In addition, the Bai people, like the Han people, celebrate the Spring Festival every year from the first day to the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the ancestor worship festival. Bai people have many etiquette taboos in festivals. Killing is prohibited during the annual March rally of the Bai people in Yuanjiang County or during the Tian Zi Temple Fair. Bai people in Dali are not allowed to use knives, carry water, splash water or sweep the floor on the first day of the Lunar New Year. When the Bai people in Nujiang worship their ancestors before dinner on New Year's Eve, it is strictly forbidden for outsiders to get back what they lent to others on New Year's Eve, otherwise the next year's transition will not be smooth and the grain trust will not be abundant. Therefore, things borrowed from other people's homes must be returned to others before the New Year's Eve. The seventh day of the lunar calendar is Women's Day. Women don't cook, carry water or do any other work, but entertain themselves. Men's Day is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and men rest. Bai people in Yunlong county are not allowed to wander around in July and a half.
Historically, Bai people's worship of the Lord has been preserved as a custom, which is manifested in the fact that almost every village has a main temple, in which the main statue of clay sculpture or wood carving is enshrined. When entering the main temple of Bai nationality, you must be pious and solemn, and it is forbidden to make any noise or touch the statue of the Lord God. Bai people also worship various gods. Bai people in Nujiang Prefecture, if someone is sick, must use cows, pigs and so on as sacrifices. And carry out sacrificial activities. Activities are usually held under a big tree at the top of the mountain near the village, and everyone in the village participates. This big tree is considered sacred and it is forbidden to cut it down.
Bai Dali Sanyue Street
March Street of Bai people in Dali is a famous material exchange meeting in Yunnan Province, and it is also a traditional grand festival of Bai people. It is held in Dali ancient city from March 10 to 2 1 day of the lunar calendar every year. It evolved from the Buddhist temple fair, with a history of 1000 years. At that time, in addition to business events, there will be horse racing, singing and dancing and other activities, with hundreds of thousands of people participating every year. Since 199 1, it has been designated as "March Street National Festival in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture". In his account, Xu Xiake praised: "All sheds are cities, with various ring faults, thousands of riders intersecting, mixed men and women, regardless of arms, and everything in thirteen provinces is everywhere."
Bai nationality, distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places, population1590,000. Be good at managing agriculture. Have your own language.
Bai costumes are very beautiful, because they are "white", so the clothes are white, and there are several pink flowers embroidered on the white clothes, which are particularly beautiful; The headdress is also very distinctive. The head is themed with wind, flowers, snow and the moon, and there is a spike on the left side of the crown, which stands for "snow". Its length is the size (age) of a person. Bai people call women "golden flowers" and men "Brother A Peng" (excluding children).
Bai people use "three teas" to represent their respect and enthusiasm for their guests. Sancha belongs to the Bai nationality.