What are the customs of Bai people?

In Baijia, the son separated from his parents after marriage. Bai people share the same surname and do not marry. Receive guests warmly, whether they know each other or not. All the guests will be treated with "three teas".

When a young Bai man proposes to a girl, the girl will give Baba to the man if she agrees. At the wedding, the bride will go to the kitchen to make "fish soup";

Bai people mainly live on rice and wheat; Bai people in mountainous areas mainly eat corn, potatoes and buckwheat. The staple food is mainly steamed.

Drinking tea is another hobby of Bai people. Bai people pay great attention to drinking tea twice every morning and noon.

5. Both Bai men and women advocate white, and white is noble.

The Bai nationality is the largest ethnic minority in China 15, mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and other provinces, among which the Bai nationality in Yunnan Province has the largest population and mainly lives in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province. In addition, it is also distributed in Sichuan and Chongqing. Bai nationality has its own national language, and Bai language belongs to Yi branch of Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese has been widely used by Bai people since ancient times. Bai nationality is unique in art, and its architecture, sculpture and painting art are famous all over the world. In the process of its formation and development, it interacted with neighboring nationalities and created splendid economy and culture.

Living custom

Housing form

In the housing form of Bai people, the dam area is mostly "three long houses", with huts with kitchens, barns and yards, or tile houses with "one front and two ears", "three sides and one wall" and "four entrances and five patios", with bedrooms, kitchens and barns separated. Most of the mountainous areas are straw houses, "flash houses", bamboo baskets or "wooden cribs" with stables upstairs and downstairs, and cooking and sleeping places are often connected.

marriage customs

In Baijia, the son separated from his parents after marriage. Bai people share the same surname and do not marry. Young men and women of Bai nationality are relatively free in love activities. They usually take advantage of labor, fairs, festivals and temple fairs to make love through folk songs and explore each other.

Daily etiquette

Bai people's hospitality, courtesy before guests is the etiquette of Bai people. The guests came home and entertained each other with wine and tea. The famous "three teas" are the hospitality of the Bai people. Bai people generally only pour half a cup of tea, but they need a full cup of wine. They think that wine is full of respect and tea is full of deception. When you are warmly received by the Bai people, you should say "thank you" to show your gratitude and gratitude.

recreational activities

Bai folk entertainment activities are rich and colorful, including horse racing, swinging, playing with Kirin, throwing mud to pray, jumping flowerpots and goats.

Swing: The Baishan area is densely forested with vines criss-crossing. Farmers and villagers usually pick buckwheat for logging and chopping wood for heating. They often compete with vines and branches, practice the skills of swinging vines and climbing ropes, and like swinging very much. Every Spring Festival, in mountainous areas, bamboo ropes are often tied under big banyan trees to form swings; In the dam area, a three-or four-foot-high pole frame is erected on the spacious flat ground on the dam to tie the swing. The most wonderful thing is that young men and women often win the fun of onlookers by playing on swings together.