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People of the Dai ethnic group in southwest China’s Yunnan province annually celebrate their Water Splashing (泼洒) Festival. It lasts for three days and marks the official New Year celebration for over one million people 1 (live) in China, mainly in Xishuangbanna and Dehong prefectures. The festival 2 (include) in China’s National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006.
Originating in Persia in the 5th century, the water splashing ceremony spread to China around 1200 AD, and gradually became 3 folk custom among Dai people. On the first two days, people clean their houses, have their hair cut, and take showers. Various 4 (performance) can also be seen. Some people send Kongming lanterns into the sky, dance and sing freely on the streets, and watch 5 (color) dragon boat races on the Lancang River. On the third day of the festival, 6 marks the first day of the New Year on the Dai calendar, people often get up early in the morning 7 (wash)Buddha statues (佛像) in temples with clean water. After that, they 8 (joyful) join in the mass water splashing. People use anything 9 hand to splash water over others, from friends and neighbors to strangers, as an 10 (express) of their wishes for good luck for whoever is on the receiving end.