What are the folk customs of the Miao people? Culture and Art
There are many types of Miao people, and there are mainly three types: First, brocade edging for clothes and busts, which is called "cultivating" in Miao language. The second
is the brocade belt, 2 to 3 cm wide, used as trouser belts, bag straps, suspenders, etc. When young men and women fall in love, girls often use their own carefully
woven brocade belts. Give it to your lover. The third is the brocade pattern, which is called "Lun" in Miao language. Brocade panels are mostly used as backs, suspenders, etc.
Batik is also a famous traditional craft of the Miao people. The patterns dyed by the Miao people are the genius creations of the Miao women. They are a reflection of their real life and represent their good wishes and pursuit of life. According to the Miao family, batik art is a symbol of beauty and an expression of love. They should not only promote it themselves, but also be willing to teach it to others. This may be the reason why batik art spread across the ocean and spread abroad.
Lusheng is the most important traditional musical instrument of the Miao, Yao and Dong ethnic groups, among which the Miao ethnic group uses it the most. The Miao people play the Lusheng on important traditional festivals, accompanied by dances, which are large-scale and majestic, and are famous among all ethnic groups for this.
Folk Customs
The Miao people have their own traditional festivals, such as the Miao Year, Lagu Festival, Lusheng Festival, etc., but among them the most solemn and contentful ones
The rich one is Miao Nian.
The time for celebrating the Miao Year varies from place to place. The Miao Year in Rongshui, Sanjiang and Longsheng areas usually falls on the 11th day of the lunar calendar. The Miao Year is grand and lively. In addition to ancestor worship and banquets, various activities are also held. When the New Year comes, the whole family stays up late. After eating
the "Crossing Earth Dinner" (which is the most advanced reunion meal between the Miao family and their ancestors in the underworld) and celebrating the New Year, people carry out various
activities. Worshiping the Dragon Pond, worshiping the Goddess of the Fields, and playing the sheng accompanied by dancing are very lively and are the most solemn scenes in the Miao Year. Praying to gods for a good harvest is a major theme of
Miao Nian activities.
During the New Year, the Miao people eat a variety of foods, including rice, glutinous rice cakes, meat (sour meat), fish (sour fish), etc.
A special food called "Chili bone", which is fragrant and spicy, can increase appetite, drive away wind and cold, and prevent and treat colds. It is a common food in Miao households and is also a good treat for entertaining guests
Folk customs of Miao people Folk customs of the Miao people:
The Miao people mainly live in the southeastern part of Guizhou Province, Damiao Mountain in Guangxi, Hainan Island and the junction areas of Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and other provinces and regions. Population: 970 , 000 people. The Miao people have a long history. In ancient Chinese classics, there are records about the Miao ancestors more than 5,000 years ago. These are the clans and tribes known as Nanman from the Yellow River Basin to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The Miao people have no written language, and the Miao language belongs to the Miao branch of the Miao-Yao group of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The Miao people live in high mountain areas and mainly focus on agriculture, and their crops include upland rice. They include cereals, buckwheat, potatoes and beans, and the cash crop is hemp. They usually grow hemp themselves and spin it themselves. The Miao people have rich folk oral literature, such as ancient songs, poems, love songs, etc. The Miao people are also good at dancing, and Lusheng dance is the most popular.
The Miao people have their own language. The Miao language is divided into three major dialects: Xiangxi, Qiandong and Sichuan-Guizhou-Dian. After 1956, a text scheme in the form of Latin letters was designed. Due to the long-term exchanges between the Miao people and the Han people, a large part of the Miao people are proficient in Chinese and use Chinese.
The Miao area is mainly based on agriculture, supplemented by hunting. The Miao people's arts and crafts such as cross-stitching, embroidery, brocade, batik, paper-cutting, and jewelry making are magnificent and colorful and well-known at home and abroad. Among them, the batik craft of the Miao people has a history of thousands of years. There are more than 130 kinds of Miao costumes, which can be compared with the costumes of any ethnic group in the world. The Miao people are good at singing and dancing, and are particularly famous for their love songs and drinking songs. Lusheng is the most representative musical instrument of the Miao people.
