Longda is Tibetan. "Dragon" refers to the vitality and invisible gods in the atmosphere between heaven and earth; "Achievement" means that believers make themselves invincible with abundant vitality and the blessing of the gods.
"Long Da" is the product of primitive Bonism's worship of nature, and it is one of the main contents of Tibetan Buddhism's sacrifice to various gods. There are two kinds of "Long Da": paper and cloth, with patterns and scriptures printed on it, which are square or rectangular. There is a horse carrying Manibao in the middle, with the sun and the moon on it. Four animals, such as dragon, Peng, tiger and lion, are printed on the four corners, as well as secret spells such as "six-character mantra" or "eight-character mantra".
It is said that it means infinite magic. In the middle of "Long Da" is a fine horse with a long tail and neck; On top of the fine horse are the flying Kunpeng and the flying Qinglong.
Under the horse's belly is a tiger with claws and a snow lion covered in blood. In Tibetan iconology, the tiger symbolizes the body; The lion symbolizes the spirit; The dragon symbolizes prosperity; Horses symbolize the soul; The eagle symbolizes exuberant vitality.
The paper Long Da, also known as the Wind Horse, is a wild horse printed on white (or red, green and yellow) paper about 4 cm square. When using "Long Da", people scatter the paper with the wind, and the cloth is connected in series with wool rope and hung on the bridge or in Shenshan, Raz and other places.
In Tibetan areas, every place has the custom of releasing "Long Da", mainly to pray for the gods to bless their good luck. It is said that when "Long Da" first spread to Tibetan areas, it was also copied from the Han nationality and cremated as a sacrifice to the dead.
Later, it stopped burning, but let this "horse" ride home in the wind and fly freely in the blue sky, thus integrating the most prominent psychological characteristics of the Tibetan people.
"Long Da" is no longer the best, but a wish for good luck. Because of this, people flapped the wings of imagination, deliberately having fun, and let the camel in the middle of "Long Da" gallop with the "Ruyi" treasure.
Expanding information Tibetan culture has a long history. Besides spreading Long Da, it is also a traditional custom of Tibetans to celebrate festivals excessively.
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a traditional festival of the Han nationality, and villagers in Longmazhai Village, Huang Zhai Village and Qiu Ji Village in ruoergai county also celebrate the annual Independence Day. "exorcism" means eliminating evil, preventing plague, driving away all kinds of viruses, and making people feel baptized and healthy.
Dujiong Festival originated in the Tang Dynasty, and was established in Tibetan areas by combining people's beliefs and making soup with Tibetan medicine. It is the oldest Tibetan health care activity to eliminate disasters, prevent epidemics and drive away all kinds of viruses.
Longwazhai DuJiong Festival is still carried out in its original way. In three days, the young and old in the village completed the ceremony of simmering mulberry, burning white stone and jumping pot village, praying for health and happiness in the coming year. In order to better inherit, protect and develop this ancient festival, Longwazhai Dujiong Festival in 20 13 was included in the county-level intangible cultural heritage project.
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People's Daily Online-Tibetan people in Longhua Village, Qiu Ji Township, ruoergai county are celebrating festivals excessively.