Why do the Wa people in Yunnan make wooden drums like female genitals?

In Cangyuan, Ximeng, Lancang, Menglian and other places in southwest Yunnan, there is a mysterious nation. They welcome guests with water and wine, express their feelings with songs, and make wooden drums with female genitals. This nation is called Wa nationality.

It is described in the Wa myth story "Sigangli" that at the beginning of the world, a huge flood swallowed up almost all life on the land, and it was the "Muyiji" god who saved the Wa people with wooden troughs and made the Awa people thrive. Therefore, Awa people make the "wooden trough" into a vulva shape, put the soul of the god of "Muyiji", and regard the "wooden trough" as the embodiment of a strong mother, which is an artifact.

Every festival, Wa men and women will wear new clothes and dance hand in hand around the wooden drum room under the percussion of wooden drums. They bend their knees and bow their waists to show their respect for wooden drums. Men, women and children move slowly in circles counterclockwise, mainly shaking their hair, cutting their hands, walking and stamping their feet.

Wooden drum has become an indispensable spiritual companion in the life of Wa people. The warm and hospitable Wa people will dance wooden drums to welcome guests. In life, Wa people will dance wooden drums to express their happiness when they meet happy events. Wood drum dance is a way for them to express their feelings, and it is also a happy partner for a sweet date. ......

In 2006, Wa wooden drum dance became the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.