羌族是有着三千年历史的古老民族，他们有属于自己独特的传统文化，而羌年就是其中的典型代表。 The Qiang people are an ancient ethnic group with a history of 3,000 years, possessing their own unique traditional culture, of which Qiang New Year is a typical representative. 羌年是中国四川省羌族的传统节日，据羌族历法，一年为365天，人们将其划作10个月，于每年农历十月初一举行庆祝活动。节日期间，羌族人民祭拜天神、祈祷繁荣，村民们在释比的带领下，跳皮鼓舞和萨朗舞。 Qiang New Year is a traditional festival of the Qiang people in Sichuan Province, China. According to the Qiang calendar, a year consists of 365 days, divided into 10 months, with celebrations held on the first day of the tenth lunar month each year. During the festival, the Qiang people worship heaven, pray for prosperity, and, led by their ritual priests, perform their traditional dance. 2009年在阿联酋召开的联合国教科文组织保护非物质文化遗产政府间委员会第四次会议上，羌年被正式批准列入世界首批《急需保护的非物质文化遗产名录》。 In 2009, at the fourth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in the United Arab Emirates, Qiang New Year was officially included in the first batch of the “List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding”.
