In Dai language, the Water-splashing Festival is called "cold-closed than wheat", and it is also called "June New Year" or "June Festival" because New Year's Day in Dai calendar is in June (mid-April in solar calendar). The water splashing ceremony is also the main activity of this festival. According to a small series of history and geography called "In the Car", "On the morning of the New Year's Day, all the princes and nobles bathed and changed clothes, and the Buddhist temple faced the Buddha. The women each held a handful of water to welcome the Buddha ... After bathing the Buddha, people even splashed water on each other and splashed water on the performance. " Now, with the development of economy and culture, the Dai calendar has added new contents to the New Year. Besides dragon boat racing, flying high, losing packets, putting on lights, beating drums, jumping peacock dance, splashing water for blessing, sports performances, cultural performances, garden parties, releasing hydrogen balloons, etc. They were all added, gradually diluting the Buddha's bathing ceremony. As a garden in A Dai whose main purpose is to protect and promote the traditional culture of the Dai people, whether to restore these bathing ceremonies is worthy of serious study.
There is an ancient legend about the origin of the Water-sprinkling Festival: in ancient times, there was a demon named Peng Madaza who did whatever he wanted against the will of the gods, causing rain and drought, regardless of the heat and cold, and the seedlings died and people and animals suffered. How to punish this demon? Ying Da, a wise SHEN WOO, had a plan, that is, he dressed up as a handsome young man, approached the seven daughters who were holding Madian Dalachai and told them the truth. These seven girls are kind-hearted and full of resentment against their father's sins. At this point, they are determined to kill their father and save the world. One day, they finally discovered the "secret" of their father's life and death, took the opportunity to get him drunk, quietly pulled out one of his hairs, made a bow (that is, a bow made of heartstrings), and broke the devil's head. However, the head that fell to the ground turned into a new disaster. In a short time, evil fire raged, bamboo buildings were burned and crops were burned. Seven girls spun the devil's arm until it rotted. Every time they take turns to bring clean water, spill it on each other and remove the dirt. Seven Sisters's brave actions and achievements of putting righteousness above family interests have been warmly praised by people all over the world. Deep nostalgia turned into permanent respect. In order to commemorate the publication of Mahabharata's method of rebuilding the wind, rain and heat, people set the day when Madian Dalaza's head was rotted by the devil as the day of splashing water. On this day, after bathing in the Buddha, people splash water on each other and wish each other good luck, well-being and long-term happiness.
Shui people regard water as life. Whenever the water-splashing festival comes, the Dai village becomes a happy world, full of warmth and friendship.
If you travel for a short time, you can consider:
Xishuangbanna Dai Nationality Garden
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden is located in the Olive Dam, which is known as "Peacock Ridge", 27 kilometers away from Jinghong, the state capital. It is the main tourist area of the East Ring Road of Xishuangbanna boutique tourism line. The average elevation of Dai Garden is about 540 meters. The park is flat and located on the northern edge of the tropics. The climate belongs to the tropical inland mountain climate type, which has the advantages of continental climate and maritime climate. There are no four seasons in the whole year, and the daily temperature difference is large, the annual temperature difference is small, the wet and dry are distinct, the rainfall is moderate, and there is basically no frost all year round. The annual average sunshine 1800-2300 hours, the annual average temperature 18.6-2 1.9℃, the most Leng Yue average temperature 13- 15℃, the hottest month average temperature 24-27℃, and the annual average temperature.
The overall planning of Dai Garden covers an area of 336 hectares. The main scenic spots are composed of five well-preserved Dai natural villages, namely Manjiang (Tao Tao Village), Man Chun Man (garden village), Mancha (Chef Village), Manga (Market Village) and Man Ting (Palace garden village), with a total of 326 households and 1536 people. Dai Garden is the soul of Xishuangbanna, and it is the only fine scenic spot of folk eco-tourism in Xishuangbanna that focuses on the Dai history, culture, religion, sports, architecture, living customs, costumes, diet, production and life. Here, the exquisite and chic Dai bamboo houses and pagodas are hidden among the green trees, revealing a kind of nature, simplicity and tranquility. Tropical fruits such as bananas, mangoes, lychees, manioc and papaya are planted around the bamboo house, as well as tall coconut trees, palm trees with bay leaves and slender betel nuts, which make the bamboo house of the Dai people particularly enchanting. Seen from the sky, the five Dai villages in the park seem to be covered by huge and beautiful green peacock tails, and the villages and bamboo houses are not clear at all. Only by seeing the Lancang River on the right and the Longde Lake on the left clearly can we know their true colors by walking.
