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This
is New Year of Jinuo people, the most important festival of theirs. Temaoke Festival
falls in period from February 6th to 8th, quite close to Han's Spring Festival.
During festival, Jinuo people dance and sing with focus on their holy
drum, which is where their belief is in. It's said Jinuo people's
ancestors hid in a big drum and survived a catastrophic flood. A
standing program of Jinuo's New Year celebration is Big Drum Dance, as
villagers dance ardently, rhythmic drumbeats announce the
arrival of coming new year. |
