Barrow has his own language, but there is no written language. Basically, they are all in Tibetan. Barrow language belongs to Sino-Tibetan language family. Over the years, Loba people have continued their own culture by relying on oral legends handed down by their ancestors. "Golden Armor" is the oldest tune used by Barrow people to tell the national history, which is widely circulated in the local area. Luo people believe in witchcraft. Mainly engaged in agriculture, hunting and archery.
custom
A hospitable host should drink a glass of wine and eat a meal before the guests eat to show that the food is non-toxic and sincere to the guests. If guests come from far away, Barrow people will give them their favorite foods, such as dried meat, barbecue, milk residue, corn wine, buckwheat cakes and peppers. Hunting activities are mostly carried out in groups, and the captured wild animals are evenly distributed.
Dietary customs
The living customs of Barrow people are deeply influenced by Tibetans, and their daily diet and food preparation methods are basically the same as those in Tibetan agricultural areas. I like barbecue, dried meat, milk residue, buckwheat cakes, especially corn and rice balls. I like to eat with pepper. Vegetables include cabbage, rape, pumpkin, turnip and potato. Alcoholism is very common. Besides highland barley wine, corn wine is also often drunk. In hunting, Loba people usually use to extract venom from wild plants and then paint it on arrows to kill wild animals.
festival
Barrow people living in Medog and Milin areas follow the Tibetan calendar, and all festivals and sacrificial activities are not much different from those of Tibetans. But most Loba people use their own conjectured calendars. Due to the scattered residence of Barrow people and inconvenient transportation, the date of New Year's Day varies from place to place, usually after annual labor. Therefore, celebrating the New Year includes celebrating the harvest, welcoming new things and saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
On New Year's Eve, every household will make wine with glutinous rice, kill pigs and sheep, and wealthy families will slaughter livestock. Barrow people in Western Union call New Year's Day "changing old milk", that is, cutting slaughtered pigs, cattle and mutton into pieces and distributing them to people in the same family. In many places, the old custom of "clan gathering" still exists. During the festival, the villagers should bring wine and meat together. People in the village will sit around the floor, drink or eat meat, keep singing and laughing, and engage in various recreational activities.
Marriage custom of Luo nationality
The marriage of Luo people is basically monogamous, and some wealthy families in the tribe generally practice polygamy. Strict implementation of clan marriage and hierarchical marriage system, the sale of marriage is prevalent. Widowed wives usually transfer their rooms to their dead brothers.
Women's status is very low, and the right of inheritance belongs to men. In some Loba tribes, a strict father-son naming system is also implemented.
Funeral custom
The Loba family paid special attention to the mourning for the deceased, trying to comfort the deceased and express their condolences and nostalgia. Burial and tree burial are mostly ways for Barrow people to express their filial piety, with complicated customs and numerous taboos.