Excuse me, who knows the custom of Lijiang New Year?

Lijiang, Yunnan, is known as a tourist attraction and a paradise for lovers! Has a very special folk custom.

Most of them are Naxi people. I am a staff member of a travel agency. Let me give you some advice!

It's best to avoid the rush hour when going to Lijiang, because it's not only expensive but also difficult to guarantee the service!

The Spring Festival is also the peak, so you should pay attention to many things when you go.

Then I'll talk about the customs of Lijiang below, and finally I wish you all a good time!

Naxi language

Naxi people mainly live in Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, and the rest are distributed in Weixi, Zhongdian, Ninglang, Deqin, Yanbian, Yanyuan, Muli in Sichuan and Zhikang in Tibet. Naxi nationality was originally a branch of the ancient Qiang nationality in northwest China, and migrated to Lijiang in the 3rd century.

As early as 1000 years ago, Naxi people created the precious cultural heritage of this nation-Dongba hieroglyphs and Dongba scriptures written in this language. Dongba hieroglyphics, called "Sen Gill" in Naxi language, have been praised as "ancient Naxi encyclopedia" by Chinese and foreign scholars. 1957 designed the Latin alphabet.

Naxi people are mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and handicrafts, and Lijiang horses are famous all over the country. Now there are small and medium-sized enterprises such as machine maintenance, coal mining, power generation, fertilizer, motor and light industry. There are many kinds of medicinal materials and specialties produced on both sides of Jinsha River.

Naxi people generally believe in Dongba, and some people believe in Lamaism.

custom

Naxi people are very hospitable. Whenever they come back from hunting, all pedestrians on the road will get a share of their prey. When guests come to the door, the host will cook six or eight dishes to entertain them.

Taboos are: you must dismount before riding to the village, and you can't tie your horse to the place where you worship heaven; Can't step on a tripod, can't turn the dust in the stove; When offering sacrifices to heaven, ancestors and the god of war, outsiders are forbidden to watch. Never sit on the threshold and cut things on the threshold with a knife and axe. Some places also avoid singing folk songs at home; Don't kill cows, pretend to be horses and pretend to be cocks at dawn; Avoid dog meat.

marriage customs

Most Naxi men and women engage in social activities during festivals. After young men and women get to know each other, they are arranged by a matchmaker. After both parents got married, the man asked the matchmaker to give the woman two cups of tea, four or six boxes of sugar and two liters of rice. In some places, two pieces of salt are added to express vows of eternal love and engagement. When engaged, a wedding reception will be arranged, which lasts for 3-5 days. At that time, both men and women will hold a banquet. There are eight people on the table, and the next eight people are invited by the groom to sit down on their knees, then play music and serve food. When the third course was served, the wedding began. On the fifth course, the bride and groom propose a toast to the guests. After the banquet, the host and relatives should stand outside the door and close the door for the guests.

Dietary customs

Naxi people eat three meals a day. Generally, we have steamed bread or boiled Baba for breakfast, while Chinese food and dinner are rich, including one or two kinds of stir-fry, pickles and soup. Especially the beef soup pot and dry bar of the Hui nationality that night. There are many kinds of vegetables in Pingba and mountainous areas, and they should be on the market at four o'clock. Potatoes, cucumbers and melon beans are widely planted in mountainous areas, and various famous dishes with local characteristics are made. Such as: steamed Cordyceps duck, shellfish hen, Tianma chicken, etc. Among them, the traditional dish of Naxi nationality "Fermented Tricholoma matsutake" is a special dish made of Tricholoma matsutake cover, filled with minced meat and steamed as a sacrifice, especially for ancestors to eat.

The meat quality is mainly pork, and pork is mostly made into bacon, especially the pipa pigs in Lijiang and Yongning, which can be preserved for several years to more than ten years without deterioration. Take Baba or Baba Temple with you when you go out to work. Sit around the table when eating, and like to move to a sunny place to eat in winter.

Typical foods include: Lijiang ham Baba, linen, Saussurea involucrata, Lichun copper hotpot, Lijiang barbecue Baba and so on.

Holidays and festivals

Naxi people use the lunar calendar to mark the year. The main festivals are Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Duanyang Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Torch Festival, Dragon King Temple Fair in March and Mule and Horse Fair in July. Many festivals, such as Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, are almost the same as the local Han festivals. The Spring Festival is the biggest traditional festival, accompanied by many sacrificial activities.

Besides Chinese New Year, Naxi people have many sacrificial activities. The most grand ceremony is "Naxi Sacrifice to Heaven", which is usually held in the first month or the middle of the first month. At that time, it is necessary to choose a sacrifice site. Dongba Church teaches people to be priests and slaughter the pigs in turn. Every household should donate barley and wheat to make wine and bait. When offering sacrifices, all the animals are sacrificed, and all the people present should wash their hands and stand at attention with incense. After the sacrifice, use pig blood enema, pig's head and viscera to cook soup, and then eat it according to households. Three days after the big sacrifice, every family will have a small sacrifice. There is also "Sacrificing Three Flowers (Land Lord)". Naxi people believe that three flowers belong to sheep. Every year on February 8th and August, the sheep festival, the whole sheep are sacrificed, and the Naxi people in Lijiang area take hot pot to have a picnic in a scenic place.