ISBN:
1844644316
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9781844644315
Language:
English
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Chinese
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Series Statement:
Chinese Festival Culture Series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Song, Li Sister Rice Festival
DDC:
394.26951
Keywords:
Festivals
;
Chinese people Social life and customs
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Holidays (non-religious)
;
Festivals
;
Manners and customs
;
China Social life and customs
;
China
Abstract:
'The Sister Rice Festival' is a big day for the Miao people in China, when one ethnic group exchanges gifts and bids well-wishes. It is a rich and diverse ethnic minority festival, which is away from the mainstream of more popular Chinese festivals. This book - written as an English-Chinese bilingual text - introduces in detail the origin and traditions of this special festival. The book also presents many epic legends and touching stories behind 'The Sister Rice Festival.' (Series: Chinese Festival Culture) [Subject: Anthropology, Chinese Studies, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studi
Abstract:
Cover; Preface; Contents; Foreword; Chapter One: The Long History of Sister Rice Festival; 1: Sister Rice Festival; 2: Listening to the Stories of Sister Rice Festival; 3: Where to Celebrate Sister Rice Festival?; Chapter Two: Let's Go to Sister Rice Festival; 1: Conventional Sister Rice Festival; 2: Sister Rice Festival- Keeping Pace with the limes; Chapter Three: My Sister Rice Festival; 1: Maik Dol (Meitao): Singing Waves Sister Rice Festival; 2: Wu Shuigen: Touring Different Villages and Walleds as Yex Fangb Guests; 3: Zhang Xianzhi: On the Change of Spending Holidays.
Abstract:
Chapter Four: Objects and Activities of Sister Rice Festival1: Sacrifice; 2: Catching Fish; 3: Yex Fangb; 4: Drum Dancing; 5: Begging for Sister Rice; 6: Begging for Bacon; 7: Bidding Farewell; 8: Gifts; 9: Food; 10: Costumes; Chapter Five: Cultural Interpretation of Sister Rice Festival; 1: Sister Rice Festival and Hmong Farming Culture; 2: Sister Rice Festival and Culture of Hmong Ancient Marriage; 3: Sister Rice Festival and Hmong Calendar Culture; 4: Sister Rice Festival and Culture of Hmong Songs; 5: Sister Rice Festival and Hmong Migration Culture; References; Postscript.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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In English and Chinese
