Most Dong people wear self-spun, self-woven and self-dyed Dong cloth, and they like green, purple, white and blue. Men's attire is the same as that of the Han people living in cities and towns, with only slight differences in remote mountainous areas. They wear collarless shorts, trousers, and a large headband. Some have top hair. Women's attire varies from place to place. Some have leggings, clothes with shoulder straps, large buttons studded with silver beads, and braided hair; some have knee-length dresses, cuffs and trouser legs with piping or lace, and have their hair tied up; Clothes, large trouser legs, Cambodian belts, headbands, and buns; those with double-breasted clothes, chest linings, pleated skirts, aprons, leggings or leggings, and silver vertebrae in buns; those with wide sleeves and big lapels, The clothes are embroidered with dragon and phoenix flowers, the skirt is knee-length, and the hair is tied up; there are also those wearing Han costume. Generally, people like to wear silver jewelry.
The Dong people’s diet is mainly rice. In the Pingba area, they mainly eat japonica rice, while in the mountainous areas, they eat more glutinous rice. Generally like chili pepper and sour taste. The "grilled fish" and "grained meat" processed by ourselves will not go bad after being stored for more than ten years. Treating guests with oil tea is a hospitable habit of the Dong people. Dong villages are located near mountains and rivers, and the southern region is the most distinctive. There are many ancient trees at the beginning and end of the village, the "Wind and Rain Bridge" spans the stream, and there are fish ponds all over the village. They live together according to their clan surnames, and the Drum Tower stands among them. They live in a "ganglan" house, with people living upstairs and livestock raised and sundries stored downstairs.
"Yue Ye" is a social activity in which people from one village visit another village and enjoy playing the Lusheng, singing or performing operas. Bullfighting in farm leisure time is one of the collective entertainments. At that time, people of all ages will gather together, and there will be huge crowds of people. There will be cheers, gongs and drums, and iron cannons shaking the valley. When guests from other villages pass by the village, they block them at the edge of the village and respond with songs, which is called "blocking the village gate". "Sitting on the moon while singing" is also called "sitting on the moon while singing", which is a general term for young men and women to socialize and fall in love. The northern Dong area is called "Wanshan", where young men and women gather in groups to sing love songs on the hillside after work. The Dong area in the south is called "Zouzhai" or "Zouzhai". In the evening, the girls go together to do needlework in the house. The young men from the Hakka village come with musical instruments to accompany and sing duets, telling each other about their love. When they are in love, the men and women "exchange notes" with each other. (Giving gifts) To establish love and make an appointment as husband and wife. The Dong people in Fulu and other places in Sanjiang County often gather in Guangping on March 3 or February 2 of the lunar calendar, and use a special fire bag to fly into the air with an iron ring. When it lands, everyone will grab it, and the winner will receive a heavy reward. , called "grabbing fireworks".
Marriage among the Dong people is monogamous. Marriage between aunts and cousins ??is more popular, and aunts and cousins ??cannot intermarry if they are of different generations. It is a custom for women to "stay at home" (i.e. "not stay in the husband's house") after marriage. Before liberation, the basic social unit of the Dong people was the feudal patriarchal patrilineal family. Women's status in society and family is lower than that of men, and women are not allowed to touch the bronze drum; men or elders are not allowed to go upstairs if they are downstairs. Only after marriage can Dong girls enjoy the "private houses" accumulated by their parents and themselves, as well as a small amount of "girls' land" and "girls' land". Men inherit the family business, and those who have no heirs can raise adopted children.
Funerals are generally the same as those of the Han people, with burial in the ground. There is also a burial custom in some areas. After the death of a person, the coffin is parked in the suburbs. After all the people of the same clan and generation of the deceased have died, they can then choose a day to bury the deceased together.