1, eating habits

Before the Yuan Dynasty, the Tu people were mainly engaged in animal husbandry, so the food structure was relatively simple, mainly meat and dairy products, and sometimes they also ate highland barley fried noodles. However, after the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the Tu people gradually turned to the agricultural economy, and their diet became mainly highland barley, wheat and potatoes.

2. Belief habits

Most of the Tu people believe in Tibetan Buddhism. At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism was introduced into the Tu area and developed rapidly, especially the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism developed rapidly, and many gelug sect monasteries appeared in the Tu area.

3. Drinking habits

The people of the Tu nationality especially like drinking, which occupies an extremely important position in the life of the Tu nationality and forms a unique wine culture. Historically, almost every family in the Tu nationality can brew "Maomao", which is a low-alcohol highland barley wine.

Extended data:

Turkish taboo:

1 The Tu people are forbidden to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people should throw a handful of grass ash at the moon. But now the Tu people also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the masses. The moon cakes in the Tu areas are steamed by the Tu people themselves, which are big, round and varied, and the patterns on the moon cakes are colorful and unique.

2. Tu people are forbidden to eat donkeys, mules, horses and dog meat.

3, taboo to urinate in the livestock pen.

4. At the same time, it is taboo to count the cattle and sheep of the host family, thinking that this will affect the development of the herd.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tu Nationality