Wa folk custom

When the Wa people eat rice and livestock, they will eat them with their hands, accompanied by wine brewed in Redmi. Wa men and women will wear collarless jackets, men will wrap their heads in black and red cloth, and women will wear silver hoops. In addition, the Wa people also have festivals such as New Fire Festival, New Rice Festival and Sowing Festival to pray for the safety of their families and a bumper harvest every year.

What are the customs of the Wa nationality?

1, diet

The Wa people mainly eat rice, corn, Redmi and beans, and the meat mainly includes beef, chicken, pork, pheasants and birds obtained from hunting. Wa people will eat with their hands when eating, accompanied by red rice wine, and drink bitter tea and chew betel nut during daily rest.

2. clothes

There are some differences between Wa men and women. Wa men wear collarless shirts with short and fat trousers and red or black cloth around their heads, while Wa women wear collarless black shirts with straight pleated skirts, silver hoops on their heads and silver collars around their necks.

3. festivals

The main festivals of the Wa nationality are New Fire Sacrifice, New Rice Festival and Sowing Festival. The new fire festival is an annual festival of the Wa nationality, which lasts from December to January of the following year. The new rice festival is held in August of the lunar calendar, that is, when the grain is ripe, and the sowing festival is held on March 15th of the lunar calendar.