斗牛,是苗、侗、水、布依、彝等民族人民喜爱的一项传统文化娱乐活动。 苗族最早的斗牛活动,据传始于其“吃牯脏”。古代苗民传说水牛是龙的化身,它有强悍的肌体,粗大的牛角,是苗族高贵、倔强的精神象征。于是杀水牛祭祖,一面缅怀祖先的功德,一面禳灾祈福,13年举行一次。杀牛前,往往驱牛搏斗,胜者为“王牛”,败者作祭 Bullfighting is a traditional cultural and recreational activity loved by ethnic people like Miao, Dong, Shui, Buyi and Yi. Miao first bullfighting activities, it is reported that in its “eating dirty.” Ancient Miao legend is a dragon incarnation of buffalo, it has a tough body, thick horns, is the Miao noble, stubborn spiritual symbol. So kill Buffaloes ancestors, while remembered the ancestral merit, while disaster blessing, held once every 13 years. Before killing cattle, cattle are often wrestled, the winner is “king of cattle”, the loser to make a sacrifice