How to distinguish Dai nationality from other nationalities?

The characteristics of the Dai nationality mainly include the following aspects:

1 faith

In terms of religion, the Dai people in the frontier generally believe in Southern Buddhism, belonging to Hinayana Buddhism, while retaining the remnants of primitive worship of ghosts and gods. Dai people in mainland China worship "Dragon God" and "Dragon Tree", and religious professionals "Bo Meng" and "Shi Niang" perform divination and cure diseases on behalf of others. In Jinggu and other areas, there are also people who believe in Buddhism in the upper class.

2. clothes

Dai women in Xishuangbanna wear white or scarlet underwear with small waist, wide hem and various tube skirts. Women in Dehong, mangshi and other places wear light-colored big-breasted jackets, trousers and small waists before marriage, and change them into double-breasted jackets and black skirts after marriage.

Dai men wear collarless double-breasted or large-breasted small sleeve jackets, long-sleeved trousers, blankets when it is cold, and white or green cloth on their heads. The custom of male tattoos is very common, which not only shows courage, but also can ward off evil spirits, protect the body and decorate the body.

Step 3 prescribe diet

The Dai people's staple food is rice. Dehong area eats japonica rice, Xishuangbanna and other places like to eat glutinous rice, which is usually eaten immediately. The famous fragrant bamboo rice of Dai people is also called bamboo rice. Dai people also eat insects. There are many kinds of insects in the hot and humid areas of Dai nationality. Eating with moss is a unique flavor dish of Dai people. Raw, fresh, sour, spicy and wild are the characteristics of Dai cuisine.

4. Architecture

Gan Lan architecture is the characteristic of Dai folk houses. Dai bamboo houses in Xishuangbanna and Dehong Ruili have unique styles. The building is nearly square, with two floors. People live on the upper floor, about 7 feet from the ground, and there is no wall on the lower floor, which is used for raising livestock and stacking things. The top is double oblique and covered with woven "grass rafts".

5. Language and writing

Dai nationality has its own national language, which is called Dai language, Thai language, Lao language, etc. Because of its distribution, it belongs to the Taiwanese branch of the Dong-Tai language family of Sino-Tibetan language family (Zhuang-Dong language family).

5. Wushu

In Xishuangbanna Dai language, Wushu is called "Fenzheng", and in Dehong area, Wushu is called "Jiaquan". In the past, when Dai people were 14 or 15 years old, they usually had to learn several sets of martial arts moves to defend themselves, enemies and wild animals. Yongle village, Tengchong County, is known as the "hometown of wearing martial arts".

Extended data:

Dai customs:

1, closing date, opening date

The closing day, called "Howasa" in Dai language, is fixed on September 15 in Dai calendar (mid-July in Gregorian calendar). Kaimen Festival, called "Onvasa" in Dai language, is fixed on the day of 65438+February 65438+May (Gregorian calendar 65438+1mid-October). During these two festivals, men, women and children from all villages will hold a grand Buddha worship activity in the Buddhist temple, offering food, flowers and coins to the Buddha, chanting scriptures and dripping water in front of the Buddha, and praying for the Buddha's blessing.

2. Water-splashing Festival

The Water-splashing Festival of the Dai people over the years is a traditional festival of the Dai people. Dai language is called "Sanggan Bimai" or "Lenghe Sanggan Language", which means June New Year. The time is in late June or early July of Dai calendar (mid-April of Gregorian calendar). It was held on 10 day after Tomb-Sweeping Day, symbolizing "the best day".

3. Flower Street Festival

The biggest festival of Huayao Dai is the "Flower Street Festival" on the 13th day of the first lunar month. On this day, thousands of young men and women gathered in Flower Street from the surrounding villages.

Step 4 get married

The prominent feature of Dai family and marriage in history is hierarchical marriage. There is a strict hierarchical marriage between chiefs, and polygamy is prevalent. Tusi also abused farmers' wives and daughters by virtue of their power. Most farmers have a patriarchal monogamous family, and parents and unmarried children are family members. There are differences in social development in different places, so there are also differences in family and marriage patterns.

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