Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Joyful Youth Festival

There are many youth-oriented festivals in various ethnic groups in my country. Although they have different names and meanings, they all have the characteristics of youth activities. They are days for young men and women to talk about love and have fun. Yao, Miao, Hani, Yi and other ethnic groups in Jinping County, Yunnan Province, will celebrate a "Girl Street" festival on the first street after the Lunar New Year (Spring Festival).On this day, girls of all ethnic groups wear bright national costumes and flock to Jinping County from all directions.Some of them danced to the music in the square, or held a spinning top competition, and some went into the store to buy their favorite silk threads, lace, jewelry, and food. At dusk, they met young men on their way home. Songs, exchanging admiration for each other, and agreeing on the date of the meeting.

Russians living in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region celebrate an "adult festival" for young men and women every year at the end of June or early July of the lunar calendar, which lasts for four days.Because the Russians believe in the Orthodox Church, whenever summer comes, on the coming-of-age day, parents with children who have just turned 18 years old will send their children to the church to hold a "confirmation ceremony".The girls and boys on the coming-of-age day are all dressed in costumes, and the girls are all in white gauze dresses, which look like brides. Because of the crowds, the "coming-of-age day" is also known as the "bridal temple fair".At that time, every family will make delicious traditional food for the young people to celebrate the festival.

Coincidentally, the Ami branch of the Gaoshan tribe in Taiwan, which is thousands of miles away from the Russians, also holds a festival of "coming of age" every seven years.The time is about the full moon day after the Millet Harvest Festival, that is, the middle ten days of the eighth lunar month.At that time, all youths in the tribe who have reached the age of 18 must participate, and they must start practicing long-distance running and singing and dancing one month before the festival. Two days before the festival, they must go into the mountains to catch pheasants and prepare millet wine for the elders and drink during the festival. .On the day of the festival, the young people first gather at the tribal leader's home, listen to the elders' lectures, and announce that they have grown up, and they will be required to meet adult standards in all aspects in the future.Then they ran naked together to the destination by the sea, where they danced and celebrated.In the afternoon, they put on their costumes again, wearing a feather crown on their heads and ear pins, and went to the youth club in the village to continue dancing in a circle.At this time, the tribal leaders would also give lectures, teaching them how to abide by the tribal etiquette norms, and laugh happily in the feast.

The Miao people living in the Qingshui River Basin in Guizhou celebrate the "Sisters' Festival" every year during the second and third months of the lunar calendar, also known as "eating sisters' meals".The time is February 13th, February 15th, March 13th of the lunar calendar and so on.But most of them started on March 15th and lasted for three days.Legend has it that in ancient times there were many hardworking and beautiful girls here, living a life of adequate food and clothing.However, due to the lack of contact with the outside world, many people did not get married.So they gathered rice for dinner, and attracted many young men to dance the Lusheng dance together, and held horse racing and bullfighting activities.The girls entertained him attentively and wrapped glutinous rice in their handkerchiefs for the young man.Through these activities, each other found the ideal person and solved the marriage problem.Because of the continuation of generations, there is this festival.At that time, the girls will go up the mountain to collect flowers, trees, branches and leaves, soak glutinous rice and steam them into red, yellow, blue, black and white five-color rice.In some areas, because the girls' silver headdresses, neck ornaments, and pectorals are heavy, they are often carried by their mothers in bamboo baskets to the dancing river, where they wear them on the spot and participate in the dance.People are watching, and the event is unprecedented.Local families also entertain their familiar relatives and friends to come and rest.After dusk, young men and women sing flying songs and Youfang tunes. The former is high-pitched and flying, while the latter is gentle and soft, making everyone immersed in happiness and love, making it an unforgettable festival.

The Miao people living in the west of Yunnan Province and Guizhou Province, and in the Longlin area of ​​Guangxi Province, choose to celebrate the "Treading Flower Mountain" festival during the first month of the lunar calendar.Before the festival, the elders of the village choose a flat place in the nearby mountainous area and erect a "flower pole" as a symbol of "stepping on the flower mountain".At that time, young men and women will come in all their costumes, and even though some live far away, they will all attend after hearing the news.Some young men are very skilled in playing Lusheng, they can dance while playing, stand upside down, and play endlessly.Accompanied by the accompaniment of Lusheng, the young man carries a small parasol to look for and observe the girl he likes. If there is a target, he opens the small umbrella and moves closer to the target.If the girl disagrees, she will turn over and run into the group of girls to hide; if the two parties are interested, the girl will talk to the young man under the umbrella halfway.After making an appointment, visit both parents and talk about marriage.At the top of the flower pole in the venue, there is still a gift wrapped in red cloth, and the pole is coated with grease, which is difficult to climb.Those with high skills can climb the pole upside down and get a red envelope, which is a prize.In addition, there are activities such as bullfighting.

