The origin of Miao nationality

Miao nationality can be traced back to the legend of Yanhuang five or six thousand years ago.

At that time, the Jiuli Tribal Alliance, headed by Chiyou, appeared in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, while the other two major tribal groups, headed by Yan Di Shennong and Huangdi Xuanyuan, were formed on the Shaanxi-Gansu Loess Plateau.

Yan Di and Huangdi developed from west to east along the Yellow River, and successively fought against Chiyou in Zhuolu area. Chiyou defeated Emperor Yan first. "Chasing the emperor human-god, for zhuolu, nine horns. Later, Yan Di and the Yellow Emperor jointly defeated Chiyou. " In Xuanyuan's time, Chiyou was the most violent and could not be cut, so the Yellow Emperor became a vassal and fought Chiyou in the field of Zhuolu, so the birds killed Chiyou.

After the death of Chiyou, the world was in chaos, and the Yellow Emperor painted a portrait of Chiyou to deter the world and make it stable. However, after the defeat of Chiyou Jiuli Group, most of them migrated to the south and began the migration history of Miao nationality. Up to now, the legend of Chiyou has been widely circulated among the Miao people, who always believe that Chiyou is their ancestor.

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Miao customs are very unique, the most famous of which is the legend of "jumping on the moon":

According to an ancient Miao legend, Moon is a loyal, honest, hardworking and brave young man. There is a beautiful young girl named Shuiqing. She turned down 99 young men who proposed to her in Jiujiuzhou and fell in love with the moon. Finally, she also experienced all kinds of hardships made by the sun, and finally happily combined with the moon.

In order to commemorate their happy love, Miao parents have danced Miao songs and dances in the Mid-Autumn Festival night for generations, bathed in the glory of the moon, and called this custom "jumping on the moon". Young men and women look for each other's sweetheart in the "jumping on the moon" and pour out their feelings, saying that they should be as pure and bright as water and the moon and have a good relationship forever.

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of finding children is still popular in many places. This is the embodiment of ancient fertility worship. This is because the moon belongs to the Yin, that is, the goddess, and there are activities to pursue love, so the custom of seeking children is circulating in the Mid-Autumn Festival custom. Customs of finding children vary from place to place.

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