What are the customs of Miao nationality?

Guangxi Miao boys pursue the right person, insert a beautiful pheasant feather on the Lusheng, and blow a beautiful tune to the girl. The young man waved the reed and let the pheasant's hair brush the girl's cheek. If the girl is interested, she will dial off the pheasant hair on the lusheng; Otherwise, turn around and walk away.

2. "Catch relatives" halfway

This custom is popular in Miao areas in western Hunan. When the girl got married, six young girls and a middle-aged woman in her forties formed a farewell party. The wedding procession consists of six boys and two girls.

The two teams set out opposite each other at 5 o'clock in the morning. After the meeting, the wedding procession handed the picked glutinous rice to the eldest sister-in-law, who handed the bride's bamboo basket to the wedding girl, and then distributed the glutinous rice to everyone.

At this moment, a girl who is getting married said, "Mother-in-law, who is my sister-in-law?" The voice declined, and the girl who saw the bride off tightly surrounded the bride and protected her. Married young men and women tried to "catch" the bride. In the end, the bride was "caught" and the people who saw her off completed the task. The wedding party took the bride away and said goodbye.

Step 3 move in the middle of the night

This is a custom handed down from generation to generation by Miao people in Chalangshao Township, Xiangyun County, Yunnan Province. In the old society, moving in the middle of the night was to avoid the debts of the rich, but now it has lost its original meaning and become a traditional national activity. No matter who moved, the villagers came to help congratulate.

They put the things to be moved in the middle of the yard and played lusheng, suona and sanxian. Everyone danced around the furniture, the song and dance stopped, and the host was busy toasting the guests. After moving the furniture to the new house, we once again formed a circle and danced happily.

The dance circle is very particular, with children in the middle, symbolizing the hope and future of the Miao family; The second circle is a girl, symbolizing beautiful flowers; The third circle is young people, symbolizing the prosperity and strength of the Miao family; The fourth and fifth circle is the old man, which shows that the children of Miao family grow sturdily under the training and education of the older generation.

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Miao taboo

Miao people in Xiangxi have many taboos in their daily life, such as not whistling at home or at night; Avoid the Longyan earthquake (there is a covered rock in the center of the hall, and there is a dragon sacrifice under it, which is the habitat of the dragon); Parents are here, and the younger generation can't take care of them.

Get up early and avoid saying "dragon", "snake", "tiger", "leopard" and "ghost" at breakfast time; After beginning of spring every year, avoid five consecutive "E" days, and you are not allowed to carry water or go to the fields on that day; In beginning of spring, the fifth five-year plan is called "spring society", which is called "small society" the day before the fifth five-year plan and "big society" the day after the fifth five-year plan.

Small clubs kill sheep, big clubs kill pigs, offer sacrifices to bodhisattvas, and pray for good weather, abundant crops, clean people and prosperous six livestock; Before and after the Chinese New Year, from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month, people who cut hair, dry clothes, spend money with needles by women, put firewood on tripods, take belongings when going out, rub ropes, and sweep the floor with dogs and mice on birthdays are prohibited. Avoid grinding and combing your hair at the age of 30.

Avoid cooking from the first day of the first month to the third day of the first month (steam rice in a steamer first), and only eat meat and soup when killing chickens on New Year's Eve; After the spring, people and cows should choose a good day to go out to work. People are "horses, rats and dogs". Cows go out to work on "Rat Day" and produce more cows. Bulls have great strength when they go out to work on "Horse Day".

Sowing when throwing grain is bad for the growth of crops. It is said that "sheep day" is a dry and scorching day, and "snake, cow and chicken" is a red and evil day. It is best to sow on "Horse Monkey" Day. Women are forbidden to visit during the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and July 30. Beginning of autumn avoid pulling vegetables around the garden.

The fifth, fourteenth and twenty-third days of the lunar calendar are the anniversary of the month, so it is forbidden to hold happy events from the beginning. Wu avoid eating dog meat; The dragon surname avoids eating mutton; People are not allowed to be buried in front of the so-called Long Mai Line house. If you violate taboos, it may lead to lawsuits and fights. Some Miao people avoid outsiders entering the house and sit on the front left side of the fire pit (said to be the ancestral temple). The above taboos vary from place to place, and now most of them have been replaced by new customs.

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