What are the cultural characteristics of Mongolian folklore?

Mongolians hold the "Naadam" festival in July and August every year when the livestock are fat and strong, which is a traditional festival with a long history in Mongolia, and it is a sports and recreation festival for people to celebrate the good harvest. There are thrilling horse racing, wrestling, appreciated archery, chess and fascinating songs and dances, which show the unique characteristics of the grassland people in the "Naadam" conference.

Mongolian taboos: eat meat with a knife, give people a knife handing the tip of the knife is jealous of the knife rushed to receive the knife, taboo bowl in the water tank to get water, taboo bowls face down buckle put, taboo from clothes, hats, bowls, tables, grain bags, pots and pans, mill platforms, the mouth of the well, the rope across, taboo touching and touching the religious significance of the law, classics, Buddha, Buddha, and so on, the Ovoo on the stone, tree branches are taboo casually take away.

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1, Hui is the short form of Hui nationality. Hui folk festival Eid al-Fitr (also known as Meat Ceremony), also known as the Great Eid. Every year the Hijri calendar that is the Islamic calendar in September for Ramadan. Where the Hui male 12 years old, female 9 years old or more healthy people should be fasting. After liberation, the State Council to the Eid al-Fitr as a legal holiday for the Hui people.

Taboos for the Hui: forbidden to eat pigs, dogs, donkeys, mules, horses, cats and all ferocious beasts, livestock, animals, and non-Islamic slaughter of livestock; prohibited smoking, drinking, etc.; prohibited the worship of idols (statues, statues of gods), prohibited gambling, prohibited loan sharks, etc..

2. The Hmong have a long history of music and dance, and their arts and crafts, such as flower picking, embroidery, brocade weaving, batik, and jewelry making, are internationally renowned. In the past, the Miao believed in the spirit of all things, worshiped nature and sacrificed to their ancestors. There are more festivals, in addition to the traditional New Year's festivals and sacrificial festivals, there are also festivals specifically related to eating. There are many festivals for the Miao people, but the way they are called and celebrated varies from region to region, and the traditional festivals are the most solemn in the Year of the Miao.

Miao taboo: in the Miao people's home guests, remember not to clip the chicken head to eat. Guests generally can not clip chicken liver, chicken and chicken legs, chicken gall bladder, chicken to honor the elderly women, chicken legs are left for children. Prohibit the killing of dogs, dog fighting, do not eat dog meat; can not sit in the place of the ancestors of the Miao family gods, the tripod on the kang can not be stepped on with the feet; not allowed to whistle at home or at night; can not be patted ash to eat fire-roasted patty rake.

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