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Munao Festival
Munao Festival
Time: the 15th day of the first lunar month
Venue: MangshiCity, DehongPrefecture
Activities: A jollification of dancing on squares, reunion wine, festive ceremonies, and aloud songs
   
   
Sword Pole Festival of the Lisu Ethnic Groups
Sword Pole Festival of the Lisu Ethnic Groups
Time: the 7th day of the second lular month
Venue: Lisu villages along the NujiangRiver
Activities: Dancing, singing, drinking liquor around a bonfire, and walking barefoot through ˇ°a sea of fireˇ± at night; In the daytime, five young men who walked through ˇ°a sea of fireˇ± climb on a ladder tied with 36 sharp knives, showcasing their great bravery and strength.
   
   
Third Month Fair
Third Month Fair
Time: the 15th day of the third lunar month ( lasting for five or six days)
Venue: Cangshan and Fengshan Mountians in Dali
Activities: Dance and song performances of the Bai and Yi ethnic groups, horse racing, and commercial and trade activities.
   
   
China Kunming International Cultural and Travel Festival
China Kunming International Cultural and Travel Festival
Time: April 10th-May 10th
Venue: Kunming serves as the main venue, and supplementary venues are set in all other prefectures and cities
Activities: Travel and trade fair
   
   
Water Splashing Festival
Water Splashing Festival
Time: April 13th -15th
Venue: Xishuangbanna
Activities: Splashing water, diubao(a local game), firing rockets, dragon boat races, red-deer dance, and peacock dance
   
   
China Kunming International Art Festival
China Kunming International Art Festival
Time: April 20th-May 10th
Venue: Kunming
Activities: Large-scale art, music, and dance performances
   
   
Hani Festival
Hani Festival
Time: the first day of the 5th lunar month
Venue: Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Activities: Rice-seedling planting ceremony of the Hani people and song and dance performances around a bonfire
   
   
Tibetan Horse Racing Fair
Tibetan Horse Racing Fair
Time: the 5th day of the lunar month
Venue: WufengMountain in Shangri-laCounty, Diqing
Activities: Such traditional Tibetan games as horse racing, horsemanship race, and Hada-picking race and such art performances as tiaoguoshuang and tiaoxianzi
   
   
Torch Festival
Torch Festival
Time: the 24th day of the 6th lunar month
Venue: Villages inhabited by the Yi, Bai, Naxi, Lahu, Hani, Blang, Lisu, Primi, and Jino people
Activities: Lighting up torches and lining up for a parade, lusheng (a local reed-pipe wind instrument) and yueqin ( a local stringed instrument) performances, singing, and dancing, as well as such games as wrestling, bullfight, archery, and horse racing.
   
   
Bullfight Festival of the Mao Ethnic Group
Bullfight Festival of the Mao Ethnic Group
Time: the day marking the Beginning of Autumn
Venue: Mao villages one after another
Activities: Wearing festival garments, folk songs, lusheng performance, and watching bullfights. The bull that wins a bullfight will wear a red flower, and led by its owner, it then circles around the bullring.
   
 
 
 
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