Introduction of Dong Nationality's Customs and Features

Dong custom is the wedding ceremony, bride price and wedding custom of Dong people, which is characterized by men's wear, women's wear and jewelry.

First of all, customs

1, Dong Wedding

Dong people's weddings are very grand, mostly collective weddings. At the wedding, the man should prepare many gifts for the woman and hold a grand wedding reception. The newlyweds will go back to the woman's house for a period of time, and then formally return to the man's house after one year.

2. Accept the bride price

The bride price is an important part of the Dong wedding. The man has to prepare a lot of bride price for the woman's family, which generally includes food, clothes, drinks and so on. The quantity and quality of bride price is also an important symbol to measure the man's economic strength and family status.

3. Marriage customs

The marriage customs of the Dong nationality are very colorful. At the wedding, the bride should wear a dress and special silver ornaments, and relatives and friends should help her family dress up. There are also activities such as dancing traditional dances and singing traditional Dong songs at the wedding.

Second, the characteristics

1, menswear

Dong men usually wear black or blue robes, blue or black robes on the outside, a belt around their waist and sandals or cloth shoes on their feet.

2. Women's wear

The traditional costumes of Dong women are very gorgeous, mainly consisting of tops, skirts, aprons, hair accessories and so on. Jackets are usually black or blue robes, while skirts are mostly colorful and dazzling. Women wear silver ornaments on their heads, such as silver flowers and silver medals.

3. Jewelry

Dong people like to wear silver ornaments, such as silver earrings, silver necklaces and silver bracelets. These silver ornaments are exquisitely made and unique, which reflects the national pride and aesthetic concept of the Dong people.

Historical introduction of Dong nationality;

Probably in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Dong people formed a single nation. In the Tang Dynasty, the upper-class figures, chiefs or leaders of the Dong people began to belong to the central dynasty. The Tang Dynasty began to set up counties and counties in the "cave area", established the Jimi regime, and appointed local governors as the secretariat. At that time, Jimi Huangzhou was established in the Dong area (generally including the whole of xinhuang dong autonomous county, Hunan, Zhijiang, Guizhou and a part of Tianzhu).

Tanyang county in Xuzhou (Linglongbiao, Tan Yang and Langxi counties, including Zhijiang, Huitong, Jingzhou in Hunan and Jinping, Tianzhu and Liping in Guizhou), Yining county in Sizhou (including Cengong, Shiqian, Yuping, Sansui and Zhenyuan in Guizhou) and Lexing county in Guzhou (including Congjiang, Rongjiang and Liping in Guizhou).

In the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the feudal dynasty declined and it was unable to rule the border ethnic minorities. Local tyrants, the most popular among the Dong people, call themselves "cave owners", in charge of Cheng and Hui, and administer ten caves. Today, Jingzhou, Huitong, Zhijiang, Suining, Tongdao, Liping, Jinping and Tianzhu all belong to the "top ten caves". As an administrative division within the Dong society, the political, economic and military affairs of the Dong people are controlled by their owners.