Cultural characteristics of Yi people's double suicide

There are 56 ethnic minorities in the 9.6 million square kilometers of the motherland. Because of their different historical development processes, these 56 ethnic minorities have derived their own national cultures and characteristics. Many ethnic minorities have their own unique customs, which are very different from those of the Han nationality, so it will be very novel to hear them. Liangshan Yi people should also abide by their own unique customs when holding funerals, and mourning and practice are the two most special parts in Liangshan Yi people's funeral culture.

1. Liangshan Yi people are distributed in different areas, among which Liangshan is the largest. The Yi people living in Liangshan are still very good at maintaining and inheriting some of their traditional cultures. Funeral culture occupies a very important position in Yi culture, and Yi people also attach great importance to funeral culture. Their traditional funeral custom is cremation, which is not much different from Han nationality. The difference between them lies in the color matching of mourning clothes and the way the remains are placed, which in any case conveys the good wishes and respect for the deceased.

Second, one of the customs is the wake. In fact, the wake is not a unique custom in Yi areas. In the Han nationality, the wake is also an indispensable part of funeral culture. The only difference is that the Yi people will have some different forms when they wake up. Yi people still believe in the natural law of letting nature take its course, so they will cry, laugh and even have a very fierce wrestling match when they wake up, which is very different from Han people. When the wake is about to break, there will be many people singing and dying on the road.

Thirdly, it is customary for Yi people to do things in advance when they go to the funeral. The purpose of this practice is to prevent the dead from taking people's souls on the spot. This form of funeral is also very ceremonial. In addition, when we get together for dinner, the Yi people will shoot guns, that is, they will use a loud voice to remove the evil creatures that may be encountered on the road for the dead, but with the evolution of the times, this method has gradually disappeared.