The Gyro Festival is a traditional festival of the Zhuang nationality. The festival lasts for more than ten days from a few days before New Year’s Eve to the 16th day of the first month of the New Year.
In some ethnic minority areas in China, there is a festival called the Gyro Festival. When the festival comes, there will be a gyro competition and a large number of people will watch it. So which nationality is the Gyro Festival? Let’s get to know.
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Dreidel is called “Lejiang” in Zhuang language. Dreidel has different sizes and weights. Some weigh as much as one jin, and the small ones are like eggs, weighing about two or three. Make gyro material must choose good quality solid wood.
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The head of the gyro should be round and smooth. When playing the gyro, generally with three feet of hemp rope layer by layer upward winding, until they think the appropriate place, and then the right ring finger and pinky finger hold the end of the rope, force to the ground a spin, gyro rotation up.
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Gyro competition in Gyro Festival is very lively, and the winner is honored as “King of Gyro”. Gyro has a history of more than 300 years since its rise.
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The top competition is judged by respectable elders.
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There were a lot of people watching the game and the stadium was packed. The crowd applauded and cheered for the top players. The boy who wins will also win the favor of the girls.
