Tongren national customs:
1, death knell
No matter whose old man dies, the master will be invited to play the death knell at home.
That night, suona was played high, gongs and drums were loud, and firecrackers continued.
As soon as the bell rang, people from the neighboring village came to attend the funeral.
"Jumping funeral drum" is a kind of pre-coffin dance in which drummers beat drums, singers call songs and dancers pick up songs.
Usually an even number of dancers with more than two people dance in front of the coffin. Dance until * * *, at least 100 people can come, dance and watch.
The dancers took turns dancing until dawn.
2. Discuss the hammer system
Ichiro is a regional village organization composed of different clans, that is, the village commune organization.
Miao people have different names in different places.
Qiandongnan is called "Goulang" or "Gulan", also called "Goulang Conference"; Guangxi is called "Rock Planting Conference" or "Rock Burying Conference"; Most areas in western Hunan are called "joint payment"; Yunnan county is called "Conghui" or "Li Sheji".
3. Elderly management system
Li Lao (or "village elder" or "village elder") is a natural leader in Miao village. He is naturally formed, not elected or hereditary.
There are roughly three levels of old-age care: the old-age care in the village, called "village elders" or "hook", is mainly to mediate disputes in the village; The manager of a drum club (clan), called "drum owner" or "building", mainly mediates and manages disputes within the clan.
4. Lusheng Festival
On the annual Lusheng Festival of Miao compatriots, local Miao compatriots gathered together in festive costumes to carry out ethnic and folk activities such as Lusheng competitions, fireworks, and unmarried young men and women looking for bosom friends, to celebrate the harvest and pray for good weather in the coming year.
All the Lusheng of the Miao nationality in Quanzhai gathered in Lusheng Hall to play in unison, resounding through the sky; Under the echo of the crisp firecrackers, the soaring fireworks bloomed colorful sparks in the sky, and the scene was very lively and spectacular.
5, Nuo opera drama
There are two kinds of dramas of Gelao nationality: Nuo opera and local opera.
Nuo Opera is a kind of exorcism ceremony, which was introduced from the Central Plains. It is called "Nuo Opera" because of its dramatic plot.
When Nuo Opera disappeared in the Central Plains, its activities were still preserved in Guizhou folk.
Nuo opera of Gelao nationality is mainly popular in the north and northeast of Guizhou.
Accompaniment instruments include gongs, drums and horns. Performers must wear masks.
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