The GuZang Festival held once every 13 years is very important for the Chinese Miao people. Everyone, old and young, men and women, will be dressed in unique ethnic costume and glistening silver jewelry, to attend activities that date back thousands of years!
During the festival, the Miao always use good words to describe any detail of the occasion. For butchering a pig, they say kiss the big official; for taking a butcher knife, they say give me the leaf; for heating the stove with some straw to cook the pork, they say use the quilt to cover the official. By doing this, they try to avoid any unhappy feelings.
On the 5th day of the GuZang festival, the sacred bulls are led around the village, with firecrackers exploding all around. The bulls are adorned with colorful decorations.
The next day before daybreak, the bulls are slaughtered. Their heads are heads are set up facing east, which means the ancestors of the Miao are from the eastern part of China. Then a ceremony is held to release souls of these bulls from purgatory. People sing the old sacrificial songs together.
After the ceremony, the meat of bulls is divided and distributed for people to hold feasts at home.
In the next few days, the Miao continue to indulge themselves in singing, dancing, with the beautiful drum music echoing through the mountains.
The thrilling bullfighting game is always held during the festival. Two bulls fight with each other furiously in the game. The one that gets killed is regarded as a hero and will be buried with a big funeral. His brave battle story is written on the gravestone.
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Chinese Miao People And Their Festivals: Guzang
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