Yi Nationality Year
In the early morning, after a burst of piercing screams, there was the sound of struggling. The pig squeaked one after another, one after another... The old people listened and smiled on their faces; the young people listened and were happy; the children listened and danced and went straight to the place where the New Year pig was slaughtered. The whole village was very lively with laughter and laughter.
At noon, children gather in groups and go from house to house to pay New Year greetings. Among us children, Ajia is the "commander". When everyone walked to the door of someone's house, the "Commander" shouted: "Get ready!" Everyone said in unison: "New Year greetings to Dad and Mom!" Before everyone could finish the salute, Mom smiled and brought out Tuo Tuo meat and soaked rice wine for everyone to eat and drink. You will definitely ask: "If everyone eats and drinks from house to house like this, won't their stomachs explode?" In fact, the habit of our Yi people is to taste a little bit at each house to show our appreciation. After each house has finished paying homage, our stomachs will burst. That's enough. Look how interesting it is!
The busiest time is at night. Don’t think that only the Yi people pay New Year greetings during the Yi New Year. We have not forgotten the Han compatriots who work with us every day to build Daliang Mountain and live together on this land. They brought a lot of candies, noodles, oranges, etc. to the Yi compatriots’ homes to wish us a happy New Year! They also received warm hospitality from our Yi compatriots, who entertained them with lumps of meat, soaked rice wine, and buckwheat cakes.
Let’s talk about our children. When the children had enough New Year greetings, they lit a blazing bonfire on the lawn. At this time, the adults came after a busy day. Everyone gathered around the fire and danced the Guozhuang dance while drinking. The sweet singing broke the silence of the valley, and the moving dance surpassed the charming movements of the golden peacock. Late at night, the excitement gradually disappeared... Soon, the children had fallen asleep, with happy smiles on their faces; the adults were talking at home about how to win a bigger harvest tomorrow.
Ah, the Year of the Yi people, so happy and meaningful! We are all looking forward to the arrival of "you" next year.