Characteristics and customs of Dulong nationality

Dulong people are brave, and their customs are: life customs, diet customs, holiday customs, marriage customs and funeral customs.

1, living customs

Dulong people are very hospitable In case of hunting wild animals or a family killing pigs and cattle, a banquet for distant relatives and neighbors will be formed. In addition, Dulong people also have the custom of entertaining strangers, warmly entertaining passing guests and staying at home.

It is a shame to think that there is no food and no guests to stay in the dark. They have a good tradition of not answering the road and not closing the door at night, and regard stealing as the most shameful behavior. When the Dulong people carry out some primitive sacrificial activities, tourists are not allowed to visit.

2. Eating habits

The traditional diet of Dulong is natural and unique. Due to the influence of social and economic development and surrounding natural ecological environment, their food sources are relatively scarce in history, and they belong to the omnivorous structure of half grain and half wild. There are not many staple foods, mainly corn, potatoes, highland barley, barnyard grass, buckwheat and oats, among which starch foods often account for the vast majority.

3. Festival customs

The only traditional festival of Dulong is Lunar New Year, which is called "Kakwa" in Dulong language. It is usually held in the twelfth lunar month, that is, from February to the following year1October 65438. There is no fixed date, and the specific date is chosen by each village.

The length of the festival depends on the food intake, or two or three days, or four or five days. During the festival, people worship God, throw bowls for divination, eat New Year's Eve dinner, dance and sing all night, and the most lively and grand thing is to sacrifice cows to heaven.

4. Marriage customs

The marriage of Dulong people strictly implements the system of intermarriage, that is, men and women of the same clan can't get married regardless of whether they have lineal relatives or not, and there are relatively fixed marriage groups between clans.

5. Funeral customs

Dulong people have always been buried. The coffin can be made of four boards, which is convenient for selecting materials, or it can be carried out the day after death.

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