Witches and priests of Miao nationality

Wizards vary from place to place. There are differences between Miao witches and Han witches in Xiangxi. Sacrifice is done in Miao language or Chinese, and some "immortals" and "walking in the shade" claim to know what ghost is making people and animals sick. Wizards in southern Guizhou are all Miao wizards. It can be divided into "eliminating yin" and "not eliminating yin". But both of them use eight hairs (a wild plant) as ghosts. Wizards have no ancestral altar, no disciples and no inheritance. Wizards in northwest Guizhou do not sacrifice ghosts, but wizards who do not sacrifice ghosts are not hereditary. Miao wizards in Tianchi, Weixin County are generally hereditary, and some have spread abroad. Before I officially became a wizard, I studied ghost jumping for two or three years, recognized my teacher and held a ceremony to become a god. Miao wizards in Jinping County have a shrine, which is open for religious activities on the fifth day of the first month every year and closed on1February 29th.

There are two kinds of Miao priests in Yunnan: one is a village community priest, who is generally served by a prestigious village elder; The other is a family priest, who is responsible for clearing the way for the dead in the family.