Yongzhou custom

Yao people have many myths and legends, such as legends about the origin of human beings and ancestors, such as Pangu Tiankai and Wang Pan. Yao is a nation that can sing and dance well, sing and dance well, praise its long history and reflect its life. The most famous Yao people are Song of Wang Pan and Miruotuo, which are called Yao epics. Music and Dance Yao people often use songs and dances to reflect their production struggle, class struggle and various activities. The most representative ones are Long Drum Dance and Bronze Drum Dance. The textile printing and dyeing of Yao nationality has long been recorded in history books. In the Song Dynasty, "Yao Ban Bu" was quite famous. Yao's flower-picking embroidery has also been famous all over the world since ancient times, and there are many records in historical books. Most of their five-color clothes and spotted dresses are made of embroidery. Historically, Yao people have recorded "colorful clothes". Now, when they meet any festivals or festive activities, they will put on their most beautiful colorful clothes and take part in various activities. Beautiful costumes are also one of the most important features of Yao culture. Women are good at depicting beautiful patterns on collars, sleeves, trouser legs and headscarves, and wearing all kinds of gold and silver jewelry. Men like to wear blue and black double-breasted shirts, belts and headscarves. In terms of diet and daily life, I like to drink melon wine, and I like to eat meat, tofu balls and rice flour meat in the food store instead of dog meat. Often entertain guests with kimchi and camellia oleifera; HOS houses are all made of Chinese fir. There are more than a dozen households in a village, and often one family lives alone. Both men and women are good at high bathing; "The ceremony is very respectful and has the wind of Pangu." Two people are walking towards each other on the mountain road, and one of them will take the initiative to give way. In terms of weddings, funerals and celebrations, monogamy is practiced. Young men and women often get married with their parents' consent after establishing feelings with songs. It is a strong custom for a man to go to a woman's house and enjoy the right of inheritance after being chelated. The most popular festivals are Wang Pan Festival and Bird-catching Festival. Burial is very common, and people believe in Wang Pan and Meishan. In terms of language, mother tongue is popular, Guo Shanyao mainly speaks Mian language, and Pingdi Yao speaks Pingdi Yao dialect.

Zhuang nationality, men usually wear a blue cloth and wrap their heads with a ruler, while women often have wide sleeves, silver rows embedded in corners and cuffs and collarless cardigans embroidered with lace patterns, and are good at wearing gold and silver jewelry; Admire and be proud of having "eight treasures quilt"; Like to eat rice and five-color eggs; The traditional festivals that are popular and grand among the people are the songs on April 8 and August 15 of the lunar calendar, among which the songs on April 8 in Qingtangzhuang Township of Jianghua and August 15 in Jianshan District of Hekou are the most grand. Monogamy is practiced, and there is also the custom of adoption, and tertiary rights play an important role in marriage; Belief in polytheism; Have their own language-Zhuang language.