What are the living habits of Miao people?

1, Miao people's dietary customs have their own characteristics: Miao people in Qiandongnan, Xiangxi, Hainan Island, Rongshui, Guangxi and other places 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 and oats.

2. Sour soup is rice soup or tofu water, fermented in a crock for 3-5 days, and then used in cook the meat to cook fish and vegetables. The food preservation of Miao people generally adopts pickling method, and vegetables, chickens, ducks and fish like to be pickled into sour taste.

In some Miao areas, it is forbidden to wash drinks, rice bags and rice pots at any time, and only wash them when eating new rice to show that the old rice has passed away and welcome the new rice. Washing at any time will wash away the family wealth and there is not enough food. Drinking raw water in the mountains should not be directly drunk. You must mark the grass first to show that you are killing sick ghosts.

4. Singing is an ancient way for Miao young men and women to express their wishes and show their talents. The "Pange" of Miao people in Zhaotong area is very interesting. The young man took a fancy to a young woman, so he took two companions of the same age and went to his aunt's house to explain his purpose to her elders.

5. In Miao nationality, the self-entertaining collective song and dance of young men and women is often called "stepping on the hall", but the traditional name of "stepping on the hall" has been basically changed to "Lusheng Dance" because it cannot be separated from the accompaniment of Lusheng.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Miao nationality