Here i want to share a few pics about the bai ceremony for a new house. The landowner is a headteacher of my village in the countryside of Yunnan, SW of China.
Local specialities include honey, walnuts, donkeys mushrooms and woodwork. When i asked youngers what study/job they are in, the answer is almost always woodwork.
This is the house today. With a careful look you can see a lot of woodworks
Few days ago i was invited to a ceremony for this new house. Many other villagers too.
We sat each opposite side of the gifts for the gods, and that big red wood
Alcohol
Cigarettes
and candies for everyone
Some villagers and a chicken pray.
The same chicken will toktok some of the woods, including the red one.
Fireworks are attached to the red wood
Then the wood is hoisted to the top
With the fireworks exploding we reach the end of the ceremony. Some workers will still throw bags of rice that people will try to catch first for good luck.
