The Huashan Festival is also known as "Stepping on the Huashan", "Dancing over the Flowers", etc. Miao traditional festival. It is popular in southern and central and western Guizhou, southern Sichuan, and southeastern Yunnan.

The Huashan Festival, also known as "jumping field", "dancing flowers", "playing on the flower mountain", or "stepping on the flower mountain", is a traditional festival of the Miao people in northeastern and southern Yunnan. It originated from the enthusiasm of young men and women. Courtship activities are held every year from the third to the seventh day of the first lunar month. In the Ma Nan Mountain area of ??Yongshan County, Yunnan, the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are adjacent, and the Miao compatriots are concentrated. People come from across the provinces to participate. The number of people often reaches tens of thousands, the scale is grand, and everyone is jubilant. The Huashan Festival held in Pingbian Miao Autonomous County was also very large, with Miao compatriots from Wenshan, Maguan, Hekou, Mengzi and other places rushing to participate.

In addition to the Miao festivals being consistent with the local ethnic groups, the special thing is the "Caihua Mountain" held from the second to the sixth day of the first lunar month every year, also known as the "Huashan Festival". In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the organizer of Huashan will erect a wooden pole, called a flower pole, high at the place where the Huashan event is held. About one meter away from the top of the pole, there are red, yellow, blue and white ribbons, as well as reeds, candies, etc. that symbolize the joy and will be awarded to the winners of the flower climbing pole.

No matter which ethnic group you belong to, men, women, old and young can participate in the Huashan Festival. The host prepared some wine to entertain the guests who came to Caihua Mountain. At Huashan Field, competitions such as martial arts, bullfighting, horse racing, crossbow shooting, and shuttlecock playing are held. The winner will be decorated with red flowers and given material rewards by the organizer. Young men and women sing folk songs to each other, seeking love and affection, and making a lifelong commitment to each other.

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Customs of the Huashan Festival

1. Song competition

The "flower field" dressed in festive costumes, lanterns Hanging high, colorful flags flying, flower poles standing tall. Men wearing double-breasted shorts, long blue cloths on their heads, and large cloth belts around their waists, and women dressed in festive attire and well-groomed, playing reeds, suonas, beating bronze drums, singing and dancing, gathered in the venue from all directions.

2. Pole climbing

Pole climbing competition is an important activity of the festival. People hang a gourd of good wine or gifts on the top of the pole, and the contestants are required to go up the pole first, then down the pole, with the upper pole head up, and the lower pole head down, one by one, the fastest one wins, and the top of the pole is awarded. Wine gifts. Wrestling competitions are also held during the festival. Strong young men voluntarily sign up to compete with each other. The victory or defeat is determined by the referee on the field. The winner in the wrestling field is often respected by people and is also the object of attraction for many girls.

3. Material exchange

During the festival, material exchanges are also held. The supply and marketing department and individual traders organized the sale of many industrial and agricultural supplies and daily necessities, and also sold agricultural and sideline products and medicinal materials. Wait for acquisition to be sold elsewhere. The entire Huashan Festival is filled with scenes of unity and harmony among all ethnic groups, joy and happiness among the people, and booming purchases and sales.

Reference: Huashan Festival-Baidu Encyclopedia