Manchu customs and taboos

The Manchu people have a glorious history in history, especially in modern times, and are a nation that can be recorded in history forever. The origins of the Manchu people can be traced back to 7,000 years ago. During this long period of time, the Manchu people developed continuously and finally formed unique Manchu customs and culture, which fully demonstrated the differences of the Manchu people in daily life habits. Today, Xiao Bian introduces to everyone the customs and taboos of the Manchu people, so as not to offend their Manchu compatriots when visiting.

There are many taboos in Manchu life, and those who violate taboos are regarded as impolite. Manchu people usually have dragon locking poles in their courtyards, but animals are not allowed to be tied. The Manchu people also regard the western wall as a sacred place to worship their ancestors, and are not allowed to hang clothes or post New Year pictures here. The West Kang in Manchu families is commonly known as the "Buddha Kang" and is equipped with "ancestral boards". People, especially women, are forbidden to sit and sleep casually. Normally, guests are not allowed to rest on the West Kang, let alone place dogskin hats or whips here. Manchu residents used to avoid dead people on the west or north kang. After the dead were put in the coffin, they were carried out through the window, and they were usually buried in the ground.

In daily life, Manchu people are not allowed to cross over the tripod of the stove or the fire pond, nor are they allowed to step on or sit casually on the stove or the fire pond, let alone roast feet, socks, shoes and boots at the mouth of the stove or the pond. It is also forbidden to throw leftover food, bones, fish bones, etc. into the stove or the fire pond.

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also has a lot of etiquette in terms of dining and eating customs. For example, passers-by can share the divine cakes and divine meat used for sacrifice, but they are generally not allowed to take them and are not allowed to wipe their mouths after eating; when family members eat, elders do not use chopsticks, and younger generations will never use chopsticks. There are also taboos and rules in terms of respect and hierarchy. New daughter-in-law cannot eat at the same table as her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and husband. When elders eat, daughter-in-law waits on them, otherwise, it will be regarded as disrespectful and unfilial.

When killing New Year pigs during the New Year, there is a habit of inviting relatives, friends and neighbors to eat white meat and blood sausage. The Manchu people are very taboo about wearing dog-skin hats and eating dog meat, and the most taboo is for people of other races to wear dog-skin hats into their homes. Because the Manchu have been engaged in hunting for a long time, dogs are indispensable "assistants". In winter, dogs are also used to pull sledges, becoming an important tool. Therefore, the Manchu people have a custom of respecting dogs. They usually raise dogs carefully and bury them when they die. They do not beat and kill dogs, eat dog meat, wear dog skin caps, or lay dog skin mattresses. When foreigners wear dog skin caps and enter Manchu homes, the master will be unhappy. If a child must eat, he must cover it with a cloth and hide it for him to eat. Legend has it that when the Khan was in trouble, the dog came to his rescue, and the Manchu regarded it as a benefactor and protected and cherished it.

Some elders of the Manchu Dynasty, such as uncles and uncles, are not allowed to joke with nieces and daughters-in-law, and nieces and daughters-in-law are not allowed to show their arms and legs in front of their elders. In the past, Manchu women's cheongsam grew to cover the instep and the sleeves reached the back of the hands, which is quite different from today's short-sleeved cheongsam.

If Manchu women are pregnant, they are not allowed to attend other people's weddings, let alone serve their ancestral gods. When you are 5 months pregnant, you are not allowed to go to the stable, you are not allowed to lead a horse, you are not allowed to hear that someone has a difficult labor, you are not allowed to go to the delivery room, and laughing and laughing are also strictly restricted. The delivery room is not allowed to be located in the Westinghouse, and no jade articles can be found in the delivery room. During labor, men are not allowed to enter the delivery room. They think it's unlucky for a man to enter the delivery room.

There may be many people who don't have a good impression of crows and even have a feeling of disgust. However, the Manchu people are an exception. Instead of coaxing and beating crows, they cherish them even more. Legend has it that during a battle, Nurhachi, the ancestor of the Manchu Dynasty, saw that he was about to be surrounded by many enemy soldiers. He had no choice but to let everyone lie on the ground and pretend to be dead. At this time, some crows and magpies flew over and landed on them. The enemy soldiers mistakenly thought that these people were all dead, and Nurhachi escaped death. In the future, the Manchu people did not forget the kindness of crows and magpies every time they went to sacrifice, and always fed them some pork, sewage, rice and other foods. Anyone who coaxed crows and magpies would be condemned by everyone.

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is in an area inhabited by the Manchu people. Many people have a tall wooden pole in their courtyards. This pole is built to feed crows and magpies. There is a bucket above this wooden pole. The bucket contains pork, pig water, rice and other foods to feed the crows and magpies.