What are the customs of Miao nationality?

Miao is a hardworking, brave, simple and honest people, and has long formed simple etiquette and traditional morality.

Respecting the elderly is a great virtue of Miao society. In daily life, the younger generation should not call their elders by their first names, but should greet them according to their seniority. When elders or peers enter the room, young people stand up to meet them, let them sit down, and pour tea and cigarettes. When the elders are present, the younger generation is not allowed to speak loudly and give orders. Lu Yu elders and young people take the initiative to make way. If the burden on the elders' shoulders is heavy, they should take the initiative to help and not cross the line. At banquets and public places, the elderly will take their seats first. On holidays, the chicken liver and egg rolls in the banquet will respect the elders on the table.

Helping the poor and helping each other is another social habit of Miao people. During the busy farming season or when building the foundation of a house, relatives, friends and acquaintances will take the initiative to help anyone who has difficulties. When a village encounters a major disaster such as fire or flood, neighboring villages will automatically donate money and materials to help them rebuild their homes. When a family holds a funeral, the whole village will do its best to help them, no matter how far or near, no matter the reward.

Miao people attach importance to feelings and hospitality. Usually willing to accept passers-by, treat each other with oil tea and wine. Every major festival, every time a Lusheng team from other places enters the village, the whole village sends people to meet it and receive it warmly. When guests leave the village, every household will pack their lunch and send them out of the village.

Miao people pay attention to etiquette and credibility. The host can't walk back and forth from the guests at will, and the guests can't be rude. Pedestrians in Lu Yu greet each other whether they know each other or not. Break up with others and say goodbye warmly. Usually, firewood, wood and beehives marked with grass marks are regarded as owners and shall not be disturbed. Miao people have the custom of giving gifts by toasting when they get married. At the end of the banquet that day, the main family set up another seat. There is a 12 bowl on the table, and a laundry list of sour fish, chicken and duck meat stops at the table. The host sat at the table, next to his brother, surrounded by relatives and friends who came to congratulate him. The host starts with uncle, son-in-law, uncle, and then toasts to other relatives and friends one by one. In the past, with coins, guests put gifts into wine bowls and held them to their hosts with both hands. The host drank a little and gave it to the brother next to him. Then he returned a bowl of powdered sugar to the guest and handed him the sour fish and meat. Generally, one sour fish is given as a gift, and several or a basket of sour fish is given as a gift. At present, paper money is used. The guest holds paper money in his hand and puts it in the bowl after the host finishes drinking it. But the host can't finish every bowl, so he just gives a hint to the brothers next to him. Then accept the gift money and put it on the table.

During the Miao years, the village played lusheng in the same year, or visited the neighboring village on holidays, and the young men also made this gift for the girls of the host family. After the salute, the two sides sat down to sing and often stayed up all night. Young men and women have the habit of seeing each other off. On the way, they parted. The man gave the woman money, and the woman gave her a ribbon as a souvenir.