Under the Recreation of Splashing Water in China

No, splashing of water does not indicate that Chinese people want bathing under the sun but water certainly has a certain significance o them. Every April 13 to 15 each year, the Chinese celebrates the celebrated Water Splashing Festival particularly in the provinces of Yunnan, Jinghong, and Xishuangbanna Dai; why these provinces celebrate this local practice is quite interesting.

According to the legends, there was once a brutal demon who took seven fantastic young ladies from Xishuangbanna to be his wives. The women were weak so they went with the evil king despite their aversion. But when they had the moment, the three killed the brutal demon by chopping his fiery head. Weirdly, this chopped head never stopped rolling down the province, which caused fire around the community. The people could not put the fire out, but the women realized that the fire stopped whenever someone among them held the head with her naked hands. Consequently, the women simultaneously held the head every year, and after taking their turns, the people would splash the women with water to rinse the blood from their hands and cast out the brutal spirit that might have stayed in their bodies. Opportunely, the fire was ultimately put out when the ugly head turned into ashes; but since then, the people never stopped the splashing of water.