The Dong people on the border of Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi celebrate Girls' Day on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.Legend has it that this festival originated from the commemoration of Yang Renmei, a heroine of the Dong family in ancient times.Once she risked her life to deliver food to her elder brother who was imprisoned for rebellion.The elder brother who was trapped in the prison ate the black rice made of herbs and fragrant flowers, his physical strength increased greatly, and he broke the shackles. The two brothers and sisters took out the weapons hidden under the rice basket, broke through the prison door, and rushed out of the city.Later, in order to commemorate the heroine, the Dong girls took the eighth day of April as their own festival.At that time, married women will go back to their natal homes, gather and sing with the sisters in the village, and distribute the festive gift of Umi Ciba to everyone.Over time, it has become a common girl's day for the local people, and a joyful festival full of self-improvement awareness of young women.The Dong people in Xiaoguang, Sanjiang Autonomous County, Guangxi celebrate the "Mulberry Picking Festival" on the eighth day of April. love.Because the girl raised a lot of silkworms, on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, when the girl led a group of sisters up the mountain to pick mulberry leaves, the young man also invited many young men to help pick mulberry leaves. Everyone was very happy talking and laughing.In order to thank the young men for their help, the girls made an appointment to go fishing in the river for entertainment.This day becomes the happiest day for young men and women.For a long time, it has become a fixed festival.Young men and women go up to the mountain in costumes, called picking mulberry leaves, in fact to find the person they love. Through familiarizing with each other, couples hide in a secluded place in the forest and tell each other their true feelings. They don't say goodbye until the sun goes down. festival.

The Amei Festival celebrated by the Yao people in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province is also held on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.As the Yao song sang: "Planting seedlings is busy until April 8th, my sister washes her hands to make glutinous rice cakes, weaves ten kinds of brocade with twine, and paints colorful paintings on the eggs." On this day, the girl brings homemade food, such as lace patterns painted on the shells. "Sanhua food" with turban patterns inlaid with black and white sesame seeds, as well as peanuts, chestnuts, cooked meat, etc., to fight in the mountains and fields. Joking, chasing and playing.Young men are nominally not allowed to participate in this kind of entertainment for girls in the mountains, but young men often come to peep.If he is discovered and the girls call out his name, he will be "punished" to collect firewood, hunt for wild fruits, bake food, and pick mountain flowers for the girls.

The Dong people in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County of Guangxi celebrate the "Earth King Festival" two days before the Grain Rain Festival every year.At that time, young men and women from each village will come to Tuwangpo not far from the village together to hold various activities, which is actually a happy festival for young people.In addition to antiphonal songs, cockfights, arm strength competitions, and shotgun competitions, there are also traditional activities of eating tea buds, that is, young men use rattan branches to string tea buds into a circle, and then wrap the girl around her neck when she is not paying attention, or Simply throw it into the young women's back basket, stuff the unhulled tea buds into their mouths, and force them to swallow the bitter and astringent tea buds, so as to test the loyalty of the girl's love.It is said that in ancient times, there were 18 young men and women of the Dong nationality who hanged themselves before the rain because they were unwilling to succumb to the feudal ethics and fought for the freedom of marriage.In memory of these 18 couples who died in love, people gather to eat tea buds on this day every year to commemorate.It has gradually evolved into a fixed festival for Dong young men and women to have social and recreational activities.

The Tujia people in Hefeng, Enshi, Jianshi, Xuan'en and other places on the border of Hubei Province also hold their annual daughter's meeting on the third day of the fifth lunar month, the 12th day of July or the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar.The girls who came to the market on this day were very beautifully dressed.They put on traditional national costumes, some buy daily necessities, some sell souvenirs and so on.Young men and women often take this opportunity to meet their first date or date lover.Some people are still dating at this time, forming a lively, festive and affectionate festival.

