Miao Bullfighting Festival
Miao Bullfighting Festival The Miao people are an ancient farming nation. During their long-term farming life, the Miao people have developed a special affection for cattle. To this day, the Miao people still maintain their respect and love for cattle. Adoration psychology. A horned bull head hangs on the gate of the Miao village. The Miao familys shrine has connected ox horns placed at the bottom, not forgetting the seasonal sacrifices. The Miao people often say that cows are like their parents. Historical records say: "Chiyou has horns, an ox head and a human body." It can be seen that in ancient times, the Miao people have long been a nation that worships cows.
The Miao people love bullfighting, and fighting buffaloes is not to play with the buffaloes for fun, but to demonstrate the Miao familys characteristics of respecting, loving, and worshiping cows. In their love for the strong, mighty, and heroic bullfighting, the Miao family experienced the beauty of superiority. Under the influence of this emotion, the cattle that the Miao family worshiped were able to achieve the optimal breeding and evolution of bullfighting through continuous breeding. .
The Miao family loves bullfighting. Basically, there is a bullfighting event at every festival. There is also a unique bullfighting festival after the autumn harvest every year. There are several types of bullfighting. One is the farming bull and the bullfighting bull. This kind of bull is relatively strong and plows the fields during the farming season, and is used to fight on festivals. The other is the professional bullfighting, which is selected based on various conditions. , usually not cultivated, are owned by a village or a family, are raised by a selected expert with rich experience in raising cattle, and are taken to compete during festivals.
The Miao family has certain experience in choosing bullfighting. For example, the first requirements for choosing a bullfighting bull are that it has a strong and strong body, a broad chest, a large head and large horns, high forelimbs and low hind limbs, a long body, a tall chest and an abdomen; and the body hair is black and thick. In addition, the two horns of the bulls head are wide and powerful, and the two corners of the horns are two narrow and one wide and are arranged oppositely so that they can be hit and touched; the eyes are round and fierce, and the nostrils are large and resistant to beating. There are black spots on the tip of the tongue to fight fiercely; the base of the tail is big and long, and the tip of the tail under the hair touches and fights; the middle hoof is a neat semicircle, and the front is thin and the back is solid to facilitate fighting; the small hoof is good at fighting, etc. In addition, we also pay attention to the number of bull spins, the location of distribution and the characteristics of mutual care, etc. Whoever can choose an ideal bullfighting bull will feel a great honour.
The Bullfighting Festival is here, and when the owners are welcoming guests and drinking wine, they also feed the cattle with glutinous rice. Before the bullfight, some owners also feed the cattle one or two ounces of wine to nourish the cattle. Refreshing and courageous. At noon, people brought dozens or even hundreds of bullfighting animals from all directions inside and outside the bullring. Some bullfighting animals were even equipped with saddles with colorful flags on them. Both sides of the saddle are covered with copper bells that jingle, and some saddles have medals from previous bullfights. It looks particularly majestic, and the owner also looks extremely glorious.
There are several fighting methods in Miao bullfighting. One is to compete for ranking. This method does not allow gangs and does not encourage fighting. The ranking is determined by victory or defeat. The other is to fight by agreement. hourThe winning or losing time is calculated as a draw, or the fight is considered a draw when the time comes. There is also a kind of pairing to fight, either winning or losing casually, or encouraging a fight depending on the situation. During the bullfight, the owners of both cattle and their relatives and friends come to the bullring to cheer and prepare for the fight. The bullfighters are led by people with experience in bullfighting and circle the bullring in a large or small circle to make the bull appear. , let the cattle become familiar with the environment and each other. Then put the two cows' heads and bodies opposite each other, about two meters apart, and release the nose rope at the same time. The two cows fight with each other, and the host and guests on both sides cheer and cheer for the cow related to them. At the same time, they can also push their shoulders with their hands from the back or side to help the cow. Audiences from all sides also cheered and cheered for the bullfighting on both sides, and the atmosphere was lively. For example, if two bulls are allowed to fight each other, the two bulls can face each other ten or eight meters apart. If both sides let go at the same time, the two bulls will rush to the middle and violently collide with their horns. This kind of bull fighting is extremely violent and often fatal. There are also fights between bullfighting and non-touching bullfighting. The bullfighting bulls run five or six meters and rush towards each other, while the non-touching bullfighting fights in place. The cattle fight between the two sides is in full swing, but the fight has reached the agreed time. When it is necessary to persuade the fight, the owners of the two sides exchange the thick ropes they brought with them to encourage the fight. The exchangers tie the feet of the others cattle respectively, and wait for a cry, and both sides pull back at the same time. Bullfighting, isolation and exit. Then the second and third pairs enter the competition. There are also several pairs of bulls competing separately in the bullring, and the atmosphere is even more lively. During this period, the relatives and friends of the bullfighting owner also set off cannons and gave gifts to the bullfighting.
Regardless of whether the bullfight was successful or not, whether he lost or won, the host received gifts from relatives and friends, such as chickens, ducks, ribbons and other gifts. Award-winning bullfights: bullfights that are king, champion, runner-up, or first, second, or third place are particularly glorious. The owner of the bull carries the award flag or hangs the award flag on the two horns of the bullfight. Both the bull and the owner receive great recognition from people. of admiration and envy.
During the Bullfighting Festival, those who watch bullfights, those who watch the excitement, those who have dinner with guests, and those who fall in love all have something to gain. This kind of festival often ends in three to five days.
