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Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals for Tu. Families are busy in making preparation even more than 10 days before the festival. Every family worships the deity of food and safety on that day.

On the 15th day of the first month of lunar year, every family takes fire on 15 small piles of firewood. All the family jump across every pile three times. It is believed that it can protect the family from disease.

On second day of the second month of lunar year, an antiphonal singing contest is held. Singers are separated in several groups. During the contest there are other performances, such as opera, horse race, wrestle and martial art.

One day during third to sixth month of lunar year, people parade for worshiping dragon deity along the farmland and mountain road. In the name of that deity, villagers are forbidden to raise herds in farmland and lumber. Actually it is an activity of protecting agricultural producing and environment.


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