costume legend and rice festival.

The world is colorful and beautiful, but it is also harmonious because of mutual respect. This is the culture of the world. There are 56 ethnic groups in China, among which the Gelao costume and food festival is a festival with national characteristics and a very beautiful legend. This issue will analyze the Gelao culture for you.

Legend has it that "Luo Yi shoots a lion" and "Luo Ying tames cattle" are very popular among the Mulao people. Legend has it that a long time ago, the ancestors of Mulao people were often attacked by animals. The hard-won crops were destroyed by various wild animals before they were harvested, and people complained bitterly.

There is a Mulao hero named Luo Yi. He was so strong that he shot an arrow. They forced him to conquer wild animals. She caught many wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, but with little success. An old man told him that the lion is the king of all animals. As long as the lion is subdued, other wild animals dare not run around.

Luo yi is determined to subdue the lion. One day, he came to the mountains and waited for the lion to come out. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise. Three big lions rushed out of the mountain. Se drew her bow and made three arrows. Shoot a lion. The arrow on the lion's leg. Se shouted, "the lion king in the mountains, don't be wild again! I want you to take care of all the animals and protect my farm. " From then on, the three lions guarded the fields day and night, and never dared to run amok again.

Later, Ying Luo, Luo Yi's daughter, tamed the bison and began to let them plow the fields. Since then, the fields have become wider and wider and the harvest has become better and better. In order to commemorate the achievements of Luo Yi's father and daughter, the Mulao people call the winter of leap year "Food and Clothing Festival" to celebrate the Mulao people's well-fed life.

During costumes and festivals, the Mulao people not only kill chickens, wrap jiaozi, buy cakes, sing and dance, but also hold grand sacrificial ceremonies. People use ribbons to hang the longest and fullest ears of glutinous rice on the wall of the sacrifice hall. The table is filled with buffalo, cow models and colorful dumplings, which are made of taro, sweet potato, liqueur, sesame, soybean, peanut, pepper, star anise and 12 other spices, symbolizing the prosperity of five crops and six animals. At the beginning of the sacrificial ceremony, the singer sang. He waved a bamboo whip at the cow and danced pentagonal dumplings around the table. Excited people sang and danced with the drums to celebrate the harvest of the year and pray for a better harvest in the coming year.