What is the totem worship of the Yi people?

The tiger is regarded by the Chinese as the king of all beasts. It is a symbol of strength and majesty, and was worshipped as a primitive totem by the ancestors of the Yi people, becoming a symbol of good luck and happiness. In some Yi homes, tiger-shaped ancestral spirits are enshrined in shrines, tiger-shaped evil spirits are hung on the gates, tiger totem wall hangings are hung on the walls, and there are stone tiger gods shaped like tigers at village intersections.

The Yi people call the tiger god Roni, which is the most spiritual and noble god in their hearts. The tiger god can eliminate disasters and drive away evils for them, and can bless them with good luck and peace. They put the happiness of themselves, their families and clans under the protection of the Tiger God.

Some of the Yi people consider themselves to be tiger people. In their family names, the common Luo indicates that they are descendants of the tiger. Men call themselves Luo Luo Po or Luo Po, meaning male tiger; women call themselves Luo Luo Mo or Luo Mo, meaning female tiger. In the places where the Yi people live, there are still many hillocks, water streams and villages called "Luo", because the places where the tiger people live and live should be named after the tiger.

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The staple foods of the Yi people are potatoes, corn, buckwheat and rice. The side dishes type of food are meat, beans, vegetables, seasonings, and beverages. Meat to cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens mainly, guests need to kill animals to kill cattle as expensive, sheep, pigs second. Beans are mostly soybeans, beans, beans, etc., soybeans, a way of eating Yi called "all Raba", that is, soybeans ground into pulp, even the lees plus sauerkraut cooking and eating.

Seasonings are mainly collected from three kinds of wild plants, one for the "Haragu" leaves, one for the tree "Muku" roots and flowers, one for the herbaceous plant "cut batch of Chek" roots. The roots and flowers of the tree "Muku" and the roots of the herb "Chepachek". All three plants have a peculiar flavor.