The Gelao people in Guizhou Province celebrate the "Zangu" Festival (meaning "Dancing Girl") for three days starting from the 15th day of the first lunar month.In addition to singing and dancing, young people also participate in activities such as horse racing and singing competitions. Every year on the eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the Pumi people in Yunnan Province celebrate "Ri Go Yan Bian", which means Doll's Day.Legend has it that in ancient times, the climate in Pumi Mountain Village was cold and the rains were frequent. Many people suffered from rheumatism and suffered from pain in the joints of hands and feet.Later, there was a child named A Gen, who led his younger siblings to cut firewood in Laojun Mountain, and was stopped by a fierce tiger. A Gen was not afraid, and he punched the tiger and knocked it down.Then, Agen and his brothers and sisters swarmed up, beat and kicked the tiger to death.They happily carried the tiger back to the village.The tiger meat and bones were distributed to each family in the village. After everyone ate tiger meat and drank tiger bone soup, all rheumatism was cured.In order to commemorate the Agen brothers and sisters, the eighth day of February, the day when they fight tigers, is designated as "Ri Go Yan".At that time, men, women and children in the village will carry small and exquisite panniers with boiled trotters, eggs, and glutinous rice to the mountain, sing, play games, have a picnic, spend a happy day, and return home with all their heart's content.This day then became a children's festival.

The Zhuang people in Funing County, Yunnan Province, celebrate the "Longduan Festival" every year from January to April of the lunar calendar, that is, go to Fengliu Street.Longduan is a Zhuang language, "Long" means down, "Duan" means a flat and wide place, and "Longduan" means to go to a wide and flat place.During the festival, singing and dancing, juggling, and Zhuang opera performances are held. It is customary to perform martial arts dramas during the day and literary dramas at night.Young men and women gather and sing, day and night.But if you sing in the wild during the day, you must return to the village at night. The women are inside the house, and the men are outside, singing against each other across the wall.If both parties are interested, tokens can be exchanged.Most of the girls received silk thread, jewellery, flowered towels and cakes, etc.; and the young men received handmade cloth shoes, five-color glutinous rice and rice dumplings, etc. in return. Some young people's festivals have expanded from one ethnic group to several nearby ethnic groups to participate together, becoming a grand gathering of unmarried youths among ethnic groups.For example, Dawuliang is located at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi, and Guizhou provinces, and is close to the Dong minority area in Tongdao County.It turns out that according to the customs of the Dong family, on the first six Wu days of each year, that is, Wuzi, Wuyin, Wuchen, Wuwu, Wushen, and Wushu, they will not go to the fields to break the ground.Among the six Wu days, it is the most solemn to go to Dawuliang to sing and sing on Wuyin day, so Dawuliang is also called Dawuliang.It is said that its origin is that there was a young Dong family, Menlong, who was born in poverty, but fell in love with Xiaonu, the daughter of a rich man. The two often went to Dawuliang to sing to each other.Under such circumstances, the couple was forced to elope, but unfortunately they were killed by a flash flood on the way, turning into two craggy peaks.The time when they died happened to be Wuyin Day, so Dong youths would go to Dawuliang every year to sing duets on this day, praising the steadfast love. Later, it gradually became the festival of "Dawuliang Gehui" 18 days before the beginning of summer.Unmarried young men and women of the Dong, Miao, Yao, Zhuang and Han nationalities in the vicinity all come to participate, speak for themselves with songs, express their love to each other, and the singing echoes everywhere.If the two parties are interested, they can also take it back to the village, sing songs and sit at night to express their love freely.When going up the mountain, people also pick wild flowers and throw them into the river to express their condolences to Menlong and Xiaonu.Some young guys can also take the opportunity to insert the picked flowers on the hair bun of their favorite girls.If the girl pretends not to know, it means that she also has a good impression of the young man and establishes a basis for further conversations.This kind of behavior is commonly known as "number flower". The Dong people in the border areas of eastern Guizhou and western Hunan also have the custom of not working on the fifth day.On this day, young men and women gather in costumes to celebrate the "Gang'ao" festival, also known as "Wanshan".Its origin has another lingering and tragic legend.It turns out that after the unmarried young people here have feelings for each other in the singing, the girl will give a silk scarf or handkerchief to the person she likes, and set a time and place for a date, and then gradually discuss marriage and form a couple.Later, there was a pair of handsome and beautiful lovers, the man named Na Wan and the woman named Na Yan, who expressed their love