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| The spectacle of water releasing |
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| The ceremony of water releasing |
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| Water Releasing Festival in 2007
As the firecracker booms, the ceremony of water releasing begins. All of the people feel very delighted. 20 trumpeters and 40 actors starts their performance. As the music sounds, 15 huge pictures rise slowly at the back of the platform and form a complete picture of water releasing in the ancient times. 60 dancers give their performance. In the songs and music, an official to hold a memorial ceremony and his two assistants walk to the altar slowly. Dressed in officail hat and robes, they kneel down to God River, Heaven and Earth to express their hope for good weather and good harvest. And then, some pigs and sheeps are thrown into the river as sacrificial offerings. A lot of strong men release the water into the river. Children play happily and throw the flowers in their baskets into the river to express their blessings to the people. As the music sounds again, carrying white hada in two hands, the Tibetan young girls from the upriver of Min River walk gracefully to the audience, as well as the young girls dressed in costumes of Han Dynasty carrying delicate Sichuan Brocade in their hands......With the magnificent river as the background, the whole scene becomes a harmonious picture. |
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Written by: Luo Man and Dong Ting
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