Living habits of Mongolians

1. Herdsmen are used to saving water, paying attention to keeping clean and taking water as the source of life. Mongolians believe that water is a pure god. Don't wash your hands and bathe in the river, don't wash women's dirty clothes, and don't throw unclean things into the river. Grassland is dry and short of water, grazing by aquatic plants, and it can't survive without water.

2. Mongolian people have two marriage systems, namely, grabbing marriage and hiring marriage. Marriage robbery is a form of marriage in slave society. Engagement marriage is a form of marriage in feudal society. After13rd century, Mongolians entered the feudal society, that is, the engagement system was generally implemented. But there are still remnants of the marriage robbery system. In the war between tribes, robbery or marriage robbery is still common.

3. When the Mongols ride close to the yurt, they should avoid riding fast, so as not to disturb the herd; If there is a fire in front of the door or a sign like red cloth is hung, it means that there are patients or parturients in this house, and outsiders are forbidden to enter.

4. Mongols worship fire, Vulcan and Kitchen God, and think that fire, Vulcan or Kitchen God are sacred objects to ward off evil spirits. Therefore, after entering the yurt, it is forbidden to roast your feet on the stove, let alone wet your boots and shoes by the stove. Don't cross the stove, or pedal the stove, don't knock on the cigarette bag, throw things or throw dirty things on the stove. You can't pick a fire with a knife, you can't insert a knife into the fire, and you can't take meat from the pot with a knife.

Extended data

The origin of Mongolian costumes can be traced back to distant prehistoric times. According to the biography of Xiongnu in Han Dynasty, the headdress of Xiongnu women who eat animal meat and wear leather felt fur is very similar to that of Chahar women. The Xiongnu costume culture was passed on to the northern nomadic peoples such as Xianbei, Rouran and Turkic, and of course to the Mongols, forming different costume cultures of 28 Mongolian tribes such as Hu Ba and Horqin.

In 2004, Mongolian costumes were included in the "Pilot Project of Minority Dwellings Protection in China" and in 2008, they were included in the "China National Intangible Cultural Heritage List Project".

In 2009, the local government of Inner Mongolia carried out the rescue and protection project of Mongolian costumes, and finally determined the basic styles of traditional costumes of 28 Mongolian tribes. * * * Rescued and produced 108 costumes and 34 headdresses of 28 existing Mongolian tribes in Inner Mongolia, and all of them have been handed over to Inner Mongolia Museum as permanent collections.

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