for each other with songs.Na Yan gave Sipa to Na Wan, and ordered it for life.But there was a crooked guy who once proposed to Nayan but failed, so he asked Nawan to cheat Sipa, and pushed Newan off the cliff, publicly deceiving others that he had already obtained Nayan's Sipa, so Nayan has become a his lover.When Na Yan heard about it, she was very sad, so she jumped off the cliff to commit suicide in the place where Na Wan was victimized, and died for Na Wan.After the news spread, young people flocked to sing their condolences.Every year on this day, it becomes a festival to rush to Au.In the col next to the village, people court each other with songs, express love through songs, and spend the festival in joyful singing. The Yi people living in the Xinping, Eshan and Shuangxiang areas of Yunnan Province celebrate the "Flower Street" festival twice a year.The first time is on June 23rd and 24th of the lunar calendar; the second time is on July 14th and 15th.At that time, young men and women of the Yi nationality will dress up in costumes and come to Daxi Mountain at the junction of the three counties, dancing and singing, buying and selling local products all night long.Girls and boys on this alpine mountain, through the Flower Street, not only have a joyful festival, but also have various meanings of exchanging materials and praying for a good harvest. The Bapai Yao people in Liannan, Guangdong, celebrate the "Cow Herding Festival" every year on the second day of the first lunar month.On this day, all young men and women, whether they have a partner or not, can sing and courtship outside the village without restraint.At night, they spend their sweet time near the woodshed.This is obviously a festival custom with the color of early marriage in human society.There have been some changes now, but the customs of having dinner in the wild, young people singing and dancing, and pursuing love are still retained. During the Spring Festival, the Jingpo people who live in the mountainous areas of the counties in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture celebrate the "Jeda" festival.Young men and women from several nearby villages went up the mountain together to find suitable mountain areas for playing, brought rice, rice, rice and eggs, etc., and danced and played together.Lovers give gifts to each other and express their affection.The girl gave the young man flower belts and velvet flowers, and the young man gave back the weaving shuttle "Uncle Bi", a fan and the "dry tube" on the earrings, etc.We cook together, drink together, and play together after dinner.When night comes, young men and women make appointments with each other and go to public houses or other secluded places to talk about love until late at night. Every year when winter goes to spring and the earth returns to spring, many ethnic groups hold festivals focusing on the activities of young men and women at this time of spring. Tibetans in the Xiahe area of ​​Gansu Province hold indoor singing parties called "Doumu" every Spring Festival.Beforehand, the place needs to be cleaned, tea and wine prepared, enough firewood for the nighttime fire and lighting, and steamed buns from various houses to be saved as nighttime food for the singing party.At the beginning of the song, the man on the host's side holds the wine in one hand and the hat in the other, recites the praises, moves his feet, and chooses the guest's side to sing, and so on.The women sang and danced happily.At night, love songs are mainly sung, and male and female singers take turns to sing, while the rest cheer loudly to add to the fun. The Mulao people in Luocheng County, Guangxi gather at Huayuan Cave to hold the Walking Slope Festival from the 2nd to the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar and the three days before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival in August.Since it is mainly attended by young men and women, it is also called the "Latest Festival".They carry out activities such as singing folk songs, climbing mountains, tug-of-war, and ball games.The young man sang a folk song: "I saw my sister walking slowly, so I stopped the folk song; thousands of soldiers let him pass, and I only stopped my sister to stop at Pogou." Through antiphonal songs, find the person you like and establish a love relationship. The Miao people in the southeast of Guizhou also hold the "Naochong Festival" on the first day and noon day of the second ten days of the first month of the lunar calendar.Young men and women gathered in a flat place, sang love songs to each other, picked the one they liked, sent them home, and established a relationship as a couple. The Miao people in Zhouxi, Kaili, Guizhou gather together to celebrate the Lusheng Festival from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month.In the early morning of that day, the host first went to the Gannang Xiangsheng Hall to pay homage to the stone tablet erected there, and played the Lusheng song, and then the young male Sheng holding a short Sheng, under the guidance of the tall female Sheng, played and danced. .The girls formed a dance circle, took three steps forward and two steps back, dancing gracefully with the lusheng.The reed tunes range from "Invitation Song", "Yuanchang Song" to "Song of Asking for Flowers". The girls untie the flower belts around their waists and