The origin of the lhoba nationality

The lhoba nationality is distributed in the Tibet autonomous region south of China, nyingchi area a minority.In the China's actual control zone () to the census of the population is only about 3000 people, more than 600000 people live in the south of the McMahon line of printing area.Therefore, there are the lhoba nationality is the population of China is the least error of ethnic minorities.

Most of the lhoba nationality living in the mountain valley area, west of Brahmaputra waters turning, mountain belt Collins, sparsely populated, the traffic is very inconvenient.Pier, one tree, climb "ladder", fly patent protector, wear cane nets, the traffic is the lhoba nationality stunts.Until the middle of the 20th century, the lhoba nationality society is still in the stage of the late primitive society, slash-and-burn engaged in hunting, large prey average distribution of old custom, still in the lineage.

From the beginning of the 19th century, the British imperialist powers began to invade China's Tibet's been chongqing region, under the guise of various names to come here to get information, to attempt to encroach on our territory, intruders gangsterism loba people armed resistance, loba people in order to defend the motherland and home made a positive contribution.

The lhoba nationality traditional festival

1. The auspicious festival

In addition to scattered around in motuo, millin few loba people together with Tibetan Tibetan New Year, around the loba people have their own festival.Presumption loba festival is in accordance with the native calendar, holiday time is not consistent, but after a year of labor.

No loba man about the Tibetan New Year in February in the west of the chongqing "xu the dragon festival.New Year's day that day, by the "new" (wizard) hand holding a stick that covered with colorful feathers, waving to chant buddhist scripture in the village, the whole village around the singing and dancing together, to pray for the harvest.During the festival, each family will come up with wine meat, dinner together.Old song recall tribes of ancient history, young people by the affection deep feeling.After nightfall, beside the fire, singing away.

No other eastern chongqing loba people in Tibetan December 15th more valley lacteal wood "hole" section.Years ago slaughter pigs, cattle, chop into pieces, and distributed to the maternal family or friends and relatives, retains the ancient customs of the sharing the fruits of their labors.Finished eating beef, skull did not throw away, to high hanging on the wall in his home, as a symbol of diligence and rich, passed from generation to generation.

The lhoba nationality living in motuo, millin used Tibetan, all with little different Tibetan festivals and worship activities.But most of the lhoba nationality use their presumption of the calendar.Due to dispersion of the lhoba nationality live traffic inconvenience, around the date of the festival is differ, generally after a year of labor.So celebrate the festival contains harvest celebration, welcome old meaning.

On the eve of festival, every family to thrash rice wine,Kill pigSlaughtered sheep, rich people to slaughter cattle.Mongolia's said the lhoba nationality festival for more breast augmentation valley "tuning" section, then to connect the slaughter pigs, cattle and lamb skin cut into pieces, distributed to kin.Many places still retain a collection "clan," old habits, holidays, village residents to bring their own wine meat together, the village men, women and children sit sit, or drinking, or eating meat, singing laughing continuously, for all kinds of recreational activities.

2. RON Lord section

Held annually in January or February, a wizard divination release date set.The day for a long time, before and after the last 25 days.Shall not be slaughtered cattle during the festival, in order to avoid disaster, so need to kill pigs before the festival, dry for holiday.During the festival, visit villages and banquets, and held a bouldering, jumping and sports such as archery.

3. The morang section

In commonly held each year on the first day of the January or February.The festival's main activity is dressed male adolescents under the guidance of the priest in single row to a village to the parade.They through seeding along some rice fields, the priests, reciting words, male teenagers carrying knives, rhythmic shouts, until the team arrived at the village, young people waving a huge bamboo male genitalia, dance and sing.

Section 4. Edge long clubs

Held in January every year or so, the date by kill chickens and the liver until new cloth.Festival period of five days, the festival began the first morning, the village women wear the holiday best, back to the bamboo basket, picked up a hill "GuoGa wood" leaves, put somericeTo get harvest in the New Year.Back home, the leaves will be taken back to bind on the beams, the rice flour mix batter sprinkled on the leaves and beams, in order to show good luck and pray for a harvest.During the festival, people visit friends list, singing, drinking song contest in boulders, archery and activities.

5. Residents lothar

On December New Year ", meaning "first time prepare for nearly 1 month.Mainly hunting, catching up to the mountainThe mouseAnd XiaJiang fishing and made a lot of wine.November 29 families began to kill pig, 30 families in their granaries kill chickens, to pray the gods get harvest next year.Early the first day of the New Year, when the cock sing the first sound, the brake 1 big chicken, chicken with clear water family broken.Wish each other happy New Year, everybody body strong.People visiting family members during the festival, held in the New Year marriage and habits, to celebrate the festival with the wedding feast is festival, more added to the festival.

