The Taijiang Miao people are the name for the Miao people who live in Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. More than 2,000 years ago, some Miao ancestors migrated into the Taijiang area and thrived here. , and developed over a long period of time to form the unique Taijiang Miao culture. Today I would like to introduce to you one of the representatives of the ethnic minority festivals - the lively Taijiang Miao Bridge Respecting Festival.
The Bridge Respecting Festival is the most lively festival of the year for Taijiang Miao compatriots. It takes place on the second day of the second lunar month every year. On the day of the festival, the local Miao people, regardless of age or gender, all dressed up in costumes and went to "Jingqiao". The children were dressed in new clothes and had net bags with colored eggs hanging on their chests. It can be called the "Children's Day" of the Miao people. During the banquet in honor of the bridge, if a passer-by comes to step on the bridge for the first time, it is considered a good omen. The mainstay of the bridge is reserved for dining, warm hospitality, and gifts of colored eggs and glutinous rice.
The "bridges" of the Bridge Respecting Festival are placed at the head of fields, ditches or sidewalks. Some are also paved on the road to facilitate pedestrians to walk and rest, and to cultivate virtue and cultivate virtue in order to prosper the population. There are three types of bridges erected: those erected by families; some erected by clans; and there are also public bridges erected by entire villages. "Bridge respect" is based on family units. People in different situations have their own special "bridges" for worship. You cannot pay homage to any "bridge" at will.
Before "revering the bridge", you must first "build the bridge". Miao women who are infertile after marriage, have a girl but not a boy, or a boy but not a girl, can ask a wizard to check their handprints. If they are sure they need " You can "build a bridge" by asking for "build a bridge". The material of the "bridge" depends on the location where it is erected. There are various materials such as fir trees, planks, stones, wooden benches, etc.
To "build a bridge", you need to ask the ghost master to use one foot and two inches of cloth (either black or white), one and two cents, five kilograms of rice, three fish, three duck eggs or one duck. Sacrifice. During the ceremony, the wizard recited a "blessing" to ask the gods to bless the family, send children to the family as soon as possible, and make the family full of children, etc. After the "bridge" is erected and sacrifices are held, the "bridge-building" ceremony ends.
After "building the bridge", a sacrifice must be held every second day of February. If a child is born within three years, a "round bridge" will be held in the third year after the child is born to show repayment. We will continue to offer sacrifices in the future. When this ceremony is held, the sacrifices are more expensive than those used when building a "bridge": if an egg is used to "build a bridge", then a duck is used; when a duck is used to "build a bridge", then a duck is used. Piggy, as a sign of repayment. And if someone has not given birth to a child within three years, they will continue to "respect the bridge" until they give birth to a child.
When "respecting the bridge", the sacrifices are usually three daddies, three fish tails, pork, a ball of glutinous rice, a duck egg and water and wine. Among them, duck eggs are indispensable. Eggs are children's favorite thing. Using eggs as sacrifices can lure "yin children" into your home (due to fertility worship).
In addition, people also burn incense and paper. Some people also cut many paper dolls, wear them with bamboo sticks, and insert them around the bridge to represent the descendants of their descendants. According to legend, on the day of "Bridge Respecting", the Bridge God sent many "yin spirits" to be reincarnated into the world. Therefore, "Bridge Respecting" and "Bridge Building" must be very lively.
In addition, on the day of the Bridge Respecting Festival, some families also pay respect to certain big evergreen trees, certain big stones, wells, etc. This is because children at home are prone to disasters and illnesses, and parents passing by According to divination, it is learned that one of the above things should be worshiped, so that the child can be blessed, live a long life, be rich, and be able to raise a child easily, so this sacrifice is made.
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