April 26th in the solar calendar, that is, March15th in the lunar calendar, is the Miao Sisters' Day in Guizhou, which is a traditional grand festival in the Miao area of Guizhou.
On March 15 of the lunar calendar every year, in Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, the "Guizhou Miao Sisters' Day" is usually held for three consecutive days. It fully shows the ethnic customs and cultural scenes of Miao people, and it is a festival full of affection, which is known as "the oldest Oriental Valentine's Day". A beautiful and touching legend Compared with the Miao Sisters' Festival in Guizhou, the Miao Sisters' Festival is also called the Sisters' Meal Festival, which has a beautiful and touching legend. The most representative in the cave area is the Miao people's Valentine's Day, which is compared to the "festival hidden in the stamens" ~ Sister's Day.
Legend has it that they have two menstrual periods, and their two children have been childhood friends since childhood. The man's name is then and the woman's name is Jiao. They are in love. But Jiao's parents want to form an uncle and aunt.
Jiao disagreed, so she secretly dated. In order to prevent being discovered, they date in fields, Woods and other hidden places in the wild. Jiao always uses her bamboo basket to sneak food there. In this way, they are desperate to fight and fight for love. After much trouble, finally, all shall be well, jack shall have Jill. They formed a loving couple.
Thus, there is the legend of "Sister Rice" and the festival of "Sister Rice", which is called lover's food in Miao language, that is, "Sister Rice". Since then, eating "sister meals" has become an activity for young men and women to choose love. In the Miao Sisters' Day in Guizhou, it is very lively to eat "sister rice". Every year on the 15th day of the third lunar month, the local Miao villages are lively and happy, and people are ready to welcome the grand festival.
The first is to prepare a "sister meal".
Usually, girls should prepare the following contents. One is to prepare colorful glutinous rice. On March 13, Miao girls like to go up the mountain to collect black leaves and yellow flowers to dye colorful glutinous rice. The second is to prepare ducks and duck eggs. You may ask, why do you want ducks and duck eggs? It is said that ducks can swim in the river and reach the other side, which symbolizes the realization of love and reaching the other side. The third is to prepare some fish and shrimp. /kloc-on the morning of 0/4, the girls went to the field to catch fish and shrimp, prepare ingredients, and made a big bowl of colorful glutinous rice in the afternoon.
The second is to have a "sister meal" together.
Everything is ready except the east wind. The girls choose a suitable family, prepare a sumptuous dinner and look forward to the arrival of their sweetheart. Young men and women are happily in love, drinking wine and eating sister meals.
Sister rice is crystal clear, fragrant and delicious, with different colors such as red, purple, yellow and green. In some places, rice is dyed black, also called black rice, and dyed with collected leaves. The third is the song.
At the same time of eating, men and women sit in two rows, then take their positions and start singing to express their feelings. Isn't it interesting?
There are various forms of duet, such as duet of ancient songs and duet of love songs. You sing and I answer, you come and go, singing and laughing. Express your true feelings through vivid metaphors and rich associations.
In the end, whoever can't answer this question will lose. Losers should give gifts, and winners should give gifts back. Of course, the voluntary exchange of gifts between the two sides may be a symbol of engagement, and the happy event is near. From March 15 to 17, it is a colorful festival. However, these three days were very lively and entered the climax of the festival. During the day, the girls are all dressed up, beautifully dressed and wearing gorgeous silver ornaments, and go to see bullfighting, bird shooting, drumming, horse racing and so on.
You can also dance with men who eat their own "sister meals", such as dancing the lusheng and the wooden drum. In the evening, when men and women get together, they still sing and love each other, which is called Valentine's Day in the East.
At the end of the festival, the girls hold a sister dinner party and give it as a gift to their favorite offspring. If you don't get a sister meal, you can ask the girl you like.
When Sister's Day comes next year, these young people will return bamboo baskets, put gifts in bamboo baskets sent by girls, and then give them to girls. In this way, we knew each other and fell in love, and finally got married for a hundred years and grew old together. The fifteenth day of the third lunar month is coming again, and the Miao "Sister Festival" has been passed down to this day. In particular, the Shidong area in Taijiang has the strongest national characteristics and is more lively and colorful.
Every year, "Sister Festival" attracts thousands of tourists to visit Taijiang to enjoy and share festivals with national characteristics. Do you want to travel too? Get ready!