The Songkran Festival of the Dai Nationality is a traditional festival popular in the areas inhabited by the Dai people in Yunnan Province and one of the national intangible cultural heritages.
The Songkran Festival is also known as the "Buddha Bathing Festival", and the Dai language is called "Sang Kanbi Mai" (meaning New Year)
Recently, the schedule of Xishuangbanna's 2024 Songkran Festival series of activities was announced, and the Propaganda Department of the Jinghong Municipal Committee issued a notice on April 2 saying that it is forbidden to splash water on the police, staff, photographers, reporters, the elderly, the weak, the sick and disabled, pregnant women, infants and young children, and it is strictly forbidden to insult and flirt with women in the name of splashing water, and violators will be punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Songkran is a feast that blends national traditions with joyful carnivals. With the beautiful meaning of washing away the dust and praying for good luck, it has attracted countless domestic and foreign tourists.
However, when the joyful splashing of water turns into an invasion of the private parts of female tourists, this traditional festival unwittingly takes a worrying path.
On a video platform, we can see a video of last year's Songkran Festival, in which the market is full of people, splashing water, laughter and cheers are intertwined into a joyful picture. However, all this is quickly broken by a crowd that gets out of control. Their target is female tourists.
The raincoat was rudely torn open, and cold water mixed with humiliation soaked her clothes. The laughter and screams around seemed to fade away for a moment, replaced by a deep sense of unease and anger. This is not the Songkran festival she imagined, it is a festival full of disrespect and aggression.
Such incidents are not unique. Every year, female tourists are reported to experience varying degrees of harassment during Songkran. This kind of behavior not only violates personal privacy, but also desecrates traditional culture. Songkran, which was supposed to be a symbol of celebration and blessings, was overshadowed by the uncivilized behavior of some people.
We must face up to this problem. There is no contradiction between the cultural tradition and the concept of modern civilization, and respect for the privacy of others, especially women, is the basic norm of a civilized society. We can't let the misdeeds of a few people ruin the atmosphere of the whole festival, let alone allow this uncivilized atmosphere to spread.
As a self-media writer, I hope to draw everyone's attention to this phenomenon through this article. We need to work together to protect everyone's rights and return Songkran to its purity and beauty. Let us use civilized behavior to convey positive energy, and jointly protect this tradition, but also protect everyone's dignity and privacy.
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