Wine Customs in Miao and Dong Villages

In Dong Village, Miao Township, Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, there is a rule called "no wine, no courtesy, no table". Every family has one or two jars of glutinous rice wine, which is about twenty or thirty degrees. Wine custom is an important part of Miao and Dong folk culture. There are often wine announcements (toasts), toasts, village wines (Leishanlande 12 village wines), door wines, welcome wines and farewell wines in festivals. There are wedding wine, farewell wine, wine exchange (toast), wine song wine, engagement wine and Haier wine. A white wedding reception, eg when an old man dies. ), there are condolence wine, funeral wine, reward wine, farewell wine and sacrifice wine. Daily banquet, there are Huotang wine and iron wine (iron). There are also blood wine (blood wine) and discussion wine when the alliance is discussing. Earth bowls are generally used as wine glasses. On important festivals and auspicious days, wine utensils are replaced with horns.