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Dong people commemorate ancestor on Sama Festival in China’s Guizhou

Updated: Dec 19,2018 11:06 AM     Xinhua

Local people attend the Sama Festival celebration event in Sanbao Dong village in Rongjiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2018. Sama was the name of a heroine in ancient maternal society of Dong people. The Sama Festival, enlisted as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2006, is held to commemorate their ancestor. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local people attend the Sama Festival celebration event in Sanbao Dong village in Rongjiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local people perform grass-dragon dance during the Sama Festival in Sanbao Dong village in Rongjiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local people attend the Sama Festival celebration event in Sanbao Dong village in Rongjiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local people attend the Sama Festival celebration event in Sanbao Dong village in Rongjiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]