Ethnic customs of Miao nationality in Le Tong.
(1), March 15 Gao Qiao Pteridium aquilinum Pohui.
Both Miao and Dong people have the habit of eating wild bracken. Every March, it is the growth period of wild bracken. At this time, young men and women flocked to the hillside of Tangge (place name) to pick bracken and take the opportunity to fall in love. Over time, the slope meeting of bracken was formed. On the day of the Water-Splashing Festival, people of Miao, Dong, Yao, Zhuang and Han nationalities dressed in colorful costumes enjoyed themselves in the mountains, or begged each other for candy, or played with birds, until sunset, they collectively visited nearby villages and broke up happily the next day.
② Censhupo Meeting on April 8th.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, several Dong girls from Guiyue village invited each other to plant collective peanuts on the slope behind their village on the eighth day of April. Their peanuts have good seeds and full grains. The next year, all the young women who returned to Yue Quan Village came to plant peanuts in this area, and the news spread all over the nearby villages. Young men and women come here to grow peanuts and fall in love. A few years later, a vendor in Le Tong made a lot of money by selecting sweets and fruits for sale in Censhupo. Second year
Young people, vendors, old people and children all put on new clothes to catch the slope meeting. Young people love each other, old people come here to shoot birds to buy things, and children come here to watch the fun, thus forming the slope meeting on April 8, which has a history of 100 years. Later, because the slope meeting was far away, I went to Le Tong Street to catch the slope meeting. (3) Festival of "Pulling Cows Up Trees"
The traditional national culture of Miao nationality in Le Tong, Sanjiang County, Guangxi has a long history and colorful solar terms. The festival of "pulling cattle up the tree" and the slope meeting on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month are well-known for a long time. How did the festival of "pulling cattle up the tree" come about? Legend has it that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, General Fei Shanyong pacified southern Xinjiang and came to the place where Miao lived. He protects the border and makes the people live and work in peace. In order to repay the kindness of General Feishan Weiyuan, the ancestors pulled the cattle to the tree and killed them for sacrifice, and held a grand sacrifice ceremony on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. Its purpose is to pray for people to live a rich life, good weather, peace, prosperity and harvest. It's remarkable to pull a cow up a tree. A well-built and symmetrical buffalo was beaten like a married girl, wearing gold and silver feet and a satin headband, and was led to a big banyan tree for sacrifice. After the sacrifice, firecrackers were tied around the buffalo and three iron cannons were fired.
After lighting firecrackers, dozens of young people tied the cow under the tree and pulled it up hard. After the buffalo died, they distributed the meat to the farmers. Every family used this piece of beef as a sacrifice and hosted a banquet for relatives and friends for three days, pinning their blessings and memories on General Fei Shan Weiyuan. Friend, there is another place you must not miss that day! That is-Pohui. On this day, the Miao people who rushed to the slope meeting from all directions were dressed in national costumes, colorful and dazzling, and men and women gave each other candy and talked about love. There are also bullfighting, bird shooting, black glutinous rice race, and "stepping on the bridge" on the sixth day of April. The program is rich and colorful. This is an ideal place for your "May 1" Golden Week tour and the best opportunity to experience the traditional culture of ethnic minorities!