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Tibetan custom

About Tibetan customs 1 Every nation has its own unique culture and living habits. Tibetans are an ancient and enthusiastic nation. In the long history, they have also formed their own living habits and taboos.

1. When two friends meet after a long separation, greet each other or chat, you can't put your hand on each other's shoulder.

2. You can't step on or step on other people's clothes, and you can't put your own clothes on other people's clothes, let alone cross people.

3. Women should not hang clothes, especially pants and underwear, where others pass by.

Don't whistle or cry loudly in the house.

5. The family is not at home, the guests have just left, noon and sunset, and on the first day of the Tibetan New Year, you can't sweep the floor or take out the garbage.

6, outsiders can't mention the name of the deceased in front of the relatives of the deceased.

7. What should be done this year can't be done next year, such as knitting wool, sweaters and carpets.

8. At dusk, you can't just go to other people's homes, especially pregnant women who have given birth and women who have just given birth or seriously ill patients. Strangers can't go.

9. After noon, you can't take out any belongings at home.

10, a stranger who has never been to mountains and cliffs and canyons, can't talk loudly.

1 1, tableware, pots, plates, etc. Can not be crossed or trampled.

12. Two people at home go out at the same time and go in the opposite direction. They can't go out at the same time. They must go out before and after, and the time to go out should be separated.

13, women can't comb their hair and wash their hair at night and can't go out with their hair covered.

14. When using brooms and dustpans, you can't pass them directly by hand. You must put them on the ground first, and then another person will pick them up from the ground.

15. Whenever relatives and friends visit your home or visit you, they will send you some butter tea or highland barley wine as a gift. Guests can't leave everything empty when they leave. Be sure to leave some in it or change something for themselves.

16. A chipped or cracked bowl cannot be used for eating or pouring tea for guests.

Tibetan customs 2 Tibet is an autonomous region inhabited by ethnic minorities, mainly Tibetans. People in Xizang has some unique customs, and visitors to Tibet should respect them. Offering Hada is the most common and grand etiquette of Tibetan people. When the hospitable Tibetan host presents Hada to the guests, the guests should bow and accept it; When entering the homes of ordinary Tibetans, remember not to step on the threshold with your feet; When addressing a person's name, the word "la" is usually added after the name to show respect and goodwill to the other person. If the host asks you to sit down, you can sit cross-legged. Don't straighten your legs and point your feet at people. In addition, you can't touch the heads of Tibetans with your hands.

Three mouthfuls and one cup is the most important etiquette for Tibetans to receive guests. The procedure of three cups is as follows: the guests dip some wine in the ring finger of their right hand, play it in the air, in the air and on the ground three times to show their respect for heaven, earth and ancestors (or for the three treasures, Buddha and Taoism), and then take a sip. The host will fill the glass, take another sip, the host will fill the glass again, and so on for three times, and finally finish the wine in the glass.

Tibet never eats horse meat, donkey meat or dog meat. Tibetans in some places don't even eat fish. Because Tibetans believe that dogs and horses are human beings and cannot be eaten; Donkeys are considered to be very unclean and cannot be eaten. Therefore, eating donkey meat and dog meat must not be mentioned in Tibet.

The main tourist attractions in Tibet are temples. At present, many temples open to tourists in Tibet are Tibetan Buddhist temples, and Tibetans generally believe in Tibetan Buddhism. So when you turn the warp thread, you must go clockwise, and never go counterclockwise. Many Tibetan elders will follow some sheep with red silk hanging behind them when they turn over the scriptures. This kind of sheep is called "herding sheep". Don't disturb these sheep. At the same time, in the Buddhist temple, it is not allowed to make noise and touch the Buddha statue at will, and it is not allowed to take pictures and photos in the Buddhist temple without permission.

It is a humble act for Tibetans to stick out their tongues, and it is a respect for each other, not a disrespect for others. Put your hands together and express your blessings to the guests!

About Tibetan customs 3 China is a multi-ethnic country, and Tibetans are one of them. Tibetans mainly live in Xizang Autonomous Region and Qinghai Haibei, Hainan, Huangnan, Guoluo, Yushu and other Tibetan autonomous prefectures, as well as Haixi Mongolian Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Haidong area.