The gardener said that Dai Garden is a model of garden. Historians say that Dai Garden is a living museum of national history. Botanists say that Dai Garden is the gene bank of the plant kingdom; Writers say that Dai Garden is a fairyland on earth and a paradise far away from downtown ... In May 2006, nine famous writers, including Shu Ting, Guan Renshan, Zhang Kunhua, Sun Huifen and Ou Zhide, came to Dai Garden to travel, intoxicated by colorful ethnic customs and original ecological national culture, and expressed such feelings: Yunnan is famous for Xishuangbanna, which is beautiful for Dai Garden!
Dai Garden integrates natural landscape and human landscape, and develops Dai folk tourism with the background of Dai rural customs. The main activities include:
1, permanent tourism activities:
Welcome at Zhaimen: Every day, 65,438+000 Dai people participate in welcome activities, dancing, singing and splashing water for tourists, so that tourists can feel the enthusiasm and simple folk customs of Dai families.
Visit Dai village: enjoy the scenery and dry fence buildings of the Dai family courtyard in the subtropical zone and taste tropical fruits.
Dai Handicraft Exhibition: According to the characteristics of the five natural villages, the exhibition activities of ethnic handicrafts such as brocade, Dai folk jewelry making, sugar squeezing, pottery making and scallop classics making are concentrated respectively.
Dai folk music demonstration area: here, visitors can enjoy life scenes such as cucurbit flute performance, Zanha performance, Bawu solo, Zhulou love song and so on.
Visiting Dai Dwellings Visiting Dai Dwellings: Show visitors the characteristics of Dai Ganlan architecture, experience Dai hospitality etiquette, and learn about Dai living environment and bamboo architecture culture.
Visiting the Manchu Temple in Man Chun: Feel the influence of Hinayana Buddhism on Dai life. Visitors to the Mangu Buddhist Temple in Man Chun can also participate in Buddhist activities such as string tying, chanting, burning incense and drawing lots.
By car: By car, tourists can enjoy Dai barbecue and seasonal fresh fruits.
Song and Dance Performance: The Bangladesh Paranasi Art Troupe shows the traditional folk culture of the Dai people and the beautiful style of the Dai girls with beautiful dances.
Daily Water-splashing Festival: A large-scale water-splashing festival will be held with 65,438+000 Dai people's small cloth whistle, so that visitors can experience the joy of the Dai water-splashing festival-"Oriental Carnival".
Traditional festivals and folk activities of the Dai people: according to the seasonal characteristics, activities such as dragon boat race, flying high, cockfighting, packet loss, drumming, lighting, flying pendulum and worshipping Buddha are held.
2. Special tourism activities: Dai Jiale
Visitors can experience the history, art, religion, diet, clothing, folk customs and folk customs of the Dai nationality through eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping and entertainment in the Dai village for one day, and through interesting activities, visitors can fully understand the unique traditional culture, production methods and ecological concepts of the Dai nationality in a relaxed and happy mood.
Dai Jiale's specific activities include: learning A Dai's songs, dancing A Dai's dances, eating A Dai's meals, staying in Dai's house for one night, watching the scenery of Dai's house, doing A Dai's work, splashing a handful of happy water and being A Dai's house for one day.
Mohammad Sang Kang scenic spot
Sang Kang, Mohammad (the stockade of the festival) is located at 4 1km of the eastern tourist route, away from Dai Garden 1 1km, with convenient transportation and beautiful scenery, with a water area of about 1000 mu. Following the successful launch of the Daily Water Splashing Festival in Dai Garden, a series of large-scale folk activities, such as dragon boat racing and soaring, were grandly carried out here, and together with the Daily Water Splashing Festival, an impression of the Water Splashing Festival was created, showing visitors the complete festival activities and rich connotations of the Water Splashing Festival in all directions. Beautiful scenery, bright small whistle, rich customs, festive and fierce competition ... will bring a fascinating feeling to tourists.
