中国的傣族是一只有着悠久文化传统的民族,人口近百万.主要散布在云南西双版纳傣族自治州.西部傣族景颇族自治州以及耿马孟连等自治县.

　　泼水节是傣族最为重要的节庆.每年阴历四月举行,一般为期三至四天.至今傣族人民中还流传着一个神话：远古的时候,傣族地区有一个恶魔,他作恶多端,人们恨透了他,可什么办法都对付不了恶魔.后来,七位姑娘发现了恶魔的致命弱点,只有恶魔的头发才可置于死地.一天夜里,姑娘们勇敢的杀害了恶魔.但恶魔的头一着地,就燃起了大火.此时,姑娘们立即轮流抱起头颅.每年换一次,当换人时.人们都给抱头颅的姑娘泼水,冲去身上的血污和疲倦.后来就形成了傣族最为重要的节日——泼水节.

　　ChinaDaiisalongculturaltraditionofthenation,apopulationofnearlyamillion.MainlydistributedintheYunnanXishuangbannaDaiAutonomousPrefecture.WesternDai-JingpoAutonomousPrefectureaswellasinGengmaandotherautonomouscounty.

　　WatersplashingFestivalisthemostimportantfestival.EveryyearlunarcalendarApril,generallyforaperiodofthreetofourdays.SofartheDaipeopleinisalsoapopularmyth:inancienttimes,theregionhasademon,hedoallkindsofevil,peoplehatehim,butnothingcan'tdealwiththedevil.Later,thesevengirlsfoundthedevil'sfatalweakness,onlythedevilhaircankill.Onenight,thegirlsbravekilledthedemon.Buttheheadofthedemontouchedtheground,hecaughtfire.Atthistime,thegirlsimmediatelyturnsup.Everyyearforatime,whenthechange.Peoplehavetoholdheadgirlsplashingwater,toflushthebloodandtired.Laterformedthemostimportantfeast--water-sprinklingfestival.

　　Inthe"Michaelday"isthefirstdayofthefestival.Peopleinthemorningtogatherflowersgreenleavestotempleworship,buttowater"Buddha"--theBuddhaofwelcome."Bath"end,collectivewaterbegan.Agroupofyoungmenandwomenwithwatergushing,highstreetsandbacklanes,everyonecanthrow."Waterrelease,DaiWang,""abodysplash,happylife"afteranotherauspicious.Happyhealthywaterbloominginthesky.

　　TheDragonBoatFestivalisthemostexcitingoneoftheprograms,ofteninthewater-sprinklingfestival"wheatpatlaterMa"(thirdday)isheld.OnthatdaypeopleweartraditionalcostumesgatheredintheLancangRiver,Ruili,towatchtheDragonBoatraces.Theriveratdiversiformdragonboat,boat,dozensofstrongplayers,commandrang,dragonislikeanarrowtofly.Everywhereisthegong.Drums.Songssound.Thesoundofapplause,thefestiveatmosphereherereachedaclimax.

　　"High"isSongkrananotherprogram.IstheDaipeopleahomemadefireworks,willaddtothebottomofbamboopowderandotheringredients,inthebambootower,thestreetlead,oftenatnightfireworks.Intheairemitbrilliantfireworks,likeflowersKamGroup,itsbrightnessdazzlestheeyes.,isverybeautiful.Thewater-sprinklingfestivalistheDainationalitytraditionalculturecrystallization,isahappyholiday.