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The Yao Nationality |
| Population: 2,5014 | |
| Major area of distribution:
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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| Language: Yao | |
| Religion: Shamanism and Animatism | |
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Major Festival : Spring Festival, Kitchen God Festival, Tomb-sweeping Day, Danu Festival, Shuiwang Festival |
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Yao nationality distributes in six provinces, and majority of them live in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They have their own language and they can also speak mandarin. Their oriJing can ascend to Qin Dynasty. The recordation was getting more in the Song Dynasty. The relationship with other nationalities became close in their developing. There is some difference among the branches. Their costume is colorful. In Nandan County of Guangxi, the Yao men wear white bloomers, so they are called ‘ Baiku Yao’. In Liannan area, Guangdong Province, some of men keep long hair and coiled it up covered with red cloth, several pheasant feather stick in head, which show their handsome pose. The women of yaos are different two, some of them wear short jacket with no collar in upper body, but others are in long coat. In some area three arc silver hairpin is decorated on head, which sometimes weigh half a kilogram.
Headgear is colorful. No matter men or women like to wrap hair in shape of basin with long black cloth and they think the bigger it is the beautiful it is. When festival, women will comb hair into a kind shape of tine with colorful handkerchief. Men wrap white coif. Hairstyle is colorful, no matter men or women like to wrap hair into shape of basin with long black cloth, and they think the long it is, the beautiful it is. When festival, women will comb hairstyle into shape of needle and covers with colorful designed handkerchief. A man will tangle a piece of white handkerchief, which is embroidered red and yellow flowery device on both sides and in the middle; the middle device will be on the top and both sides droop on the ears, a triangular earring hung on the left ear. The Yaos’ are hospitable. Hanging bags on when enter door is a custom. When a visitor goes into a family, he should put his bag on the wall of the hall, and then the master will invite you to have a meal. If you don’t understand that traditional rule, you would be refused and no one will entertain you. The staple-food is multiplicity. In Guibei area, Dayou Tea prevails, the way of which is to fry tea with oil and salt, it is to mix fried soybean. Someone take it as lunch. A kind of Guipiao wine is for distinguished guests, which is made from glorious rice. It taste sweet and fine. The more a guest drink, the happier the master will be. Kill domestic animal can not let the visitor know until when it is cooked well. Chicken, meet and salt will be placed in bowls, no matter guests or masters must have all in turn, otherwise it will be thought look down on the masters. After a meal, chopsticks will be hung up with both hands to show respect.
Festival is very much on every month. There are Spring Festival, Kitchen God Festival, Tomb-sweeping Day, Danu Festival, Shuiwang Festival and so on. In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Area, Danu Festival is more important, which is said to remember the fight against Tusi. Shuiwang Festival is held on every three or five years on traditional Chinese calendar October 16, it is for young people to fall in love. |
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Yao Nationality
A lot of taboo is in their daily life. In morning, don’t speak strange word. A woman who has a baby in thirty-three days will not allowed to carry on water. When parents are dead, children are prohibited to sit on wooden stool and sleeping in beds. For a guest, to praise fat cattle is a disaster. Speak rude before a woman is bad. A hall cannot be in with straw sandals and to be spited.Leave a Reply
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