The more water people splash on you, the (lucky)your life will be. That's the positive message from the water sprinkling festival in Xishuangbanna, in Southwest China's Yunnan province. The festival is one of the most important festivals for the Dai people —an ethnic group mostly (live)in Xishuangbanna Dai, who recognize the festival the new year and organize activities like splashing water and dragon boat races.
"Water" is unique way of sending blessings to the Dai people on New Year's Day. The more you (soak), the more blessings you get. This is people express their feelings and wishes for the future. A visitor from the United States said two elderly women (dress)in Dai ethnic clothes splashed water on him and he splashed back. Laughter and water twisted to make them feel like they were best friends, as if they (meet)before.
Xishuangbanna is home to 12 ethnic (minority)and boasts a border extending over 966. 3 kilometers. Neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos also celebrate the festival, taking place in the mid-sixth month of the Dai calendar, (rough) ten days before or after China's Qingming Festival.
