Yi women wear cockscomb hats. What does this mean?

On the streets of Kunming, people are often attracted by groups of ethnic minority girls wearing "cockscomb hats" and lace clothes. They are Sameiren, a branch of Yi people. In Wei Chu on the west bank of the Red River, the "cockscomb hat" is also very popular.

The "cockscomb hat" is cut into the shape of cockscomb flowers with hard cloth, embroidered with various flowers and countless (thousands) silver bubbles on the surface cloth. Wearing it on her head, it is silvery and colorful, which makes the hardworking and kind Yi girls look graceful.

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a pair of Yi youths. A woman looks like a beautiful camellia, and a man looks like a beautiful golden bamboo. They go to the mountains to herd sheep during the day and "dance" with their partners at night. The girl whistled, as if whispering her heart. The young man played the role of Qin Yue, and turned the love in his heart into a pledge of eternal love. Young men and women near and far are envious of their love.

At the foot of a mountain, when they went to the forest for a date, they were seen by the devil in the forest. The young man was killed, and the girl didn't want to be humiliated by the devil, so she ran away tactfully. The girl ran on the rugged mountain road under the bright moon and stars, but escaped to a hut. At this moment, the rooster in the village suddenly began to crow, which scared away the devil and saved the beautiful girl. Thus, the girl knows that the devil is afraid of roosters. She immediately picked up a rooster and returned to the forest. In the cock's "wow, wow", her lover woke up. After that, they got married and lived a happy life.

Since then, the story of the rooster driving away the demon king has been widely circulated among the Yi people. The girls wear a "comb hat" symbolizing good luck and happiness on their heads, indicating that the rooster is always with them, and countless silver bubbles represent the stars and the moon, which are always bright. The "cockscomb hat" has been handed down from generation to generation, and the more exquisite it is, the better it will be embroidered. The Yi girls' hatred of evil and yearning for happiness are pinned, which also makes the Yi girls more beautiful and moving.