Water-Sprinkling Festival

Water-Sprinkling Festival
Also called Dai New Year
Observed by Dai people
Significance Marks the Dai New Year
Begins 13 April
Ends 15 April
Date 13 April
2017 date 13 April, Rooster
2018 date 13 April, Dog
2019 date 13 April, Elephant
Frequency annual
Related to Burmese New Year, Cambodian New Year, Lao New Year, Sri Lankan New Year, Tai Khamti New Year, Thai New Year

The Water-sprinkling festival (simplified Chinese 泼水节 ; traditional Chinese 潑水節; Pinyin: Pōshuǐ jié), is a traditional festival of the Dai nationality marking the Lunar New Year. The Dai are an ethnic minority of China who primarily live in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan. The predominant religion of the Dai is Theravada Buddhism and religious activities are frequent. The Water-sprinkling festival is one of the most solemn traditional festivals of this nationality. Usually, the festival takes place ten days around the Tomb-sweeping day and lasts for three or four days, it generally occurs according to the Gregorian calendar from April 13 to 15.[1]

On the first day, people row, put to rise(放高升, cultural and artistic performance; on the second day, people sprinkle water crazily; on the third day, the young men and women get together to lost package(丢包） and exchange of goods(物资交流).[2][3][4][5][6]

Dates in Dai calendar

GregorianDateAnimalDay of the week GregorianDateAnimalDay of the week
200113 AprilSnakeFriday202613 AprilHorseTuesday
200213 AprilHorseSaturday202713 AprilGoatThursday
200313 AprilGoatSunday202813 AprilMonkeySaturday
200413 AprilMonkeyTuesday202913 AprilRoosterSunday
200513 AprilRoosterWednesday203013 AprilDogMonday
200613 AprilDogThursday203113 AprilElephantTuesday
200713 AprilElephantFriday203213 AprilRatThursday
200813 AprilRatSunday203313 AprilOxFriday
200913 AprilOxMonday203413 AprilTigerSaturday
201013 AprilTigerTuesday203513 AprilRabbitSunday
201113 AprilRabbitWednesday203613 AprilDragonTuesday
201213 AprilDragonFriday203713 AprilSnakeWednesday
201313 AprilSnakeSaturday203813 AprilHorseThursday
201413 AprilHorseSunday203913 AprilGoatFriday
201513 AprilGoatMonday204013 AprilMonkeySunday
201613 AprilMonkeyWednesday204113 AprilRoosterMonday
201713 AprilRoosterThursday204213 AprilDogTuesday
201813 AprilDogFriday204313 AprilElephantWednesday
201913 AprilElephantSaturday204413 AprilRatFriday
202013 AprilRatMonday204513 AprilOxSaturday
202113 AprilOxTuesday204613 AprilTigerSunday
202213 AprilTigerThursday204713 AprilRabbitMonday
202313 AprilRabbitFriday204813 AprilDragonWednesday
202413 AprilDragonSunday204913 AprilSnakeThursday
202513 AprilSnakeMonday205013 AprilHorseFriday

See also

References

  1. ↑ "傣族泼水节-荆楚网 www.cnhubei.com". Cnhubei.com. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  2. ↑ "云南傣族泼水节-旅游地产-搜狐焦点网". House.focus.cn. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  3. ↑ "泼水狂欢_在线视频观看_土豆网视频 泼水节 我爱拼网". Tudou.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111016130029/http://www.bn163.net/bn163/mblnx/travel/psj/. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "泼水节_旅游频道_新华网". News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120425093554/http://www.3158.cn/news/20090224/15/273234259_1.shtml. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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