Ethnic Minority Festivals
Discover the vibrant and diverse celebrations of China’s ethnic minorities. From the Tibetan Losar to the Mongolian Naadam, explore the unique customs, vibrant dances, and rich cultural heritage beyond the Han traditions.
Banjin Festival
颁金节
The official anniversary and 'naming day' of the Manchu ethnic group, celebrated on the 13th day of the tenth lunar …
Duan Festival (Water New Year)
端节
The most important New Year celebration of the Shui people in Guizhou, marked by ancient water-calendar calculations, …
Eid al-Fitr (Roza Heyt)
开斋节 / 肉孜节
A grand, joyous celebration marked by China's Muslim ethnic minorities at the conclusion of Ramadan, celebrated with …
Gannian (Early New Year)
土家族赶年
The most distinctive tradition of the Tujia people in western Hunan and Hubei, celebrating the Lunar New Year one day …
Harvest Festival (Masaraut)
丰年祭
The most sacred annual ritual of Taiwan's indigenous peoples, celebrating the millet harvest with ancestral spirit …
Knife Pole Festival (Zaotong)
刀杆节
A breathtaking test of courage and faith where Lisu shamans climb towering poles of sharpened knives barefoot, …
Li Love & Harvest Festival
黎族三月三 / 孚念孚
The grandest romantic and agricultural festival of the Li people in Hainan Island, celebrated with bamboo pole dancing, …
Liuyueliu (Sixth of Sixth)
六月六
The vibrant midsummer festival of the Buyi people in Guizhou, celebrating rice transplanting completion with colorful …
Losar (Tibetan New Year)
藏历新年
The most important festival for the Tibetan ethnic group, celebrating the beginning of the lunisolar year with sacred …
Lusheng Festival
芦笙节
A dazzling harvest and courtship carnival celebrated by the Dong and Miao people, centered around the enchanting …
Miao New Year
苗年
The grandest traditional celebration of the Miao people, marking the end of the agricultural harvest with magnificent …
Munao Zongge (Song of the Sun)
目瑙纵歌
The grandest communal dance festival of the Jingpo people in Yunnan, featuring thousands of dancers in synchronized …
Naadam Festival
那达慕大会
The grandest mid-summer carnival of the grasslands, showcasing Mongolian heritage through the 'Three Manly Games': …
Nowruz (Nauryz Meyrami)
纳吾鲁孜节
The ancient Persian New Year celebration of the Kazakh people in Xinjiang, marking the spring equinox with the ritual …
Nowruz (Nooruz)
诺鲁孜节
The spring equinox New Year of the Kirgiz people in Xinjiang's Pamir Highlands, celebrated with the epic Manas chanting, …
Panwang Festival
盘王节
The most sacred ancestral celebration of the Yao people across southern China, honoring their legendary founder, King …
Qiang New Year
羌年
The sacred autumn harvest celebration of the ancient Qiang people in Sichuan, guided by mysterious Shamanic Shibi …
Samnyiedsam (March 3rd Festival)
壮族三月三
The celebrated song festival of the Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi, featuring romantic folk-song dialogues, colorful …
Sanduo Festival
三朵节 / 北岳庙会
The most sacred spiritual festival of the Naxi people in Lijiang, Yunnan, celebrating their supreme protective war …
Sangwon Festival (First Full Moon)
上元节 / 流头节
A luminous lunar celebration of the Korean ethnic group in northeastern China, honoring the first full moon with lantern …
Sanyuejie (Third Month Fair)
三月街
The grandest cultural and trade fair of the Bai ethnic group in Dali, Yunnan, celebrated with mountain horse racing, …
Torch Festival
火把节
Known as the 'Oriental Carnival,' the Torch Festival is the grandest celebration of the Yi ethnic group, featuring giant …
Water Splashing Festival
泼水节
The Dai ethnic New Year celebration in southwestern China, celebrated by splashing pure water on one another to wash …
Wufan Festival (Black Rice Day)
乌饭节 / 三月三
The ancestral remembrance festival of the She people in Fujian and Zhejiang, commemorating their heroic ancestor Pan Hu …
Zalet (October New Year)
扎勒特 / 哈尼十月年
The Hani ethnic New Year celebrated in the terraced rice paddies of Yunnan, featuring sacred Long-Street banquets, …
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Cultural Diversity
China is home to 56 ethnic groups and countless local beliefs, each adding a unique color to the vast tapestry of Chinese civilization.