The customs and habits of Kirgiz nationality, the characteristics of Kirgiz's holiday supplies and costumes.

The customs and habits of Kirgiz nationality, the characteristics of Kirgiz's holiday supplies and costumes.

Kirgiz people are mainly distributed in western Xinjiang, mostly in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, and the rest are distributed in Yili, Tacheng, Aksu and Kashgar. In addition, there are sporadic distributions in Fuyu County of Heilongjiang Province. According to the statistics of the fifth national census in 2000, the Kirgiz population is 160823. Mainly engaged in animal husbandry and concurrently engaged in agriculture.

Dietary customs of Kirgiz nationality

Kirgiz people in China are mainly distributed in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in southern Xinjiang, China. Kirgiz people are mainly engaged in animal husbandry production, agriculture and handicrafts. Traditional arts and crafts include embroidery, carpet rolling, carving, flower weaving, gold and silver vessels, etc., with weapons, Shan Ying and cloud beasts as patterns. I like horse racing, grabbing sheep, shooting at once and flying horses picking up things. Its material life is closely related to animal husbandry management, and its diet and daily life also have the characteristics of nomadic lifestyle.

The Kirgiz breakfast is simple, but nutritious, mainly with fresh milk, supplemented by other foods, and the lunch is also simple. Most herders take dry food to eat in the wild, and dinner is generally rich.

Kirgiz people who believe in * * * don't eat the meat of pigs and dead livestock. Horse meat and horse intestines are the best food in winter.

Their diet is mainly meat products and dairy products, and they also like to eat cabbage, onions and potatoes. The daily drinks are goat's milk and yogurt. I also like to drink milk tea with salt and boil it. Wealthy herders drink milk and goat's milk, eat cows, sheep, horses and camels, and also eat rice and pasta. When making pasta, there is no chopping board, but a cloth made of leather. They also store the prepared ghee in the processed stomachs of cattle and sheep after slaughter. Bowls, spoons and other tableware are all made of wood.

The wedding of Kirgiz youth was attended by the imam, and there was an interesting episode related to diet. The imam divided the naan into two halves, dipped it in salt water and gave it to two couples, meaning that they would share joys and sorrows and never part.

Kirgiz people are very hospitable and polite. There is a famous saying that "friendship and enthusiasm are the gold of Kirgiz people". Whenever guests visit, whether they know each other or not, they are warmly treated, and the best dishes at home are taken out for guests to eat. Sheep head meat is the most respectful. Invite guests to eat mutton, please eat sheep tail oil first, and then please eat Jia's flesh and blood and sheep head meat. Guests should also give some rewards to the women and children of the host family.

The Kirgiz people's daily diet also includes Nao, fried dumpling, Kuyimake (Younang), Baoershak (fried noodles), Quyi Baoershak (fried fruit), pancakes, oil cakes, milk-covered noodles, fried lumps, Samusha (roasted buns), Ququer (jiaozi) and Younang.

With the improvement of people's living standards and living together with people of all ethnic groups, the diet structure of Kirgiz people has also undergone great changes. Vegetables began to enter the families of farmers and herdsmen, and the variety of meals became more and more colorful.

There are similarities and differences between the dietary taboos of Kirgiz and those of other ethnic groups in Xinjiang.

After washing your hands before meals, don't throw the remaining water about, but dry it with Puckilo. The host allows the guests to eat and drink. Male guests are not allowed to take food directly from the hostess to show the difference between men and women. Guests should finish all the food in the bowl and avoid dumping leftovers on the ground. Don't open the kitchen curtains to peep when eating, and exit with your back to the door after eating.

Marriage custom of Kirgiz nationality

The Kirgiz engagement custom is very interesting. They have a soft spot for white, which represents their favorite sheep. When the man goes to the woman's house, he should put all kinds of gifts and betrothal gifts on the horse's back, tie a white cotton cloth on the horse's head, or tie it by the bride. If someone rides a horse with cotton on his head, it means that this person is ready to get engaged, and the locals will know at a glance. The woman's parents will warmly welcome the man's arrival, cook a sumptuous dish and entertain him warmly, and agree to get married on an auspicious day. In some places, the man comes to betrothal. If he agrees to this marriage, the woman will sprinkle some flour on the man to bless him, which indicates that the groom will be as clean as white flour.

Marriage usually lasts three days, and the date is mostly at the end of the month. The ceremony was mainly held in the woman's home. The Kirgiz wedding was held at the woman's house. In the morning, the mother bathes her daughter, and the mother, sister-in-law and others dress the bride. Mother will comb her daughter's hair, comb her braids into two big braid, and sing wedding songs while combing. There are feelings of farewell between mother and daughter and deep blessings in the song. At the same time, sheep grabbing, horse racing and other activities were held to make pilaf, and cook the meat was ready to welcome the groom and his family.

Get married on 1 day

On the groom's side, a team of elders and young people rode horses early in the morning, and under the beat of the band, they sent a bride price in a mighty way. The bride price includes two newly slaughtered sheep, one of which is the whole sheep when cooked; One takes out the five internal organs without peeling or roasting, and also takes dozens of small livestock and various clothes. The bride's sister-in-law should block the door, check the dowry given by the man one by one, then accept the gift, show it to the groom at the door, and try on the clothes one by one in front of everyone.

