Dai Nationality.ppt

Unit 4 Dai Nationality Rice cooked in bamboo tube 竹筒饭 Rice and bamboo is a common staple food for the Dai. Glutinous rice soaked in water for half an hour beforehand is put into a tube of fresh bamboo, the opening of which is wrapped in a banana leaf. After roasting, the bamboo tube is opened with a knife; the outside skin of the bamboo discarded and the glutinous rice is eaten from the inner skin of the bamboo. Please name some other Dai food in the book. What are the characteristics of Dai food? Food (p.103-105) and culture moss pie and roast fish with grass Hospitality and warm enthusiasm typical Dai dishes The women do most of the cooking Dai Nationality Questions 1. What’s the meaning of “Dai” in Dai language? 2 Can you name two dialects of Dai language? 3.Explain Shui Dai, Han Dai and Hua Yao Dai. 4.When is the Water-splashing Festival held each year? What are the major celebrations? 5.Describe Dai costumes (man/women 6.Hinayana is a branch of Buddhism, what makes it a different school in Buddhism? 7.What is Pattra-leaf scripture? 8.What are the differences between a common Buddhist temple and a Myanmar styled temple? 9.What is the implied meaning of thread fastening on Dai wedding? 10. Describe Dai residence. 12. What are the ranks of Dai Buddhists? Housing Location: on stilts on the Bazi(坝子）, surrounded by mountains and rivers and shaded by lush foliage. Material: bamboo and wood Walls: plaited with bamboo strips roof: laid with bamboo and covered with grass, or tiled For better ventilation there are no walls around the ground floor-- to store firewood and to house poultry and cattle. Festivals ( P.73) Water-Splashing Festival (泼水节) history: about 1,300 years Time: the New Year of the Dai calendar Water-splashing The Dragon-Boat Race Bundle throwing Going to the fair during the festival offers another good chance for young men and women to meet. The Pattra-leaf scripture (贝叶经) Material: a kind of palms growing in the tropical and su