Why do Yao girls have long hair?

Yao women have the custom of hair storage, grooming and hair care handed down from generation to generation. Women in Yao Hong have the habit of not cutting their hair, and they have kept this habit since they were teenagers. When I was a child, I tied my hair on my head and wrapped it in an embroidered black headscarf, which not only protected the hair, but also was a national characteristic decoration. When I got married and had children, my hairstyle changed. My long hair is tied in a bun on my forehead and the rest is hung on my head. The bun on the forehead is a sign of motherhood. Because of the perennial use of special weeds on the mountain and the secret recipe of hair care prepared by Taomi water, no matter how old you are, your head is like a cloud and it is difficult to see a white hair. Huangluo Yaozhai, Heping Township, Longsheng Autonomous County, Guangxi, has become a well-known long-haired village because there are more than 60 long-haired red Yao sisters-in-law.

Long hair is a major feature of Yao Hong. Yao Hong girls have been growing hair since they were thirteen years old. When they grow to a certain length, they can cut off their long hair and collect it. When they were about thirty years old, Yao Hong's sister-in-law had a child who could wear long hair on her head and collect it together. There are more than 60 women in Huangluo Yaozhai, with long hair exceeding1.75m and the longest being1.75m.. It is the longest woman in the world, and the shortest one is 1.4 meters, which is known as "the first village with long hair in the world".

Yao women have a tradition of taking long hair as a second life. They only cut their hair once at the adult ceremony of 18 years old, and at the same time, they picked up the cut hair one by one, including the hair that fell out during combing, and put it into their hair.

Yao women's hair styles are also very particular, and the five-dragon hair style is married and educated; Screw flat hair style married without children; It is unmarried A-mei who wraps her long hair with black hand-woven cloth. On the day of entering the bridal chamber, her long hair must be opened by the groom himself.

Unmarried Red Yao girls should wear headscarves, and sister-in-law need not wear headscarves. Hongmei's hair is very long and grows on her head. It's black and bright. They say it is usually washed with rice.

Yao Hong has long hair: Female/Kloc-Do not cut her hair until she is 0/8 years old. 18. Means adulthood. /kloc-Long hair after 0/8 years old until death. Long hair Song Yao: A long hair is combed black and bright, dressed as a lover; Two combs of long hair are thick and bright, and husband and wife love each other; The kindness of parents who grow bright and shiny will never be forgotten; Oolong dishes are radiant and happy for a long time.

PS: Actually, there are many reasons why Yao girls have long hair, and the love of beauty is definitely a very important reason. It is a great thing that this folk custom can be passed down to this day. After all, modern women are fashionable and convenient, and few people have long hair. It is a very old tradition for women to keep their hair in China. In ancient times, a woman's hair was as important as her life. Unless an important person (parents, husband) dies or is divorced or imprisoned, it is generally not allowed to cut her hair. There is also a famous saying: long hair is for you. That is to say, because the beloved has long hair at that end.