Customs of the fifty-six nationalities

Fifty-six national customs are as follows:

1. Han Chinese

The Han Chinese are the largest ancient nation in the world, and because of their long history and developed culture, their customs are varied and rich. Han Chinese traditional festivals are more, but also gradually formed a complete system.

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival of the year, festival taboos, such as can not sweep the floor, not allowed to speak unlucky words, do not women in the kitchen, etc., mostly for the color of auspicious.

2, the Zhuang

The Zhuang are a hospitable people, every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, the song festival is the most grand. Climbing the bamboo buildings of Zhuang people's homes, generally have to take off their shoes. Pregnant women are not allowed to attend weddings or touch the bride's bed.

No stepping on the stove with your feet, no spitting on the stove. You can't finger the moon, or your fingers will break off. In some places, the Zhuang forbid the killing and eating of crows, snakes, cows, and frogs; and they forbid the cutting down of banyan trees, as these are their totem worship objects.

3, Manchu

The Manchu are one of the oldest ethnic groups in northeast China. The vast northeastern land, between the white mountains and black water, is the hometown of the Manchu. The Manchu people are polite and courteous.

The younger generation every three days to the elders to play a thousand to ask for peace, every five days to see the elders have to kowtow. Manchu strictly prohibit human injury and hunting crows, magpies, dogs. Not allowed to kill the dog, forbidden to eat dog meat, do not wear a dog skin hat, do not pave the dog skin mattress.

4, Yi

Yi people used to worship the spirit of all things and worship ancestors. The Torch Festival on the 24th day of the 6th month of the lunar calendar is the biggest traditional festival of the Yi people.

Dietary taboos forbid eating the meat of dogs, horses, bears and other animals, and taboos on the shadow being stepped on, for which the person stepped on will surely retaliate. Avoid praising other people's babies "fat", "beautiful" and so on, bad words hurt, parents happy.

5, Miao

The Miao used to believe in the spirit of everything, worship of nature, worship ancestors. There are many festivals, in addition to the traditional New Year's Day and sacrificial festivals, there are also festivals specifically related to food. You are not allowed to whistle at home or at night; you can't wash your clothes in a well; and you are forbidden to straddle a child's head, or the child won't grow tall.

6, Tujia

Tujia every year on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar known as the social day, when we have to eat social rice, the Dragon Boat Festival to eat rice dumplings, Chung Yeung Festival to play poop.

The Tujia people used to be superstitious about ghosts and gods, especially worshipping their ancestors, and taking them as the right god, the first of all gods, and paying great respect to their ancestors on every New Year's Day, and on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, they would also pay small respect to their ancestors. Tujia is one of the few over the two big years of the nation, that is, the day before the Han Chinese over a big year more than one big year, commonly known as "catching up".