Water-Splashing Festival

Water-Splashing Festival (Dai New Year)

Mid-AprilThe Dai people of southwestern Yunnan Province of China celebrate the birthday of Buddha ( see Vesak) and the new year in the middle of April with the Water-Splashing Festival. In tropical Xishuangbanna, a land of elephants and golden-haired monkeys, the celebration begins with dragon-boat races and fireworks displays. On the second day, people visit Buddhist temples. The third day, which is New Year's Day, is the high point. Dressed in colorful local costumes, people carry buckets and pans of water to the temple to bathe the Buddha, and they then splash water at each other. The water symbolizes happiness and good health. It washes away the demons of the past year and welcomes in a new year of good harvests, better livestock, and increased prosperity.
CONTACTS:
Yunnan Tourism Information Center
4th Floor, Yunnan Zhijian Bldg.
76 E. Dongfeng Rd.
Kunming, Yunnan Province 650051 China
86-871-3210-972; fax: 86-871-3120-740
www.yunnantourism.com
SOURCES:
WildPlanet-1995, p. 301

water-trap stomach

wa·ter-·trap stom·ach

a ptotic and dilated stomach, having a relatively high (though normally placed) pyloric outlet which is held up by the gastrohepatic ligament. Synonym(s): drain-trap stomach

wa·ter-trap stom·ach

(waw'tĕr-trap stŏm'ăk) A ptotic and dilated stomach, having a relatively high (although normally placed) pyloric outlet that is held up by the gastrohepatic ligament.

water-trap stomach

A stomach with the pylorus situated unusually high, causing slow emptying.See also: stomach

单词	water-trap stomach
释义	DictionarySeestomach Water-Splashing Festival Water-Splashing Festival (Dai New Year) Mid-AprilThe Dai people of southwestern Yunnan Province of China celebrate the birthday of Buddha ( see Vesak) and the new year in the middle of April with the Water-Splashing Festival. In tropical Xishuangbanna, a land of elephants and golden-haired monkeys, the celebration begins with dragon-boat races and fireworks displays. On the second day, people visit Buddhist temples. The third day, which is New Year's Day, is the high point. Dressed in colorful local costumes, people carry buckets and pans of water to the temple to bathe the Buddha, and they then splash water at each other. The water symbolizes happiness and good health. It washes away the demons of the past year and welcomes in a new year of good harvests, better livestock, and increased prosperity. CONTACTS: Yunnan Tourism Information Center 4th Floor, Yunnan Zhijian Bldg. 76 E. Dongfeng Rd. Kunming, Yunnan Province 650051 China 86-871-3210-972; fax: 86-871-3120-740 www.yunnantourism.com SOURCES: WildPlanet-1995, p. 301 water-trap stomach wa·ter-·trap stom·ach a ptotic and dilated stomach, having a relatively high (though normally placed) pyloric outlet which is held up by the gastrohepatic ligament. Synonym(s): drain-trap stomach wa·ter-trap stom·ach (waw'tĕr-trap stŏm'ăk) A ptotic and dilated stomach, having a relatively high (although normally placed) pyloric outlet that is held up by the gastrohepatic ligament. water-trap stomach A stomach with the pylorus situated unusually high, causing slow emptying.See also: stomach
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