Lisu people call the annual festival "Kuanshi". Before the founding of New China, the Lisu people in Nujiang mainly decided the time of Chinese New Year by observing phenology, so there was no unified date, mostly from the fifth day of December in the summer calendar to the tenth day of the first month of the following year, that is, the cherry blossom season.
2. Tool holder joint
The Lisu people in Dehong and Tengchong celebrate the "Knife and Pole Festival" on February 17th every year. The activity is divided into two days. On the first day, I burned a lot of coal with chestnut wood. At the beginning of the performance, five people jumped out, danced barefoot around the charcoal fire, and then "struck a light and rolled", that is, rolled on the charcoal fire; "Wash your face with fire" means to lift your face with charcoal; Finally, the chain burned in charcoal goes around in your hand, called "zipper", and people dance together after the performance.
3. Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival is an important festival for Lisu people. Every year from September to October in the lunar calendar, new grain and corn begin to be harvested, and every household should try shochu. Men, women and children gathered in the village square, burning bonfires, and the old people played pipa and Qin Yue, singing and dancing, telling the ancient history; Young men and women danced in groups in a circle, drinking while dancing, singing and dancing, and breaking up happily.
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The customs and habits of Lisu people:
1, totem:
There are more than 20 clan totems of Lisu people in Yunnan, such as tiger, bear, monkey, sheep, snake, bird, fish, bee, buckwheat, hemp, tea, bamboo, teak, frost and fire. Lisu people also worship fire and frost as totems. Although some clans are named after animals and plants, they do not regard them as objects of worship.
2. Religion:
Lisu people generally believe in primitive religion, based on nature worship and soul concept, and exist in Lisu areas in the form of sacrifice when encountering diseases and disasters. Since modern times, Christianity and Catholicism have been introduced into Nujiang area, some Lisu people have converted to Christianity, and a few believe in Catholicism.
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