A monster in northern Shaanxi wears a lamb belly towel as a hat.

There are four distinct seasons in northern Shaanxi, and vinegar is hot in summer. When working, wrap it in a towel to cool down and absorb sweat. It's freezing in winter, so it's better to wear a towel on a sheep's stomach than a big cotton hat. In spring and autumn, the yellow sand is all over the sky, and the towel on the sheep's stomach has become the best dust-proof headscarf. The temperature difference between morning and evening in northern Shaanxi is large. People in northern Shaanxi believe that the head is the place where the human body is most afraid of cold. The head is not cold and the body is safe. Therefore, people in northern Shaanxi formed the habit of tying towels on sheep's bellies.

Two monsters in northern Shaanxi, potatoes are not vegetables.

The barren land in northern Shaanxi is suitable for potato growth. Since ancient times, potatoes have become the staple food of people in northern Shaanxi.

The three monsters in northern Shaanxi dig holes for their homes.

In the history of northern Shaanxi, the Han nationality and the northern minorities lived together. There are many bonfires, and people often have to move and take refuge. Most people only dug three earthen kilns, and they could settle down. War broke out together and abandoned them. Cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi have become the main residential buildings for people in northern Shaanxi because of their simple excavation, low cost, warm winter and cool summer.

Four monsters in northern Shaanxi, the donkey walks fast and obliquely.

Donkeys are the main means of transportation and farming partners of people in northern Shaanxi. When the donkey leans on it, it feels that the owner is just sitting on its back for a while and may come down at any time. As long as he runs hard, the master will dismount. So a monster appeared in northern Shaanxi, and it quickly walked past the donkey.

Five eccentrics in northern Shaanxi sing sour songs and fall in love.

Sour songs are also folk songs. Life in northern Shaanxi is romantic, and emotions are mostly expressed by folk songs. Love between men and women is inseparable from folk songs to express their feelings. Singing folk songs and falling in love is the most beautiful thing in northern Shaanxi.

Six monsters in northern Shaanxi, mutton is not sold by the piece.

People in northern Shaanxi have nomadic blood in their chests, and their eating habits are also nomadic. Eating meat in large pieces and drinking in large bowls is a strange phenomenon in trading, that is, people in northern Shaanxi always buy mutton piece by piece, and a sheep is divided into four pieces according to its four legs, which is the smallest unit selling mutton and will never be divided again.

2. Highlands in England refers to Scotland, and there are many traditional customs from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day. The custom before midnight includes cleaning the room on 65438+February 3 1 day (dumping the burnt coal ash in the era of widespread coal burning). There is also a superstition that all debts must be paid off before midnight strikes. Traditionally, after midnight, people will sing Auld Lang Syne written by the famous poet robert burns.

The first guest who visits the host's house after midnight becomes the "first foot": in order to ensure the host's good luck, the first guest should be a man with dark hair (since Viking times, when a stranger with blond hair walks into your house, it means trouble), and he should symbolically bring some coal, shortbread, salt, black bread and whiskey.

Ancient wedding customs in Scotland: The wedding customs of Scots have undergone many changes with the changes of history. In modern Scottish weddings, we can still see traces of some traditional customs, but some traditional customs that have ceased to exist for many years are more interesting.

On Bala Island, people will sprinkle water on the wedding bed to bless the couple. In Maldives, the bride and groom should sleep in the stable on their wedding night. However, in Louis, newcomers have to live with their parents for a week before they can return to their own homes. Celtic custom, which originated from pagan ceremony, has been a part of wedding ceremony for many years. The bride and groom will tear off their tartan shawls and tie them together, symbolizing the union of two families.