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Birthday of the Ox.
On April 8 of the lunar calendar. There is adored the God of the Corrals of Oxen, is allowed them to rest to the oxen, and one feeds them with glutinous rice.
Festival Huapo
On lunar third of March. Huapo is for them, the goddess who governs the births, the men are like the flowers (hua) of his garden. The children think that there are flowers that Huapo gives. Before the Huapo temple a pig presents before himself and the chief of the village tells to Huapo the situation of every family, and asks him to protect the children of each one. Those who have had children distribute red eggs between the others.
Also called Powang.
Festival of Ships Dragon:
On lunar May 5, a role ship takes to the fields, and a shaman sings enchantments to expel to the insects and to have good harvest.
Holiday of Eating Insects:
On lunar June 2. All the people of the village meet before the Altar of Eating Insects, they sing and dance and then they celebrate a banquet with the plates by means of insects that every family has prepared. This holiday commemorates the date in which a woman called Jia Nang, was going to visit his relatives but it did not have to buy a gift, and it happened to him to cook a few insects that his son had taken. They seemed tasty to all, and threw themselves to the fields to take insects to eat. This year the harvest was very good, and every year is celebrated of the same form.
Festival of Climbing Mountains.
Earlier and after spring Holiday, and of Half an Autumn. Girls and boys dressed in his best finery, climb mountains and sing being answered between themselves. Quite they are saying it to themselves with songs, and this way there are several appointments, and singing they prepare the marriage. Any other end and the relation also has his song.
Festival Yifan:
It means peace and prosperity. It is celebrated every three years to the winter beginning. Pigs and goats sacrifice themselves in the temples, the elders remember the legends, operas are represented, dances of the lion, and of the dragon. The families meet.
Music: They like singing and representing operas. Often they sing dialogues in short duet.
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