Search the customs of the Shui people.

Shui nationality originated from the ancient "Baiyue" clan, and there was an ancient Chinese character "Shui Shu". Shui people are good at farming, mainly planting rice.

Population: 345993

Distribution:

The Shui nationality originated from the ancient Baiyue clan and distributed in Sandu County of Guizhou, Huangnihe River and Gu Gan of Fuyuan County of Yunnan, Dahe and Long 'an of Yiliang County. In Chinese. China people. The original "water book" was only used by wizards for divination. Advocate black and navy blue.

Custom:

There is a folk custom of respecting the elderly. Whenever there is an old man's birthday, the children of the younger generation should sew a homemade white gown and a white handkerchief to pay tribute to the old man and wish him a long and healthy life. People are buried when they die. The deceased was a woman, and her mother's family had to examine her before being buried. When hanging the pivot, a hall is set up to open a sacrifice, and male and female singers are invited to sing and dance.

Clothing:

Before the founding of New China, the Shui people were in the stage of feudal landlord economy development, mainly focusing on agricultural economy, mainly producing rice and handicrafts, and were good at weaving and dyeing cloth, advocating black and navy blue. This feature is obvious in the costumes of the Shui people. Shui men wear blue shirts with big collars and small hats with melon skins, while old people wear long gowns, black cloth and leggings. Women wear blue, black and blue round neck, wide-sleeved blouse, trousers, knotted waist and embroidered blue shoes.

Daily clothes of women of Shui nationality. Blue coat and trousers with a knot at the waist. Silver jewelry on the chest is only worn on holidays. A married woman carries her baby on her back with a belt. The halter top is exquisitely embroidered, which is also a part of her personal decoration.

Marriage customs:

Marriage is monogamous. In the past, parents arranged everything, but now they are free to fall in love and get married.

Festivals:

In addition to the traditional festivals celebrated by the Shui people like the surrounding Han people, the main festivals of this nation include the Dragon Boat Festival on March 3 (also called the Festival of Sacrificing Heaven) and the Festival of Sacrificing Forests on June 6 and June 24. During the festival, people like to dance bronze drums and Lusheng dances and cook colorful rice. Both men and women like to drink white wine and sweet wine.