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The Hand-Waving Dance of the Tujias
The Tujias enjoy themselves by dancing Hand-Waving Dance from the begunning of Jan-uary to the 17th of lunar calendar.The Tujia people are dressed in splendid attire and sing and dance in front of the Hand-Waving Hall.At night they will beat drums and gongs.In these more than ten days,the tujias are immersed in a warm and lively at-mosphere.
Mao Gu Si Dance
Mao Gu Si Dance is the most primitive,the most ancient and the roughest type of Tujia dance .It mainly reflects the ancient primtive lives of the Tujiashunting,fishing,and so on .The dancers are usually covered with straws.
She Ba Festuval
This is also a traditional festival of the Tujias. It is held from Jan .3rd to Jan . 17th of lunar ca-lendar. people splendid attires.Moreover, the She Ba Festival is a good chance for yong people to seek lovers.
April 8
April 8 of lunar calendar is one of the Tujia's tra-ditional fe-stivals.people write Maoniang Card which,according tolegends,can get rid of ca-terpillars.
June 6
June 6 of lunar calendar is said to be the commemo-ration day of Qinghou's Death.Qinghou was a farmer uprise leader sup-pressed by Zhu Yuanzhang,the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
The Tujia Girls Sobbing Out While Marrying
During the wedding ceremony or even two months before the wedding,thebride or the would-be bride will cry.For them,this is not only a venting of thir reluctancy of leaving their parents,but a reflection of thir intelligence.Thus,cryingbefore wedding is a decisive step for the girls.
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