Miao customs
The Miao people attach great importance to etiquette. When guests come to visit, they will kill chickens and ducks to entertain them warmly. If they are distinguished guests from afar, the Miao people are accustomed to treating the guests to drink horn wine first. When eating chicken, the chicken head should be given to the elder among the guests, and the chicken legs should be given to the youngest guest.
In some places, there is also the custom of dividing chicken hearts, that is, the eldest host in the family uses chopsticks to give chicken or duck hearts to the guests, but the guests cannot eat them themselves and must divide the chicken hearts equally among the elderly people present. If the guest is a light drinker and does not like to eat fat meat, it can explain the situation. If the host does not force the meal, but does not eat and drink enough, it will be regarded as looking down on the host.
The Miao people value true feelings and are very enthusiastic, and most avoid glitz and hypocrisy. The host should not take the first step or go in front when meeting guests on the road; use honorifics in conversation; wear festive clothes when welcoming guests; serve wine outside the village to greet distinguished guests; when guests arrive at the door, the host should call the door and inform them The hostess at home should open the door with a song to welcome the guests; in front of the guests, the hostess should not climb up the stairs; at the banquet, chickens and ducks are served as delicacies to the guests, especially the heart and liver are the most precious, and should be given to the guests or the elder first. Then, the guests will share it among everyone, and the order will be the oldest first and the youngest last. Guests should not call the host "Miaozi", they like to call themselves "Meng".
Miao Nationality - Festivals
Stepping on Huashan Mountain is a grand traditional festival for the Miao people in the territory. It is usually held on the first, third and sixth day of the first lunar month every year. In all counties where the Miao people live, flower poles will be erected in these days and grand flower climbing activities will be held. This is not only a good time for Miao young men and women to fall in love, but also an important place for Miao people to carry out cultural, sports and entertainment activities. Men, women and children of the Miao family, dressed in gold and silver, came from all directions to the foot of the flower pole to play reeds, play jingle, jump on tripods, play machetes, bullfight, wrestle, fight thrushes, and climb flower poles.
The Beating Back Festival is popular in some areas of Funing County. It is held every year from the third to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It is a festival for young men and women of the Miao ethnic group. During the festival, young men and women gather happily on a beautiful hillside. When the spanking begins, the men rush out in large numbers and rush to the girl they have chosen. One hand holds the girl's neck and the other hand covers the girl's eyes. The other boys go Hit her back. Not to be outdone, the girl laughed and struggled. When he breaks free, he catches the young man and treats him in his own way. Throughout the venue, men chased women and danced happily. When they are tired of playing, the men and women will each find a place to make a local phone call (that is, using two bamboo tubes with a long line in the middle, and each can hear talking or singing into the bamboo tube on one side), pouring out sweet words to each other, and forming a bond. companion. After you are in love, tell your parents and choose an auspicious day to get married.
Miao people - marriage customs
The Miao people are monogamous, and young men and women have traditional social activities before marriage. For example, "Meeting Girls" is a way for Miao young people to fall in love freely. The traditional festival of the Miao people is the annual Huashan Festival (held on the fifth day of the first lunar month, also known as the Huashan Festival). This is the most popular festival for the Miao people. During the festival, young men and women in festive costumes gather to sing antiphons and perform drums. Lion dance and Lusheng dance are very lively.
Glutinous rice is also an indispensable food in the marriage process of young men and women... >>
What are the customs and habits of the Miao people? The Miao people are the oldest ethnic group in my country. One of them has a large population and a vast distribution, and the Miao people in western Hunan belong to one of them. In the long-term historical development process, the Miao people have formed their own unique customs and habits in terms of clothing, festivals, weddings, funerals, entertainment, etiquette, taboos, and diet.
1. Clothing
In the ancient costumes of the Miao people in western Hunan, there is little difference between men and women, and they are all "colorful"; they wear floral clothes on the upper body, pleated skirts on the lower body, and long hair. , wrapped in an ocher flower handkerchief, wearing boat-shaped floral shoes, and various silver ornaments.
