世界最长的年节

          水族端节，相当于汉族过春节，水历十二月（农历八月）至水历新年二月（农历十月）期间，以亥日为主要端节，亦有以午、未、申、酉、戌日为端节的节期，按古老惯例分地区、分七期分批轮流过节，每期七天，前后共49天。2017年1月11日，经世界纪录认证官方审核，该节日被确认为“世界最长的年节”。

          The Shui nationality Duan Festival is equivalent to the Han nationality Spring Festival, the lunar new year. The festival lasts from August until October, or the equivalent of the twelfth month of the Shui calendar until the second month of  the Shui calendar. Hai day is the major day of the Duan festival. Days named Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu mark the festival period as well.According to ancient practice, people celebrate the festival in turns, changing the place of celebration seven times every seven days for a grand total of forty-nine days.