First, the festival of closing doors

The time of "milliwasa" in Dai language is fixed on September 15th (mid-July in Gregorian calendar) for three months.

The Closing Day has a long history. It is said that Buddha preached to his mother on this day. Later, everyone chose this day as the Closing Day and passed it down.

people over the age of p>4 can enter the temple to chant Buddhist scriptures and participate in Buddhism. During the festival, the villagers must whisper, walk not far and watch, do not abuse each other, hold weddings or build new houses.

Second, Kaimen Festival

Kaimen Festival, called "Onwasa" in Dai language, is fixed on December 15th (mid-October in Gregorian calendar). Corresponding to the Closing Festival (Summer Festival), it originated from the habit of living in the rainy season of ancient Indian Buddhism.

Opening Day symbolizes that the rainy season has ended in the past three months, and it means that the marriage taboo between men and women has been lifted since the "Closing Day". From now on, young men and women can start free love or hold weddings. On this day, young men and women dressed in costumes go to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, offering food, flowers, wax strips and coins. After the sacrifice, a grand cultural gathering was held to celebrate the end of the fast since the Closing Day.

The main contents include setting off sparks and rising, lighting lanterns, singing and dancing. Young people will also dance lanterns in the shapes of birds, animals, fish and insects around the village. At this time, just as the rice harvest is finished, it is also a festival to celebrate the harvest.

Extended information:

Dai people's clothing characteristics: men and women are different.

Men's clothing: Dai men generally don't wear ornaments, and occasionally they find a shiny silver bracelet on their wrists. Gold teeth and silver teeth are their hobbies. There is little difference in the clothing of Dai men around the country. Generally speaking, they are simple and generous. On the top, they are collarless double-breasted or big-breasted small sleeve blouses, with wide waist and trousers without pockets. Most of them wear white and cyan cloth heads, some wear woolen hats, and they like to wear blankets in cold weather, and they are often barefoot all the year round.

women's clothing: Dai women pay attention to clothing, pursue light, beautiful and elegant clothing, and coordinate clothing colors, which is excellent.

It is a remarkable feature of Dai costumes that young women put their long hair on their heads. Dai women wear various kinds of tight underwear, light-colored big-breasted or narrow-sleeved shirts, and colorful tubular skirts with various patterns woven on them. Dai women like to tie their long hair in a bun, and insert combs, hairpin or flowers on the bun for decoration.

Dai women like to wear jewelry. Jewelry is usually made of gold and silver, mostly hollow and engraved with exquisite patterns and patterns. Dai women are generally slim, pure and beautiful, graceful and graceful, so they are known as "golden peacocks".