When is the Drum Festival?

In 2022, the "Drum and Tibetan Festival" will be held on the lunar calendar 10/6. Gregorian calendar165438+1October 9th.

Drum and Tibetan Festival is one of the national intangible cultural heritages and the most solemn ancestor worship ceremony of Miao nationality. It is the highest embodiment of Miao culture and spirit, and this custom exists in all branches of Miao nationality. The content includes a series of ceremonies such as killing cows to worship ancestors, making drums from cowhide, and sacrificing drums to worship ancestors. Miaogu Festival is held every 13 years. Drum Festival is a festival with strict rules and numerous customs. On the day of killing pigs, the "Drum Head" family must kill pigs before five o'clock in the morning, and the surrounding farmers can kill pigs. Lusheng dance is one of the main activities of Drum Music Festival, which lasts at least seven days and at most nine days.