The story of unity and friendship among ethnic minorities

There is a legend in the Yao family: "Pangu opened the sky, Lu Ban built a wall, the king of grain delivered food, and the king of cattle plowed the fields." Yao's ancient books "Pan Tian Da Ge" and "Bang" said: "In the two years of the great flood, everything in the world was flooded, leaving only Fuxi brothers and sisters hiding in the gourd floating on the water. Only in this way can mankind continue. Later, Pan Wang went to the temple and gave all the mountains in the world to the Yao people to cut seeds and live and work in peace. However, in Yaoshan area, entering the barren land is still in jeopardy despite people's hard work. One year, Taibai Venus went down the mountain to visit the people's feelings, and saw that the Yao family lived in the mountains from generation to generation, slash and burn, and life was difficult, so he told heaven. The Jade Emperor sent the king of grain down to earth, and the king of cattle down to earth to plow the fields. Since King Niu came to the world, the Yao family began to farm and grow crops, and the weather was favorable every year and the crops were bumper. In order to thank Niu Wang, the Yao family took the day when Niu Wang came down to earth (the eighth day of the fourth lunar month) as the traditional festival of Niu Wang's birthday.

Legend of Miao Lusheng

The young man never leaves the sheng, and the girl never leaves the needle; It's not Da Heng (young man) of Miao nationality who can't blowing sheng, and it's not Da Pei (girl) of Miao nationality who can't embroider. Lusheng, called "Gix" in Miao language in eastern Guizhou, and "Ghenb" in Miao language in Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan, is made of bamboo. Each Lusheng has six tubes, and there are "three tubes of Lusheng in Song Lusheng, and the spoon is empty; The description of "one scoop and six sticks, blowing to the boom", together with dialects and costumes, is an important symbol to distinguish the branches of Miao language. According to Miao legend, in ancient times, when there was no one in the world, the Emperor of Heaven sent his little daughter Gou Su to the earth to create everything. One day, Jia and Xiong (Chinese fir and bamboo) came to heaven and asked the emperor for some entertainment equipment. Gou Jian, the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, cut off her six fingers and one arm and made a lusheng. She died of bleeding. Tiandi was very sad. So he joined Lu Sheng with Jia and Xiong and said, "This is your mother. Everything will go through her (permission) in the future, and she will bring you happiness. "Miao family has lived a stable, happy and happy life since they had Lusheng.

Almost every Miao village generally has lusheng, which is a sign of whether a village is happy or not. In Miao villages in Danzhai, Sandu, Rongjiang, Leishan and other places in Guizhou, the Lusheng team consists of awn pipes and six kinds of Lusheng, including large, medium, medium, small and extra small. Unlike other lusheng, awn tube has no six tubes. It's just a round tube three or four feet long with a small bamboo tube in it and a bamboo tube in its mouth.

The legend of wrapping the head of Yao nationality

Legend has it that a long time ago, Wang Ping was in charge of the world in Beijing, and the world was peaceful. There is a big dog with spotted fur in the palace, named Dragon Dog, and Ping Wang loves it very much. Later, a purple jade who was far away from overseas rebelled against the world and sent troops to judge the king from time to time. The war has been going on for many years, but the purple king can't be defeated. King Ping posted a placard announcing to the world that whoever can beat the Purple King will not only get an official reward, but also get his most beautiful third daughter. None of the ministers and officials of the Qing Dynasty dared to expose the list.

One day, when Dragon Dog saw the placard, he jumped up, opened the placard and went to the temple to see King Ping with his mouth in his mouth. When Wang Ping saw the announcement, he asked, "Are you capable of beating the Purple King?" Dragon dog nodded several times. Wang Ping was pleasantly surprised, so he gave a sumptuous banquet to bid farewell to Dragon and Dog. After eating Wang Ping's banquet, Dragon Dog set off immediately, like flying clouds. After seven days and seven nights, I swam across the vast sea and finally arrived in the country of the purple king, all the way to the golden palace. The purple king sat in the court. When he saw the dragon dog, he was very happy to know that it was Wang's pet dog. He said to the ministers, "Look, all the dragons and dogs raised by King Ping have fled to our country. It can be seen that Ping Wang has lost the hearts of the people at home, and victory is not far away for us. " Since then, Yu Zi has always left the dragon and the dog in the palace, and was inseparable from him.

One day, the purple king went to the toilet, and the dragon and dog took advantage of it and pounced on it. They immediately bit off the purple Lord's head and flew back to China to appear before the king. The king summoned his ministers to identify the head. When I learned that this was indeed the head of the Purple King, commenting on Wang Daxi was like taking away a heart disease, so I held a big banquet and rewarded the dragon and dog with a lot of gold and silver. But the dragon and the dog don't look at these treasures and want to marry the princess. Commentator Wang knew what he meant, but he was embarrassed: How could the princess marry a dog? So I had the idea of a broken marriage, and I was depressed all day. Knowing this, the clever princess sincerely advised her father, "You should act according to the previous announcement and don't break your word. Breaking faith will be a joke in the world and is not good for the country. " And expressed his willingness to marry the dragon dog. Wang Ping accepted the princess's suggestion and personally arranged the marriage between the princess and the dragon dog.

After marriage, the husband and wife have always been very loving and affectionate, and everyone feels strange. One day, the princess's mother talked to her about it, and the princess revealed the secret of the dragon and dog. She said to her mother, "Dragon dog is a dog by day and a handsome man by night;" The spotted hair on his body turned into a splendid robe at night, so our relationship is very good. "Mom said," Since dragons and dogs can become people at night, they should also become talents during the day. "Then someone will inherit your father's career." The queen told the king about it, and the king said, "Can dragons and dogs become people? Great! I made him king in Nanjing. " The queen told the princess the meaning, and the princess consulted with the dragon and dog. Dragon dog told the princess to steam him in a steamer for seven days and seven nights, and then he could shed his hair and become a man. The princess did as the dragon dog said. But after steaming for six days and six nights, the princess couldn't help but worry. She was afraid of steaming her husband to death, so she opened the lid. Ah! I see that Dragon Dog has become a handsome and mighty young man. According to legend, this young man is the primitive ancestor of Yao nationality. However, due to insufficient steaming time, the hair on the head, armpit and foot embryo has not been taken off. But the lid has been opened, so we can't steam it any more, so we have to wrap the hair and shin with cloth. As a result, the Yao people have used cloth buns for generations, which has been passed down to this day. After Dragon Dog became a man, Wang Ping kept his promise and made him king of Pan Hu. The princess's dowry also contains many gold, silver, jewels, silks and satins.