Sister Meal Festival: Photos 42 to 58

Dear friends,

In this travelblog an impression of the Sister Meal festival and other Miao festivals we visited during the last 7 days. We have had a great time, lots of fun and we learned a lot about the Miao people.

The Sister Meal festival is for the Miaos the most important festival every year. Why???????????? Here is the information. Thanks to Tony Wang.

The Sister Meal Festival.

The festival represents a nation's culture. In China, each of 56 ethnic communities boasts their own festivals which record and carry forward traditions, cultures and ethnic folklore.
The Sister Festival is one of the Miao people's most active festivals. It is held on the 15th day of the third lunar month, and the Miao celebrate it with numerous traditional activities and customs.

Sister Festival, held in Shidong, Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, is the Miao people's busiest time of the year, and it is an opportunity for Miao youth living along the middle reaches of the Qingjiang River to choose their dates. During the festival, Miao people eat "Sister Rice," dress up, dance, watch bullfights, compete in dragonraces and sing.

A Beautiful Legend.

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