tie them on the lover's reeds to show their hearts.After three days of carnival, the old man came to announce the start of the busy farming season. After that, they were not allowed to play the sheng and dance. The ban would not be lifted until the harvest in October of the lunar calendar and the year of the seedlings.The fourth day is the Spring Festival, which is the end of the festival. Young people walk in the field and talk and sing softly. Girls ask for tokens from boys who give flower belts. Young men often give rings, handkerchiefs, clothes, etc. to their lovers. Young people of the Yao nationality in Bama Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, celebrate the "Langxi knot" festival every year at the beginning of spring in the lunar calendar, which means "to plant love together".At that time, young men and women must first form small groups, and then send representatives to make a covenant with each other. The contents include: 1. Participants must be sincere and must not change their minds midway or withdraw without authorization.2. During the Longxi knot period, they worked together during the day and sang songs together at night, and relatives could not interfere.3. The relationship between men and women should be warm and generous, and they should not speak dirty words or sing sad love songs.4. During this period, if someone is unfortunately injured or sick, everyone should raise funds to help them get healthy sooner and so on.After negotiating the covenant, the young men each pooled their money and bought two chickens, five catties of pork, glutinous rice, wine, tobacco leaves, etc. as gifts for the woman.Make a formal contract with the woman.On the day of Langxijie, it is an auspicious day for two groups of men and women to dig the ground together. Everyone is dressed in costumes. The girls carry cooked glutinous rice, hoes, and flower baskets on their waists; Game delicacies, such as civet meat, roast chicken, etc., go up the mountain with the girls to grow love together.After work, they sing and talk about love, have a happy dinner, and sow the seeds of crops and seedlings of love together in production labor and recreational activities to celebrate the festival of youth. In addition to singing and dancing, there are also festivals that focus on traditional ethnic sports activities, welcome wild flowers to bloom, or watch local natural wonders, which add new content to the Youth Festival. Dong villages in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi have different fireworks festivals in spring. Fort and Fulu are the third day of March and so on.At that time, young people from all over the nearby village will gather in the village to carry out activities such as grabbing guns.At noon, with the sound of the cannon, the hoop was thrown into the air. Hundreds of young people scrambled to snatch the hoop, breaking through layers of blockades.The village that won the fireworks will hold a grand return ceremony at the Fireworks Festival in the second year, also known as "Walking Cannons".The procession is led by reeds, carrying fat pigs that have been slaughtered, and thousands of small firecrackers are hung on long poles. Masquerade character performances in "Man Jinshan".Dozens of young men who set off cannons, with big headscarves, blue clothes and white trousers, carrying cannons and guns on their shoulders, set off while walking. The impressive team added a lively atmosphere to the festival.This activity of grabbing and returning cannons is not only a traditional national sports competition, but also has the color of recreational activities.In addition, people also enjoy fighting birds, most of which are trained thrushes.A thrush that is always victorious, even has the saying that "the cow will not be exchanged". The Dong people in Liping County, Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, hold a "mud fight" festival where young men and women play happily around the time of planting seedlings every year.It turns out that the traditional habit of the Dong people here is that after a girl gets married, she usually doesn't live in her husband's house. Only during busy farming and festivals, she will be accompanied by her companions to stay at her husband's house for a few days.Therefore, when the husband's family has set up the seedling field and set a day for planting the seedlings, some young people will be invited to help, and the bridegroom's sisters will welcome the bride back to her husband's house to plant the seedlings together.And the bride also invites some female companions to come.When young men and women gather together, they not only carry out the work of planting seedlings, but also participate in social and recreational activities.On the day of the festival, young people and newlyweds come to the field to plant rice seedlings. There is a competition between men and women, and it is very lively.When the seedlings were planted, the young man deliberately provoked the girl by throwing mud on her body.The girls also fought back, and in an instant, the two sides set up a battle, using mud as a weapon, and threw each other.If several people catch each other together, they will push her (or him) down and roll in the paddy field, making her (him) covered in mud and embarrassed.The groom's parents cannot participate and only watch from the edge of the