水族人民最重要的节日当是过“端”。水族称端节为“借端”(又称瓜节)。“借”是水语“吃”的音译,“端”含有汉语“开端”、“岁音”之意,还有水语“祭祀祖先”、“共庆丰年”的内涵。 水族端节相似于汉族的春节。不过又是一种独特的民族节日,是从水历十二月末至新年二月上旬(相当于农历八月 The most important festival of the aquatic people is the “end”. Aquarium, said the end section as “borrowed” (also known as melon festival). “Borrow” is the transliteration of “eat” in the water language. “Duan” contains the meanings of “beginning” and “aging” in Chinese, as well as the connotation of “sacrificing ancestors” and “celebrating the harvest” in water. Aquarium end similar to the Han Chinese Spring Festival. However, it is also a unique ethnic festival, from the end of December to the beginning of February of the new year (equivalent to Lunar August