The main features of the impression of Songkran Festival are as follows: taking the inherited historical space as the background, the sky as the curtain, the clear and vast waters as the stage, the vivid and rich ethnic customs as the display content, and 500 original ecological performance teams to reproduce the Songkran Festival series for tourists in Xishuangbanna.
Its main viewing contents include: watching the beautiful scenery of Salaibing (the sister lake in the sister lake)-fishing on the pontoon bridge-hanging the bridge to watch the water show performance impressed by the Songkran Festival;
Scene 1: Singing and dancing on the water-Princess Peacock and Prince Dai (the legend of Mu Warner and Zhao Shutun)
Scene 2: Dai water customs exhibition-Dai women bathing, Dai fishing, bamboo rafting, bamboo house love songs.
The third scene: packet loss, string of blessings, Dai girls toasting to welcome guests.
Game 4: Sacrifice to Goldman Sachs, Dragon Boat Race and Promotion. Here, tourists with sachets can take part in dragon boat races as dragon boat captains and experience the original ecology of the Dai people. When the dragon boat wins, the guests will be honored to sit in the sedan chair of the Dai king and feel a special surprise and excitement. Visitors can also taste the famous Mamai Sangkang grilled fish, red nuosuo (rice cake), glutinous rice and glutinous rice fragrant tea.
stay
● (Recommended): Dai Jiale
Learn songs, dance, eat, stay in Dai building for one night, see Dai scenery, work, splash happy water and be a family for one day.
Accommodation standards in Dai Jiale:
Dai accommodation (the price varies with the tourist season and accommodation conditions)
Off-season: single room: 20~~30 yuan/person: 15~~20 yuan/person.
Golden Week of Tourism: single room: 30~~50 yuan/person room: 20~~30 yuan/person.
List of host families in Dai Jiale tourist attractions
No.36, Manzha Village, Yanyue Tel: 2504032 I was interviewed by CCTV's "Press Room: Meeting Xiao Cui" in Beijing.
No.31Yan Guangmanzha Village Tel: 2504065
No.22, Yanla Manza Village Tel: 2504029
Yanhua Manza Village 16 Tel: 2504060
No.29 Yuwen Manza Village Tel: 2504043
No.94, Man Chun Village, Zhong Man City, Xiang Yan Tel: 25043 15 is the key reception household for domestic and foreign leaders and VIPs.
No.39, Manchun Village, Yuwenman Tel: 2504286
No.55, Man Chun Village, Yanla Tel: 250425 1
No.26, Manjiang Village, Yanjing Tel: 2504922
No.25, Yanguang Jiangcun Tel: 2504228
Le Yan Comic Village 1 Tel: 250409 1
If you don't want to stay in Daijia, you can stay in a hotel.
(recommended)
Dai Garden Hotel in the Scenic Area
World hotel outside the scenic spot
Ganlanba hotel
Both are standard rooms, and the price varies with the tourist season and accommodation conditions.
Off-season: 50~~80 yuan per room.
Golden Week of Tourism: 100~~ 120/
prescribe a diet
Here, you can taste the unique flavor of Dai cuisine, which enjoys a high reputation in Yunnan cuisine. The most representative dishes are: fragrant bamboo rice, glutinous rice, fried moss, boiled fish with sour bamboo shoots (chicken), fried cowhide, pineapple rice, Dai jambalaya, steamed buns and the most distinctive chopped raw white swan.
In the evening, you can taste the tofu stall (Dai food stall) on Olive Dam Street outside the scenic spot.
Here, you can also taste snacks, Dai barbecue (the most representative grilled fish and citron chicken), Kao wordy (Dai rice cake), cold papaya, etc., and you can also taste colorful tropical fruits.
The specific time of the water-sprinkling festival is from April 12 to April 16.