Mongolian funeral custom

Before the founding of New China, Mongolian funerals included cremation, burial and wild burial (also known as celestial burial). Wild burial is widespread in western pastoral areas. After death, put the body on a wooden cart until it falls down. When a corpse is abandoned in the wilderness and eaten by a wolf or a wild eagle, the soul of the deceased can ascend to heaven.

After seven days, if the body of the deceased is still there, it is considered unlucky. We should continue to ask lamas to recite scriptures, give alms to lamas and pray for the dead. Cremation is mainly aimed at the upper lamas, and burial is mostly aimed at the nobles and Mongols in agricultural or semi-agricultural areas.

After the founding of New China, the form of Mongolian wild burial disappeared, and it was completely buried and cremated. The choice of funeral methods mainly depends on the habits of their own families.

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Mongolian customs and habits:

1. Before the founding of New China, there were many backward marriage customs in Mongolian areas, such as aristocratic polygamy, arranged marriage, Lama chanting or asking for divination before marriage, heavy betrothal gifts, stealing marriage, inheriting marriage and so on.

After the founding of New China, they strictly practiced monogamy. Young men and women are free to fall in love and choose their spouses. Most parents accept and agree with their children's choices. It is only a necessary procedure for parents to go to the woman's house to "get permission".

2. Ma Touqin is the favorite national musical instrument of Mongolian people, named after carving a delicate horse's head on the top of the piano. The earliest Ma Touqin was called "Western Qin" or "Huqin", which originated from the "Xi" of East Lake (that is, Kumoxi) and was called "Chaoer" in the late Qing Dynasty. Most of the performances are solo or solo.

Mongolian dance has a long reputation. Traditional dances include sword dance, chopsticks, Diane, horse trainer and Xiaoqing horse. Horse dance, refined from grassland life, is tall and heroic in shape and free and easy in pace.

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