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Water-Sprinkling Festival of Dai National Minority

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Dai national minority live in Xishuangbanna,Yunnan Province, China. The Water-sprinkling Festival, the New Year by the Dai calendar, usually held in April, last three to seven days.

On this day people throw water at each other. The water is meant to remove the dirt from the body and bring happiness for the coming year. The more drenched a person is, the greater success he may expect and therefore the greater happiness.