field.The person with the most mud on his body is often the person favored by the other party.After the truce, they went to the river and stream together again, where they cleaned and fought water fights, spending a day of labor and fighting.When the bride came the day before, she brought a load of five-color glutinous rice and 100 hard-boiled red eggs.When they return to their parents' home after the festival, the husband's sisters will send them off with more five-color rice and red duck eggs. The She people in Fu'an County, Fujian Province, celebrate the Baiyun Folk Song Festival on the first day of June every year on Baiyun Mountain near Liuyang in the county.Before the festival, young men and women of the She nationality from afar have to travel two or three days to attend the event. From the eve of the first day of June, they begin to sing in antiphonal tunes. .It lasted for two days and two nights, and they didn’t go home until the evening of the second day of junior high school. In addition to the She people who celebrated the festival, there were also Han people and tourists who came to pray for the gods and offer incense. Every year in July and August, the Tibetan herdsmen on the grasslands of northern Tibet will choose a day to gather near Nagqu Town to celebrate the horse race.In addition to horse racing, festival activities include men's and women's races, weightlifting, equestrian shooting performances, etc.The race is to run barefoot on a 180-meter ore track on a plateau above 4,500 meters above sea level.Weightlifting is to hold a heavy sandbag with both hands, lift it from the front over the shoulders, and throw it behind you to win.In recent Jockey Club festivals, in addition to traditional sports, theatrical performances and material exchanges have also been added. The Yi people in Huashan District, Dayao County, Yunnan Province celebrate the Flower Arrangement Festival on the eighth day of February whenever flowers are in full bloom.Legend has it that there used to be a girl named Miyilu here, who was very hardworking and beautiful.She and the young hunter Chao Lieruo are lovers.A native official insulted a young girl in the name of a fairy coming down to earth to teach the common people weaving.In order to save the people, the brave Miyilu drank the poisonous wine soaked with Arima cherry blossoms with the native officials, and wiped out the local harm.But Miyiru also gave his life.Upon hearing the news, Chao Lie Ruo rushed into the Tianxian Garden, killed the native officials' minions, and found the dead Mi Yilu under the white cherry tree.Blood and tears spilled on the tree trunk, turning the white flowers into red, and since then there have been red horse cherry blossoms here.To commemorate this loyal and brave couple, there is this meaningful flower arrangement festival.Every early in the morning of the festival, when the morning fog has not cleared, young men and women have already gone up to the mountain to pick flowers.After returning, wild flowers were planted on the door, around the house, and even on the horns of the cow.The lovers use flowers as a match, and the younger generation puts the camellia on the girl's Baotou, and the girl puts the horse cherry blossom on the boy's reed, to show the pure and beautiful love like a flower.In the evening, the girl with head full of flowers starts to dance around the bonfire to the beat of Lusheng.Flowers, youth and love have become the themes of the festival. According to the legend of the Zhuang people in southern Guangxi, the second day of February every year is the birthday of Baihua Fairy, so the "Flower Festival" is celebrated on this day every year, also known as Baihua Fairy Festival.Before the festival, the girls will make hydrangeas and cook glutinous rice, and the boys will prepare various traditional gifts.At that time, young people will gather happily under the kapok tree with blossoming red flowers, singing in antiphonal and throwing hydrangea.Praise the beauty, purity and fragrance of Baihua Fairy.In the evening, everyone throws the hydrangea onto the kapok tree, as a symbol of dedicating good wishes to Baihua Fairy. At the foot of Shenmo Mountain at the foot of Yunnong Peak in Cangshan Mountain, Dali, Yunnan, there is a famous Butterfly Spring.The spring water is cool and never runs dry all year round.What's even more amazing is that whenever the flowers are in full bloom in April of the lunar calendar, tens of thousands of colorful butterflies gather here, connecting their beards and hooking their feet, connecting head to tail, hanging on the branches, forming a string of colorful "butterflies". .Sometimes they soar into the air and dance all over the sky, and then they are immediately picked up into strings and hung on trees in clusters, matching with the spring water, forming a strange and gorgeous three-dimensional landscape.Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a vicious giant python here that took the shape of a human, and every year it would catch two girls from Zhoucheng Village and enter the cave.Later, a brave hunter went deep into the python cave to kill the giant python and rescued the girl.The girl thanked the hunter and wanted to marry him.But the hunter disagreed, and the two girls jumped into the bottomless pool.The hunter regretted it and jumped in.The three of them turned into butterflies and took a rest on the acacia tree every year, which gave them the spectacle of a gathering of butterflies and the name Butterfly Spring.There is also a legend that in ancient times, there was a beautiful and kind-hearted Wengu who rescued a deer wounded by an arrow at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, so she met Xialang, a young hunter who followed her.The two fall in love with each other and make a decision for life.But the fatuous King Yu took a fancy to Wen Gu and wanted to snatch her.Xialang and Wengu fled to the Butterfly Spring, and when they had nowhere to go, they both jumped into the spring, attracting countless butterflies to dance for their love.The youths of the Bai nationality who live here feel their loyalty to love and their aversion to the giant python and the king of elms. They come here every April 15th of the lunar calendar to celebrate the Butterfly Festival.In front of this spectacle bestowed by nature, people sing and dance, and talk softly. The Bai people in the Fengyubazi area of ​​Eryuan County, Yunnan Province choose a day to celebrate the "Hundred Birds Festival" every autumn to commemorate a pair of loyal lovers.It is said that in ancient times, there was a young man and woman of the Bai nationality, Chunsheng and Osmanthus fragrans. They loved each other very much and often went to the hillside to sing to each other.But the local chieftain He coveted the young beauty of the sweet-scented osmanthus girl, and tried to occupy her.Chunsheng and Osmanthus fragrans were forced to flee into the mountains and were set on fire by Chieftain He's soldiers. Later, a pair of golden phoenixes flew out of the fire, which was the incarnation of this couple.This harmonious pair of phoenixes lived on the mountain for many years, and finally passed away in the autumn of one year.It is said that after hearing the news, the birds rushed to bury the couple with red and green leaves, and hovered over the burial ground with mournful cries.From then on, the Bai people called the mountain where the Phoenix was buried Niaodiao Mountain, and designated the day when all birds gather to mourn the Phoenix as the "Hundred Birds Meeting".Every year at this time, people come to this mountain, light torches, and play in the forest beside the stream. Young men and women sing and express their love to each other, looking for their favorite partners. Among the Buyi people in Qinglong County, Guizhou Province, there is also a "Gangandong" festival set up to commemorate a young couple.It is said that the dry cave in the southeast of the county seat of Qinglong County used to have clear spring water all year round, so it was called "Qingquan Cave".It later turned into a dry hole, which has a moving story.It is said that in ancient times, there was a pair of young men of the opposite sex, Awei and Ahua, who belonged to two villages, fell in love. They often dated each other by singing songs beside Qingquan Cave.But this matter was known by the patriarch, who believed that it was an act of immorality for them to make a private appointment without a matchmaker, so he intervened arbitrarily.After Awei and Ahua learned about it, they secretly came to the Qingquan Cave during the Ching Ming Festival. Using the cave as a matchmaker, they bowed down to heaven and earth and held a wedding ceremony.The patriarch brought people to question the crime the next day, and Awei and Ahua were forced to commit suicide in Qingquan Cave.Since then, the clear spring in the cave has dried up and turned into a dry cave.There is also a legend that after the pair of lovers threw themselves into the cave, they turned into a pair of golden thrushes and flew away.The Buyi men and women in the nearby villages were moved by their deeds. Every year on the second day of Qingming Festival, they gather in Qiandong to sing, play and talk about love. As time goes by, it becomes a youth festival of "rushing to Gandong".Now it has gone a step further and formed a large-scale fair for trade and entertainment.This kind of festival, when men and women die for love due to persecution, is the sustenance and symbol of the will of the people of all ethnic groups to pursue freedom and hope for a better life for a long time. The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is a common festival for many ethnic groups in the south.But their names, contents and meanings are different.Among the youth festivals are the Spring Festival of the Li people in Hainan Island, and March 3rd of the Zhuang and Dong peoples. March 3rd of the Li nationality in Hainan Island is called "Fu Nianfu" in Li language.There is also an ancient legend: In ancient times, a pair of cousins ​​named Yili Gangfa and Baiguanren drifted to the foot of Wuzhi Mountain due to floods.After the flood receded, there was no human habitation.In order to pass on to future generations, the younger sister had no choice but to tattoo flowers on her face to change her appearance and marry her elder brother.After that, they slashed and burned, helped and loved each other, and gave birth to children, which made the human beings in the Wuzhishan area multiply and prosper.Therefore, every year on March 3, the couple will lead their children and grandchildren to welcome the spring and celebrate the festival.They gathered in local traditional festival venues such as