I´m in Chinatown: Festival Celebration in the Miao Village

Yes, my friends; I'm giving you two posts today.

I finally have both time and Internet at the same time, so I better catch this opportunity.

This post is about last Sunday.

Who are the Miao People?

The Miao people are one of the 55 official minority groups in China. There are nearly 10 million Maio people in China. Most of the Miao people are living in the South of China. Our friends are living here in Yunnan, not too far away from my appartment. According to the Miao burial ritual called; "Show the way", Miao people can be traced to as early as the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty takes place 1600-1046 BC.

We were invited by our friends from the Miao Village to celebrate a festival with them. Still not sure what king of Festival we were celebrating, but never mind. They welcomed us with music, choirs and food. And we gave our thanks to them by singing some songs too. They liked it. At least I think they did. . . because we sang pretty good and they looked pretty happy.

And here comes, especially for you mummy, some pictures;