Composition of traditional customs of Buyi people in Guizhou

Social customs and habits

The clothing features of Buyi nationality are clean, elegant and solemn. Men wear double-breasted jackets or robes and blue or white checkered headscarves. Most women wear right-handed jackets and trousers, or lace jackets, or tie flowers around their waists. They also have jackets with large lapels and long batiks with pleated skirts. During the festival, you will also wear various silver ornaments. Buyi villages are mostly built on mountains and rivers, or on flat dams in river valleys. "Gan Lan" building with regional characteristics, where people live upstairs, livestock are enclosed downstairs and firewood is stored.

Buyi people's marriage is monogamous, and close relatives don't get married, but it is popular that "aunts and uncles express their marriage". Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the custom of "grabbing to see" was still prevalent in Buyi areas. Unmarried men and women can take advantage of festivals, rush to the scene or go out to work to get together and sing. When a woman looks at a man, she throws her embroidered hydrangea to the other person. If the man agrees, she will meet and sing folk songs not far from the departure place to pour out her love. But under the feudal system, it is difficult for lovers to form lifelong partners. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, we should conclude marriage in a proper way and pay attention to the bride price. Early marriage arranged by parents is called "tying pro". The marriage system of "changing houses" is still popular in some areas of Buyi nationality. Popular "never leave your husband's house". Or the custom of "sitting at home". In modern times, the funeral of Buyi people is held in a coffin, and it is necessary to ask a wizard to clear the way. Some people chop cattle for fasting and cross over to the dead, which is called "beating".