Why are most Wa people's clothes red and black?

Wa people worship red and black, and their costumes are mostly black as the quality and decorated with red, which basically retains the ancient mountain ethnic characteristics. Wa women's decorations are unique, and they like to wear big ear tubes, wide bracelets and thin rattan rings, which indicates the strong character of Wa people. Relatively speaking, men's wear is nothing special except blackheads. But I like tattoos. Most of them are tattooed on the chest, the birds on the wrist and the forest patterns on the legs.

When you go out, you often carry a flower bag and wear a long knife or musket, which gives people a sense of power. Moreover, women's clothing features are distinct and different. The most prominent thing is to wear a silver hoop about 3 cm wide and keep long hair; Wearing an indigo collarless right-back shirt and striped skirt. A wide belt of red cloth and dozens of fine rattan rings are tied around the waist. Shoulder drop earrings, big silver collar, thin necklace around the neck. Older people like to wear an umbrella-shaped big ear tube about five centimeters, and the top of the tube is engraved with various patterns.

Some women put fragrant flowers and herbs in their eardrums, and some put RMB, which is very convenient for them to go out to the market and take whatever they want. In Ximeng, where the Wa people live in compact communities, women, whether rich or poor, have a pair of generous bracelets to wear on their wrists all the year round. The bracelet is about five centimeters wide and made of silver. It is engraved with exquisite patterns, beautiful and shiny, and is a favorite ornament for Wa women.

Wa costumes vary from place to place, basically retaining the ancient mountain ethnic characteristics, showing the Wa people's rugged and bold strong character. The Wa people in Ximeng maintain the most traditional customs and the most typical costumes. Wa men in Ximeng wear collarless double-breasted shorts and blue cloth hypertrophy shorts, Buba wears big earrings and leggings or sandals, and young men often wear bamboo and rattan rings as ornaments. Some men still retain the traditional decoration of wearing crotch cloth.

Wa women in Ximeng wear tight sleeveless tops and homemade red and black striped skirts, barefoot, wearing ear posts or big earrings, wearing silver rings or dozens of beads around their necks, and like to wear armbands and bracelets. Bracelets are about 5 cm wide and are mostly made of silver. They are beautifully carved and beautifully patterned, and they are the favorite decorations of Wa women. The waist is also decorated with several rattan rings and bamboo strings. Hair bands are made of red cloth or metal.