Miao people staged folk performances at Dayuan Village, Guanxia Miao Township, Suining County on May 19, on Siyueba Festival. A variety of folk activities including straw dragon dance were held to greet tourists from afar. (Photo/Yan Qinlong)

Miao people perform straw dragon dance at Dayuan Village, Guanxia Miao Township, Suining County on May 19.

Siyueba is a traditional festival observed by Miao ethnic group nationwide on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. The Festival has been included into the third batch of national intangible heritages by the State Council of China. It is observed in worship of ancestors and in memory of a Miao hero.

On this day, Miao people will dress up in traditional attire and wear silver ornaments to attend an ancestor-worship ritual. Various folk art programs will be staged, including climbing a ladder of knives, beating Miao drum, holding Miao singing competition, and playing on a swing for eight people.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday.cn