and dinner) and one cold meal (lunch) are served every day. The Kam-speaking area is famous for its fir wood. Fir from the Kam area was used to build the ships of 15th-century explorer Zheng He and the Great Hall of the People. Major economic activities include carpentry and the manufacture of silverwork and wickerwork. Baskets and other wickerwork are usually made by men. Baskets can be made from five types of plant materials, namely glutinous rice straw, cogongrass, Guangxi grass, bamboo, and rattan. In recent years, tourism has become a major source of income for the Kam people. Festivals Below is a list of traditional Kam festivals. Two new year festivals: Kam New Year Chinese New Year One-day work-related festivals, where chicken, fish, and glutinous rice are eaten. Sowing seeds Planting cotton Washing water buffaloes Eating new rice There are four harvest festivals which last 1–3 days. Mid-Autumn Festival Pumpkin Day Lusheng Day Cultivating new land Singing festivals: Commemoration of lovers killed by lightning Gaoba Singing Festival Remembrance festivals: Girls' Day King Lin's Day - commemorates Lin Kuan, a northern-Kam hero of the 14th century A Dianlong Day Jiaxu Day Best Weather Day - Jiang Yingfang, the "Robin Hood" of the Kam people who led a rebellion in the 19th century, is celebrated on this day. Miscellaneous festivals: Tidying the graves (Qingming Festival or "tomb sweeping") Sweet rice cakes festival Fireworks Day Dragon Boat Festival Zongba Festival (Zongba is a type of dumpling made from glutinous rice, similar to zongzi.) Bull intestines eating festival Bullfighting is also historically popular among the Kam people. Religion The Kam people are traditionally polytheistic with many elements of animism. Totems include turtles, snakes, and dragons, and worshiped ancestors include the mythical figures of Song Sang, Song En, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Mei. However, the Kam have been influenced by Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism through historical contacts with the Han. This influence is mainly seen in regards to ancestor worship, funeral rites, and certain festivals like the Spring and Dragon Boat Festivals. The Kam also use rice grains, bamboo roots, snails, and chicken bone, eyes, blood, and eggs for divination. Today, Taoism, Buddhism, and to a lesser extent Christianity are practiced by the Kam. Spirits and deities Some deities and sacred natural phenomena are also listed below. Sa Ma Qing Sui, or Sa Sui, is the most important deity in Kam mythology. Sa Sui