Communication taboos of Yi people

The taboos of Yi people's communication are: there are strict restrictions on the contact between father-in-law and daughter-in-law. First of all, direct contact is forbidden. You can only stay at a respectful distance from others and not look at each other. The father-in-law is present, and the daughter-in-law can't talk and laugh. Do not touch your head casually. The head is the noblest thing, and it is human dignity. Touching your head is disrespectful to people. No horses, mules, dogs, cats, monkeys, snakes, frogs and other animals.

1. The contact between father-in-law and daughter-in-law is strictly restricted. First, no direct contact. You can only stay at a respectful distance from others without looking at each other. The father-in-law is present, and the daughter-in-law can't talk and laugh.

Don't joke casually between brothers and sisters-in-law, let alone say rude words, keep a certain distance, don't touch and respect each other.

Outsiders and women are not allowed to go in and out of the inner room casually with the spirit tablet. In Yi folk houses, there are ancestral tablets and altars on the wall above the right side of the fire pit, which is the most exquisite and sacred forbidden area.

No one can cross the fireplace, because it is the center of indoor activities of Yi people, the starting point of life and the continuation of hope. Walking through the fireplace is a trampling on life and a discrimination against the host family.

5, riding a horse can not directly enter the village, but can not enter the door, you must dismount at the intersection of the village and the courtyard, avoid putting on airs; Because I rode into the village and entered the door, I naturally left my reason at my feet. Going forward will only lower my prestige.

6. Don't touch your head casually. The head is the noblest, it is human dignity, and it is disrespectful to people. In the past history, pulling hair was a kind of corporal punishment after a foul, and it was considered a shameful thing to be touched.

7. It is forbidden for pregnant women under the full moon to visit, for fear of washing away the blessings, getting into trouble and bringing disaster to others.

8. Don't use compliments such as "fat", "heavy" and "beautiful" for your baby.

9. Don't talk openly about defecation, farting and having children in front of everyone, not to mention the language with similar sexual genitalia in the mantra.

10, fast horses, mules, dogs, cats, monkeys, snakes, frogs and other animals.