The customs and habits of the Baoan people

Bao 'an costumes

Men of the Baoan tribe usually like to wear a hat made of white cloth or black cloth, a white shirt and a blue cloth vest; during festive festivals, they wear a top hat, a lapel robe, and a belt., tie a waist knife, and climb high with riding boots, making them look majestic and elegant. This robe is very similar to the "Tibetan robe", but it is different from the "Tibetan robe" in that it is slightly shorter than the "Tibetan robe" and has "edges" of different widths and colors. The length of the belt is generally three circles around the waist and one foot of sweat is exposed. It is about 12 feet to 15 feet long. Wear a lapel leather coat in winter, which is often brown. Women like brightly colored clothes: most of the upper body is a "waistcoat" on a large placket, the robe is generally just over the knees, and the sleeves and trousers are also equipped with "edging" in different colors. In short, in the past, costumes were all relatively wide and had various "edges". This is the white leather tops worn by men in winter. The edges are often red, making them particularly handsome. In addition, women also like to wear hijab. Girls usually wear green ones, black ones after marriage, and white ones for the elderly.

The marriage of the Baoan people

Before liberation, Baoan families were generally monogamous. The idea of husband power dominates. There is a saying that "heaven is a big day, and a husband is a small day." Women are in a subordinate position in the family and are controlled by men. When handling important things, they must ask their husbands for a "verbal call" and a promise.) If the husband and wife are not on good terms, a man can file for divorce at will, but a woman does not have the right to file for divorce. After divorce, women can remarry, which is commonly known as "the husband marries by their parents, and then she marries by themselves." Women have no right to continue. The man died without children. After the widow remarried, the family property returned to his relatives. After liberation, Baoan men and women gained freedom to marry.

The funeral of the Baoan people

The Baoan people were buried in the ground, but they did not use coffins. Generally, people who died early are buried in the afternoon, and those who died late are buried in the morning, and the "wheat body" bodies will stay for no more than one day at most. After people die, they usually ask the imam to recite sutras, and "grab water" to wash the body),"wear the body" and wrap the body with white cloth), and then move the public cadaver used in the "Ta" mosque to the cemetery for burial. Three days after the burial, the family also went to the tomb to mourn and distributed oil and other food to relatives and friends to show their condolences for the deceased. Before the liberation of marriage, early marriage was prevalent among the Baoan ethnic group. Generally, men could get married at the age of 17 and women at the age of 15. Most marriages are arranged by parents and arranged by matchmakers. The main process is: first, the man asks a matchmaker to ask for marriage, then he hires, identifies relatives, and finally gets married. There are many financial gifts and gifts, and the cost is relatively large. For one item, the price is as low as 50 to 100 yuan. Most wedding choices? The "Main Ma Day" was held. On that day, dozens of people from the man and the Ming Dynasty formed a wedding party. Together with the groom, they led a horse with red colors to the woman to welcome the bride. First, the woman's family said "The Day of the Couple" to say hello.), and then a wedding blessing ceremony was held, and walnuts and red dates were sprinkled. All guests who wished to congratulate each other had to ask for a piece to express the auspicious family happiness, the arrival of red happiness, and the intention of the couple to live in harmony. At the same time, the woman's relatives and friends and young people in the village asked the bridegroom for "Nugumuha? quot;, and he took the people who came to welcome the bride to the courtyard one after another, painted their faces with black pot to express his congratulations. After the event, some of the young people of the woman also accompanied the man to welcome relatives and the man's family, and painted black on the face of the groom's father to express their congratulations. At the same time, he also carried the groom's father back to the woman's house and asked him to sit down in the courtyard. At this time, the groom's father came out to meet and greet his relatives. In addition to saying some polite words, he also knelt down in front of the husband's in-laws and asked for forgiveness for "lax teaching of his daughter" and climbed to the ground to show his willingness to be punished. The in-laws immediately picked up the whip that had been placed next to the banquet and left the woman's house to welcome her back after twenty severe punishments. At this time, the groom began to be sent to the man's home by his own escort team. When the bride leaves home, she must throw five bags of grain to the rear while she is moving to show that she will leave happiness to her parents and repay her gratitude for raising her. When the bride arrived at the man's house, the man's young man intercepted the horse's head and refused to allow him to enter. At this time, some people must open up the bride's escort team, and some people must protect the bride's relatives, drag the bride into the man's door and send it to the new house. At this time, firecrackers were ringing on the roadside in front of the door, and the groom was also standing on the roof of the gate and blasting, expressing good luck and good luck to eliminate disasters and evil spirits. On the night of the wedding, young people in the village gathered in the courtyard to sing "Banquet Song." The songs came one after another, asking questions and answering questions, and the sound was beautiful until late at night. After the bride passed through the house, she did not eat food from the man's house for three days and was delivered by the woman's house to show her parents 'concern for her daughter.