🏔️ Qiang New Year
The Qiang New Year of Shibi rites, sheepskin-drum dance, tower villages, zajiang wine, thanksgiving, and vows.
Open in the 3D map- China · Maoxian Qiang New Year · Sichuan
- China · Wenchuan Qiang New Year · Sichuan
- China · Beichuan Qiang New Year · Sichuan
Traditions and customs
- offering
- dance drums
- wine
- local festival custom
- offering mountain
- New Year visits
- feast
- drums
Food and symbols
- local festival food
- wine
- noodles
When it is celebrated
Qiang New Year timing: Usually around the first day of the tenth lunar month. It usually falls in November.
Shared roots and regional differences
Shared roots: blessing, family reunion, New Year renewal, wine, dance drums, feast
China regional differences
- Maoxian Qiang New Year (China · Sichuan): offering, dance drums, traditional clothing
- Wenchuan Qiang New Year (China · Sichuan): offering mountain, traditional clothing
- Beichuan Qiang New Year (China · Sichuan): drums, noodles, dance drums, traditional clothing
Qiang New Year
Qiang New Year matters because it turns renewal, reunion, blessing, and a fresh seasonal start into a visible cultural system of time, place, family, and public ritual.
Customs
- offering
- dance drums
- wine
- local festival custom
- offering mountain
- New Year visits
- feast
- drums
Food
- local festival food
- wine
- noodles
Music / Dance
- dance drums
- local music and dance
- dance
- song
FAQ
What is Qiang New Year?
The Qiang New Year of Shibi rites, sheepskin-drum dance, tower villages, zajiang wine, thanksgiving, and vows.
When is Qiang New Year celebrated?
Qiang New Year timing: Usually around the first day of the tenth lunar month. It usually falls in November.
What traditions are associated with Qiang New Year?
Common traditions include offering, dance drums, wine, local festival custom, offering mountain, New Year visits.