the air is drier, thinner,
stronger and cooler. Due to the complexity and variability of its topography,
the climate itself varies greatly from region to region. Overall there is less rainfall on the plateau.
Itself an important factor in the Earth's climate. Paleontological and geological examination surfaces that the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau has dramatically changed the global climate. Acting as a tall wind-blocking screen, it effectively held back the cold air from the northern continents, preventing it from entering South Asia. At the same time
Blocking the northward movement of warmer, more humid air from the south is an important factor in the rainy season in South Asia. Tibetan Songs and Dances Traditional folk songs are the crystallization of Tibetan folklore, using metaphors, associations, anthropomorphisms and other techniques to describe the lives of Tibetans, their customs, the feelings of men and women, or historical stories. Tibetans are bold and heroic in nature, and often dance when they reach the climax of their songs, thus forming the Tibetan songs and dances in which there must be a dance and a song in the dance. "jump fruit harmony" is the most common Tibetan group dance, men, women and children hand in hand in a circle, to the beginning of the Dundi, foot for the rhythm, singing and jumping, in the past, jump fruit harmony have men and women gathered on one side of the custom, but now it has been mixed together. "Jump
" is also a group dance, young men and women in the huqin accompanied by **** dance, the content of more than a narrative of men and women's love and affection or rural field work. "Zhuo" and "hot bar" is belongs to the higher skill, action unrestrained strong Tibetan song and dance, "Zhuo" is popular in southern Tibet, dancers waist tie drums, while beating the dance; "hotba" popular in eastern Tibet and chuan, yunnan area, by a man and a woman **** dance, male hand-held brass bells, female one hand grasps the drum, one hand holding a mallet, dancing around the circle Brahmaputra. Tibetan Opera In Tibetan, Tibetan opera is called "
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, a combination of song and dance, dowry, drama
. Tibetan opera is said to have originated in the fifteenth century and developed after the seventeenth century. Traditional Tibetan opera performances do not have a specific stage, set, generally more in the city, the village square will be sung up, the actors in the square in a half circle, when it is their turn to perform, they will come out to perform, the rest of the time in the ranks as and sound to help the voice. Because it is an outdoor performance, Tibetan opera singing more high-pitched loud and clear, and the word sound pulled a long time, the formation of drag cavity. The basic structure of Tibetan opera is to perform a dance after the singing. The wearing of masks is a major feature of traditional Tibetan opera, and Tibetan opera masks are chic and lifelike. There are two main types of masks: flat masks for the roles of gods and human beings, and three-dimensional masks for animals such as yaks and dogs. The performances of Tibetan opera are generally divided into three parts, namely, "Winbarton", "Xiong" and "Zhaxi". The "Winbadon" is the prologue, the "Xiong" is the main content of the performance, the main play, and the "Zhaxi" is a short fund-raising ceremony after the main play. Traditional Tibetan opera themes have religious colors, with Buddhist scriptures, historical stories and myths and legends mostly, "
", "Zhuo Hua Sangm", "Prince Nuosang", "Rangsha Girl", "
", "White Horse Wenba", "Dunyue Dunzhu", "Chimei Rolling Deng" for the famous eight Tibetan opera. The Xuedong Festival (Tibetan Opera Festival) at the end of June and the beginning of July of the Tibetan calendar is the culmination of the Tibetan opera performances in a year, and the Tibetans all gather at the Linca to eat sour cheese while watching the Tibetan opera. Traditional Customs There is a rumor that Tibetans bathe only three times in their lives, the first time when they are born, the second time when they get married, and the third time when they die. Anyone who has been to Tibet nowadays knows that this is obviously nonsense, but it shows that, like the customs of all ethnic groups in the mainland, childbirth, marriage and funeral are the three most important events in the lives of Tibetans. Fertility In the past, the Tibetans thought that it was a dirty thing for a woman to get pregnant and give birth to a child, so pregnant women were often driven to cowsheds and sheepfolds to give birth to their babies, which led to poor hygiene during labor and delivery and the babies were often killed prematurely. Nowadays, the status of Tibetan women has improved significantly compared to the past, and the concept of paying attention to birth hygiene has gradually become more popular, so pregnant women can give birth at home or in hospitals. Once a baby is born, it will be given considerable attention, especially a baby boy, which is also a cause for celebration among the Tibetans. On the third day after the birth (the fourth day for girls), relatives and friends will bring gifts to congratulate them. Once at the door, friends and relatives first to the mother and the baby to offer the hatha, and then toast, pour tea, say some auspicious words, and then pinch a little patty cake point in the baby's forehead, blessing the child to grow up smoothly. This ceremony is called "Punshi", which means "removing dirt", that is, removing the dirt from the birth so that the child can grow up healthily. After the child is one month old, it is necessary to perform the ceremony of leaving the house, entering incense into the temple, and then going to the home of friends and relatives. The Tibetans believe that a child's premature death is a sign of capture by the devil, so the baby's first time out must be picked on an auspicious day, and in order to avoid being discovered by the devil, the baby's nose needs to be smeared with a little bit of pot ash, so that the devil can't see him. The naming of a child is an important event in Tibet, and must be done by a living Buddha or a respected elder in the temple, usually after the going out ceremony. If the child is to ask the living Buddha to name the words, more for the "Ram" (fairy), "Danba" (Buddhism), "Zhaxi" (auspicious), "Phuntsho " (complete) and other names with religious colors; some names indicate the parents' expectations, such as "Puchi" (recruiting brother), "But Ba" (up to this point), sometimes parents in order to children do not die prematurely, deliberately give the child Sometimes parents intentionally give their children an unlucky name, such as "Qiga" (shit), in order to scare the devil away. Marriage Tibetan marriage system was once monogamous,
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parallel, now most of the monogamous system, only remote nomadic areas due to the hardships of life, less a wife can reduce expenses, and retained the phenomenon of several brothers **** married a wife. Tibetan young men and women or free love, or matchmaking acquaintance, decided to get married before must be combined with the eight characters, the eight characters, if the male to the female side of the gift of the hatha to propose, and then choose the auspicious day to officially hold the engagement ceremony, the engagement ceremony, after the wedding ceremony will begin to prepare for the wedding ceremony. The day before the wedding ceremony, the man must send the bride's dress and jewelry to the woman's home for use the next day. On the day of the wedding, the man to a pregnant mare as the bride's mount, so that the representatives of the welcome to the woman's home.