What is the relationship between Naxi people and Mosuo people? What's special about the marriage customs of Naxi nationality?

China is divided into 56 ethnic groups, but these ethnic groups also had a brief integration. There are many unidentified ethnic groups and ethnic minorities in China, which have been integrated into other ethnic groups. What is the relationship between Naxi and Mosuo? Then in this issue, we will explain in detail the customs of these two ethnic groups and so on.

Mosuo is the name that Mosuo people call themselves; Naxi is the name of Naxi people. Mosuo and Naxi are different branches of Naxi. Later, when they were identified as belonging to the same nation, they took the self-proclaimed "Naxi" as the clan name of the whole nation. Mosuo people, not Mosuo people, are a branch of Naxi nationality.

Due to the different historical origins and geographical distribution between different branches, Naxi people have formed their own unique marriage customs and family forms. Naxi people living in Lijiang have always been monogamous, while Mosuo people living around Lugu Lake at the junction of Yunnan and Sichuan Province used to live a married life.

In the same nation, there are patrilineal, matrilineal, patrilineal and matrilineal marriages and families. This phenomenon has aroused widespread concern and become a hot spot in academic research. Mosuo people mainly live in ninglang county, east of Jinsha River, and Yanyuan and Muli counties in Sichuan, with a population of about 40,000. There are more than 5000 Mosuo people in Ninglang, mainly living in Yongningbazi near Lugu Lake. The language, dress and marriage customs of Mosuo people are different from those of Naxi people west of Jinsha River.

Some Mosuo people belong to the Mongols who lived in the border area between Yunnan and Sichuan when the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty marched south, but they don't belong to the Mongols. As early as the Han dynasty, the ancestors of Mosuo people came to Yunnan, and in the following hundreds of years, Mongolian talents came one after another. Later, because of the prosperity of the shogunate, it was classified as a branch of Naxi nationality.

The name of Mosuo people is controversial because of their ethnic affiliation, and it is tentatively named Mosuo people. Mosuo people call themselves "that" or "that day". Mosuo people believe that black can wrap everything and advocate black.

Mosuo people have their own primitive religion, and their wizard is called Daba, who participates in all the processes of every Mosuo people's life. Later, due to political influence, Lamaism became the main belief of Mosuo people, and there were pyramid-shaped white stone altars in every corner and outside most houses. Most Mosuo people have never heard the name of Jesus. Mosuo Christians did not exist until a few years ago, and now there are about 20 Christians.

Marriage is the beginning of the rest of your life and more important to your life. Since ancient times, marriage has paid attention to the requirements of the right family, but what is the difference between the marriage customs of ethnic minorities? What's special about the marriage customs of Naxi nationality?

Then, let's learn about Naxi culture in this issue!

Naxi language

Naxi people are monogamous, and it is forbidden to marry their families. Generally, men and women get married around the age of 20, and early marriage is rare. In the old society, the marriage custom of paying attention to the right match, parents' orders, matchmakers' words and giving priority to uncles and nephews prevailed. Generally, marriage has to go through the procedures of betrothal, buying wine and holding a wedding.

In the past, young Naxi men and women had social freedom before marriage, and falling in love was called "happy life". Generally speaking, they will not be interfered by their parents. They meet regularly in Shan Ye through various festivals and weddings, sing songs, play the piano, pour out their hearts and give gifts to each other.

This traditional social freedom has formed a sharp contradiction with the feudal arranged marriage influenced by China culture. Coupled with social class oppression and exploitation, farmers are increasingly poor, and young people who love each other often cannot get married. In order to be loyal to pure love, they agreed to commit suicide in a scenic spot or village near Yulong Snow Mountain.

Since the founding of New China, due to the continuous improvement of living standards, the gradual popularization of culture and education, and the in-depth implementation of the new marriage law, the freedom of love and the autonomy of marriage have been effectively protected by law.

Naxi young men and women are free to fall in love, so most of them have their own lovers before marriage. But according to the traditional marriage, parents have to arrange everything, and parents pay attention to the same treatment. Therefore, lovers are not allowed to get married without consulting their children.

This phenomenon was particularly prominent before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, lovers whose parents don't agree to get married often show their resistance by avoiding marriage and being eccentric. Some met, fled to remote places, lived in anonymity, and returned to their original places a few years later; Some simply live outside forever and don't go back to their hometown; Some ways of resisting are even more tragic, and that is double suicide.

Suicide methods include diving, falling off a cliff, self-immolation, hanging, taking poison, etc. They believe that people can't get married in the world, and they can only have a happy life if they stay in the "Yulong Third Country" forever after death. This happened from time to time until the fifties and sixties. With the change of history and people's ideas, the marriage of young Naxi men and women is completely arranged by their parents, which has changed a lot. Escaping marriage and double suicide have become a sad history.