During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, during the "reform of the land and return to the mainstream", after the Communist Party of China issued the directive that "clothes should be divided into men and women," the changes were drastic, and many people even changed into women's clothing. For example, in today's Yongshun, Longshan and other counties, the Miao people's clothing is no different from that of the Han people. However, in Huayuan, Baojing, Fenghuang, Jishou, Guzhang, Luxi and other counties, the Miao costumes still have their own characteristics.
The clothing of Miao men is relatively simple; they wear cloth handkerchiefs on their heads, double-breasted jackets with long and small sleeves, short and large trousers, and like to wear green foot bindings. There are two kinds of headbands: green handkerchiefs and flower handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs are more than one foot long, and some are as long as three feet long. When worn, they usually form an oblique cross shape and are as big as a bamboo hat. The colors of the clothes include plaid, all-green, all-blue, etc. Among them, plaid cloth is the most distinctive. There are usually seven buttons on clothes. Some young men, in order to make others admire their wealth and generosity, wear as many as seven pieces of clothing.
Only button the bottom pair of buttons on the outermost layer of clothing, button the bottom two pairs of buttons on the second layer of clothing...and so on, until all seven pairs of buttons on the innermost layer are buttoned. In this way, all the layers of new clothes can be seen from the outside, giving it a unique taste.
In contrast to the simple clothing of Miao men, the clothing of Miao women is very exquisite and complex.
Handkerchief: The headkerchief worn by Miao women varies from place to place. Miao women in Fenghuang County often wear a short handkerchief, one kong, more than three feet long, which is wrapped from the forehead to the back of the head, including the ears. Miao women in Huayuan and other counties like to use black handkerchiefs (those whose parents have died wear white handkerchiefs), fold them neatly, wrap them flatly and squarely, and tie them together at the end, just in line with their foreheads and eyebrows. Miao women's headbands in Jishou County are more mixed. The area adjacent to Fenghuang County wears flower handkerchiefs, and the area adjacent to Huayuan County wears black handkerchiefs. Miao women in Luxi, Guzhang and eastern Jishou areas wear white headbands. There are four pairs of cyan flowers and butterflies embroidered on the handkerchief, which is simple, beautiful and unique in charm. The so-called "the four corners of the handkerchief on the head are embroidered with moths" refers to this kind of white handkerchief.
Jewelry: Miao women’s jewelry is exquisite in shape and comes in many varieties. In terms of raw materials, there are gold jewelry, silver jewelry, copper jewelry, aluminum jewelry, jade jewelry, etc., among which silver jewelry is the most common. From the parts worn: silver hats, silver basins, phoenix crowns, Sushan earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, toothpicks, buckles, etc. Bracelets and rings must be worn regularly. In terms of style, earrings alone include melon seed drop earrings, pomegranate earrings, plum blossom needle earrings, hoop earrings, dragon head earrings, plum blossom drop melon seed earrings, rake earrings, dragon head melon seed drop earrings, etc.
Clothes, pants and others: Miao women’s clothes are large and long beyond the waist, with large and short sleeves and no collar. The size of the cuffs is about one foot or more. It is customary to have piping, embroidery or yarn on the chest and cuffs, and add railing petals to them. Some also need to embroider cloud hooks on the edges of the opening and the front and rear sides. Clothing styles are always full-breasted, not double-breasted. Making a set of Miao women's clothes and trousers requires dozens of working days with exquisite sewing and embroidery work. The trousers are shorter and have larger hems. The piping, embroidery or yarn on the edges of the trousers is the same as the clothes. The ceremonial skirt is long and wide, with embroidered patterns all over the hem and legs, rolled railings and large and small petals, which are colorful and dazzling. The shoes are fully embroidered, with a pointed head and a large mouth, and a heel on the back for easy wearing.
After liberation, in some areas where Miao and Han live together, the Miao costumes were greatly influenced by the Han, and some young people have changed to Han costumes.
