China's ethnic groups living habits

Living habits of China's ethnic groups:

1, Mongolia (měng gǔ zú)

Mongolians are an ethnic group with a long and storied history, and are known as the "proud sons of the steppe". The annual "Naadam" festival in July and August is a traditional festival with a long history for the Mongols.

Taboos: eat meat with a knife, to give people handing the knife is not the tip of the knife rushed to receive the knife, taboo bowl in the water tank to get water, taboo bowls face down buckle put, taboo from clothes, hats, bowls, tables, grain bags, pots and pans, mill, well, rope across, taboo touching the religious significance of the law, classic, Buddha, Buddha, and so on, the Ovoo on the stone, tree branches are taboo casually take away.

2, Hui (huí zú)

Hui folk festival Eid al-Fitr (also known as Meat Festival), also known as the Great Eid. Every year the Hijri calendar that is the Islamic calendar in September for Ramadan. All Hui men 12 years old, women 9 years old and above in good health should be fasting.

Taboos: forbidden to eat pigs, dogs, donkeys, mules, horses, cats and all ferocious beasts, livestock, animals, and non-Islamic slaughter of livestock; prohibited smoking, drinking, etc.; prohibited worship of idols (statues, statues of gods), prohibited gambling, prohibited usury, etc..

3. Miao (miáo zú)

The Miao used to believe in the spirit of all things, worship nature, and worship their ancestors. In addition to traditional festivals and festivals of worship, there are also festivals that are specifically related to food.

Taboos: As a guest in a Hmong home, it is important to remember that you can't eat the head of a chicken. Guests generally can not clip chicken liver, chicken and chicken legs, chicken gall bladder, chicken to honor the elderly women, chicken legs are reserved for children. Drinking raw water in the mountains, avoid drinking directly, must first hit the grass mark, to show that kills the sick ghosts. It is forbidden to sit on top of a child's head, otherwise the child will not grow tall. It is forbidden for women to sit on the same bench with their elders. Forbidden to kill the dog, hit the dog, do not eat dog meat; can not sit in the place of the ancestral gods of the Miao family, the tripod on the kang can not be stepped on; not allowed to whistle at home or at night; can not be patted ash to eat fire-roasted patty rake.

4, Dai (dǎi zú)

The Dai generally believe in Hinayana Buddhism, and many festivals are related to Buddhist activities. The Water Splashing Festival held in the sixth month of the Dai calendar every year is the grandest festival, when the Buddha is to be fine, and feasts are organized to invite monks and friends and relatives to congratulate each other by splashing water.

Taboo: can not touch the "little monk" head, if the outsiders (especially women) touch the head, is regarded as an enemy, and the "little monk" "cultivation" time will be all null and void, must start from scratch. Therefore, foreign tourists, if you visit the temple must remember this custom. Their bedrooms are not allowed outsiders to peep, the past customary provisions, if the host found outsiders to peep at the master's bedroom, the man will have to do the master's son-in-law, or to the host's home to do three years of hard labor, even if it is a female guest will have to serve three years of the host's home.

5, Lisu (lì sù zú)

Lisu people every year on the eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the "Knife Pole Festival," exciting, it is said that on the knife pole in order to make the Lisu people have a "knife on the mountain, the sea of fire dare to break into the" spirit and set up! The

Taboos: Sacrifice to ghosts and gods or sacrifices to the Dragon Tree, women are not allowed to participate. Maternity, based on the door of the family hanging thatched leaves or prickly branches, to prevent ghosts from breaking in, if the birth of a man, guests can not bring bows and arrows and long knives into the door; birth of a woman, can not wear shoes into the home. Village people died, the whole village before the funeral ban on eating chili, only with the dead have a grudge against the people will deliberately eat chili. Children die young, the whole family avoid eating mutton, onions, garlic, otherwise thought it would offend the ghosts and gods, will lead to heavier disasters.

6, Tibetan (zàng zú)

The Tibetans are one of China's ancient ethnic groups. Tibetans generally believe in Tibetan Buddhism. The folk festivals of the Tibetans include the Tibetan New Year, the Ghee Lantern Festival, and the Buddha Bathing Festival.

Taboos: no matter to the monastery hall hall, or to the stupa, turn to the pavilion, incense burning platform, mani pile and other places to visit travel, must be clockwise direction that is from left to right around; into the temple hall, to take off their hats; avoid touching the temple within the various statues of the Buddha, the scriptures, the dharma; audience with the living Buddha, kanbou, talk and behavior should be respectful, elegant, handing over the thing to the hands of the dedication to receive, when leaving to back up a few steps, not be suddenly turned away. Not suddenly turn away, otherwise it is regarded as impolite; can not turn over the stones on the mani pile; to the monastery pilgrimage to Buddha can only go in the morning early morning, not in the afternoon pilgrimage to Buddha; avoid pointing at the Buddha statue with the forefinger, should be five fingers together, palm upward, as a sign of veneration; into the monastery hall of the sutra hall or the home sutra hall, smoking is not permitted.

7, Zhuang (zhuàng zú)

The Zhuang believe in primitive religion, ancestor worship, and some people believe in Catholicism and Christianity. Famous festivals include the annual "March 3" Song Festival, and the grandest of all is the Spring Festival, followed by the July 15 Ghost Festival.

Taboos: Avoid eating frog meat; climbing bamboo buildings in Zhuang homes, generally have to take off their shoes. The family has a woman in labor, to hang a sleeve branch or insert a knife on the door to show the taboo. Those who inadvertently break into the maternity home must give the baby a name, send the baby a set of clothes, a chicken or a corresponding gift, to be the child's godfather, godmother.

8, Korean (cháo xiǎn zú)

The Korean people have a long tradition of honoring the elderly, as early as in the period of the Lee's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), every year on September 9 has been identified as a day of comfort for the elderly.

Taboos: There are many taboos for Korean women after pregnancy, such as not eating duck, rabbit, dog and pork. It is said that if a pregnant woman eats duck, the child she gives birth to will have webbed hands and feet; if she eats rabbit, the child will have red eyes; if she eats dog, the child will die early; if she eats pork, the child will have rough skin.

9. The Gaoshan people (gāo shān zú)

The Gaoshan people have a lot of festivals, and most of their traditional festivals have strong religious colors. The "Harvest Festival," also known as the "Harvest Festival," the "Harvest Festival," and the "Harvest Festival," is the equivalent of the Han Chinese New Year, and is the biggest festival of the Gaoshan people. It is the biggest festival of the Takayama people.

Taboo: Avoid giving birth to twins, superstitious belief that the twin child is a beast of prey, signaling an impending disaster, and must be killed to avoid disasters.

Extended information:

The distribution of the various ethnic groups in China is characterized by: a large number of mixed dwellings, small clusters, and staggered residence.

The distribution of China's ethnic groups is characterized by the presence of ethnic minorities in Han areas and the presence of Han Chinese in minority areas. This pattern of distribution is the result of mutual interaction and mobility among the various ethnic groups in the course of long-term historical development. Although the population of China's ethnic minorities is small, they are widely distributed. All provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government throughout the country are inhabited by ethnic minorities, and the vast majority of county-level units are inhabited by more than two ethnic groups.

China's ethnic minorities are mainly found in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Hunan, Hubei, Hainan, Taiwan and other provinces and autonomous regions. The largest ethnic composition in China is in Yunnan Province, with 25 ethnic groups.

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