What are the Miao people's taboos?
1. The Miao people are most afraid of outsiders calling them "Miaozi" as they think it is the greatest insult to the Miao people.
2. When guests come to the Miao family, they must offer wine to each other. If the guest accepts it, the host will treat him as a confidant. If the guest is too drunk, he should also take a symbolic sip. 3. When Miao people kill chickens to entertain guests, they always offer chicken heads, chicken livers, and chicken breasts to the elderly or the most distinguished guests, chicken legs to children, and wings to young men and women, wishing them a bright future. When several generations of a family live together, young men and women should not be overly intimate. 4. The Miao people have a close relationship with nature and believe that there are gods attached to them no matter where they are on the bridge, under the tree, on top of the house or beside the stove. Whenever there is a festival or when a distinguished guest comes, incense is burned and offered to comfort the ancestors and pray for peace. Guests should not express disapproval of such activities.
5. The Miao family should not use white roosters to send wedding gifts; they should not allow outsiders to touch the shrine in the hall; they should not step on an iron tripod in the fire; and a grass sign at the door means that there is a sick person in the family and outsiders should not be allowed. Entering the home
The customs and taboos of the Miao people The customs and taboos of the Miao people:
Miao people----Introduction
Miao people They 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, with a population of 970,000. 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 Nationality----History
The Miao Nationality has a long history, and its ancestors may have been part of the ancient Sannan. One theory is that it originated from the "Zong" people in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, they mainly lived in the areas of western Hunan and eastern Guizhou, and were included in the names of "Changsha and Wulingbian" or "Wuxi Barbarians". Later, they gradually migrated and were scattered in mountainous areas in the southwest. There are also people who are believed to be related to the ancient "Jiuli" "Related. The Miao people in Sichuan, Guizhou, and Hunan still regard Chi You as their ancestor. Legend has it that Chi You was the king of "Jiuli". 5,000 years ago, the Jiuli tribe clashed with the Huangdi tribe and was defeated and withdrew from the lower reaches of the Yellow River and occupied the middle of the Yangtze River. , downstream. After the 2nd century BC, most of the Miao ancestors had moved to Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places. The Miao people in Hainan were soldiers who came from Guangxi in the 16th century. >
Miao people - Etiquette
The Miao people attach great importance to etiquette. When guests come to visit, they will kill chickens and ducks to entertain them. If they are distinguished guests from afar, the Miao people are used to treating them to ox horn wine. When serving 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 a custom of dividing the chicken heart, that is, the oldest host in the family will use chopsticks to give the chicken heart or duck heart to the guest. , but the guests cannot eat it themselves, and must share the chicken hearts equally with the elderly people present. If the guest is a light drinker and does not like to eat fat meat, you can explain the situation. If the host does not force it, 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 when meeting a guest on the road or walk in front; 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 the dishes for everyone to enjoy, the order is the oldest first and then the youngest. 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. Break free...>>
What are the taboos of the Miao people? Maternity taboos: When a woman is giving birth, outsiders are prohibited from entering the house. Those who accidentally enter must wash their feet and drink a bowl of cold water when going out to prevent the mother's milk from being trampled dry. Pregnant women should avoid eating sow beef, sow pork, rooster meat, small fish, vegetables, peppers, etc. In some Miao areas, pregnant women are prohibited from meeting pregnant women or going to the homes of other mothers, otherwise they are thought to prolong the period of delivery.
Farming taboos: The Miao people are forbidden to see outsiders when they return from delivering manure to the fields for the first time every year. If they meet them, they are forbidden to say hello. When planting seedlings, if you see fish in the seedling field, avoid talking about fish, otherwise the fish will eat the seedling roots. In some villages, small ears of millet are left unharvested when harvesting millet. If children ask about it, avoid saying that they don't want it anymore, and say that they have not grown up, otherwise the millet will refuse to grow anymore due to sadness. It is taboo to mention rats in the fields, lest they hear that they come to destroy the crops, they can only be referred to as father and son. Avoid moving the earth or carrying water on Wu Day. After the beginning of spring in the first month, avoid touching the earth or carrying water on Wu Day.
Funeral taboos: In some Miao areas, it is forbidden for men to die during the day and for women to die at night. It is believed that the time is wrong and the deceased must be accompanied by a deceased person of the opposite sex. Therefore, when the person dies unwell, the bereaved family often asks a wizard to recite a mantra and make a palm-sized wooden coffin to bury the deceased together to show that they are with him. It is forbidden to put iron, copper and other non-silver metals, cotton and things coated with tung oil in the coffin. It is believed that if the deceased cannot buy water on the way back to the East, the iron and copper will also torture the deceased. In some Miao areas, people can work on the day of death in the village, but they are prohibited from going to the fields. On this day, people in the same village are not allowed to carry firewood home, otherwise they will be in trouble. During the coffin period, family members are not allowed to eat vegetables. Within one month after the burial, nothing in the home may be sold or borrowed.
