What are the customs and habits of Miao people in Qiandongnan Prefecture?

Marriage of Miao nationality is forbidden to intermarry with clan members, usually with different surnames, and some people with different surnames can also intermarry.

The main form of marriage is autonomous marriage, which used to be arranged by parents. However, young men and women have relatively free love activities before marriage, mostly in festivals or off-seasons. There is a fixed place near the village, where girls from the village and young men outside the village sing. After the two sides are interested, they exchange gifts as tokens of love. This kind of traditional social activity between young men and women is called "sightseeing" (also known as "rocking horses") in southeastern Guizhou.

2. Eating habits

Miao people in southeastern Guizhou take rice as their staple food, and corn, sweet potato, millet and various miscellaneous grains as non-staple food. Meat includes livestock, poultry and fish, and vegetables include beans, vegetables and melons. In addition, they also collect wild vegetables and engage in fishing and hunting to supplement them. Hot and sour taste is an indispensable thing in Miao life.

3. Literary customs

The "flying song" in Shidongkou area of Qiandongnan (accurate free translation should be "singing loudly", that is, "singing loudly". ) It is often sung by two or four people in chorus, loud and unrestrained, with lively tunes and strong appeal.

Miao people's folk crafts such as flower picking, embroidery, brocade, batik and silver ornaments are colorful. Dip a wax knife in wax to draw a pattern on the white cloth, then dip it into the dyeing vat for dyeing, then boil it with water to remove the yellow wax, showing a pattern with white characters on a blue background. Batik technology has a history of thousands of years and is widely spread among Miao people.

Extended data

Festival customs of Miao nationality in Qiandongnan;

The "Miao Year" is prevalent in southeastern Guizhou and some areas of Rongshui County, Guangxi, and is held on the ninth day of September, the tenth day of October and the day of rabbit or ugly cow in November of the lunar calendar. Adequate food should be prepared for ancestor worship, and then rest for 5 to 10 days, and hold various grand entertainment activities, including drumming, dancing lusheng, horse racing, bullfighting and bird fighting.

"jump flower festival" is a traditional festival with strong national interest in Miao areas, which is mainly a festival for young Miao men and women to make friends, courtship and mass social entertainment.

Some areas in southeastern Guizhou have Dragon Boat Festival, Huashan Festival (the fifth day of May), Spring Festival (when rice is ripe in June and July of the lunar calendar), Tomb-Sweeping Day, and Autumn Festival (beginning of autumn).

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