Why do the Zhuang people like to use folk songs to get married? What about deaf and mute people?

The Zhuang ethnic group originated from the land of Baiyue in the Qin Dynasty and has a history of 2,000 years. It has its own unique cultural customs that have continued to accumulate over time.

They have their own unique clothing and eating habits, wrapping food in bamboo leaves or lotus leaves. The Zhuang people used to live in the Lingnan area, where the climate is humid, there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants, and the miasma is relatively heavy. Among them, singing folk songs is also a very common custom among them. Because they have their own unique language adverbials, they also have their own unique folk songs. The reason for singing folk songs is that when villagers are working in the fields, in order to relieve their inner pressure and liven up the atmosphere during the break, they will shout at the top of the hill, and may get a response from the villagers on the other side of the hill. Because the distance between mountains is still relatively long, and the Zhuang people have a sparse population and live far away, they basically rely on roaring to communicate. They have their own unique language, so they use Zhuang when singing folk songs.

The lyrics they sing are also important expressions of their own thoughts and feelings. Folk songs are mostly antiphonal, and the meaning of the lyrics is relatively high-profile. Young people of the Zhuang ethnic group will use it as a good way to express their love for girls. Until now, the Zhuang people still have their own unique singing fair, which is held on March 3rd of the lunar calendar every year. This gathering is generally divided into two types. Now in the field, people mainly find their loved ones by singing folk songs. The songs at night are mostly historical and production-related songs. Deaf-mute people can choose their bride by throwing hydrangeas. They don't just sing at exclusive festivals.

On some important festivals, such as the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival, everyone will gather together to sing folk songs to express blessings. It is said that folk songs can ward off diseases and eliminate disasters. Girls of the Zhuang ethnic group make hydrangeas before the Song Fair Festival and give them to the people they like on that day. Therefore, this is also an important festival for blind dates. Singing folk songs is a unique spiritual civilization created by the Zhuang people.

This is a very national characteristic and an important custom worthy of preservation and inheritance. This also welcomes many tourists to visit, forming a unique tourism landscape of the Zhuang people.