The customs of the Tujia ethnic group include the Pendulum Hand Dance, Sheba Songs, Mountain Songs, Playing Slippery Songs, and Maugus.
1, the pendulum dance
The Tujia people are more popular in an ancient dance, hunting dance, agricultural dance, life dance, military dance, etc., which has a distinctive rhythm, beautiful image, simple dance, with a significant national characteristics and a strong sense of life.
2. Sheba Song
Sheba Song, commonly known as "Sheba Song", is an epic poem of the Tujia ethnic group, consisting of two parts: the ritual song and the accompanying dance song.
3. Mountain Songs
The lyrics of the songs are mostly in two, four, or five stanzas, and there are forms such as singing alone, singing in pairs, and singing by one person with a crowd. From the singing style, the Tujia mountain song "high voice" lyric, called "shouting mountain song".
4, playing the skate
Tujia percussion "playing the skate", known for its unique flavor, a wealth of songs, mostly used for folk celebrations, and is now given a new era of content and shine.
5, Maogus
Jumping "Maogus" is an ancient Tujia folk song, dance, talk as one of the "like a play like a dance" of the gods of the theater. Performers covered with straw, thatch, leaves, dressed as a family of grandparents, children and grandchildren, the action is rude and funny.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Tujia