Taboos of living customs: In some Miao areas, it is forbidden to wash drinking pots, rice bags, and rice bowls at any time. They can only wash them when eating new rice, as a sign of getting rid of the old rice and welcoming the new rice. Washing at any time will wash away the wealth of the family, and there will not be enough food to eat. When drinking raw water on the mountain, avoid drinking it directly. You must first put a grass mark on it to show that you will kill the sick and ghosts. Avoid touching other people's clothes left on the roadside to avoid spreading leprosy. It is forbidden for children to play with small bows and arrows at home, for fear of hitting their ancestors. Avoid crossing the child's head, otherwise the child will not grow taller. It is forbidden for women to sit on the same bench as their elders.
The Miao people value true feelings and are very enthusiastic, and most avoid glitz and hypocrisy. The host should not take the first step when meeting a guest on the road or walk in front; 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 the dishes for everyone to enjoy, the order is the oldest first and then the youngest.
Guests should not call the host "Miaozi", they like to call themselves "Meng"; it is forbidden to kill dogs, beat dogs, and eat dog meat; they are not allowed to sit on the place where the ancestors of the Miao family sit, and they are not allowed to step on the tripod on the fire bed; they are not allowed to blow wind at home or at night Whistle; do not eat the ashes of roasted glutinous rice rakes; do not use belts to tie up family members when playing; do not enter the house when there are straw hats or branches hanging on the door or on weddings and funerals; do not pass through the middle of newlyweds when you meet them on the road, etc.
What are the etiquette and taboos of the Miao people? My friend, when you go to a Miao family as a guest, the host will kill chickens and ducks to entertain you hospitably. If you are coming from afar, in some places, wine will be placed in front of the village to welcome you. 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. When the oldest owner of the family gives you chicken or duck hearts with chopsticks, you cannot eat them yourself. You must divide the chicken hearts equally among the elderly people present. Some places also offer "horn wine" and "comb meat". If you accept them one by one, the host will be happiest. If you have a low drinking capacity and don't like eating fat meat, it can explain the situation. If the owner is reluctant, but does not eat and drink enough, it will be regarded as looking down on the owner. If you attend a Miao wedding, be sure to sprain your legs or feet on the way, otherwise it will be considered unlucky. Within one month after a Miao family member dies and is buried, family members are not allowed to marry, sing or play the reed pipe; in some places, this is not allowed during the Chinese New Year. It is forbidden to kill chickens, let alone eat dog meat; it is forbidden to dig soil and cut down old trees around the village; men and women of the same generation are treated as brothers and sisters, and it is taboo to call them "brother-in-law" or "brother-in-law".
What are 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
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 are 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 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.
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What are the most taboo things for Miao women? Tags: Strange Customs and Customs, Taboos of the Miao People, Snake Meat and Jade Emperor, Xiangxi Miscellany Category: Xiangxi Jinjiang Folk Customs The most taboo strange customs and customs of the Miao people in western Hunan - "Taboos in Life" Most of the places where the Miao people live are in remote mountainous areas with inconvenient transportation. Due to the lack of communication and interaction with the outside world, many of the folk customs and phenomena of the nation have been left over from ancient times to the present, forming strange customs and customs that are very different from other places. There are undoubtedly two reasons for the formation of a folk custom: one is good, healthy, beneficial to the human body after implementation, or something that has been beneficial to the nation in the past, and is accepted by the nation and forms a custom; the other is Things that are bad, unhealthy, harmful to the human body after implementation, or have harmed the nation before are rejected by the nation and can easily form customs. For the sake of distinction, people call the former "custom" and the latter "taboo". Taboos are to warn people about certain things, words and deeds that they should avoid and not implement in daily life and production, so as to reduce unnecessary harm and danger. Now we will briefly describe the folk taboos in the life of the Miao people in southwestern Hunan as follows. 1. It is taboo to step on food that has fallen on the ground, such as rice, rice, etc. It is believed that stepping on the food with your feet is a sign of not caring about the food. It will offend the God of Thunder and cause you to be struck by thunder. As the saying goes, "the sky is struck by thunder." Do not step on the rice dumpling leaves left behind when eating rice dumplings, otherwise you will get rashes. 2. When the bride is eating the ceremonial meal, the stool she is sitting on is taboo to move. Otherwise, it will be considered that the bride is having second thoughts and does not want to grow old with her husband. 3. It is taboo to take salt from others. For example, if you go to a store to buy salt, the salesperson will put the salt on the counter, and then the person buying the salt can go and get the salt. If you take salt from someone else's hand, it is called "taking the salt", and you think you will be scolding and quarreling in the future. 4. When marrying a daughter or giving a wedding banquet, the dishes should be in an even number, that is, four plates and four bowls, eight plates and eight bowls, or twelve bowls. It is forbidden to have an odd number. Otherwise, the newlyweds will get divorced and their good times will not last long. 5. If you are sick during the festival, you need to sip medicine. Avoid talking about "sipping medicine". Instead, you should say "drinking tea." Especially at the end of the twelfth lunar month and the beginning of the first lunar month, it is especially taboo. 6. If the relationship is not between husband and wife or brother and sister, it is generally forbidden for men and women to go together; otherwise it is called "men and women are not close to each other", and others will gossip and sometimes they will be insulted and beaten. 7. When eating at a banquet celebrating a happy event, avoid drinking one mouthful of wine and one meal at a time. Wait until the other guests at the table have finished drinking the wine before everyone eats together. Otherwise it is called "offending" or "rude".
