What are the customs and traditional culture of the Gelao people?

The Gelao is an ancient ethnic group with a long history and splendid culture, whose forefathers have been widely active in the whole Southwest China since ancient times, leaving behind the monumental achievements of opening up the land and expanding the land, and then gradually divided and reorganized, and a part of them gradually formed the single ethnic group of Gelao. Their characteristics are:

1. Traditional culture: culture is the soul of a nation. As a nation with a long history, the traditional culture of the Gelao is thick and rich. Gelao respect for education, there is a very deep national education sources, more complete retention of Nuo opera and Nuo culture in the theater "living fossil". In addition, there are unique folk medicine culture, traditional handicrafts and unique traditional sports activities, such as "playing bamboo embroidered ball", high platform lion dance, etc., preserved to date, and has been better inherited and carried forward.

2. Customs and habits: "Tea, wine, tobacco and eight sticks" show the simplicity and hospitality of the Gelao people. The ancient funeral customs of the Gelao people are very rich and profound, very representative. The unique marriage customs such as beating teeth and crying marriage also attract a lot of people's attention. Of course, many ancient traditional customs no longer exist today, such as the tooth-beating custom, the ancient funeral customs, etc., which have become precious cultural memories of the Gelao people sealed in the history.