The Bullfighting Festival is a traditional festival of the Dong people. The Dong family likes bullfighting, and every village has a fighting "Buffalo King". The "Bullfighting Festival" is held every year in February or August of the lunar calendar. It is held on the day of "Hai". Before the festival, each person makes an appointment with his opponent and prepares for the bullfight. On the early morning of the festival, the iron cannon is fired three times, and the "Bull King" enters the bullfighting ring with the sound of gongs, drums and reeds. At this time, teams one after another, holding golden melons, moon axes, and various flags, cheered in front and supported each other, and walked around the field three times, which was considered an "entrance ceremony", also called "stepping on the field." Then, each team held their own hands. The "Bull King" held a torch and stood ready. As soon as the iron cannon fired, they threw the torch forward. The two cows participating in the fight jumped into the air from both ends and rushed forward. They fought together and were indistinguishable. The crowd outside the venue cheered and the atmosphere was tense and spectacular.

If the two "ox kings" fight for a long time and there is no winner, people will tie the horns of the two cows with big ropes and play like a tug of war. If one side loses, all their colorful flags will be taken away by the other side's girls. They need to redeem the flags through a flag redemption ceremony and antiphonal singing to the winning "Ox King". " was covered with red cloth as a sign of congratulations.

Bullfighting can cultivate people's fighting spirit of not being afraid of dangers and moving forward courageously.

...The Miao people of Guizhou celebrate the second day of the fifth lunar month The "Dragon Boat Festival" is held from the 15th to the 28th to celebrate the success of rice transplanting and to wish for a good harvest. 1 The origin of the Running of the Bulls Festival

The official name of the annual Running of the Bulls Festival in Spain is "St. "Feast of Fermin", San Fermin is the patron saint of Pamplona, ??the capital of the wealthy province of Navarra in northeastern Spain.

The true origin of the Running of the Bulls festival has not been verified, but according to reports According to records, the Running of the Bulls Festival already existed in 1591 AD. This event is directly related to the Spanish bullfighting tradition. It is said that for the Pamplona people, six tall bulls were driven into the city from the cowsheds on the outskirts of the city. The bullring was a very difficult thing. In the 17th century, some bystanders had the courage to run up to the bull, provoke it, and induce it to rush into the bullring. Later, this custom evolved. The Running of the Bulls Festival.

In 1923, the famous American writer Hemingway came to Pamplona to watch the Running of the Bulls for the first time and wrote the famous novel "The Sun Also Rises". He described the Running of the Bulls Festival in detail in his work. The free and unrestrained carnival scene made the Bull Running Festival famous all over the world. After Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, the Spanish Bull Running Festival became even more famous. A statue was erected for him at the gate of the bullring.

The "Road to the Bulls" in the old town of Pamplona is actually a narrow stone street with a total length of 848 meters. During the bull season, tens of thousands of bull running enthusiasts crowded the streets. After six bulls weighing about 500 kilograms rushed out of the bullpen, they ran wildly among the chaotic crowd at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour in 4 minutes. People often admired the bulls. Over and over, dangers abound, and finally the bull is introduced into the bullring. 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, love and worship for cattle. A horned bull head hangs on the gate of the Miao village. The Miao family's 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: "Chi You 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 fight buffaloes not for fun, but to demonstrate the Miao family's 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. The cows, 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 the body is strong and strong, the chest is wide, the head is big, the horns are big, the forelimbs are high and the hind limbs are low, the body is long, the chest is tight and the abdomen is closed; the body hair is black and thick.

In addition, the two horns of the bull's 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 for fierce fighting; the base of the tail is big, the tail is long, and the tip of the tail is bumping and fighting within the hair under the tail; the middle hoof is a neat semicircle, and the front is thin and the back is solid to facilitate fighting; the inside of the small hoof is good for 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 chooses an ideal bullfighting bull will feel greatly honoured.

The Bullfighting Festival is here. When the owners are welcoming guests and drinking, 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 fights. The ranking is determined by victory or defeat. The fight is a draw. 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, both owners of the bulls 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 to 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 leads to death. 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 other's 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 fighting 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. No matter whether the bullfighting was successful or not, whether he lost or won, the owner received gifts from his relatives and friends. , 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.