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What are the customs in Tibet?

Tibetan opera, singing and dancing, and Tibetan carving are superb. Potala Palace, located on the Red Mountain in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, is the tallest palace complex in the world, and is famous for its architectural features, brilliant paintings, sculpture art and precious cultural relics. Tibetan medicine is an important part of China medicine. Tibetan medicine emphasizes processing technology, especially veterinary medicine. Medical and pharmaceutical works mainly include four consecutive formulas, and mathematics can predict solar eclipses and local recent weather. Tibetans believe in Mahayana Buddhism, which absorbs some rituals and contents of this religion believed by Tibetan aborigines and forms a "Tibetan Buddhism" with Tibetan color. Tibetans respect living buddhas and monks as teachers, and Tibetan is called Lama, so Tibetan Buddhism is also called Lamaism. Tibet's economy is dominated by animal husbandry and agriculture.

Tibetan clothes are mainly traditional Tibetan clothes, which are characterized by long sleeves, wide waist and large chest. Women wear long-sleeved robes in winter and sleeveless robes in summer, with shirts of various colors and patterns inside and an apron with colorful patterns in front of their waist.

Tibetan people are hospitable, sincere and friendly. It is a custom for Tibetans to worship highland barley wine and butter tea. In daily life, there are critically ill patients or family troubles at home. Red lines are drawn on leaves or stones with green branches outside, and thorns are pressed with stones to show that guests are refused. When visiting a Tibetan family for the first time and saying goodbye, you can use the greeting: Tashi is happy (good luck). Tibetans are absolutely forbidden to eat donkeys, horses and dog meat, and some areas do not eat fish; When eating, you should not eat enough, chew loudly or drink water; When drinking butter tea, the host pours the tea, and the guest can only take it if the host holds it in front of him. No spitting or clapping on others' backs; When you meet religious facilities such as monasteries, manidui and stupas, you must go around from left to right. Don't cross utensils and braziers; Warp tubes and wheels shall not be reversed; Don't touch your head with your hands.

Most Tibetans eat three meals a day, but they have the habit of eating four, five or six meals a day when they are busy with agriculture or have a strong labor intensity. Most Tibetans take Ciba as their staple food, that is, stir-frying highland barley and grinding it into fine powder. Especially in pastoral areas, other foods are rarely eaten except Ciba. When eating Ciba, mix it with strong tea or milk tea, ghee, milk residue and sugar. Ciba is easy to store, carry and eat. In Tibetan areas, people with sheepskin Ciba pockets can be seen at any time, and they can eat when they are hungry. In the past, Tibetans seldom ate vegetables, and the non-staple food was mainly beef and mutton, followed by pork. Tibetans pay attention to freshness when eating beef and mutton. People don't use chopsticks when eating meat, but put large pieces of meat on a plate and cut them with a knife. The blood of cattle and sheep is added with chopped beef and mutton, and poured into the small intestine of cattle and sheep to make blood sausage. Meat is usually stored by air drying. Generally, beef and mutton slaughtered after winter can't be eaten for a while, so it is cut into pieces and hung in a ventilated place to dry. Making air-dried meat in winter can not only prevent corrosion, but also freeze the blood in the meat and keep the fresh color and taste of air-dried meat.

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