By the time the groom is ready to enter the house, the man in the bride's family has already prepared the rope. As soon as the groom came in, everyone swarmed, grabbed the groom, tied him up and played in the tent. Finally, the groom's father and brother intercede with the woman's relatives and friends and give them gifts, and then they will untie the groom.

Send candy the next day

At the beginning of the wedding ceremony the next day, a guest accompanying the groom opened the skylight at the top of the felt house with a wooden stick and sprinkled festive foods such as dried apricots, avocados and candy from the skylight. At this time, the guests of the bride's family and the groom's family stood in the yurt, waiting to grab those things and share the happiness of the couple. The bride's family will slaughter sheep and other livestock and hold a banquet to entertain guests from afar.

The wedding was held in accordance with Islamic rules. A Si presided over the ceremony, read out "Nikahan" (marriage certificate), and gave each side a glass dipped in salt water, symbolizing that the husband and wife will grow old together and never part. In order to celebrate their wedding, the host and guests will hold some entertainment activities, such as herding sheep, horse racing, wrestling and wrestling. In the evening, the bride and groom, accompanied by the best man and bridesmaid, sat in the curtain, talking and laughing. Outside the curtain, young men and women played Comes and other musical instruments, sang folk songs, danced with opponents and played other games until late at night.

Go home on the third day.

The groom will take the bride back to her new house. At this time, the bride wants to say goodbye to her family. In order to take care of her daughter, the mother of the bride stayed with her daughter at the groom's house for two or three days, and some stayed for a month before coming back. The woman should prepare clothes, bedding and other daily necessities for her daughter as a dowry, carry it with horses and camels, and prepare a horse, saddle, halter and whip. Saddle and whip should be brand-new, decorated with silver and copper, very particular. When the bride goes back to her parents-in-law's house, she wants to ride this horse, which is also a dowry for her daughter. On the way back, the bride and groom will be warmly received by herders from all over the world, and the newlyweds will also give gifts such as wedding candy in return.

The Religious Belief of Kirgiz Nationality

The Kirgiz people initially worshipped totems. The famous totems are snow leopards and deer (Keke's translation is Buhu, and the novel White Boat by Aitmatov, a world-famous Kirgiz writer, is also related to the doe). In addition, they also believe in the goddess Umayne. Believing in ancestors and gods, praying to the south, worshiping the sun and thinking that Mars is unlucky. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that he converted to Christianity and belonged to orthodox Sunnis. In Northeast China, Kirgiz people believe in Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism.

The vast majority of Kirgiz people believe in * * * religion. They began to believe in * * * as early as the middle of16th century. They believe in Sunni Hanafi. Temples are the main places for religious activities. Most temples are built in cities. The five pillars of Islamic canon include reading, worship, learning, fasting and worship.

Festival customs of Kirgiz nationality

The main festivals are ji zi Festival, Eid al-Adha, Nowruz Festival, Loeb Festival and so on. During the festival, both men and women put on new clothes and treat each other with tea and avocados.

The most important life etiquette of Kirgiz nationality is birth ceremony, cradle ceremony, full moon ceremony, circumcision, funeral and wedding.

Birthday ceremony

Birthday ceremony is held on the day when the baby is born to express good wishes for a new life. The cradle ceremony is held on the 7th or 9th day of the child's birth. This is a small-scale ceremony, and the participants are limited to women. Sing a lullaby during the dinner. The full moon ceremony is similar to the "full moon" of the Han nationality. Circumcision is the most important ceremony after the Kirgiz wedding. At the funeral, the Kirgiz people basically followed the * * * religious rules. Wedding is the biggest etiquette of Kirgiz people. Generally, it is held at the woman's house first, and then the bride returns to her new house, and the man's house holds more lively celebrations. The whole wedding was carried out through singing and activities.

Noruzi Festival

Nawurezi Festival is a traditional festival of Kirgiz nationality, and the Gregorian calendar 1 month/day (that is, March 22nd of Gregorian calendar) is the festival day. Kirgiz also celebrate Eid al-Adha and ji zi. Also known as "Sarah Hartman's Day". Nuwuruozi Festival has a long history and was widely spread in turkic peoples in ancient times, such as * * * Er, Uzbek, Kazak and Kirgiz.

Every year, the vernal equinox of the lunar calendar, that is, around March 22nd of the lunar calendar, is Wu Nu Ruozi Festival. Its content is to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, hoping that spring can bring good luck and happiness, and Wu Nu Ruozi's ballads fully show this content:

When the Nuwuruozi Festival comes, prices have dropped, spring has come and the ears of wheat are full. The poor have vitality, and every household is happy. Today, the hen has a chick, and Nuruozi Festival has arrived, driving away the sadness, and women get together. Girls and boys are very happy. They opened their ears with hats and flowers, and laughter was everywhere.

All kinds of games performed on Nuruozi Festival are also to drive away the cold and welcome the spring. For example, during the Nuunozi Festival, a person dressed as an old man in winter, after some performances, took off his cotton-padded clothes and put on light clothes to welcome the arrival of spring. If I am a slave, my relatives will get together, the sheep will be cooked, and the harvest will be celebrated. Until now, people in many places are still celebrating this festival. The celebration of the above-mentioned festivals has undergone great changes among some people, especially among young people in some cities.