2. Festivals
The Miao people in western Hunan have many festivals and large-scale activities. The most representative ones are:
1. Catch the New Year's Eve. In the first month of the lunar calendar, the Miao people in western Hunan are most enthusiastic about attending the New Year Festival, and the date is decided by each place. Catch the New Year's Eve. On that day, men and women, young and old, dressed in festive costumes, invited each other and went to the market in groups. The New Year's Eve fair was crowded with people, bustling and extremely lively. People can not only exchange materials, but also participate in or watch activities such as playing swings, lion dances, playing dragon lanterns, and climbing knife ladders. Young men and women also take advantage of this opportunity to find lovers and fall in love. The singers and singers even showed off their skills, hanging out in small groups, talking about ancient ways and the present, singing loudly, singing to each other, or wrapping roots, congratulating each other, narrating traditional stories, or singing new lyrics impromptu. The more the singer sings, the more interested he becomes, and the more the listener listens, the more energetic he becomes. Even if it snows heavily and the weather is freezing cold, the New Year Festival will still be held as scheduled.
2. March three. This is the Miao people in western Hunan... >>
The customs and habits of the Miao people The Miao people are one of the oldest ethnic groups in my country, with a large population and a vast distribution. The Miao people in western Hunan belong to one of them. In the long-term historical development process, the Miao people have formed their own unique customs and habits in terms of clothing, festivals, weddings, funerals, entertainment, etiquette, taboos, and diet. 1. Clothing: There is little difference between men and women in the ancient costumes of the Miao people in western Hunan. They are all "colorful"; they wear floral clothes on the upper body, pleated skirts on the lower body, long hair on their heads, covered with ocher flower handkerchiefs, and boat-shaped flower shoes on their feet. With all kinds of silver jewelry. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, during the "reform of the natives and return to the mainstream", and after the Communist Party of China issued the directive that "clothes should be divided into men and women," there were major changes, and many people even changed into women's clothing. For example, in today's Yongshun, Longshan and other counties, the Miao people's clothing is no different from that of the Han people. However, in Huayuan, Baojing, Fenghuang, Jishou, Guzhang, Luxi and other counties, the Miao costumes still have their own characteristics. Miao men's clothing is relatively simple; they wear cloth handkerchiefs on their heads, double-breasted clothes with long and small sleeves, short and large trousers, and like to wear green foot bindings.
There are two kinds of headbands: green handkerchiefs and flower handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs are more than one foot long, and some are as long as three feet long. When worn, they usually form an oblique cross shape and are as big as a bamboo hat. The colors of the clothes include plaid, all-green, all-blue, etc. Among them, plaid cloth is the most distinctive. There are usually seven buttons on clothes. Some young men, in order to make others admire their wealth and generosity, wear as many as seven pieces of clothing. Only button the bottom pair of buttons on the outermost layer of clothing, button the bottom two pairs of buttons on the second layer of clothing... and so on, until all seven pairs of buttons on the innermost layer are buttoned. In this way, all the layers of new clothes can be seen from the outside, giving it a unique taste. Contrary to the simple clothing of Chang men, the clothing of Miao women is very exquisite and complicated. Headband: The headband worn by Miao women varies from place to place. Miao women in Fenghuang County often wear a short handkerchief, one kong, more than three feet long, which is wrapped from the forehead to the back of the head, including the ears. Miao women in Huayuan and other counties like to use black handkerchiefs (those whose parents have died wear white handkerchiefs), fold them neatly, wrap them flatly and squarely, and tie them together at the end, just in line with their foreheads and eyebrows. Miao women's headbands in Jishou County are more mixed. The area adjacent to Fenghuang County wears flower handkerchiefs, and the area adjacent to Huayuan County wears black handkerchiefs. Miao women in Luxi, Guzhang and eastern Jishou areas wear white headbands. There are four pairs of cyan flowers and butterflies embroidered on the handkerchief, which is simple, beautiful and unique in charm. The so-called "the four corners of the handkerchief on the head are embroidered with moths" refers