What are the customs and habits of Mongolian people when welcoming guests?

1. Clothing: Mongolian clothing mainly includes jewelry, robes, belts, boots, etc. Women usually wear headscarves. Headscarves are about ten feet long and come in various colors. Materials are cloth, hemp, silk, silk and so on. Girls like to wrap headscarves on their heads, then tie a knot on the right and hang the headscarves down. Married women wrap their heads with headscarves and wrap them around their heads without leaving ears. On solemn occasions, you should also wear hats embroidered with patterns such as Feng Dan's morning sun beads and Erlong's playing beads.

In Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other pastoral areas, men, women and children like to wear robes all year round, commonly known as "Mongolian robes". Wear double robes in spring and autumn, single robe in summer, fur robe and cotton robe in winter. Men's dresses are generally fat, while women's dresses are tight to show women's slim and fit figure.

2. The door of the yurt generally faces the southeast. In the center of the bag is a stove for cooking, drinking and heating, and the chimney extends from the skylight. Spread cowhide, felt or carpet around the stove. The front and west are the living quarters of the elders, and the east is the living quarters of the younger generation. The surrounding furniture mainly includes wooden cabinets, cabinets, crates and square tables. It is characterized by small size, small floor space, convenient movement and not easy to be damaged. The yurt looks small in appearance, but the usable area in the bag is large.

3. Marriage custom: Worshiping fire is an important ceremony in Mongolian weddings. Although the forms of fire worship vary from place to place, it is an indispensable part of the wedding. The bride and groom have been baptized by two fires, which makes their love purer, firmer, happier and grow old together.

4. Hospitality: Hospitality and sincerity are the traditional virtues of Mongolian people. When you see the guests, shake hands and say hello: "Tassanu!" (hello). After the guest enters the yurt, the housewife presents the fragrant milk tea to the guest. At the same time, put butter, milk skin, milk tofu, cheese, fried rice and other foods for guests to eat.

Guests need to stay overnight. Dinner is meat, wine, noodles or Mongolian buns. When the guests said goodbye, the whole family went out of the yurt to see them off. I wish the guests a safe journey and welcome to come again. Nowadays, agricultural areas are generally the same as Han people, frying all kinds of dishes and adding wine to entertain guests.

Offering Hada is a traditional Mongolian etiquette. Hada is a kind of etiquette supplies. Hada is needed for worshipping Buddha, offering sacrifices, weddings, New Year greetings, and respecting the old and loving the young. When giving Hada to the elders, the giver leans forward slightly, hands above his head, Hada is folded in half, and the seam faces the elders; For peers, raise your hands horizontally and hand them to each other; For junior students, Hada is usually worn around their necks.

5. Taboo etiquette

Fire taboo: Mongolians worship fire and believe that Vulcan or Kitchen God is a sacred object to ward off evil spirits. Therefore, people are forbidden to roast their feet on the stove after entering the yurt, and they are not allowed to wet their boots and shoes by the stove. It is not allowed to cross or pedal the furnace, and it is not allowed to knock on the cigarette bag, throw things or throw dirty things on the furnace. 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.

Avoiding stepping on the threshold is one of Mongolian taboos. Go to the herdsmen's house, go in and out of the yurts, and never step on the threshold. Mongolians in agricultural areas, semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral areas also have this taboo.

Water taboo is also one of Mongolian taboos. Mongolians believe that water is a pure god. It is forbidden to wash dirty clothes or throw dirty things into the river. This is because the grassland is dry and short of water, and herders rely on water plants to graze. They can't live without water. Therefore, herders are used to saving water, paying attention to keeping water clean and taking water as the source of life.

Don't touch your head, don't let others beat your dog, and don't let outsiders visit your delivery room. No-no, when there are people who are seriously ill or dying at home, herders usually hang a rope on the left side of the yurt and bury one end of the rope on the east side, indicating that there are serious patients at home and they don't entertain guests.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Mongolian style