What are the customs and characteristics of Yao nationality?

Characteristics of Yao nationality: 1. The staple food of Yao residents is mainly corn, rice and sweet potato. 2. Yao architecture varies from place to place, with various forms. 3. Yao men and women like to have long hair. Yao customs: 1. The marriage custom of Yao nationality is to marry a woman and a husband. 2. Yao people like singing, such as singing, playing bronze drums and throwing hydrangeas. 3. Burial is more common in funeral customs. Now the funeral reform is implemented and cremation is tried out.

Yao is one of the oldest ethnic groups in China, and its national languages belong to Yao branch of Miao Yao branch of Sino-Tibetan language family, Miao branch of Miao Yao branch of Sino-Tibetan language family and Dong branch of Zhuang-Dong branch of Sino-Tibetan language family. Yao is one of the "Jiuli" in the ancient East, the most widely distributed ethnic group in southern China and one of the oldest ethnic groups in China. Legend has it that Yao is the daughter of Pan Hu and the descendant of Yincui gorge.

The traditional festivals of Yao nationality include folk songs festival, singing hall festival, washing clothes festival, Ganba festival, Wang Pan festival, niujie festival, Danu festival, adult ceremony, old begging to change religion, begging for worship and so on. Yao nationality is one of the ethnic minorities in China, and it is a nationality living in mountainous areas. Its villages are generally built at the top of the mountain, halfway up the mountain and by the stream at the foot of the mountain. Yao men and women like to have long hair. In ancient books, Yao men and women have long hair and tie it on their heads.

Yao's religious beliefs are complex, and primitive nature worship, ancestor worship or totem worship occupy a certain position in some areas; Some areas mainly believe in witchcraft and Taoism. Taoism has a great influence on Yao nationality. All funeral ceremonies are basically carried out in accordance with Taoism, but some ethnic primitive religions are mixed.