2019 Water-sprinkling Festival Marked in Yunnan, SW China
Elephants splash water at a reveller on the water-sprinkling festival at the Wild Elephant Valley scenic spot in Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 14, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
Elephants splash water at a reveller on the water-sprinkling festival at the Wild Elephant Valley scenic spot in Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 14, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
Elephants splash water at a reveller on the water-sprinkling festival at the Wild Elephant Valley scenic spot in Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 14, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
A girl of Dai ethnic group collects water to celebrate the water-sprinkling festival beside the Lancangjiang river in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 15, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
People celebrate the water-sprinkling festival on a street in Jinghong City, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 15, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
People celebrate the water-sprinkling festival at a square in Jinghong City, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 15, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
Girls of Dai ethnic group collect water to celebrate the water-sprinkling festival beside the Lancangjiang river in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 15, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
People celebrate the water-sprinkling festival on a street in Jinghong City, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 15, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
People celebrate the water-sprinkling festival at a square in Jinghong City, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 15, 2019. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-sprinkling festival, which is also the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group.
Source: Xihua Update: April 17, 2019
