1, clothing

Buyi costumes are mostly blue and blue-white. Before 1970s, men wore headscarves, double-breasted jackets or long-sleeved shirts and trousers. The old man has many robes. After the 1970s, there was no difference between men's wear and Hanfu.

There are many styles of women's wear. At present, the older Buyi costumes are still preserved in Zhenning, Guanling, Puding and Liupanshui: the neckline, shoulders, sleeves and hem are inlaid with brocade and batik geometric patterns; Wear a pleated dress, sewn with blue batik cloth on a white background, and wear all kinds of silver ornaments.

Step 2 prescribe diet

Buyi people take rice as their staple food, and also eat corn, wheat, barnyard grass and buckwheat. I especially like glutinous food, and there are many ways to make it, such as glutinous rice cake, round sugar cake, ear cake, pillow dumpling, triangle dumpling and so on. On holidays, you must eat glutinous rice and give it to friends and relatives.

3. Architecture

Buyi folk houses include buildings, semi-buildings and bungalows. The second half of the half building is a bungalow, the first half is a building, or the left (right) half is a bungalow, and the right (left) half is the architectural pattern of the building. Architecture and semi-architecture are the traditional architectural forms of Buyi people.

Step 4 get married

Historically, the marriage customs of Buyi people vary from place to place. There are marriages arranged by parents and completely independent marriages. According to historical records, Buyi people had their own marriages before the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty, due to the frequent exchanges and cultural exchanges between various ethnic groups, especially the influence of China culture represented by Confucianism, the marriage customs of Buyi people gradually changed, and the marriage was made by parents.

5. Funeral

Before the Qing Dynasty, the funeral of Buyi people was cremation without graves. It was not until the middle of Qing Dynasty that tombs and monuments were gradually built. When the old man died, he paid tribute to his uncle's family and close relatives and friends, and invited the "Bumo" (priest) of his own nation to choose an auspicious day and hold a funeral.

Second, Miao customs and habits

1, clothing

Miao costumes in different places have their own characteristics. Miao men in northwest Guizhou and northeast Yunnan wear patterned linen clothes and wool felt with geometric patterns on their shoulders; In other places, most Miao men wear short coats in winter, with double-breasted or left-breasted trousers, big belts, long blue scarves on their heads and leggings on their feet.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 130 styles of women's wear. The bun and scarf on the head, the color of the clothes, the embroidery pattern, the presence and length of the skirt, etc. , often have different characteristics, not only between provinces, between counties, and sometimes even between villages.

Step 2 prescribe diet

Miao people's dietary customs have their own characteristics. The Miao people in Rongshui, Southeast Guizhou, Xiangxi and Guangxi of Hainan Island take rice as their staple food, as well as corn, sweet potato, millet and other miscellaneous grains. Miao people in northwest Guizhou, south Sichuan and northeast Yunnan live on corn, potatoes, buckwheat seeds and oats. There are many kinds of non-staple food, besides collecting wild vegetables and engaging in fishing and hunting, there are also livestock, poultry, fish, beans, vegetables, fruits and so on.

3. Architecture

Miao people live in compact communities, surrounded by lush trees and bamboo forests, with beautiful scenery. Most villages have stockade gates, and evergreen Baozhai trees are planted in the stockade. The Miao area is rich in wood, so most of the houses are made of wood, and the roofs are made of tiles or Chinese fir bark and thatch. Thin slate roofs are also used in central or western Guizhou.

Step 4 get married

Marriage of Miao nationality is forbidden to intermarry with clan members, mostly intermarry with different surnames, and some people with different surnames can also intermarry. The main form of marriage is autonomous marriage, which used to be arranged by parents. However, young men and women have relatively free love activities before marriage, mostly in festivals or off-seasons. There is a fixed place near the village, where girls from the village and young men outside the village sing. After the two sides are interested, they exchange gifts as tokens of love.

5. Funeral

In the past, the funeral forms of Miao nationality were complicated, including tree burial, hanging coffin burial, cave burial, cremation and burial. Tree burial is to wrap people in bark and hang them on trees after death. This burial custom was adopted by Miao people in Baijiu Township, Jianhe County, Guizhou Province, and it did not gradually disappear until 1950s. The hanging coffin burial custom of a few Miao people in Huishui, Luodian and Wangmo continued until 1930s. Burial has become the main burial method adopted by Miao people today.

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