8. When eating, the food must be served well and placed on the table for half a minute or one minute before eating; otherwise, it is called "disloyalty and unfilial piety to the ancestors." 9. Dog meat and turtle should not be put on the stove. Because dog meat and turtle are disgusting things, eating them on the stove will offend the Kitchen God. 10. When eating rice, avoid knocking the rice bowl with chopsticks. It is said that knocking on one's job will knock off one's clothing and salary, and one will suffer poverty. It is taboo to change bowls midway, otherwise the woman will have to remarry and the man will have to remarry. 11. Avoid snake meat in the kitchen. If snake meat is taken to the kitchen for cooking and "tang coal" falls into the snake meat, it will be poisoned if eaten. 12. When sipping rice, avoid facing other people’s backs; otherwise it will be considered impolite to others. There is also a saying that that person will develop "back flowers" (i.e. carbuncles). 13. When going out, avoid drinking with a toast. You must first drop a few drops of wine on the floor to commemorate the ancestors of both parties. 14. When visiting other people’s homes for dinner, avoid eating the host’s rice cakes. Because Guo Ba is the "rice mother", it is also called "rice root". If a guest eats the rice cooker, it is disrespectful to the host. The host is the most dissatisfied and is afraid that his family will be impoverished. 15. When weighing meat (buying meat) in rural areas, the most taboo is "three catties and six taels". Because three catties and six taels is the catty of meat used in "beating Persia". If it weighs three catties and six taels, it means that the family will suffer disaster, or get sick, or lose money, or there will be no harvest in agriculture and animal husbandry. 16. Unmarried women should avoid showing their teeth and laughing in crowded places. Commonly known as "smiling without showing teeth". 17. Do not carry empty buckets of water or feces into the house. Before entering the house, you must put down the buckets of water and manure you carried and carry them into the house; otherwise, it will be disadvantageous. 18. Children under the child age limit should not eat soft-skinned eggs taken from the stomachs of killed chickens and ducks; otherwise, they will be ignorant (dialect: mentally retarded) when they grow up. 19. Don’t go to other people’s homes wearing a white turban in rural areas; otherwise, that family will think the white turban is unlucky and will hate you. 20. A family should not eat a pear separately (i.e., divide the pear); otherwise, they will be separated in the future (dividing the pear is a metaphor for separation). 21. Do not step on writing paper (paper with writing on it) that has fallen to the ground. It is said that if you step on it, you will go blind. 22. Men should not go under women’s clothes that are exposed to the sun; if they go under women’s clothes, they will be in trouble. 23. If you go to someone else's house and the owner's dog is very fierce and bites you, you can only prevent it or ask the owner to take care of the dog, but not hit it; otherwise, if you call the dog and bully the owner, the owner will be angry. 24. If there is a patient at home, a small red flag is posted at the door. It is forbidden for others to go to his home, so as not to bring...>>
Miao customs and customs
It is taboo for outsiders to ride horses, drive cattle, carry burdens, and enter the village with disheveled hair; when entering a Dai bamboo house, you must take off your shoes outside the door and walk lightly inside the house; you cannot sit on or across the fire pit. You are not allowed to enter the master's inner room or sit on the threshold; you are not allowed to move the tripod in the fire pit, and you are not allowed to step on the fire with your feet; it is taboo to whistle or cut nails at home; you are not allowed to use clothes as pillows or sit on pillows; when drying clothes, your tops must be dried In high places, pants and skirts should be exposed to the sun in low places; shoes must be taken off when entering a Buddhist temple, and it is taboo to touch a series of Buddhist sacred objects such as the head of a young monk, Buddha statues, spears, flags and flags.
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, the brocade edging used for edging clothes and busts, which is called "farming" in the Miao language. The second one is the brocade belt, 2 to 3 centimeters 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. Perhaps this is the reason why batik art traveled 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
What is abundant 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 Year 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., and
a special food called "Chili bone" is fragrant and spicy. It 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 guests
I know a few things to pay attention to when going to the Miao people, but not much. The most common thing is that the dating programs for the Miao people are very scary. You will probably have to give up a lot of money to get the bride; and there is the popular Miao cup. I dare not think about it. Wish you a happy trip!