Customs and human feelings in Guangxi

On the basis of concentrating their folk literature, music, dance and skills, the Zhuang people created Zhuang drama. Tonggu is the most representative folk musical instrument of Zhuang nationality. Agriculture is the pillar of Zhuang nationality, and the famous Sanqi, Gecko and fennel oil are well-known specialties in Zhuang area. The output of sugarcane in Guangxi ranks first in the country.

Zhuang nationality is a hospitable nation. In the past, any guest in Zhuang village was regarded as a guest in the whole village. Often several families take turns to invite them to dinner, and sometimes five or six families have a meal. Usually, we have the habit of visiting each other. For example, if a family kills pigs, we will invite everyone in the village to have a meal. Be sure to prepare wine for the guests at the table, which will be very grand. The custom of toasting is to have a drink. Actually, a white porcelain spoon is used instead of a cup.

When guests arrive home, they will try their best to give them the best accommodation, especially the elderly and new guests. When eating, you must wait for the oldest old man to sit down before eating; The younger generation must not eat the dishes that the elders have not touched; When serving tea and rice to elders and guests, you must hold it in your hands, not in front of the guests or behind your elders' backs. Those who finish eating first should say "enjoy your meal" to their elders and guests before leaving; The younger generation can't eat the whole table.

The old people in Lu Yu You Yue should be called "Grandpa" for men and "Grandma" or "Old Lady" for women. When you meet a guest or a person with a heavy load, you should take the initiative to make way. If you encounter the burden of the elderly, you should take the initiative to help and send it to break up. Zhuang people are taboo to kill on the first day of the first lunar month; Young women in some areas avoid eating beef and dog meat; For the first three days (some for the first seven days), women were forbidden to let outsiders in; Women who have not yet given birth to a full moon are forbidden to visit their homes. Holidays and festivals

Zhuang people believe in primitive religion, offering sacrifices to their ancestors, and some people believe in Catholicism and Christianity. Famous festivals include the annual "March 3rd" Song Festival. The most grand festival of Zhuang nationality is the Spring Festival, followed by the Ghost Festival on July 15, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Tomb-Sweeping Day on March 3 and August 15, as well as the Dragon Boat Festival, the Double Ninth Festival, the annual flavor, the winter solstice, the ox soul and the cooking stove. There are festivals almost every month.

Generally speaking, the preparations for the Spring Festival began after the stove was delivered on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Twenty-seven pigs were slaughtered, 28 packages of zongzi were made and 29 bazan were made. On New Year's Eve, the most distinctive dish is the whole boiled rooster, which is a must for every family. On New Year's Day, you can drink glutinous rice wine and eat glutinous rice balls (a kind of dumpling without stuffing, with sugar in the water when cooking). After the second day of the lunar new year, you can visit relatives and friends and pay New Year greetings to each other. The food given to each other includes bazin, zongzi and rice candy, which lasted until the fifteenth Lantern Festival. In some places, the whole Spring Festival doesn't end until the 30th day of the first month.

According to the past custom, March 3 is the day to sweep graves. At that time, every family will send people with colorful glutinous rice and eggs to worship and sweep the graves, and the elders will preach the family history and patriarchal clan rules and have a picnic. And folk songs are also very lively. After 1940, this tradition gradually developed into an organized song competition, and the atmosphere became more grand and warm. Other festivals also have their own dietary customs, such as eating ducks in the Central Plains, eating zongzi in the Dragon Boat Festival and eating rice cakes in Chongyang.