Brief introduction of Tujia customs

Once upon a time, aborigines had the habit of intermarriage with the same surname. There is a saying that "every aunt's daughter should marry her uncle's son", which is called Bone Seed. Regardless of age, there is a custom that an aunt's daughter 10 or older, and an uncle's son must get married. There is a saying, "Aunt's daughter, reach for it; My uncle's house asked for it and asked him to cross the river. There is also the habit that brothers cling to their sisters-in-law and brothers cling to their daughters-in-law's "sitting on the bed". Young men and women are relatively free in love and marriage. When singing and dancing, they fell in love and got the permission of the local teacher to get engaged and get married. Later, due to the development of feudal economy and the influence of Han nationality, marriage was bound by "parents' orders and matchmakers' words". To get engaged and get married, you must prepare beef, mutton and wine as a dowry, and some poor families will never get married.

2. Tujia funeral customs

The "funeral" of Tujia nationality is still a ballad, and it is a habit of "beating drums and stepping on songs". After death, people should sing "filial piety songs" and play drums all night. If the old man dies, he will make firewood and light a fire in the funeral home. After burial, the unburned firewood will be distributed equally to the children to show the meaning of sharing the inheritance equally. At the funeral, Taoist priests beat the coffin with firewood to drive away ghosts. The dutiful son helped the account in front of the coffin and crawled, and his relatives went to the grave. When Ann was buried, Teacher Tu was asked to draw gossip in front of the grave, sprinkle realgar wine and coffin into the pit. The dutiful son should dig three hoes before burying the coffin. For those who die well, insert a bamboo stick and an umbrella in front of the grave; If you die abnormally, please ask Mr. Tu to cross over on the knife ladder.

3. Tujia people's eating habits and characteristics

Tujia people mainly eat miscellaneous grains, such as corn, millet, buckwheat, sweet potato and so on, and eat less rice. I like the smell of fish and drink. It is sincere to entertain guests with large pieces of meat. If you cut it too thin, you will be ridiculed as stingy. Drink in a clay bowl. For the five flavors, I especially like spicy food, and I don't leave Chili for every meal. I also have the habit of drinking camellia oleifera. That is, "Tujia people use fried soybeans, corn, popcorn, soybean milk, sesame seeds and mung beans to get water and oil, and tribute tea leaves to make soup and pay tribute to guests." In the past, there was a custom of drinking wine.