to this kind of white handkerchief. Jewelry: Miao women’s jewelry is exquisite in shape and comes in many varieties. In terms of raw materials, there are gold jewelry, silver jewelry, copper jewelry, aluminum jewelry, jade jewelry, etc., among which silver jewelry is the most common. From the parts worn: silver hats, silver basins, phoenix crowns, Sushan earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, toothpicks, buckles, etc. Bracelets and rings must be worn regularly. In terms of style, earrings alone include melon seed drop earrings, pomegranate earrings, plum blossom needle earrings, hoop earrings, dragon head earrings, plum blossom drop melon seed earrings, rake earrings, dragon head melon seed drop earrings, etc. Clothes, pants and others: Miao women's clothes are large and long beyond the waist, with large and short sleeves and no collar. The size of the cuffs is about one foot or more. It is customary to have piping, embroidery or yarn on the chest and cuffs, and add railing petals to them. Some also need to embroider cloud hooks on the edges of the opening and the front and rear sides. Clothing styles are always full-breasted, not double-breasted. Making a set of Miao women's clothes and trousers requires dozens of working days with exquisite sewing and embroidery work. The trousers are shorter and have larger hems. The piping, embroidery or yarn on the edges of the trousers is the same as the clothes. The ceremonial skirt is long and wide, with embroidered patterns all over the hem and legs, rolled railings and large and small petals, which are colorful and dazzling. The shoes are fully embroidered, with a pointed head and a large mouth, and a heel on the back for easy wearing. After liberation, in some areas where Miao and Han people lived together, the Miao costumes were greatly influenced by the Han people, and some young people have changed to Han costumes. 2. Festivals The Miao people in western Hunan have many festivals and large-scale activities. The most representative ones are: 1. Catch the New Year's Eve. In the first month of the lunar calendar, the Miao people in western Hunan are most enthusiastic about attending the New Year Festival, and the date is decided by each place. Catch the New Year's Eve. On that day, men and women, young and old, dressed in festive costumes, invited each other and went to the market in groups. The New Year's Eve fair was crowded with people, bustling and extremely lively. People can not only exchange materials, but also participate in or watch activities such as playing swings, lion dances, playing dragon lanterns, and climbing knife ladders. Young men and women also take advantage of this opportunity to find lovers and fall in love. The singers and singers even showed off their skills, hanging out in small groups, talking about ancient ways and the present, singing loudly, singing to each other, or wrapping roots, congratulating each other, narrating traditional stories, or singing new lyrics impromptu. The more the singer sings, the more interested he becomes, and the more the listener listens, the more energetic he becomes. Even if it snows heavily and the weather is freezing cold, the New Year Festival will still be held as scheduled. 2． March three. This is the traditional song and dance festival of the Miao people in western Hunan. On this day, the Miao people...>>
What are the customs of the Miao people? What is the traditional culture of the Miao people? Folk customs of the Miao people:
The Miao people mainly live in the southeastern part of Guizhou Province, Damiao Mountain in Guangxi, Hainan Island and the junction areas of Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and other provinces and regions. Population: 970, 000 people. The Miao people have a long history. In ancient Chinese classics, there are records about the Miao ancestors more than 5,000 years ago. These are the clans and tribes known as Nanman from the Yellow River Basin to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The Miao people have no written language, and the Miao language belongs to the Miao branch of the Miao-Yao group of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The Miao people live in high mountain areas and mainly focus on agriculture, and their crops include upland rice. They include cereals, buckwheat, potatoes and beans, and the cash crop is hemp. They usually grow hemp themselves and spin it themselves. The Miao people have rich folk oral literature, such as ancient songs, poems, love songs, etc. The Miao people are also good at dancing, and Lusheng dance is the most popular.
The Miao people have their own language. The Miao language is divided into three major dialects: Xiangxi, Qiandong and Sichuan-Guizhou-Dian. After 1956, a text scheme in the form of Latin letters was designed. Due to the long-term exchanges between the Miao people and the Han people, a large part of the Miao people are proficient in Chinese and use Chinese.
