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The Xibe people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and the muddy dragon boats look forward to a bumper harvest

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Look at the news of The Knews reporter Ren Binyuan Meng Lei Ma Yue

2021-06-13 15:43

June 13, the second day of the Dragon Boat Festival, held a variety of activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. In Shenyang, Liaoning Province, a "mud dragon boat" competition was staged. The traditional culture of the dragon boat, with the local characteristics of the Xibe people, expresses the love of the Xibe people for the land during the festival, and looks forward to the smooth wind and rain of this year, and the harvest in autumn.

The Xibe people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and the muddy dragon boats look forward to a bumper harvest

Xibe Town in Shenbei New District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. The Dragon Boat Festival is also the "Mud Festival" of the local Xibe people. On this day, people participate in various activities related to "dirt". "Dragon boat racing in the mud" is the highlight of the Dragon Boat Festival. Different from the dragon boats in the south, the dragon boats of the Xibe tribe are not in the river, nor in the river, the mud dragon boat is actually competed in the rice field, the Xibe people will be the traditional seedling boat decoration transformation, made into a mud dragon boat, the contestants rely on a single blade, rowing in the opposite direction, pushing the dragon boat 10 meters long and 1 meter wide forward. When this paddle is paddled, there is a thick mud under the water, which will be very laborious and time-consuming to paddle. The paddlers are all struggling to paddle forward, which is really a contest of strength and cooperation. Every year, the Xibe people have a close contact with the land and the soil during the Dragon Boat Festival to express their love for the land and look forward to the smooth wind and rain of the year and the harvest in autumn.

The Xibe people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and the muddy dragon boats look forward to a bumper harvest

The Xibe people were one of the first people to grow rice in the northeast, from "bow horse fishing and hunting" to "reclaiming the land", people have too many hopes and expectations deeply rooted in the land. Therefore, during the Dragon Boat Festival, they will also hold many activities related to the traditional culture of the Xibe people, such as Galaha, top eggs, and rice dumplings, to experience the joy of competing in the mud and feel the beauty and happiness of returning to nature.

The Xibe people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and the muddy dragon boats look forward to a bumper harvest

During the Dragon Boat Festival, it is an important rice production area in Shenyang. The "Daomeng Space" of Xibolongdi combines the characteristic activities of the local Xibe ethnic group, which not only allows tourists to experience the festive atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival with Xibe characteristics, but also experiences the interesting rice field culture.

The Xibe people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and the muddy dragon boats look forward to a bumper harvest

(Look at the news Knows reporter: Ren Binyuan Meng Lei Ma Yue)