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Seedlings protection rite (also called the parade of big rice dumplings) is a spring agricultural festival of Hakka people in Western Fujian, China. People worship the God of Grains (Shennong) in the rite. People collect thousands of fresh bamboo leaves, sew them together and make a pair of big dumplings filled with 120 kilograms of rice each. They also make tens of thousands of finger-sized rice dumplings for believers to take home. On the 15th day of the 2nd lunar month, villagers carry out the statues of the God of grains and big dumplings. Followed by flowers cars, eight sheds carry children chosen from every clan name in the village who are dressed up as ancient heroes, as people parade around the village. After the rite, villagers believe that farmland is awakened and that disasters are averted. A new agricultural cycle begins. Read More

Watch Seedlings Protection Rite online. Featuring , Seedlings Protection Rite is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 10. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was filmed in China and was released on 2019. Seedlings Protection Rite was directed by Gui Shuzhong. Read Less