The costumes of Tibetan men and women are intact. Different areas have different clothes. It is characterized by long sleeves, wide waist and big 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 robe is the main clothing style of Tibetans. Tibetan robes are very long, generally longer than the height. When you wear it, you should lift the lower part upwards, and the hem is thirty or forty centimeters high from the foot surface, and tie a belt. Tibetan robes can be divided into fur robes in pastoral areas, colored sleeve robes and embroidered robes in agricultural areas. Styles can be divided into long-sleeved fur robe, wide-shouldered sleeveless women's robe and embroidered robe. Shirts are divided into men's and women's high-necked shirts and women's lapel shirts. The sleeves of women's shirts are about 40 cm longer than other sleeves. When dancing, put down your sleeves and dance gracefully in the air.

Tibetans have all kinds of manners. Offering Hada is the highest etiquette for Tibetan guests, expressing warm welcome and sincere respect to the guests. Hada is Tibetan, that is, scarf or silk scarf. Mainly white, but also light blue or light yellow, generally about 1. 5 meters to 2 meters, about 20 centimeters wide. The best is the colorful Hada in blue, yellow, white, green and red. Multicolored hada is used for the highest and most solemn ceremonies, such as Buddhism.

This is Tibetan, a minority.

About Tibetan custom 4 "Fifty-six nationalities, fifty-six flowers, fifty-six brothers and sisters are a family ..." Yes, if we compare our great China to a big flower bed, then each nationality is a flower in full bloom in the big flower bed; If China's long-standing traditional culture is compared to a dark night, then the customs of all ethnic groups are the twinkling stars in this dark night ... Today, I will introduce the customs and characteristics of ethnic minorities, who are Tibetans.

The most representative houses in Tibet are bunkers and financial offices. Bunkers are mostly stone and wood structures, with dignified and steady appearance and simple and rough style; The outer wall shrinks upward, built on the mountain, and the inner slope is still vertical. Bunkers are generally divided into upper and lower floors, and the number of rooms is calculated by columns. The bottom floor is a barn and a storage room, and the floor height is low; The second floor is the residential floor, and the large suite, bedroom, kitchen and small room are storage rooms or stairwells. If there is a third floor, it will be used as a lecture hall and terrace. The bunker has the characteristics of firmness, tight structure and neat corners, which is not only beneficial to wind and cold protection, but also convenient to prevent the enemy from stealing.

Tents are very different from bunkers, which are a special architectural form adopted by Tibetans in pastoral areas to adapt to the mobile lifestyle of living on weeds. Ordinary financial offices are generally short, square or rectangular in plane, supported by wooden sticks, and the frame is about 2 meters high; Spread a black yak carpet with a width of about 15 cm and a length of about 1. 5 meters gap for ventilation and lighting; Pull it left and right with yak rope and fix it on the ground; Around the inside of the tent, a low wall with a height of about 50 cm is built with grass mud blocks, adobe or pebbles, and highland barley, ghee bags and dried cow dung (for fuel) are piled on it. The tent is simply furnished, with a fire stove in the middle and a Buddha statue behind it, and the ground around it is covered with sheepskin for sitting, lying and resting. The tent has the characteristics of simple structure, easy support, flexible disassembly and easy relocation.

Tibetans are a nation that loves beauty and is good at expressing beauty, so they are also very particular about the decoration of their homes. People usually draw auspicious patterns on the indoor walls and blue, green and red ribbons on the interior walls of the living room to symbolize the blue sky, land and sea. The houses in Shigatse are painted with auspicious clouds of the sun, the moon, the wind and the horse, while the houses in Mangkang, Qamdo, try their best to render the external walls, doors and windows, with colorful decorations and extraordinary momentum.

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 compatriots especially like Hada and regard it as the most precious gift. Hada is a snow-white fabric, generally about 20 to 30 centimeters wide and about 1 to 2 meters long. It is made of yarn or silk. Whenever there are festive events, or guests coming from afar, or visiting elders, or traveling far away, Hada should be presented as a sign of respect.

Look, do you all know the customs and characteristics of Tibetans? However, it is not enough to know Tibetan customs. "A hundred miles of different winds, a thousand miles of different customs", we should understand the customs of other ethnic groups and other places. Let's act quickly, expand our knowledge and broaden our horizons. There are 56 children in China's big family, and these children need us to know and understand one by one!