Miao New Year
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Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miao New Year canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year festival
ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Miao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| duration | several days ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Miao calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
bullfighting
ⓘ
communal feasting ⓘ courtship singing ⓘ dancing ⓘ drum performances ⓘ horse racing ⓘ reed-pipe (lusheng) playing ⓘ singing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Miao culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual | ancestral worship ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
cultural transmission
ⓘ
inter-village exchange ⓘ youth courtship ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
community solidarity ⓘ harvest celebration ⓘ prayer for good fortune ⓘ |
| includesDance |
collective circle dances
ⓘ
lusheng dances ⓘ |
| includesFood |
festival banquets
ⓘ
glutinous rice ⓘ pork dishes ⓘ rice wine ⓘ |
| includesMusic |
folk songs
ⓘ
lusheng music ⓘ |
| languageOfSongs | Miao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy | Miao communities in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | intangible cultural heritage at local level ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animist beliefs ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
beginning of the agricultural year
ⓘ
gratitude for harvest ⓘ renewal of life ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Miao villages ⓘ Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
early winter
ⓘ
late autumn ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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