Xishuangbanna tourism-Folk Taboo

1. Don't touch the little monk's head. Hinayana Buddhism in Xishuangbanna says that a person should have a religious life away from his family all his life. Only when he encounters difficulties in social life can he relieve his pain, and he will have a social status from birth to adulthood. When a boy is seven or eight years old, he will become a monk in a Buddhist temple for a period of time and be called a young monk.

Young monks should take care of themselves, work hard, study Buddhist scriptures and conduct strict self-cultivation education in Buddhist temples. Two years later, a man who can return to nature can get married and start a family. If a person who has never been a monk is considered a stranger or a barbarian, he has no position in society and is looked down upon by others. When practicing in the temple, you are not allowed to talk and laugh with women, and outsiders are not allowed to touch the young monk's head. This is completely contrary to the fact that Han people love children to touch their heads. If touched by outsiders (especially women), they will be regarded as enemies. The young monk's self-cultivation time is all invalid, and he must start from scratch. Therefore, if foreign tourists visit temples, they must remember this custom.

2. Bedroom is taboo for Dai people. They are used to living upstairs, and the bedroom and living room upstairs are separated by a wall. The bedroom is divided into small rooms without partitions. Generations have lived in it, separated by mosquito nets, with a certain interval in the middle and separated by doors. No outsiders are allowed to peek at the bedroom. In the past, the custom stipulated that if the master found an outsider peeking at the master's bedroom, that person was the master's door-to-door son-in-law, or worked hard in the master's home for three years. Even female guests must serve in the host's home for three years. Therefore, whether visiting or visiting Dai's home, don't peek into the master's bedroom because of mystery. Although the custom of the past has been broken, peeping into the bedroom is always unpopular.

The living room is forbidden. There are three pillars in the living room upstairs, two beside the living room and one beside the fireplace. Of the two in the bedroom, the outer one is called the auspicious pillar of rest, and the inner one is used after death, called the ascension pillar. When a family member dies, family members rely on this post (regardless of gender) to bathe, dress, wrap their bodies and wait for cremation. It is absolutely forbidden to lean on the fire pit. This is the pillar of Dai's family. If you lean against the post, it shows that you don't respect your master.

You must take off your shoes when you enter the Buddhist temple. After entering the door, you should be seated in the order of seniority and seniority; Dai people think that the threshold is the only way for people and ghosts to pass; You can't use the stool as a pillow, because the stool is only for people to sit on; You can't cross the fireplace with your feet, and you can't move the iron tripod in the fireplace to support the pot at will; You can't bargain with your toes when you buy food in the street. You can't step on the shadows of monks, let alone touch their heads. Dai people think that the head is the leader of people; Go upstairs lightly and don't whistle at night; Don't speak ill of others in public; Women can't go to other people's homes to play after giving birth. If there is a funeral at home, don't go out to anyone's house.

Hani customs are taboo in Hani shanzhai. When relatives, friends or guests visit, the host of the family will take the initiative to go out, warmly welcome them and help them take off their bags and other things. When guests sit down, they are welcome if they hand you a full cup or bowl of powdered sugar. If the guest pours tea for the first time, it is not welcome; If you only pour half a cup or half a bowl of small particles for the first time, it seems that the host is very stingy. When the host pours wine for the guest, he must also pour a cup and take a sip first.

Hospitality Hani people will also take out corn, melon seeds and cigarettes to entertain guests. The host will kill a chicken and cook a pot of chicken porridge with salt, pepper and other seasonings. Chicken porridge is an indispensable delicacy on the table of Hani people. There are many rules when eating porridge. After the banquet, the host gave the chicken head and liver to the guests and the chicken leg to the children among the guests. Show the host's respect and welcome to the guests. When the guests leave, the host will pack some tea, grass and cigarettes for the guests. There must be a B.

6. Yi people's customs and taboos avoid playing tricks; Swear in front of everyone; Yi people avoid saying things like death and injury when they have patients at home; Avoid talking about killing pigs, but talk about catching pigs or getting pigs; Avoid praising babies for being fat, beautiful and heavy; Avoid whistling at night; Avoid eating the meat of primates (bears, dogs, monkeys, cats, etc.). ).) Go into the house and eat their meat; No matter men or women, avoid crossing the fire pit; Prohibit women from crossing men; Don't kill goats at weddings and funerals; Avoid using Artemisia sticks as chopsticks and hitting people; Avoid burning buckwheat cakes on the guest table; When the burnt buckwheat cake is taken out of the phlogistic pool, it is forbidden to turn it over immediately and stick it through; Fasting horses, mules, dogs, monkeys, crows, snakes and frogs; Avoid guest appearances and leave no meat; Avoid serving rice to the host; Avoid putting hoes and axes together; Avoid finding a hoe or axe on your shoulder in the house; Pregnant women should avoid combing the bride's hair and sewing her dowry.