The Miao area is mainly based on agriculture, supplemented by hunting. The Miao people's arts and crafts such as cross-stitching, embroidery, brocade, batik, paper-cutting, and jewelry making are magnificent and colorful and well-known at home and abroad. Among them, the batik craft of the Miao people has a history of thousands of years. There are more than 130 kinds of Miao costumes, which can be compared with the costumes of any ethnic group in the world. The Miao people are good at singing and dancing, and are particularly famous for their love songs and drinking songs. Lusheng is the most representative musical instrument of the Miao people.
Miao customs
The Miao people attach great importance to etiquette. When guests come to visit, they will kill chickens and ducks to entertain them warmly. If they are distinguished guests from afar, the Miao people are accustomed to treating the guests to drink horn wine first. When eating chicken, the chicken head should be given to the elder among the guests, and the chicken legs should be given to the youngest guest. In some places, there is also the custom of dividing chicken hearts, that is, the eldest host in the family uses chopsticks to give chicken or duck hearts to the guests, but the guests cannot eat them themselves and must divide the chicken hearts equally among the elderly people present. If the guest is a light drinker and does not like to eat fat meat, it can explain the situation. If the host does not force the meal, but does not eat and drink enough, it will be regarded as looking down on the host.
The Miao people value true feelings and are very enthusiastic, and most avoid glitz and hypocrisy. The host should not take the first step or go in front when meeting guests on the road; use honorifics in conversation; wear festive clothes when welcoming guests; serve wine outside the village to greet distinguished guests; when guests arrive at the door, the host should call the door and inform them The hostess at home should open the door with a song to welcome the guests; in front of the guests, the hostess should not climb up the stairs; at the banquet, chickens and ducks are served as delicacies to guests, especially the heart and liver are the most precious, and should be given to the guests or the elder first. Then, the guests will share it among everyone, and the order will be the oldest first and the youngest last. Guests should not call the host "Miaozi", they like to call themselves "Meng".
Miao Nationality - Festivals
Stepping on Huashan Mountain is a grand traditional festival for the Miao people in the territory. It is usually held on the first, third and sixth day of the first lunar month every year. In all counties where the Miao people live, flower poles will be erected in these days and grand flower climbing activities will be held. This is not only a good time for Miao young men and women to fall in love, but also an important place for Miao people to carry out cultural, sports and entertainment activities. Men, women and children of the Miao family, dressed in gold and silver, came from all directions to the foot of the flower pole to play reeds, play jingle, jump on tripods, play machetes, bullfight, wrestle, fight thrushes, and climb flower poles.
The Beating Back Festival is popular in some areas of Funing County. It is held every year from the third to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It is a festival for young men and women of the Miao ethnic group. During the festival, young men and women gather happily on a beautiful hillside. When the spanking begins, the men rush out in large numbers and rush to the girl they have chosen. One hand holds the girl's neck and the other hand covers the girl's eyes. The other boys go Hit her back. Not to be outdone, the girl laughed and struggled. When he breaks free, he catches the young man and treats him in his own way. Throughout the venue, men chased women and danced happily. When they are tired of playing, both men and women will find a place to make a local phone call (that is, use two bamboo tubes with a long line in the middle, and you can hear each other talking or singing into the bamboo tube on one side), pouring out sweet words to each other, and forming a bond. companion. After you are in love, tell your parents and choose an auspicious day to get married
Miao people - marriage customs
The Miao people are monogamous, and young men and women have traditional social activities before marriage. For example, "Meeting Girls" is a way for Miao young people to fall in love freely. The traditional festival of the Miao people is the annual Huashan Festival (held on the fifth day of the first lunar month, also known as the Huashan Festival). This is the most popular festival for the Miao people. During the festival, young men and women in festive costumes gather to sing antiphons and perform drums. Lion dance and Lusheng dance are very lively.
