Скачать или смотреть 难忘的泼水节 | Unforgettable Water Sprinkling Festival (RICO)

The Water Sprinkling Festival held every year after Qingming Festival in the Yunnan region of China is the most ceremonious annual festival as well as a festival of song and dance of the Tai nationality. On that occasion, all the Tai people come out of their houses with the gongs and drums. They chase and sprinkle water at each other to express blessing. Young girls, clad with colourful wings of feather, dance gently to imitate peacocks, which symbolise good luck. On the Lanchange River, dragon boat race is in its full swing and singing can be heard everywhere. People sprinkle holy water at each other to express love and their wish for happiness and prosperity of the Tai nationality. This music uses the source material of Tai music and gives full play to its expressiveness and dancing features. Female vocal tones and leading singing passages are also added to give prominence to its singing and dancing characteristics.