How much do you know about the marriage customs of Yi people?

There are many ancient customs in Yi people's marriage customs, including crying, splashing water, discrediting face, fasting before marriage and so on. The following small series will share with you the marriage customs of the Yi people.

In the history of Yi people, they were called "Wuman", "Lolo" and "Lolo", while others called themselves Nuo Su Po, Nie Su Po, Luoluopo, xiang tang and Hua Meng. A long time ago, the Yi people thrived on the land of Ninger, made positive contributions to the development and construction of Ninger, and created their own civilization in the long river of historical development. The festival of the Yi people is the biggest "Torch Festival" on June 24th of the lunar calendar. ?

Six major marriage customs of Yi nationality

1. In Yi people, if a man and a woman have feelings, the man's parents will ask Bimo to choose an auspicious day for them to hold a wedding with the consent of the woman's parents.

2. Women can't eat or drink before marriage. We don't quite understand this custom, which is a bit inhuman. However, the Yi people think that if the bride eats and drinks before marriage, she will go to the toilet, which is very unlucky, so it is generally "the bride is hungry for sharbat".

On the wedding day, a green shed will be set up with branches in the middle of the yard, with red inside and outside, and Yi Xishen's memorial tablet in the middle. Yi singers keep singing Qing Peng tune full of national feelings, and everyone gets together to celebrate the wedding of the bride and groom.

At the same time, the groom will go to the bride's house to marry the bride, and the bride's brother or younger brother will splash water on the groom to congratulate him. Splashing water means that the bride will not be short of water when she arrives at her husband's house. Actually, it is to wish the bride happiness after marriage.

5. Place incense in the women's hall. The groom first shows the dowry he brought to the woman, and then the bride shows her dowry. After the exhibition, the bride should invite the groom and the person who greeted her to have tea, and then drink sugar water after drinking tea, which means that life is "bitter first, then sweet".

6. After the bride enters the door, an old woman named Sun will give her a wine blessing, then comb her hair into double braids, tie it with red rope and put it above her forehead before the wedding reception can begin. That night, she will eat cows, sheep and pork and gulp down a bowl of wine until she enjoys it to her heart's content. ?

Marriage Customs and Taboos of Yi Nationality

Avoid playing with your head; Avoid farting and swearing in public; Avoid whistling at night; Avoid eating the meat of primates, avoid eating their meat (bears, dogs, monkeys, cats, etc. ); No matter men or women, avoid crossing the fire pond; Avoid weddings, funerals, and slaughter goats; Avoid using bitter poles as chopsticks and hitting people; When burning buckwheat Baba is taken out of the fire pit, it is forbidden to turn over immediately and pierce it with a stick; Avoid putting hoes and axes together; Avoid carrying hoes or axes on your shoulders in the house; Avoid burning thorn milk-wrapped trees and mulberry trees in the fire pit at home; Avoid trees that are loved by different roots.