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This is a general name for the important courtship festivals held annually on a
designated site called a ¡®flower ground', which could be translated as'choosing a
lover'. The Lusheng festivals usually take place in January and February, which are
spectacular.
Despite the cold weather, don¡¯t miss the opportunity to visit them. Several villages
and generations will join the festival. Mothers bring their daughters' finery which
consists of embroidered costumes and silver ornaments. In only a very few areas will
boys wear traditional dresses; while in the most parts, men have already lost these
costumes.
Festivals are usually held over three days, the second day and the third day are the
most important. Girls arrive dressed in their festival costumes or put on their
gorgeous attire on site. A wide range of courtship rituals are practiced.
In Zhouxi, which is near Kaili, many boys of each village play Lusheng pipes when they are forming a circle, while girls follow them with a relatively simple dancing step to
show off their costumes to others.
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