Lisu Valentine's Day

Yunnan
🎧  Listen to Introduction

"Valentine's Day" is also one of the traditional festivals of the Lisu people. Every year on the fourth day of the first lunar month, young men and women of the Lisu people gather on the Nujiang beach to hold the "burying lovers on the beach" ceremony. A pit is dug on the beach. With the help of her partner, she puts the lower body of her lover into the pit and buries him. Although the buried person shouts and struggles loudly and asks others to help him get out, it is useless. He has to close his eyes and let her and her partner sprinkle sand on him. At this time, she and her partner pretend to be very sad, singing and dancing funeral songs and dances with tears. After enough fun and laughter, they help the lover out of the pit and then conclude a happy marriage with him. "Burying lovers on the beach" is not only for fun, but also to bury the "god of death" on the lover, so that he can live a long life and be auspicious and healthy. Lisu young men and women use "burying lovers on the beach" to have free love and carnival, and become pairs of lovers. Therefore, people call this activity "Valentine's Day". (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)

Intangible culture related to the heritage

China tourist attractions related to the heritage