Sister Festival is a traditional Miao festival in Taijiang, Jianhe, Shibing and other places in the hinterland of Miao nationality in Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province. Local Miao young men and women will make friends and give each other tokens by singing, eating sister meals, jumping reeds and stepping on trees during the festival, so it is also called "the oldest Valentine's Day in the world".
Although Sister Festival has its extensive influence and appeal, it is also facing severe challenges and tests in the wave of modern market economy: First, many people go out to work because of the needs of daily life, and the number of Miao Sister Festival is greatly reduced; Second, in order to meet the market demand, some embroidery varieties and crafts have lost the style of traditional crafts.
The third is the influence of foreign culture. Due to the rapid development and popularization of rural radio and television, many young people put their energy into modern culture and fashion, weakening their concern for their traditional culture. Many people don't like singing Miao songs, which gradually weakens the cohesion of their national culture.
Sisterhood Day activities:
1, sisters rice
In most areas, girls voluntarily raise eggs, meat, fish, wine, sister meals and other foods to entertain invited young students. When the young students come home, the girl who is the host will invite the sisters in the village to accompany them, and everyone will sing while drinking and eating sister meals.
Sister rice is dyed red, purple, green and yellow in Laotun and Shidong, which is crystal clear, fragrant and delicious. The rest areas are dyed black, also called black rice, which is made by picking a fragrant young leaf from the hillside and dyeing it.
2. Songs
When singing, men and women sit in two rows, then take their positions, open the curtain and sing, and express their feelings with songs. The content of antithesis songs is very extensive. There are questions about ancient songs, and there are also questions about love song duets. Girls use songs to ask about the origin of Sister's Day and what Sister's Meal symbolizes. You sing and I answer, and the songs are endless. At the end of the song, who can't answer, or sing out of tune with the other party, answer irrelevant questions and so on. , will lose.
If the girl loses, give the man gifts, such as bracelets, earrings, rings, etc. If the man loses, he usually gives the woman a silver bracelet, a watch or a souvenir. The winner also wants to thank a valuable gift.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Guizhou Miao Sisters Festival