Customary dress:
Bhutanese men wear knee-length robes called khoks, with loose cuffs pulled up and pleats on the chest that serve as pockets. They wear knee-length skirts and stockings, and hang knives on their waists. Leather boots are worn on the feet and a hat made of yak hair is worn on the head. Bhutanese women usually wear a long robe or kira skirt. They wear earrings, bracelets, pearl necklaces, red, white and green beads and other decorations. In addition to wearing military uniforms, senior officers generally wear red and yellow robes; monks generally wear a deep purplish-red robes. One corner of the robe is loosely placed on the left shoulder, leaving the right arm bare. With the exception of senior monks, most monks nowadays still go barefoot.
Dining customs:
Bhutanese people to rice, corn, buckwheat, wheat, barley fried noodles as the staple food, eat more beef and mutton, but also eat pork, cheese, like to eat ghee, tsampa and barley wine. Bhutanese people also like to eat chili peppers, cooking exceptionally spicy, with chili peppers as vegetables, rather than seasoning. Central region of Bhutanese people like to eat betel nut. Bhutanese hospitality first offer tea, guests generally should not refuse to drink a second cup of tea, to show willingness to do the host's friends
Customs of etiquette:
Bhutanese hospitality, hospitality is very polite. Whether rich or poor, the hosts always entertain their guests with great hospitality. It is customary for the host to offer a hatha to the guest when they first meet. Today, however, the offering of the khata is limited to ceremonies and the use of elders. When the head of state visits, the welcome usually takes the form of an exchange of khaddar between the king and other members of the royal family. If one is summoned for the first time by the king, he may offer a hada to the king, who usually presents him with other gifts.
Marriage Customs:
In many places in rural Bhutanese folklore, the status of women is higher than that of men. According to Bhutanese folklore, after marriage, the man must join the woman's family, and the daughter takes care of her parents, thus inheriting most of the property. In some villages in Bhutan, wives even have the freedom to remarry at the same time as long as the husband agrees.
Most Bhutanese follow Tibetan Buddhism, and most Bhutanese families listen to the will of the gods and buddhas when it comes to something as important as marriage. Usually after both parents have finalized the marriage, they go to the temple and ask the lama for divination. According to the bride's and groom's birthdates and eight characters, they will be able to tell if they are compatible with each other. If they are not compatible, the lama will have to do another dojo to solve the problem. Many weddings are held in the middle of the night to coincide with the auspicious time. The Bhutanese believe that it is at this time of the year that one's heart is purest and is suitable for something as important as organizing a wedding.
In 1980, the Royal Government of Bhutan enacted the Marriage Act, declaring monogamy, abolishing polygamy and polyandry, and banning child marriage. The legal age of marriage is set at 21 for men and 16 for women. Intra-communal marriages are practiced in Bhutan, and the government encourages and rewards marriages between Bhutanese and Bhutanese. Marriages are usually solemnized by inviting a lama to recite a blessing.
Residential customs:
Bhutanese residents have very simple furniture in their homes and usually sit on the ground and sleep in hammocks. Restricted by the terrain, Bhutanese villages usually have only a few families with crowded houses and simple dwellings. Due to differences in terrain and climate, most houses in the northern and southern regions are bungalows, while in the central region most are three- and four-story buildings. With Bhutan's growing economy, some towns have been constructing reinforced concrete buildings and other structures since the 1970s. Affluent families now have television sets, radios, tape recorders, watches and other items.
Local Taboos:
Before eating, drinking, or drinking tea, a small amount of food, tea and wine is thrown into the air as a way to ask for God's blessing.
No meat can be eaten on the day the pig is killed; if the family goes out of town, the floor cannot be swept on that day; if the family is sick, branches should be inserted in the doorway to prohibit outsiders from entering the house; if someone dies in the family, the family members of the deceased cannot sing and dance for one year, cannot kill chickens and slaughter pigs, cannot hunt, and cannot get married.
Bhutanese hunters believe: can not throw the beast head horns of the mountains, or give away, to hang the beast head horns on the wall of the stove, outsiders are not allowed to touch. The hunter's hunting tools shall not be lent to outsiders and so on.