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Zhuzhu Festival celebrated in Dahua
Updated: Jun 28, 2017
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Zhuzhu Festival, also known as Danu Festival, is the most important traditional festival for the Yao ethnic group, falls on June 23 this year.
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| A woman of the Yao ethnic group shoulders colorful eggs as a celebration of Zhuzhu Festival. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua] |
People of the Yao ethnic group in Dahua Yao autonomous county, Hechi in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, celebrated the festival to welcome the beginning of local New Year.
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| A group of young Yao women perform traditional Yao dancing to celebrate the Zhuzhu Festival. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua] |
A wide range of activities were organized for the 3-day celebrations, including folk custom and culture performances, spinning top, cross-bow shooting, and some competitions, all of which displayed the profound cultural riches and spiritual features of the Bunu Yao ethnic group.
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| Traditional drum performance is taken to the stage to celebrate the Zhuzhu Festival. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua] |
