Bullfighting is a traditional festival for Dong and Miao people. Bullfighting generally refers to the Bull Running Festival. On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the girlfriends of unmarried women will gather some rice, oil, salt and dishes, "tie" in the wild, sing with "women's books" and talk about a better life. Because on this day, men are rushing to the wild for bullfighting, so women are used to calling their activities "Bull Running Festival". There are Miao Bullfighting Festival and Dong Bullfighting Festival in China. There are Spanish bullfighting festivals abroad, and South Korea sweeps the bullfighting festival.
"Running Bull Festival" is a festival of Dong people.
"Running the Bull Festival" is a traditional festival for Dong compatriots. Dong people like bullfighting, and every village has a fighting "Buffalo King". The "Running Bull Festival" is held on the "Hai" day in February or August of the lunar calendar every year. Before the festival, make an appointment with your opponent to prepare for the bullfight. On the morning of the festival, the iron cannon rang three times, and the "Bull King" entered the bullring with the sound of gongs and drums and Lusheng musical instruments. At this time, each team, holding melons and moon axes and various flags, surrounded the paddock for three weeks, which is called "entering the field" or "stepping on the field". Then, each team holds its own "ox king" and torches, ready to fight. As soon as the iron cannon rang, they threw the torch forward, and the two cows involved in the fight rose from the hooves at both ends, rushed up and tied into a ball. The crowd outside cheered, and the atmosphere was tense and warm, which was very spectacular.
If Dou Jiu, the king of two cows, is tied, people will tie the horns of the two cows with big ropes and pull them back like a tug-of-war, so as to get rid of their struggle. This is considered as a draw. If one side loses, all their colorful flags will be taken away by the other girl. They need to redeem the national flag and sing to redeem it. The winning "Cow King" wore a red cloth to show his congratulations.
Bullfighting can cultivate people's fearless fighting spirit.
Bull running festival is a Miao festival.
Miao nationality is an ancient farming nation. In the long-term farming life, the Miao people have formed a special feeling for cattle, and the Miao people have maintained their love and worship for cattle so far. There is a horned bull's head hanging at the entrance of Miao Village. There are connected horns under the Miao ancestral hall. Don't forget to celebrate the festival. Miao people often say that cows are like their parents. According to historical records, "Chiyou has horns and a cow's head is human." It can be seen that in ancient times, the Miao nationality has long been a nation that worships cattle.
The Miao people love bullfighting and fight with buffalo, not for fun, but to show their respect, love and worship of cattle through bullfighting. Miao family experienced superior aesthetic feeling in their love for strong, powerful and fierce bullfighting. Under this emotional effect, the cattle worshipped by Miao family realized the optimal breeding evolution of bullfighting through continuous feeding. Miao people love bullfighting. Basically, every rally festival has bullfighting activities, and there is a unique bullfighting festival after the autumn harvest every year.
On March 5, 2005, Miao compatriots in Pingzhai Village, Gaozhai Miao Buyi Township, Kaiyang County, Guizhou Province watched the bullfighting at the Bull Running Festival. It was the 25th day of the first lunar month, which coincided with the local Miao traditional festival "Running the Bull". Legend has it that Pingzhai was flooded one year and the flood lasted for a long time. It wasn't until the 25th day of the first month that two buffaloes fought on the flooded shore, and the flood disappeared, and the grain was harvested that year. Miao descendants set the 25th day of the first lunar month as the "Bull Running Festival". At this time of the year, Miao people from all directions gather here to hold activities such as "jumping in the garden" and "bullfighting".