Folk Customs and Rice Wine of the She People Throughout history, the people of the She people moved around a lot, and their material life was particularly simple.

They "built houses in the valley, cut thatch into tiles, weaved bamboo into fences, and cut down grass to build households."

Generally, they live in thatched houses and wooden houses with tile roofs.

Nowadays, with the changes in the living standards of the She people, more and more people are building small buildings.

Fire cages and fire pits are indispensable to the family life of the She people.

Due to the cold climate in the mountainous areas, the whole family sat around the fire pit to keep warm during the twelfth lunar month of winter.

In the mountainous areas of the She people, there are few paddy fields and more dry land, with less rice planting and more miscellaneous grains.

They generally eat sweet potato rice mixed with rice as their staple food. Pure rice is only used when entertaining distinguished guests. They like to eat dried shrimps, kelp, tofu, etc.

Especially like to drink "rice wine" and "wheat wine".

Clothing The traditional costumes of the She people are colorful and colorful.

The clothing of the She people advocates blue and blue, and the clothing materials are mostly self-woven linen.

Nowadays, the clothing of men of the She ethnic group is no different from that of the Han people, while some women of the She ethnic group in eastern Fujian and southern Zhejiang still have distinctive ethnic styles.

The collar, cuffs and right lapel are mostly decorated with lace, and they have the habit of wearing shorts and leggings.

Especially women's hairstyle is different from that of Han people.

Girls like to tangle red wool with their hair, make it into a long braid, and put it on their head.

Married women generally wear a phoenix crown, which is a small, refined bamboo tube wrapped with a red cloth handkerchief and a red damask one foot long and one inch wide hanging from the bottom.

Women of different ages, old, middle-aged and young, also have black, blue or red yarn tied in their hair.

The crown is decorated with a round silver medal, with three small silver medals hanging on it. It hangs in front of the forehead. The She people call it dragon bun, which means it is the phoenix crown worn by the "three princesses" (legend has it that Emperor Gaoxin put his third princess

Betrothed to Panhu, who had meritorious service in killing dogs and Rongfan kings).

There is also a silver hairpin inserted in the crown, and then a silver necklace, silver chain, silver bracelet and earrings are worn, which makes it look particularly gorgeous and eye-catching.

Before the liberation of marriage customs, marriages and families of the She people generally practiced monogamy and still retained their simple marriage customs.

Generally, people with the same surname do not get married, and the four surnames Pan, Lan, Lei, and Zhong within the same ethnic group marry each other.

Originally, clan exogamy was the traditional marriage custom of the She people.

However, due to the ethnic oppression and discriminatory policies of successive rulers, intermarriage between the She and Han ethnic groups was strictly prohibited, which was once an ethnic rule within the She ethnic group.

After liberation, with the implementation of the policy of ethnic equality and unity, intermarriage between the She and Han ethnic groups increased.

In ancient times, young men and women of the She ethnic group had a tradition of free love, and getting married by singing to each other was a custom of the ancestors of the She ethnic group.

However, with the development of the feudal landlord economy and the influence of the Han people's concept of marriage, the phenomenon of feudal arranged marriages among the She people before liberation was very serious.

After being abolished after liberation, young men and women of the She ethnic group are now basically free to fall in love and marry independently.

The form of burial is earth burial, and the custom of picking up bones and reburying them remains.

Traditional festivals of the She people mainly include the third day of the third lunar month, the Fenlong Festival of the fourth lunar month, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Beginning of Autumn, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Double Ninth Festival, the Spring Festival, etc.

In addition, every year on the 15th day of the second lunar month, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and the 15th day of the eighth lunar month are the ancestor worship days of the She people.

The She family attaches great importance to traditional festivals and ancestor worship. The 15th day of February, July and August every year is the ancestor worship day, and people believe in ghosts and gods.

When worshiping ancestors, two cups of wine, one cup of tea, three meat and three vegetarian dishes, and six bowls of vegetables are required, as well as different seasonal dishes.

During festivals, in addition to the indispensable wine and meat, there are also certain traditional habits about what to eat during each festival.

But no matter what festival is celebrated, glutinous rice cakes must be made.

In addition to killing chickens and ducks, adults also make glutinous rice cakes for their birthdays.

"March 3" is a traditional festival of the She people. It is held every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. Its main activities are to go for an outing in the wild and eat black rice to commemorate the ancestors. It is also called the "Wu Rice Festival".

Black rice is glutinous rice dyed black with the juice of a plant.

According to legend, in the Tang Dynasty, the She nationality leaders Lei Wanxing and Lan Fenggao led the She nationality people to resist the ruling class at that time and were besieged in the mountains by the imperial army.

The soldiers spent the New Year by eating a kind of wild fruit called "Wufan" to satisfy their hunger. On March 3rd of the following year, they broke out of the siege and won the victory. To commemorate them, people regarded March 3rd as a festival and ate "Wufan".

"Rice" means commemoration. During the festival, She people from dozens of miles away with the same clan gather at the singing venue to sing antiphonal songs from morning to dusk. The content is to praise Panhu and commemorate the ancestors. The entire She Mountain is immersed in a sea of ??songs.

In the evening, each family eats "black rice" and performs ancestor worship activities late at night. In addition, during the Spring Festival, the She people also slaughter chickens and pigs and make glutinous rice cakes to wish them good luck in the new year.

Every year (Nian Nian) is sweet. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family worships "Pangu Ancestors". The old man talks about the difficulties of the ancestors in starting a business. Afterwards, the whole family reunites, sings folk songs, and gives gifts. The young men and women go to villages to express their love for each other.

Talking about friendship. Customs and important festivals of the She people. Historically, the people of the She people moved around a lot, and their material life was particularly simple. They "built huts in the valley, weaved bamboos into fences, and cut down grass to make roofs." They generally lived in groups.

Thatch houses and wooden houses with tile roofs. Nowadays, with the changes in the living standards of the She people, more and more people are building small buildings. Fire cages and fire pits are indispensable to the family life of the She people. Due to the cold weather in the mountainous areas, the cold weather in the twelfth lunar month.

The whole family sits around the fire pit to keep warm. In the mountainous areas of the She people, there are few paddy fields and many dry lands. They generally eat sweet potato rice mixed with rice as their staple food. Pure rice is only used when entertaining distinguished guests.

Eat dried shrimps, kelp, tofu, etc. They especially like to drink "rice wine" and "ale wine".