6. Xu the dragon festival

Xu alone dragon festival is also called "hole more valley lacteal wood", according to the lhoba nationality people own calendar in February.To celebrate harvest year peace and wish the coming year.

On the eve of the festival, people are busy, thrash rice, wine, kill pig to kill sheep.Some places will also be slaughtered cattle, sheep skin broken into piece, distributed to kin relatives and friends.The cow skull hanging in his own house, passed from generation to generation, as a symbol of hard work and prosperity.

The lhoba nationality customs and taboos

The lhoba nationality ancient primitive religion is that everything in the world is alive, known as all things have spirit, soul not die, many gods and ghosts spirit collectively "yong", around every corner, everywhere.Everything is governed by the "brave" in the world.People will have sinned against it, by the disaster and misfortune."Brave" to people's thinking, production and life has brought a significant impact, thus the very worship and fear.Worship has many forms, including many taboo is its main activity.All the activities of the people taboo serious constraints.

Loba coverage crafting, sit above; it may not touch, move,Coverage is making, shall not be cut down.Annual collective turn around three times around the crafting, making sacrifices and kill chicken, put the food, wine.Most tribes people worship of abrupt rock and the fault tree, that it is god, god habitat, every New Year's day, spring and the autumn harvest three times to worship, to hunt chickens consecrate every time.Village people see these as stone, treeThe floodBeast, terrified.

To castrate pigs, host plant fresh branches in the doorway, forbidden to strangers, in three days can be checked out during the period of things, are not allowed to take the things such as leather, wool before from the stove.Hog yan, three days are not allowed to be close to the hearth, wood and kitchen is provided, shall say "death", the word "no".

Childbirth, cattle, pigs, dogs pups, people, hunting, in and out of the door are taboo tree, within three days of forbidden to strangers;Outside the village close to, want to obtained the consent of the owner in the doorway, even say three "ghost don't", accompanied by the host guest room.Without consent of the owner, is seen as a ghost and disrespect to a master, will even cause driven duels.

Hunting for the lhoba nationality hunting set successfully, loba, saw a dog as a child.Loba family home they breed dogs more than ten, don't bite, not barking, goodwill, to the person of beast is very fierce.The guest cannot beat dogs, dogs, otherwise, the risk of deportation.

Housing, the owners will shout three times: "passed on from human and animal health, safe, health, food manchang".After to do the mixed grain on the sky, very serious, don't be laughed at.

Taboo strangers visiting the wrong door.Sick person in the home, want to in front of the branches to outsiders are not allowed inside.Taking measures for divine things, solemn, it is forbidden to use a knife cut the wooden frame around the fireplace, which can't to sweep the floor, spit, not back to the fireplace.Loba person of animal bones adornment also is sacred, no one may just touch.

Pig is regarded as the leader of the animals, is frequently sacrifices the main livestock, therefor, spoiled, pig urine is forbidden in the worse.

The animal deification and worshipped them, it is a common phenomenon of primitive religion.Animals are the main objects on which people from bottom to top, but some people are in a state of confrontation.People's sacrifice to predators and taboo is more frequent.Some snakes and tiger totem tribe, it is strictly prohibited.Be bitten by the snake, both far and near, personal relationship, take the initiative to stop 1 day of labor, and ban to the local branch plant growth of vines, forbidden to eat cane section shape, such as apple and spicy food and some meat.

Taboo on the agricultural production, more from plantation to the autumn harvest to make a sacrifice, 5 times the collective individual's three cult, ban work, on the day of sacrifice offenders had been chief whip.

The lhoba nationality is not locked, stealing and lying to the ugliest thing in the world, the most hateful thing, if appear this kind of thing, it is education;The second is repay;3 it is to drive;To repeat offenders to kill to quit.

Dream also has many taboo ban: dream of kill cattle, pig slaughter, the sun goes down, marry a daughter-in-law, fell into the water, fell off a cliff,Bitten by the snakeAnd rat bite garment, cattle to frame and so on, to sign houseThe deadAnd scourge, the second day don't go out.Dream of vines, ten days caution, lest a dispute.On the contrary,Dream of the deadIs a good omen.

The lhoba nationality have the habit of animal sign,Chinese zodiacOn behalf of twelve years.Dragon and mouse and horses, dogs, pigs and snakes, chicken and rabbit, tiger and monkey, cattle and sheep are mismatched, not marriage.