Customs of the Yi people mainly include:
1, on the way to meet the elders, let the elders first, the elders into the room must be allowed to sit on the upper seat, dinner, the elders sit above.
2, guests to the home, must toast, pass the cigarette, hand tea.
3, the custom of worshipping godparents: that is, to recognize the godfather, godmother.
4. The rite of passage of the Yi people is best represented by the ceremony of changing the skirt of a girl.
5. Diet: The staple food of the Yi people mainly consists of potatoes, rice, corn, etc., while the side dishes mainly include meat, potatoes, vegetables and seasonings; meat is mainly beef, sheep and chicken.
6, Yi year: Yi year is a very grand local festivals in Sichuan, Yunnan and other regions, while the time of the New Year also varies from place to place, but these festivals are to express the importance of the future of the ideal life of the people, and also send their own vision of life.
7, torch festival: it is the traditional festival of the Yi people, the date of the annual lunar calendar June 24, a *** held for three days, during the festival, people will wear a variety of costumes, singing, dancing, horse racing, bullfighting, etc. on the gentle slope, very lively.
8, marriage customs: local marriage customs are generally intermarriage within the nation, young men and women in love, need to explain to their parents, and after the marriage, the third day the bride and groom need to return to the door.
9, architecture: most of the local architecture for the large village, houses are mostly earth and wood structure or to flash piece of house mainly.
10, taboos: local taboos play moving head, taboo swearing, taboo morning and night whistling, but also taboos across the fire, in addition to taboos on the wedding time to kill goats and so on.