Glutinous rice is also an indispensable food in the marriage process of young men and women. The Miao people in Chengbu, Hunan... >>
An introduction to the customs and habits of the Miao people, about 50 words and 10 points of the Miao people, (Vietnamese: Mèo; Thai: /; Maew / Mong, also known in English Hmong) is an international ethnic group that originated in China. In the 2000 census, the total population of the Miao people was: 894,0116, mainly distributed in Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Hubei, Hainan, Guangxi and other provinces (districts) ). The Miaoling Mountains and Wuling Mountains, where the Miao people live, have a mild climate, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and dotted with large and small fields and dams.
It produces rice, corn, millet, wheat, cotton, flue-cured tobacco, rapeseed, tung oil, etc. The Miao people have a long history. Ancient Chinese classics contain records of their ancestors more than 5,000 years ago.
What are the living habits and customs of the Miao people? The Miao people are one of the oldest ethnic groups in my country, with a large population and a vast distribution. The Miao people in western Hunan belong to one of them. In the long-term historical development process, the Miao people have formed their own unique customs and habits in terms of clothing, festivals, weddings, funerals, entertainment, etiquette, taboos, and diet.
1. Clothing
In the ancient costumes of the Miao people in western Hunan, there is little difference between men and women, and they are all "colorful"; they wear floral clothes on the upper body, pleated skirts on the lower body, and long hair. , wrapped in an ocher flower handkerchief, wearing boat-shaped floral shoes, and various silver ornaments.
During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, during the "reform of the land and return to the mainstream", after the Communist Party of China issued the directive that "clothes should be divided into men and women," the changes were drastic, and many people even changed into women's clothing. For example, in today's Yongshun, Longshan and other counties, the Miao people's clothing is no different from that of the Han people. However, in Huayuan, Baojing, Fenghuang, Jishou, Guzhang, Luxi and other counties, the Miao costumes still have their own characteristics.
The clothes of Miao men are relatively simple; they wear cloth handkerchiefs on their heads, double-breasted clothes with long and small sleeves, short and large trousers, and they like to have green foot bindings. There are two kinds of headbands: green handkerchiefs and flower handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs are more than one foot long, and some are as long as three feet long. When worn, they usually form an oblique cross shape and are as big as a bamboo hat. The colors of the clothes include plaid, all-green, all-blue, etc. Among them, plaid cloth is the most distinctive. There are usually seven buttons on clothes. Some young men, in order to make others admire their wealth and generosity, wear as many as seven pieces of clothing. Only button the bottom pair of buttons on the outermost layer of clothing, and button the bottom two pairs of buttons on the second layer of clothing
What are the customs and habits of the Miao people? The customs, historical figures, and classic culture of the Miao people
The Miao nationality is one of the oldest ethnic groups in my country, with a large population and a vast distribution. The Miao nationality in western Hunan belongs to one of them. In the long-term historical development process, the Miao people have formed their own unique customs and habits in terms of clothing, festivals, weddings, funerals, entertainment, etiquette, taboos, and diet.
1. Clothing
In the ancient costumes of the Miao people in western Hunan, there is little difference between men and women, and they are all "colorful"; they wear floral clothes on the upper body, pleated skirts on the lower body, and long hair. , wrapped in an ocher flower handkerchief, wearing boat-shaped floral shoes, and various silver ornaments.
During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, during the "reform of the land and return to the mainstream", after the Communist Party of China issued the directive that "clothes should be divided into men and women," the changes were drastic, and many people even changed into women's clothing. For example, in today's Yongshun, Longshan and other counties, the Miao people's clothing is no different from that of the Han people. However, in Huayuan, Baojing, Fenghuang, Jishou, Guzhang, Luxi and other counties, the Miao costumes still have their own characteristics.
