Information about national customs

1, Food Festival

"Chili Festival" is a special festival for Zhuang people in Longzhou and Pingxiang. It is said that during the Sino-French War, the local Zhuang people were busy fighting against foreign invaders until the 30th day of the first month. In order to celebrate the victory and make up for the Spring Festival, the local people regard the 30th day of the first month of each year as a festival, and they have become accustomed to each other ever since.

2. Gepo Festival

Gepo Festival of Zhuang nationality is usually held on the 15th, 3rd, 8th and 12th of the first month of the lunar calendar. It is a traditional mass activity in Zhuang area. Zhuang language is called "Wobupo" or "Wobupo". At that time, young men and women from all over the world will gather in a fixed place, ranging from one day to several days at a time, with hundreds or even thousands of people attending.

Each group sings in groups of three or five people, one group asks and sings with another group, and the other pair sings and answers with this pair, mostly touching the scene and singing with the director. According to documents, the "Song City" began in the Song Dynasty, and the "Song City" in the Ming Dynasty has been close to today.

3. Bai Ya Festival

Zhuang people in Zhenning and Suowu, Guangxi, kill a cow, a pig, two chickens and forty-eight fish every April, and go to Bai Ya Mountain to pay homage to Bai Ya, a legendary woman of Zhuang nationality. The ceremony was very grand. According to legend, Bai Ya is the leader of the Zhuang stronghold. She led the people against the officers and men who oppressed them and was killed after failure.

They buried her at the top of a high mountain and named it Bai Ya Mountain. Every year until the day of her death, the banker will pay homage to her and express her nostalgia.

4. Qingge Festival

The third day of the third lunar month is not only a simple traditional song festival for Zhuang people, but also an important day for Zhuang people to worship their ancestors and ancestors of Pangu and Buluotuo. Now, as a legal traditional festival in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, all citizens in this autonomous region have a two-day holiday.

It is also a traditional festival for Zhuang, Yao, Dong and Miao people in Guangxi. Song Club is not only a grand event to promote national culture, but also a grand event for national economic exchanges. According to records, the song club has a history of thousands of years. The development of Zhuang folk songs is particularly prominent, and the songs are well-known. In ancient times, young men and women gathered in the street or by the river to hold banquets and sing songs.

5. Cattle Soul Festival

Also known as Niu Birthday, Niu Wang Festival and Off-yoke Festival, it is a traditional festival for Zhuang, Dong, Gelao, Gelao and other ethnic groups to offer sacrifices to Niu Shen. Most of them are held on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, and some are held on the eighth day of June or August. On this day, the farmer will give the cows a day off, and every household will renovate the cowshed.

The elders in the village commented on the cows in the village and warned everyone to take care of them. Every family steamed five-color glutinous rice, wrapped it in loquat leaves and fed it to cattle. In some places, offerings of wine, meat and fruits are placed in the hall, and parents lead an old cow around the offerings and sing while walking, so as to praise and reward the merits of the cow. On this day, every household will feed the cows first, and then the whole family will have a meal.