old year away. It's no good putting it late. It's late, which means that others have already robbed the year. So be sure to wait until 12 on time. The custom of setting off firecrackers to rob the New Year is common in both urban and rural areas.

Fourth, have a family meal.

The most interesting New Year custom of Miao nationality is "eating a family's meal". Miao nationality is a hospitable nation. For thousands of years, Miao people have observed such a rule: no matter which family comes to the same village,

No matter how many guests there are, every household in the village should take turns to invite them and do their best to entertain them warmly. Invited guests must never refuse under an excuse, otherwise it will be considered contempt. The guest accepted the invitation.

Please don't bring any gifts, and don't wait until every household has eaten before saying goodbye to going home. Miao people call their way of entertaining guests "farming", which literally translates into "eating a family's meal". Which village has many families,

The longer you stay for a meal, the higher the reputation of the village. Not only do people listen to everything they say, but it is much easier for young people to find a partner than in other villages. People who have read Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden, a great poet in Jin Dynasty

People are all deeply attracted by this description: "When you see a fisherman, you invite him to your home and set up wine to kill chickens for food." Because of this special way of entertaining guests, fishermen have to live in the Peach Blossom Garden.

Day "and then" resign ". If you want to fulfill the fisherman's wish, Miaoshan is the Peach Blossom Garden!