The clothes of Miao men are relatively simple; they wear cloth handkerchiefs on their heads, double-breasted clothes with long and small sleeves, short and large trousers, and they like to have green foot bindings. There are two kinds of headbands: green handkerchiefs and flower handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs are more than one foot long, and some are as long as three feet long. When worn, they usually form an oblique cross shape and are as big as a bamboo hat. The colors of the clothes include plaid, all-green, all-blue, etc. Among them, plaid cloth is the most distinctive. There are usually seven buttons on clothes. Some young men, in order to make others admire their wealth and generosity, wear as many as seven pieces of clothing. Only button the bottom pair of buttons on the outermost layer of clothing, button the bottom two pairs of buttons on the second layer of clothing...and so on, until all seven pairs of buttons on the innermost layer are buttoned. In this way, all the layers of new clothes can be seen from the outside, giving it a unique taste. Report Respondent's Supplement 2009-08-08 15:20 Zhuang Customs and Habits
Architecture
The Zhuang people like to live close to mountains and rivers. Among the green mountains and green waters, wooden buildings are dotted, which are the traditional residences of the Zhuang people. People live in the wooden building above, and livestock are kept below. No matter what kind of house it is, the shrine must be placed on the central axis of the entire house. The front hall is used to hold celebrations and social activities, the side rooms on both sides are occupied, and the back hall is the living area. Life in the house is centered around the firepit, where three meals a day are served. ?
Clothing
The Zhuang people mostly use self-woven homespun cloth as clothing material, with various styles. The clothing of Zhuang women is generally blue and black, with slightly wider trouser corners, a jacquard towel on their head, and an exquisite apron around their waist; young men usually wear button-up tops with a belt around their waist.
Marriage custom
"Cannon fire" into the bridal chamber
A marriage custom of the Zhuang people.
On the wedding day, the bride has to go through the baptism of "cannon fire" before she can enter the house. This wedding custom is popular in Zhuang villages such as Yufeng, Tianyang County, Guangxi. Before the bride comes to the groom's house, she has to stop for a moment and be ready to "charge" into the door, because there are "cannon fire" groups composed of seven or eight young men at the door, hall, and bridal chamber, holding skewers. Strings of firecrackers are waiting for the bride to come. When the bride is about to approach the door, the "gunners" light firecrackers, forming "walls of fire" to block the bride's way. If the bride is timid, she will have to retreat outside the door and wait for the second "charge". The "gunners" also summed up the experience of victory and prepared for the second "blocking". It can be said that the bride cannot get in without two or three "charges". The onlookers were on three floors inside and three outside. It was so lively. After a hard fight, the bride jumped into the door and came to the door of the bridal chamber. This was the last hurdle that was difficult to pass because the "gunner" had to fire the "artillery". At this time, the clever bridesmaids and bridesmaids "reconnaissance" left and right, and when the "fire" is sparse, they jump into the bridal chamber with the bride in their arms. Immediately there were thunderous cheers, congratulating the bride on her "successful success". After the wedding banquet, when it is time to turn on the lights, the guests also watch the bride go out in the dark to "fetch water" under the guidance of the bride-to-be. The bride will fill the water tank, which is a test of whether the bride can endure hardship. In this way, the bride cannot enter the bridal chamber until late at night.
Memorizing Chinese Characters
In some places at the junction of Yishan and Huanjiang County in Guangxi, young Zhuang people get married, and the custom of "memorizing Chinese characters" is still popular today. "Carrying the word" is a Zhuang dialect transliteration. In fact, what is being memorized is not a "word", but a wide piece of paper one foot four feet long and more than one foot wide. The woman's mother woven or dyed it herself or bought it in deep black. This color is the best) sewn from homespun cloth. On the day of the daughter's wedding, the husband is asked to assign a "carryer" to "carry" the cloth belt back to the groom's house in preparation for the birth of his nephew. This custom is called "backing characters" in the local Zhuang language. The person who "recites the word" must meet three conditions: a biological father and a biological mother; an unmarried young man; and a smart and knowledgeable person. The "recitation" ceremony is held in the main hall of the woman's home. The person who presides over the ceremony must be a respected elder from Murakami who is a grandfather. The elder first offered two glasses of famous local wine to the person who "recited the characters". The person who "recited the characters" was very... >>