Yananliang, Qintianxia, ​​Mudanpo, and Baocuipo, and the elders of each village presided over the ancestor worship ceremony.Young people should bring glutinous rice sweet wine and fragrant rice in bamboo tubes to go up the mountain.The young man found the girl who had been hiding in the woods in advance, and together they danced the woodcutter dance and the deer hunting dance, which simulated productive labor.During the rest, the lovers will have a fragrant meal and give each other tokens.At night, everyone sang to each other around the bonfire, wrestled, drilled the fire ring, played on swings, danced bamboo poles, and spent a charming night.During this annual Spring Festival, countless beautiful marriages are formed. The "March 3rd" festival of the Zhuang people in Guangxi is said to commemorate the famous singer Liu Sanmei.Liu Sanmei was originally the name used in Zhuang folklore.Later, due to the adaptation of the legend, Liu Sanmei was renamed Liu Sanjie.Some legends say that Liu Sanmei and a scholar fell in love with each other, and they both turned into stone statues. To commemorate the pair of young singers, people performed antiphonal activities in festivals.Some also said that because Liu Sanmei went to the mountain to cut firewood, the landlord cut off the mountain vines in advance, causing her to fall off the cliff and die.Therefore, every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, people sing folk songs for three days and three nights to express their nostalgia for this singer.So this day is also known as "Song Fairy Festival". The "March 3rd" Zhuang Song Fair is not only a festival for young men and women to fully display their singing talents, make friends with songs, and fight wits with songs, but also a well-known cultural and entertainment activity, attracting people from many ethnic groups to participate in sightseeing.In order to celebrate the "March 3rd" festival, the Zhuang people will make five-color glutinous rice according to the tradition.On the Song Fair, the crowds flow like a sea, and the singing sounds like a tide. The five-character, seven-character, five-three-character, and seven-three-character songs are well-spoken.The singers are full of affection, and the listeners are mesmerized. It has become a grand event for singers and a paradise for young people.In addition to antiphonal songs at the Song Fair, girls also throw carefully embroidered hydrangeas with ribbons and tassels to the boys they like.The guy must react quickly and catch it firmly.If the hydrangea falls to the ground, it will be punished by playing games or singing folk songs.In the hydrangea flying all over the sky, there are laughter and singing, and the joy of youth flows.In Du'an, Guangxi, the Zhuang family also dyes cooked duck, chicken, and goose eggs red, strings them together with ropes, and meets the opposite sex at the Song Fair.If the girl agrees to make friends, she will leave the crowd after bumping eggs and choose a place to talk.If the girl is unwilling, she will protect the red egg with her hand to prevent it from colliding, as a sign of rejection.The red round egg has become the key to open the door of love. The legends of some ethnic groups about the "March 3rd" festival are very sad and moving.According to the legend of the Dong people in Tianzhu, Guizhou, there used to be a girl, Meila, who fell in love with a boy, Tianlang, for a long time, but their parents objected.They agreed to meet on the slope of Fengxing Rock on the third day of the third month of March. They would sing the "sad song" for three days and three nights first, and then sing the "separation song" for seven days and seven nights.When the "swear to be a double song" was about to be sung, the forced marriage came after hearing the news, and the two steadfast lovers disappeared in the lightning and thunder.In order to commemorate them, their friends come here to sing every March 3rd, and the festival of March 3rd Wind Rock Song Festival was established.From then on, on this day, young men and women of the Dong family come here to sing about history, legends, human origin and customs, as well as the love of lovers and their longing for happiness.There are similar legends in the Baojing Dong area at the junction of Zhenyuan, Sansui, and Taijiang counties in Southeast Guizhou. On the night of the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar, the Gaoshan people in Taiwan will hold the festival activity of "Back Basket Meeting".When the moon was rising, the host recruited the young men and women who had just begun to fall in love into the betel nut forest, and chanted congratulatory speeches, wishing everyone happiness and happiness.然后小伙子用手脚攀援上树，摘下30个槟榔，追逐在前面跑躲的姑娘，将一个个槟榔扔入她们花纹精致的小背篓中。姑娘只接意中人投来的果实，而将其他人投过来的槟榔抖落在外，又唱又笑地向前跑掉。得到槟榔的姑娘，往往掏出准备好的绣荷包送给小伙，一起感谢主持人的祝福，双双隐入槟榔林深处共度良宵。 八月十五的节日，在广西西林等地的壮族中有“骂中秋”的习俗。传说古代有位耿直的姑娘，不爱虚伪的甜嘴，却欣赏尖刻的骂人艺术。有一个男青年在中秋之夜，当众痛骂偷姑娘所种的甘蔗的人，骂得痛快淋漓，姑娘被感动，嫁给了青年。从此，形成一种青年人以恶作剧引人发骂的风俗。他们三五成群，乘老人中秋赏月之际，用反锁大门、搬走石磨、拔掉菜秧、抖落果实等小小的恶作剧，以引起主人痛骂。而恶作剧者往往还要挑选善于骂人的人家，进行挑衅活动。按惯例，骂人者不能使用污言秽语，只能以尖酸刻薄的语言显示其骂人才能。当地风俗认为中秋之夜被骂得越多，就越长寿。因而形成一个不是以欢歌曼舞，而是以骂不绝耳为主要内容的奇特节日。 广西罗城一带的仫佬族，以八月十五为“后生节”。这一天，青年男女带着粽粑等食品，打着布伞，一起到野外走坡，从集体对歌到双双对唱，有了情意后，便约定再见之期，在皎洁的月光下播种爱情。 贵州黎平等地的侗族，在八月十五过“赶坪节”。但是以甲子计算年份，逢单年只过一日，举行芦笙会；逢双年过两天，头一天芦笙会，第二天进行对歌。在芦笙会上要选出优胜的歌队。对歌时，男青年要以粽叶包脸、泥巴文身、穿着戏装，扮成乞丐模样，与姑娘对歌，使姑娘认不出是谁，也分不清贫富。对歌结束后，小伙们下河洗身，换上整洁服装，再回歌坪与姑娘谈笑。